July 19,2008
存在的理由不假外求
Possibilities 種種可能
文／Wislawa Szymborska
譯／陳黎‧張芬齡 （辛波絲卡詩選）
I prefer movies.
我偏愛電影。
I prefer cats.
我偏愛貓。
I prefer the oaks along the Warta.
我偏愛華爾塔河沿岸的橡樹。
I prefer Dickens to Dostoyevsky.
我偏愛狄更斯勝過杜斯妥也夫斯基。
I prefer myself liking people
我偏愛我對人群的喜歡
to myself loving mankind.
勝過我對人類的愛。
I prefer keeping a needle and thread on hand, just in case.
我偏愛在手邊擺放針線，以備不時之需。
I prefer the color green.
我偏愛綠色。
I prefer not to maintain
我偏愛不抱持把一切
that reason is to blame for everything.
都歸咎於理性的想法。
I prefer exceptions.
我偏愛例外。
I prefer to leave early.
我偏愛及早離去。
I prefer talking to doctors about something else.
我偏愛和醫生聊些別的話題。
I prefer the old fine-lined illustrations.
我偏愛線條細緻的老式插畫。
I prefer the absurdity of writing poems
我偏愛寫詩的荒謬
to the absurdity of not writing poems.
勝過不寫詩的荒謬。
I prefer, where love's concerned, nonspecific anniversaries
我偏愛，就愛情而言，可以天天慶祝的
that can be celebrated every day.
不特定紀念日。
I prefer moralists
我偏愛不向我做任何
who promise me nothing.
承諾的道德家。
I prefer cunning kindness to the over-trustful kind.
我偏愛狡猾的仁慈勝過過度可信的那種。
I prefer the earth in civvies.
我偏愛穿便服的地球。
I prefer conquered to conquering countries.
我偏愛被征服的國家勝過征服者。
I prefer having some reservations.
我偏愛有些保留。
I prefer the hell of chaos to the hell of order.
我偏愛混亂的地獄勝過秩序井然的地獄。
I prefer Grimms' fairy tales to the newspapers' front pages.
我偏愛格林童話勝過報紙頭版。
I prefer leaves without flowers to flowers without leaves.
我偏愛不開花的葉子勝過不長葉子的花。
I prefer dogs with uncropped tails.
我偏愛尾巴沒被截短的狗。
I prefer light eyes, since mine are dark.
我偏愛淡色的眼睛，因為我是黑眼珠。
I prefer desk drawers.
我偏愛書桌的抽屜。
I prefer many things that I haven't mentioned here
我偏愛許多此處未提及的事物
to many things I've also left unsaid.
勝過許多我也沒有說到的事物。
I prefer zeroes on the loose
我偏愛自由無拘的零
to those lined up behind a cipher.
勝過排列在阿拉伯數字後面的零。
I prefer the time of insects to the time of stars.
我偏愛昆蟲的時間勝過星星的時間。
I prefer to knock on wood.
我偏愛敲擊木頭。
I prefer not to ask how much longer and when.
我偏愛不去問還要多久或什麼時候。
I prefer keeping in mind even the possibility
我偏愛牢記此一可能——
that existence has its own reason for being.
存在的理由不假外求。
偶然讀到這首詩，「存在的理由不假外求」這是句會在心中迴盪的結尾。
星期四集團訓練課程題目為：「如何在工作中實現個人價值」，許多人參加這門課期待尋得解答，大家都想知道：這樣忙碌的工作，到底什麼是個人價值？聽了許多鼓舞的話，以及大家的分享省思，有人說：他追求的是正直，事事做到這標準，他能達到內心的平靜，有人說：熱誠最重要，維持自己繼續走下去，有人說：凡事都可因完善的管理而美好。
直到今天，我想我在這首詩找到答案。
文／Wislawa Szymborska
譯／陳黎‧張芬齡 （辛波絲卡詩選）
I prefer movies.
我偏愛電影。
I prefer cats.
我偏愛貓。
I prefer the oaks along the Warta.
我偏愛華爾塔河沿岸的橡樹。
I prefer Dickens to Dostoyevsky.
我偏愛狄更斯勝過杜斯妥也夫斯基。
I prefer myself liking people
我偏愛我對人群的喜歡
to myself loving mankind.
勝過我對人類的愛。
I prefer keeping a needle and thread on hand, just in case.
我偏愛在手邊擺放針線，以備不時之需。
I prefer the color green.
我偏愛綠色。
I prefer not to maintain
我偏愛不抱持把一切
that reason is to blame for everything.
都歸咎於理性的想法。
I prefer exceptions.
我偏愛例外。
I prefer to leave early.
我偏愛及早離去。
I prefer talking to doctors about something else.
我偏愛和醫生聊些別的話題。
I prefer the old fine-lined illustrations.
我偏愛線條細緻的老式插畫。
I prefer the absurdity of writing poems
我偏愛寫詩的荒謬
to the absurdity of not writing poems.
勝過不寫詩的荒謬。
I prefer, where love's concerned, nonspecific anniversaries
我偏愛，就愛情而言，可以天天慶祝的
that can be celebrated every day.
不特定紀念日。
I prefer moralists
我偏愛不向我做任何
who promise me nothing.
承諾的道德家。
I prefer cunning kindness to the over-trustful kind.
我偏愛狡猾的仁慈勝過過度可信的那種。
I prefer the earth in civvies.
我偏愛穿便服的地球。
I prefer conquered to conquering countries.
我偏愛被征服的國家勝過征服者。
I prefer having some reservations.
我偏愛有些保留。
I prefer the hell of chaos to the hell of order.
我偏愛混亂的地獄勝過秩序井然的地獄。
I prefer Grimms' fairy tales to the newspapers' front pages.
我偏愛格林童話勝過報紙頭版。
I prefer leaves without flowers to flowers without leaves.
我偏愛不開花的葉子勝過不長葉子的花。
I prefer dogs with uncropped tails.
我偏愛尾巴沒被截短的狗。
I prefer light eyes, since mine are dark.
我偏愛淡色的眼睛，因為我是黑眼珠。
I prefer desk drawers.
我偏愛書桌的抽屜。
I prefer many things that I haven't mentioned here
我偏愛許多此處未提及的事物
to many things I've also left unsaid.
勝過許多我也沒有說到的事物。
I prefer zeroes on the loose
我偏愛自由無拘的零
to those lined up behind a cipher.
勝過排列在阿拉伯數字後面的零。
I prefer the time of insects to the time of stars.
我偏愛昆蟲的時間勝過星星的時間。
I prefer to knock on wood.
我偏愛敲擊木頭。
I prefer not to ask how much longer and when.
我偏愛不去問還要多久或什麼時候。
I prefer keeping in mind even the possibility
我偏愛牢記此一可能——
that existence has its own reason for being.
存在的理由不假外求。
偶然讀到這首詩，「存在的理由不假外求」這是句會在心中迴盪的結尾。
星期四集團訓練課程題目為：「如何在工作中實現個人價值」，許多人參加這門課期待尋得解答，大家都想知道：這樣忙碌的工作，到底什麼是個人價值？聽了許多鼓舞的話，以及大家的分享省思，有人說：他追求的是正直，事事做到這標準，他能達到內心的平靜，有人說：熱誠最重要，維持自己繼續走下去，有人說：凡事都可因完善的管理而美好。
直到今天，我想我在這首詩找到答案。
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