Find Your Life’s True Meaning

曲永華

生命的意義是什么？也許是去實現宏偉的目標，也許是去品味生活、歷經磨難。無論怎樣，在人生的道路上應無所畏懼、勇往直前。

Once upon a time， there lived a wise man. Everyone respected him. His son， however， was very lazy and did nothing all day.

The wise man was worried about his sons future. One day， he said to his son， “I want you to go find some treasure. I have drawn a map to guide you.” Then he handed his son a bag. Inside the bag were clothes， some food， a little money and the map.

The son set out on his long journey the next day. He had to travel across forests， rivers and mountains. Along the way， he met a lot of people. He was helped by some with food and by some with shelter （住所）. He also came across robbers （強盜） who tried to rob him. He saw changing landscapes （風景） and experienced different kinds of weather.

Finally， after a long year， he reached the treasures location. He spent two days looking and digging for the treasure， but found nothing.

Disappointed， he headed back to his home. On his way back， he experienced the same changing landscapes and seasons. Sometimes， he would stop to enjoy the beauty of nature. He also learned to hunt and make meals. He had to fix his own clothes and shelter himself. He was now able to tell time by the position of the sun and protect himself from wild animals. He met the same people who had helped him earlier. This time， he stayed and helped them in order to repay（報答）them.

When he reached home， he apologized（道歉）to his father for not finding the treasure.“There wasnt any treasure in the very first place， my son，” the father answered with a smile， “But I think you have found your lifes true purpose（目標）.”

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尋找你人生的真正意義

很久很久以前，有一位智者，每個人都尊敬他。然而，他的兒子卻非常懶惰，整天無所事事。

智者擔心他兒子的未來。有一天，他對他兒子說，“我要你去找些寶藏。我畫了張地圖來指引你。”然后他遞給他兒子一個袋子。袋子里有衣服、一些食物、一點錢和那張地圖。

第二天兒子就出發了。他必須穿越森林、河流和山脈。一路上，他遇到了很多人。他得到了一些人的幫助，有些人給他提供食物，有些人給他提供住所。他還遇到搶劫他的強盜。他看到了不斷變化的風景，經歷了各種各樣的天氣。

最后，經過漫長的一年，他到達了寶藏的所在地。他花了兩天時間尋找和挖掘寶藏，但一無所獲。

失望之下，他回家了。在他回來的路上，他經歷了同樣的風景和季節的變化。有時候，他會停下來欣賞大自然的美。他還學會了打獵和做飯。他得自己整理衣服，自己搭帳篷。他現在能夠通過太陽的位置來判斷時間，并保護自己免受野生動物的傷害。他遇到了之前幫助過他的人。這一次，他留下來幫助他們，以報答他們。

當他到家的時候，他為沒有找到寶藏向他的父親道歉。“一開始就沒有什么寶藏，我的孩子，”父親微笑著回答，“但我認為你已經找到了人生的真正目標。”