..续本文上一页itate to leave it on the shelf. I really don”t want to take on the blame of wasting others” time.
但是，在你修行的闲暇之中，如果能以翻看这本日记作为消遣方式，应该胜过世间那些以贪嗔痴为主题的娱乐形式。当然，如果能因这本书，而令你或你身边的人对三宝生起恭敬之情，对众生萌发悲悯之心，哪怕只是一刹那，我的一番心血也算是没有白费了。
On the other hand, should you like to read something leisurely during breaks of your practice, leafing through the pages of this diary may be more meaningful than spending time on worldly entertainment that caters to desire, hatred, and delusion. Furthermore, if this little book arouses in you or those around you even only momentarily the respect for the Three Jewels or compassion for sentient beings, all my hard work will have not been in vain.
我默默地发愿：
Here I am making these silent prayers:
如果这本日记是一道光，
Manifested as a beam of light this diary may be,
我不敢奢望这点寒光能与日月争辉，
The wild wish for it to match the brilliance of the sun or the moon I do not have.
只希望它能在无月的夜晚，充当一颗不起眼的星星，为照亮幽冥的黑暗作出一丝微弱的贡献；
Only, like an inconspicuous little star in one moonless dark night,
May its feeble light shine in the gloomy darkness!
如果这本日记是一点清凉，我不敢奢望它能成为横扫炎夏的秋风，只希望它能在酷热的夏日，充当一棵不知名的小树，给烦热难赖的人带来些许的凉意；
Manifested as cool comfort this diary may be,
The wild wish for it to sweep away summer heat as the autumn gale I do not have.
Only, like a nameless little tree on a sweltering hot day,
May its shade provide cool shelter for beings tormented by heat!
如果这本日记是一剂药，我不敢奢望这副药能包医百病，只希望它能在人们心烦意乱的时刻，充当一支镇静剂，让一颗躁动疾驰的心有片刻的停驻。
Manifested as a medicine this diary may be,
The wild wish for it to be a panacea to cure all diseases I do not have.
Only, like a soothing palliative for the jittery and the restless,
May it offer peace and comfort during a time of distraught!
春归的大雁，请你告诉我，我的愿望能实现吗？
Oh wild geese, high in the sky,
Flying back north in the spring
Could you please tell me:
Will my wishes ever come true
谨以此书奉献给
与我一同怀念大恩上师的道友们
I dedicate this book to all my Dharma friends who, like me, will forever remember our most revered Guru!
甲申年正月初三法王如意宝诞辰之日
索达吉恭书于喇荣
Written with reverence at Larung Gar Five Sciences Buddhist Academy
On the birthday of H.H. Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche
January 3rd, Year of JiaShen
Sodargye
《旅途脚印 索达吉堪布-自序 Footprints on the Journey - AUTHOR’S FOREWORD》全文阅读结束。