文／唐．寒山（生卒年不詳）

我若歡顏少煩惱，世間煩惱變歡顏。

為人煩惱終無濟，大徹還生歡喜間。

國能歡喜君臣和，歡喜庭中父子聯。

手足多歡荊樹茂，夫妻能喜琴瑟賢。

主賓何在堪無喜，上下情歡分愈嚴。

──選自《寒山子詩集》

When Worries Become Smiles

Hanshan (Years unknown, Tang Dynasty)

English translation:Venerable You Zai

If I smile and worry less,

the world’s worries will become smiles.

Worrying for others will eventually be futile,

since great awakening in fact arises from joy.

In a joyous state, sovereign and ministers accord.

In a joyous home, father and son unite.

When there is joy among siblings,

the redbud tree will thrive.

When there is joy between husband and wife,

marital harmony will last.

How would there be lack of joy between

host and guest?

With joy, the bond between the superior and

inferior becomes even more stern.

── from Hanshanzi Shiji(Collected Poems of Hanshanzi)