Chapter 270 Truth and the Traveler(真理与旅人).jpg

A WAYFARING MAN, traveling in the desert, met a woman standing alone and terribly dejected. —
一个在沙漠中旅行的流浪者遇到了一个孤独而沮丧的女人。 —

He inquired of her, “Who art thou? —
他询问她:“你是谁?” —

” “My name is Truth,” she replied. —
“我叫真理,”她回答道。 —

“And for what cause,” he asked, “have you left the city to dwell alone here in the wilderness? —
“你为什么离开城市独自在这荒野中居住?”他问道。 —

” She made answer, “Because in former times, falsehood was with few, but is now with all men.”
她回答说:“因为在过去,谎言只有少数人,但现在却是所有人都有。”