爱与时间(Love and Time)

从前，一个小岛上驻扎着林林总总各种感情，有幸福、悲伤、知识等等，还有爱。有一天，感情们接到通知说，小岛马上就要下沉，于是纷纷造船逃离。惟有爱无动于衷。

onceuponatime,therewasanislandwhereallthefeelingslived:happiness,sadness,knowledge,andalloftheothers,includinglove.onedayitwasannouncedtothefeelingsthattheislandwouldsink,soallconstructedboatsandleft.exceptforlove.

lovewastheonlyonewhostayed.lovewantedtoholdoutuntilthelastpossiblemoment.

whentheislandhadalmostsunk,lovedecidedtoaskforhelp.

richnesswaspassingbyloveinagrandboat.lovesaid,

"richness,canyoutakemewithyou?"

richnessanswered,"no,icant.thereisalotofgoldandsilverinmyboat.thereisnoplacehereforyou."

lovedecidedtoaskvanitywhowasalsopassingbyinabeautifulvessel."vanity,pleasehelpme!"

"icanthelpyou,love.youareallwetandmightdamagemyboat,"vanityanswered.

sadnesswasclosebysoloveasked,"sadness,letmegowithyou."

"oh...love,iamsosadthatineedtobebymyself!"

happinesspassedbylove,too,butshewassohappythatshedidnotevenhearwhenlovecalledher.

suddenly,therewasavoice,"come,love,iwilltakeyou."itwasanelder.soblessedandoverjoyed,loveevenforgottoasktheelderwheretheyweregoing.whentheyarrivedatdryland,theelderwentherownway.realizinghowmuchwasowedtheelder,loveaskedknowledge,anotherelder,"whohelpedme?"

"itwastime,"knowledgeanswered.

"time?"askedlove."butwhydidtimehelpme?"

knowledgesmiledwithdeepwisdomandanswered,"becauseonlytimeiscapableofunderstandinghowvaluableloveis."