It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for
and if you dare to dream
of meeting your heart’s longing.
It doesn’t interest me
how old you are.
I want to know
if you will risk
looking like a fool
for love
for your dream
for the adventure of being alive.
It doesn’t interest me
how often you laugh or cry.
I want to know
if you have touched
the centre of your own sorrow
if you have been opened
by life’s betrayals
or have become shriveled[皱缩] and closed
from fear of further pain.
I want to know
if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.
I want to know
if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy[狂喜] fill you
to the tips of your fingers and toes
without cautioning[警告] us
to be careful
to be realistic
to remember the limitations
of being human.
It doesn’t interest me
if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.
If you can bear
the accusation[控告] of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.
I want to know
if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand at the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
“Yes.”
It doesn’t interest me
where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know
what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.
I want to know
if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like
the company you keep
in the empty moments.
我并不在乎
你的职业。
我只想知道
你为何心痛
你是否敢于梦想
实现内心的渴望。
我并不在乎
你的年龄。
我只想知道
你是否愿意冒险
被看作傻瓜
追求爱情
追求梦想
历尽奇遇,只为活出自我。
我并不在乎
你欢笑或者哭泣的频率。
我只想知道
你是否触碰到
自己的悲伤根源
你是否因为生活的背叛
变得豁然开朗
或是惧怕更深的伤害
变得自闭退缩。
我只想知道
你能否与痛楚同台共桌
我的或是你自己的
无需隐瞒遮掩
或是故意淡化
特别处理。
我只想知道
你能否与快乐为伴
我的或是你自己的
你能否与自然共舞
让身心满载欢乐
漫至四肢指尖
无需时刻谨慎
提防他人
讲求实际
念念不忘身为人类的
所有限制。
我并不在乎
你所讲述的故事
是真是假。
我只想知道你是否
敢于让他人失望
只为忠于自己。
你能否承受
背叛的指控
而不违背自己的心灵。
你会否“背信弃义”
最终获得他人信赖。
我只想知道你是否每一天
都能在其貌不扬中
发现美丽。
你能否为自己的生活
追溯求源。
我只想知道
你能否带着失败生活
你的和我的
仍能站在湖岸边上
对着满月的银辉大喊:
“是的,我可以。”
我并不在乎
你曾在何时何地
与谁同窗。
我只想知道
在一切消失之际
是什么在内心
给你支撑。
我只想知道
你是否能与自己
独自为伴
你是否真正喜欢
在空虚之时
陪伴身边之人。