There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist
who would paint the best picture of peace
Many artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures
But there were only two be really liked, and he had to choose between them
One picture was of a calm lake
The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful towering mountains all around it
Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds
All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace
The other picture had mountains, too
But these were rugged and bare. Above was an angry sky
from which rain fell and in which lightning played
Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall
This did not look peaceful at all
But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush
growing in a crack in the rock
In the bush a mother bird had built her nest
There, in the midst of the bush of angry water
sat the mother bird on her nest----in perfect peace
Which picture do you think won the prize
The king chose the second picture. Do you know why
“Because,” explained the king
peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise
trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things
and still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace
和平并不意味着在一个没有噪音、麻烦或辛勤工作的地方
和平意味着在所有这些事情中
你的内心仍然平静。这就是和平的真正意义