如今，为了财富而死不瞑目的人非常多
天高不算高，心贪第一高
The sky is vast, but is dwarfed by an avaricious mind
贪心炽盛的人，就算拥有得再多，也始终有种贫穷感，不会有真正的快乐。
A person with insatiable greediness will always have a poverty mentality and can never experience true happiness, irrespective of the ample wealth he or she might already have.
对这种人来说，倘若不能调伏自心，想完全依赖物质来满足自己，简直难如登天。
Unless the mind is tamed, no amount of material goods will bring true contentment to this kind of person.
一个人贪心不足时，不但得不到想要的东西，即便是已经拥有的，也很容易失去。
In many instances, covetous people will not only fail to get what they want, but will also lose what they already have.
从前，有一个妇人叫王婆，她以酿酒为生。
Once upon a time, a woman known as Wangpo (Granny Wang) made a living by brewing wine.
有个道士常到她家喝酒，喝了上百壶酒也没给钱，
A certain Taoist priest often stopped by her place for drinks, which, over time, amounted to a hundred jugs of wine. But he had never paid any money,
王婆也没跟道士要。
nor had Wangpo asked for it.
一天，道士说：“我喝了你那么多酒，一直也没给钱，
One day the Taoist priest said, “I have consumed so much of your wine but have never paid you.
就给你挖一口井作补偿吧。”
Why not let me dig a well for you in lieu of my dues?”
说完，院子里就出现了一口井，井中打上来的都是美酒。
No sooner had he spoken than a well appeared in her yard, and what was drawn from the well was a fine wine.
从此，王婆不用酿酒，只要舀酒卖就行了。
From then on, Wangpo no longer needed to brew wine but could fetch it right from the well.
过了一段时间，道士又来了，他问王婆酒好不好。
Some time later, the Taoist priest came back and asked Wangpo how she liked the wine.
王婆抱怨说：“酒是很好，可惜喂猪的酒糟却没了。”
Wangpo complained, “No doubt the wine is excellent, but regrettably, I no longer have leftover grain from brewing to feed my pigs.”
道士听后大笑，在墙上题了一首诗：
The priest burst into laughter and wrote a verse on the wall,
“天高不算高，人心第一高，
“The sky is vast, but is dwarfed by an insatiable mind.
井水做酒卖，还道无酒糟。”
The well produces wine, but complaining about not having leftover grain dries it up.”
写完后，这口井再也不出酒了。
Afterward, the well stopped producing wine.
可见，贪心炽盛的人，就算拥有得再多，也始终有种贫穷感，不会有真正的快乐。
A person with insatiable greediness will always have a poverty mentality and can never experience true happiness, irrespective of the ample wealth he or she might already have.
对这种人来说，倘若不能调伏自心，想完全依赖物质来满足自己，简直难如登天。
Unless the mind is tamed, no amount of material goods will bring true contentment to this kind of person.
有些人不仅生前十分贪执，甚至临死时都还放不下。
People with these tenacious attachments in life will remain so even during the last minutes before death.
像《儒林外史》里的严监生，临终时总断不了气，一直伸着两个手指。
An example is Yan Jiansheng in The Scholars (Rulin Waishi), who at his deathbed somehow held onto his last breath and kept gesturing with his two fingers.
大侄子问是不是还有两个亲人没见面，他摇摇头。
His first nephew asked him if he was expecting two more relatives to see him off, but he shook his head.
二侄子问是不是有两笔银子没吩咐明白，他仍是摇头。
A younger nephew asked if he had more to say about two stockpiles of silver, but he responded the same way.
最后他的小妾说：“老爷，你的心事我知道。
At last, his mistress said, “My lord, I know exactly what you are thinking.
灯里点了两根灯草，你怕费了油，我挑掉一根就是了。”说完去做了。
You are worrying about the two wicks burning in the oil lamp; I’ll remove one of the wicks.” And that’s what she did.
严监生这才点点头，垂下手，咽了气。
It was only then that Yan Jiansheng nodded, dropped his hand, and breathed his last.
严监生就要死了，还放不下一点点灯油。
Even on the verge of dying, Yan Jiansheng still could not let go of a tiny amount of oil.
如今，这样为了财富而死不瞑目的人，也非常多。
Our modern society is rife with people like him,
临终的时候，有人放不下存款，有人放不下房子，有人放不下车子……
who cannot close their eyes when dying because of their clinging to possessions, bank savings, houses or cars, and more.
其实，财富虽然暂时能给你带来一些快乐，却不能从根本上解决痛苦。
Although money can bring some temporary happiness, it cannot eradicate suffering at its root.
有些人生活非常简朴，不管是穿的衣服、吃的食物，全都极其简单，这些给他带来的是什么？是超离物欲的一种自在、洒脱。
Some people live a very simple lifestyle with humble clothing and food, yet they are rewarded with a sense of ease and freedom that transcends material cravings.
所以，内心的满足、智慧，远远超过了外在的一切财富。
Hence, inner wisdom and contentment far surpass any outward wealth.
佛教为什么又叫“内明”学？
Why is Buddhism also called a study of “inner science?”
就是因为它属于内在的智慧，而不是只研究外在的东西、只能解决部分问题。
It is because it pertains to the development of inner wisdom, rather than the study of outer phenomena that can only solve part of our problems.
佛教可以解除所有烦恼，这样一来，内心有了证悟，世界才会变得格外精彩。
The Dharma has solutions for all of the mind’s afflictions. When our minds are trained, the world will appear more wonderful.
索达吉堪布《做，才是得到》
Khenpo Sodargye《Achieve by Doing》
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