[转帖]The Salt in Wind (风中的咸涩)(转载)

玻璃飞舞

The Salt in Wind
　　
　　
　　 One day we hurl rockets at the moon and the next day we abandon all reason and seek comfort in mythology. We are simple creatures yet our lives are complicated stories. In the end, we go nowhere, like a fool on a rocking horse.
　　It’s hard to look into the starry night and not succumb to hopelessness, because all our history is like the shadow of a bird on the ocean – a
　　fleeting moment in the unimaginable.
　　
　　 So, what are we to do?
　　
　　 For me, it is simple. I have no interest in the shimmering mysteries that
　　taunt us from the edge of the galaxy. If you ever awoke in the night and felt your lover’s fingers in your hair, at that moment, whoever lurks beyond the Milky Way is like a distant gypsy in a childhood fairytale. Let the monsters come another time. At that moment, when you are at the mercy of someone’s fingertips, there is nothing that a stargazer or philosopher can teach you, nothing to be gleaned from the hieroglyphics on the inner walls of pyramids.
　　
　　 To stand in the doorway of someone’s heart.
　　
　　
　　In every heart there is an untold story. A house without lights,waiting for the sound of a key in the door. Sometimes an old song breaks through the barricades, a shy ghost wandering among broken rooms, disturbing the dust. Sometimes a moonbeam will slip through the cold rain on the attic window and brush aside a cobweb. Is this your heart? Where are the stairs? Just as we cannot see the lights at sea until the ocean is shrouded in night, to find the first foothold in a lonely heart, we must carry our lantern into the darkness.
　　
　　 Give me your heart, you poor confused adventurer. Do you hear the clock ticking in the belly of the crocodile? Time is what you should fear the most.
　　
　　 Time is not the hand puppet of stragglers. To those who squander their chances, time becomes the hunter and you will not hear the sound of the dogs until it is too late. Do not be swayed by silliness like “fools rush in where angels fear to tread.” The true fools are those who dance at the crossroads while others hurry by to confront their destiny.
　　
　　
　　 And do not be afraid of destiny. It has the power to decide the future of a civilization yet gentle enough to cast a soft silhouette of hope into the most desperate soul. In one moment its face is as merciless as a lightning bolt, then it becomes as gentle as the flickering candlelight in a Chinese girl’s eyes.
　　
　　 Some are trampled by destiny, lost forever in the endless unknowns of life. Then there are the few brave souls who grab at its horns and hang on at all costs. The risk is unimaginably high. No place is more terrible than the hopeless emptiness of a broken heart, yet for many it is the price to pay for a glimpse of true love.It is a long, bitter journey, sustained only by knowing that once you taste the wine there is no turning back. There will be moments of dark despair, but also moments of indescribable sweetness when a simple smile will turn the surrounding world into a blur of pleasure.
　　
　　 Are you prepared to bind yourself to the mast like Odysseus and sail to the brink of destruction, just for one chance to hear the Sirens sing?
　　
　　 The ship is waiting. There’s salt on the wind...

玻璃飞舞

一天，我们驾驶火箭撞向月球，翌日，我们便会抛却所有理由，在神话中寻求安慰。我们不过是简单的生物，我们的生命是一言难尽的曲折。最终，我们发现自己竟毫无去处，像是木马上摇晃的傻瓜。心儿似乎难以穿越星光之夜，而不会屈从于茫然与无望，我们生命之旅不过是海面上飞鸟的影子，倏然一晃便杳无踪迹，短暂须臾，难以想象。
　　
　　 即便如此，我们应该做些什么？
　　
　　 对我来说，事情倒很简单。银河系不可思议的显赫与夺目，我丝毫不感兴趣，倘若夜半醒来，感到爱人的手指温柔地抚摸在你的发间，此时此刻，尚可徜徉游移于银河之外，倒像是孩提时代仙境中遥远的吉普塞人，让那样的日子见鬼去吧！此时此刻，在心灵至爱的呵护下，世界上任何占卜家哲学家和喋喋说教都变得苍白无力，即便从金字塔内墙的象形文字里也无法找到答案。
　　
　　 就这样，站在一个人的心灵如口。
　　
　　 每个人心里，都有一个无法言说的故事。一间没有灯光的房间里，等待着钥匙开门那一刻的声音。有时，一支老歌会穿过厚实地围墙，一个羞怯的精灵在颓屺的房屋里四处游荡，搅动尘土飞扬。有时，一束月光穿过冷雨簌簌拍打在窗棂格栅，掸散丝丝蛛网。那是你的心吗？
　　 楼梯又在哪儿？夜幕紧紧笼罩下的海面，我们无法看见茫茫大海上的闪烁灯光；同样，在一颗孤寂的心中无法找到一席栖息之地，除非我们点燃一盏心灯走进黑暗。
　　
　　 请将你的真心交付与我，哦，那个让人怜爱又有点慌乱的探奇者。你听见时钟在鳄鱼肚子里的滴嗒声吗？最为恐惧的怪物好象算是时光。
　　
　　 时光绝不是那些蹒跚者手中可以任意操纵的木偶。对那些恣意挥霍错过良机的人来说，时光是猎人,一俟听见狗吠声声，所有一切已太迟。不要由于愚蠢而摇摆不定，“傻瓜才贸然闯进天使也不敢涉足之地”。真正的傻瓜是那些十字路口的手舞足蹈者，而他人却急于坦然面对命运的挑战与垂青。
　　
　　 是啊，不要对命运感到畏惧。它既有决定一个文明未来坚强的力量，也会将幸福温柔的影像植入众多孤寂的心灵。偶尔，她的面容无情如电闪雷击，但随后又会如那个中国姑娘的眼中的是烛光摇曳出的片片温馨柔情。
　　
　　 一些人遭到命运的践踏，在生活无知无尽的迷途中永远迷失自己。只有极少数的灵魂不畏艰险，不惜一切。风险难以想象。世间最可怕的莫过于一颗破碎的心陷入新的无助与虚妄，然而，这就是为真爱的一线曙光与真情付出。这是一个漫长的苦难之旅，因为一旦你喝下这杯酒，这个世界上便绝无回弓之箭。黑暗中，绝望不会缺席，但温馨声声也会轻叩门扉，不过一丝轻颦浅笑，便会将你整个天地变成一片昏眩的海洋。
　　
　　 你已经做好准备像奥德修斯把自己捆绑在桅杆上向毁灭的边缘 扬帆远航，仅仅只是为了能够听到一次海妖歌唱？
　　
　　 航船整装待发，风中一阵咸涩……

玻璃飞舞

偶喜欢
虽然英文看不明白
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qlyx

it's a little long to me to enjoy the article

david当当

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