然后一个女人说:“请给我们讲讲快乐和悲伤吧。”他回答说:你的快乐就是你揭开面具的悲伤。你们欢笑的那口井，也常常充满了你们的眼泪。还能是什么呢?悲伤在你身上刻得越深，你就能容纳越多的快乐。盛酒的杯，不正是在窑匠的炉中烧过的杯吗?抚慰你心灵的琵琶，不正是被刀挖空的木头吗?当你快乐的时候，审视你的内心深处，你会发现只有给你悲伤的才是给你快乐的。当你悲伤的时候，再审视一下你的内心，你就会发现，事实上，你是在为你曾经的快乐而哭泣。你们中有些人说:“快乐大于悲伤。”另一些人说:“不，悲伤更大。” But I say unto you, they are inseparable. Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed. Verily you are suspended like scales between your sorrow and your joy. Only when you are empty are you at standstill and balanced. When the treasure-keeper lifts you to weigh his gold and his silver, needs must your joy or your sorrow rise or fall.