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What is
Passion?
by Ou, Wen Wei
Permit me to ask: What is
passion?
Something to sacrifice our
lives for?
While you feel
intoxicated, I am fascinated.
It leads to love and hate,
sadness and happiness.
With heaven, earth,
humanity---everything---
Why do I feel this
infatuation?
I wish to ask the powers
above: What is passion?
Why the need to ask---no
need to ask!
Passion is a process:
first feeling, then enlightenment;
Passion is instinct!
Whatever hate and love,
kindness and evil---
These roots you have
planted in your heart.
Wishing you to have more
love, less hate!
Have more love, less hate!
Have more love, less hate!
Have more love, less hate!
Then you will definitely
learn how profound is passion!
What is passion?
Something to sacrifice our lives for?
While you feel closely attached, I am
obsessed.
It leads to love and hate, sadness and
happiness.
With heaven, earth, humanity---everything---
Why do I feel this affinity?
I wish to ask the powers above: What is
passion?
Why the need to ask---no need to ask!
Passion is destiny;
Passion relies on effort!
Whatever hate and love,
kindness and evil---
These roots you have
planted in your heart.
Wishing you to have more
love, less hate!
Have more love, less hate!
Have more love, less hate!
Have more love, less hate!
Then
you will definitely learn how profound is passion---
And learn it truly!
[Translated
by Robert Anderson, Judy Weitz, & Vincent Chu]
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