忙了一辈子，却一事无成！你可能在盲目跟风……
获取财富，不要盲目跟风
Do not blindly follow the herd to snatch wealth
许多人忙了一辈子，到头来却一事无成，甚至苦不堪言。
Many people toil and labor all their lives, yet end up amassing nothing but unbearable suffering.
原因就是他们从来没思考过人生什么最重要？
This outcome is caused by their failure to ponder the most critical issue in life.
他们不明白一些自以为重要的东西，是不是真的有价值？
They have not questioned: Do the things I deem so important have any real value at all?
人们追求一些自以为重要的东西，有时候是很盲目的。
People pursue things they regard as important; but more often than not, they do it blindly.
就像“咕咚来了”的寓言中所说：
A parable, “Plop, Plop!” describes this situation well:
一天早晨，三只兔子在湖边欢快地扑蝴蝶。
One morning, three rabbits were happily running after butterflies by the lake.
忽然从湖中传来“咕咚”的声音，它们吓了一跳。
All of a sudden they heard a loud noise “Plop!” that scared them.
还没明白是怎么一回事，又听到“咕咚”一声，
Before realizing what was going on, they heard another loud “Plop!”
兔子们吓坏了，转身就跑。
Terrified, the rabbits turned and started to run.
途中遇到了狐狸，
On their way they met a fox.
听兔子们说“咕咚”来了，狐狸毛发耸然，也加入了兔子们的逃跑队伍。
Upon hearing the rabbits saying, “Plop! The Plop is coming,” the fox became terrified and joined the fleeing rabbits.
途中，它们依次惊动了熊、猴子、河马、老虎、大象，
They in turn ran into bears, monkeys, hippos, tigers, and elephants, who all became panicked and followed suit.
最后，差不多所有的动物都开始奔命。
In the end, almost all the animals in the forest were running like maniacs.
这场轰轰烈烈的大逃亡惊动了青蛙，它问：“到底发生了什么事？”
This massive exodus shocked a frog, who asked, “What on earth is the matter?”
大家七嘴八舌地说：“咕咚来了，它太可怕了，有三个脑袋、八条腿……”
All the animals started talking at once, saying, “Plop! the Plop is coming! It’s very scary; it has three heads, eight legs, and... ”
青蛙问：“谁看到咕咚了？”
The frog asked, “Who has seen the Plop?”
大象指河马，河马推猴子，最后一直推到兔子那里，
The elephants pointed to the hippos, the hippos pointed to the monkeys, and finally the animals pointed to the rabbits.
结果谁也没有亲眼看到咕咚。
But none had actually seen the Plop in person.
大家决定回去看个明白。
They decided to turn back to take a look.
它们悄悄回到湖边，又听到“咕咚”一声，
Quietly, they arrived at the lakeside and heard the loud “Plop!” once again.
睁大双眼一看：原来是树上的一个木瓜掉在湖里。
Looking around carefully, they realized that it was the sound of a papaya falling from a tree into the lake.
动物们不禁哑然失笑。
The animals laughed despite themselves.
在非洲大草原上，也常会出现这样一幕：
It is also a familiar scene on the African prairie.
当一只野兽在前面奔跑时，成百上千的野兽会毫无理由地跟着狂奔。
When an animal starts to run, scores of other animals will mindlessly follow it, running wildly as well.
如今，比较讽刺的是：许多人自诩为智商比动物高，
The ironic thing is that in our society today many people, who pride themselves as having higher intelligence than animals,
但在看到别人贪执于财物时，自己也开始没头没脑地贪执。
will still thoughtlessly follow others to covet money and possessions.
其实，我们应当扪心想一想：
We should really search our hearts and think it over,
“我一定要这样做吗？别人买一栋豪宅，是不是我也要买？别人买一辆好车，是不是我也想有？……”
“Do I have to act this way? If someone else buys a big house, must I get one too? If others get fancy cars, do I need one also?”
通过冷静的思考，有智慧的人会明白：如果自己的欲望超出了经济承受能力，
With calm analysis, a wise person will come to see the fault of harboring a desire above one’s own means.
很可能会以造恶业或损害身体的方式来聚敛钱财，
Overtaken by it, a person is likely to commit misdeeds, or harm one’s own body in order to amass money.
并在此过程中感召种种难言的痛苦，
All kinds of unspeakable agonies inevitably pile up.
这样自讨苦吃有什么必要呢？
Why would one ask for such troubles?
生活的轻松快乐，要从充实内心做起，
Living a joyful and peaceful life starts from cultivating the inner self,
而不是盲目地攀比、追求。
rather than blindly trying to join the league of others.
否则，欲望是无有止境的，不管你是否达到了目标，内心都不会感到真正满足。
Otherwise, you will never experience true contentment, whether you achieve your personal goals or not, because desire is a bottomless pit.
索达吉堪布《做，才是得到》
Khenpo Sodargye《Achieve by doing 》
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