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百喻经之十六: 灌甘蔗喻

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§16 灌甘蔗喻

(16) water the sugar - cane

昔有二人,共种甘蔗,而作誓言:“种好者赏;其不好者,当重罚之。”时二人中,一者念言:“甘蔗极甜,若压取汁,还灌甘蔗树,甘美必甚,得胜于彼。”

once upon a time two men who cultivated sugar-cane, pledged that the one who had a good harvest would win prizes, while the one with a bad harvest would be heavily penalized. one of them thought, "the sugar-cane itself is very sweet. it will be more delicious if i water it with its compressed juice. then i will get the upper hand over him."

即压甘蔗,取汁用溉,冀望滋味。反败种子,所有甘蔗,一切都失。

immediately, he began to press the juice from the sugar-cane. he watered the plant with the juice in the hope of making it more delicious. instead, he destroyed the seedling and lost his entire plantation.

世人亦尔:欲求善福,恃己豪贵,专形挟势,迫胁下民,陵夺财物,以用作福。本期善
果,不知将来反获其患殃。如压甘蔗,彼此都失。

so are people at large. those who wish for the comforts of life use their high positions and great influence to oppress the mass. they steal others' possessions as their own wealth to do good works with a view to enjoy better life afterwards. however, they are unaware of the calamities, which are to come upon them. those people are just like the man who, pressing the sugar - cane, lost everything.

注释:

①誓言:表示一定按所说的去做。本文指双方共同约定。

②败:腐烂、败坏。

③恃己豪贵:依仗自己有权势。

④善果:善,佛教名词,与恶相对,指符合教义的言行、意识。善果,依善行所得到的美好、善良的结果。《本业经》有:善果从善因生之说。

⑤专:据、用。

白话:

过去有两个人,同时种植甘蔗并约定说:“种植好的有奖赏,种植不好的要重罚。”这两个人中,有一个心想:“甘蔗非常甜,如果把汁压出来,再用来浇灌甘蔗林,甘蔗定会甜美无比,肯定会超过他。”于是他就压出甘蔗汁用来浇灌,期望增加甘蔗的甜美,却反而使甘蔗苗的根腐烂,结果所有的甘蔗全都坏死了。

世上有人也是这样,想得到美好和富贵,就依仗着权势,巧取豪夺,压迫百姓,掠夺财物,用作培福,本来希望得到富贵的结果,殊不知将来反而会招致灾难。这就像压蔗浇蔗苗一样,不仅损失了种植的甘蔗,而且连已有的甘蔗都损失殆尽。

解说:

  只求目的实现,不问手段好坏,自是不对的。

  关于两者俱失,可与第二十五则(水火喻)、第三十二则<估客偷金喻>、第七十五则<驼瓮俱失喻>、第八十八则(猕猴把豆喻)、第九十七则(为恶贼所劫失氎喻)比看。

辨析:

依主观判断行事的人和现象是随处可见的。只凭主观愿望一意孤行,与蛮干无异。好比教育子女,溺爱的结果,往往适得其反。“将相出寒门,纨绔无伟男。”就是这个道理。这个比喻故事,并没有只停留在对个人做法的评价上,而是进一步以佛家的眼光去观察阶级社会中的不平等现象。有人认为:佛教是与世无争的宗教信仰,是出世的哲学。这只是从一个侧面揭示了佛教教义的底蕴。我们认为,佛家的无争与出世,本身就是对不平社会现实的一种反抗,至少是对现实的不满在意识思想上的表现。它对人生社会是起了不可低估的干预作用的。只是它往往采用了回避其锋芒,而不是激烈冲击的暴力形式,这更能赢得人心的拥戴。

凡是用权势夺来的财富,终究不能长久。秦始皇吞并六国,一统天下,何等显赫,到二世十余年的功夫,就灰飞烟灭;八旗子弟入主中原,何等的气焰,距今也只有几百年。财富属于社会时,人们才会珍惜它,如果它只聚集到少数人的手里,就会变成导致灾难的根源。

(摘自《百喻经注释与辨析》荆三隆 邵之茜著)

供您思考:

圣法法师在《百喻故事广释》里说:“天下父母心”,可是爱的方法不对,也可能害了儿女养成坏习惯。商人赚钱,然而赚钱的方法不对,也可能造成失败。工作方法不对反把事情弄坏。

在“灌甘蔗喻”中,甲的甘蔗慢慢枯萎了,乙的甘蔗却一天一天茂盛起来,这就是方法的对与不对而已。

聪明的人反被聪明误者比比皆是,做流氓做小偷的,以为可以不劳而获。欺骗拐诈的人,以为只要动三寸口舌就获得财物,可是“善有善报 恶有恶报”,“种瓜得瓜 种豆得豆”。没有种杂草而得到稻谷的道理。

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