老人和三個(gè)年輕人

陳榮生  編譯

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從前,，在一個(gè)村子里，有三個(gè)年輕人，他們都非常懶。

他們從不干活，只是四處閑逛,。“可以睡覺,，誰(shuí)想干活,，”他們中的一位說。他們不是大笑就是睡覺,，而且總是在嬉戲作樂,。

其他村民都覺得他們這樣很煩人，沒有一位村民喜歡他們,?！斑@三個(gè)人想要什么樣的生活呢？”他們心想,。

后來有一天,，三個(gè)年輕人在村子里轉(zhuǎn)來轉(zhuǎn)去，他們只是漫無目的地閑逛,，拿其他村民來取樂,。任何事情都能讓他們哈哈大笑。

他們?cè)诠涫幍臅r(shí)候,，看到了一位老人,。這位老人正在他的田里辛勤勞作。

這位老人真的是非常老了,。他那灰白頭發(fā)和灰白胡須從遠(yuǎn)處就可以看到了,。這三位懶人問老人：“你在那干什么呢？”

“我在種樹,，它們會(huì)結(jié)出很多果實(shí),，”老人答。

三位懶漢中的一位又問：“你為什么要這樣做呢,？你應(yīng)該讓你那老身子歇歇,。畢竟，你活不到享受這些水果的那天,！”

老人只是笑笑,，選擇不作回答。他知道,，他們?nèi)硕己軕?，不?huì)知道給后代留下一些東西的樂趣。

“你應(yīng)該停下來了，”另一個(gè)年輕人說,。

“年輕人,，我也許老了，而且像你們說的那樣,，我的身體也老了,。但你們知道嗎，我可能不久就會(huì)死去,，但我種下的這些樹將會(huì)結(jié)出比我生命更長(zhǎng)的果實(shí),。我知道將會(huì)有很多人享受到我現(xiàn)在種植的樹的果實(shí)，這讓我感到很高興,！

“即使我死了,，人們也會(huì)因?yàn)槲业纳菩杏涀∥摇８嬖V我,，人們會(huì)怎樣記住你們呢,？”老人說完，就繼續(xù)干活了,。

三個(gè)年輕人回家去了,，但他們并不明白老人的意思。

（譯自《床頭故事》）

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The Old Man and the Three Young Men

Once upon a time in a village lived three young men. Now, these three men were extremely lazy.

They never did any work and they only lazed around.“Who wants to work, when you can sleep,” one of them said. They would laugh and sleep and be merry all the time.

All the other villagers found this very annoying. None of the other villagers liked them. “What kind of life do these three want?” they would wonder.

Then one day, while the three went around the village, just roaming aimlessly and making fun of the other villagers. Anything made the three laugh.

While they were roaming, they found an old man. The old man was hard at work in his field.

This man was extremely old. His graying hair and gray beard were visible from afar. The three lazy men asked the man, “What are you doing there?”

“I am planting some trees that would bear many fruits,” the old man replied.

One of the three lazy men asked again, “And why would you do that? You should be resting your old body. After all, you won’t be around here to enjoy these fruits!”

The old man only smiled and chose not to reply. He knew that the three of them were lazy and would not know the pleasure of leaving something behind for the coming generations.

“You should stop,” another one said.

“Young men, I may be old and my body as you said, is old too. But you see, I may die soon but these trees that I am planting will bear fruit for longer than my life. And it pleases me to know that there will be many people who enjoy the fruits of a tree that I am planting now!

“Even when I die, people will remember me for my good deeds. And how will people remember you, tell me?” the old man said as he went back to work. ”

The three young men went back home, but they did not understand what the old man meant.