8月29日

知足歌
清 錢德蒼 ( 生卒年不詳 )

思量事累苦，閒著便是福；
思量飢寒苦，飽暖便是福；
思量疾厄苦，無病便是福；
思量患難苦，平安便是福；
思量監禁苦，安居便是福；
思量死來苦，活著便是福。

──選自《解人頤》

August 29

Song of Contentment
Qian Decang (Years unknown, Qing Dynasty)
English translation: Miao Guang

Contemplating the suffering of arduous matters,
It is a blessing just to be free.
Contemplating the suffering of hunger,
It is a blessing just to be warm.
Contemplating the suffering of illness,
It is a blessing just to be well.
Contemplating the suffering of adversity,
It is a blessing just to be safe.
Contemplating the suffering of imprisonment,
It is a blessing just to live in ease.
Contemplating the suffering of death,
It was a blessing just to be alive.

── from Jie Ren Yi (Making People Laugh)