Hi,
I just read this poem from a magazine. I love it.
Gossip
My name is Gossip.
I have no respect for justice.
I maim without killing.
I break hearts and ruin lives.
I am cunning and malicious
and gather strength with age.
The more I am quoted, the more I am believed.
My victims are helpless.
They cannot protect themselves against me
because I have no name and no face.
To track me down is impossible.
The harder you try, the more elusive I become.
I am nobody's friend.
Once I tarnish a reputation, it's never the same.
I topple governments and wreck marriages.
I ruin careers and cause sleepless nights,
heartaches and indigestion.
I make innocent people cry in their pillows.
Even my name hisses.
I am called Gossip.
I make headlines and headaches.
Before you repeat a story, ask yourself:
Is it true? Is it harmless?
Is it necessary?
If it isn't, don't repeat it.
Anonymous
Here is my Chinese translation of the above:
說長道短
我的名字叫說長道短
我對公義毫不尊重
我傷害但不殺害
我令人傷心和摧毀生活
我是狡猾和滿懷惡意的
以及能夠隨著時間收集力量
越是我被引用，越是令人相信
我的受害者是無助的
他們不能保護自己免受我的傷害
因為我沒有名字和沒有臉
追捕到我是不可能的
你越嘗試，我變得越難以捉摸
我不是任何人的朋友
一旦我玷污一個人的名聲，它將無法修復
我推翻政府和殘害婚姻
我毀壞事業和令人失眠
心痛和胃痛
我令無辜的人在他們的枕頭中哭泣
雖然我的名聲敗壞
我被稱為說長道短
我仍然成為標題和困擾
在你重複一個事件以前，問問自己：
它是真的嗎？它是無害的嗎？
有必要去重複它嗎？
如果它不是，就不重複它
匿名
Keith