Don’t Imitate

　　不要模仿

We have to be aware of how people tend to imitate their teachers. They become copies, prints, castings. It is like the story of the king's horse trainer. The old trainer died, so the king hired a new trainer. Unfortunately, this man limped when he walked. New and beautiful horses were brought to him, and he trained them exquisitely-to run, to canter, to pull carriages. But each of the new stallions developed a limp. Finally, the king summoned the trainer, and seeing him limp as he entered the court, he understood every thing and immediately hired a new trainer.

　　我们必须了解人们有模仿他们老师的倾向。他们变成了复制品、印刷品、模型。这就像国王的驯马师的故事一样。旧的驯马师死了，国王於是雇用了一位新的驯马师，不幸地，这个人走路时会跛脚。他们把新的骏马带去给他，让他精巧地训练它们──奔跑、慢跑、拉马车。但是每一匹新种马都养成了跛脚的习惯。最後，国王召驯马师进宫，富他进宫时，国王看到他跛脚，才明白一切，於是马上雇了另一位驯马师。

As teachers, you must be aware of the force of the examples you set. And, even more important, as students, you must not follow the image, the outer form, of your teacher. He is pointing you back to your own inner perfection. Take the inner wisdom as your model, and do not imitate his limp.

　　身为一位老师，必须知道以身作则的力量。更重要的是，做学生的，不可盲从老师的外表、形态。老师是指导你回到自己内心完美的人。以内心的智慧做为你的模范，不要模仿他的跛脚。