GITANJALI吉檀迦利

by Rabindranath tagore

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`Prisoner, tell me, who was it that bound you?'

`It was my master,' said the prisoner. `I thought I could outdo everybody in the world in wealth and power, and I amassed in my own treasure-house the money due to my king. When sleep overcame me I lay upon the bad that was for my lord, and on waking up I found I was a prisoner in my own treasure-house.'

`Prisoner, tell me, who was it that wrought this unbreakable chain?'

`It was I,' said the prisoner, `who forged this chain very carefully. I thought my invincible power would hold the world captive leaving me in a freedom undisturbed. Thus night and day I worked at the chain with huge fires and cruel hard strokes. When at last the work was done and the links were complete and unbreakable, I found that it held me in its grip.'

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"囚人，告诉我，谁把你捆起来的？"

"是我的主人，"囚人说。"我以为我的财富与权力胜过世界上一切的人，我把我

的国王的钱财聚敛在自己的宝库里。我昏困不过，睡在我主的床上，一觉醒来，我发现

我在自己的宝库里做了囚人。"

"囚人，告诉我，是谁铸的这条坚牢的锁链？"

"是我，"囚人说，"是我自己用心铸造的。我以为我的无敌的权力会征服世界，

使我有无碍的自由。我日夜用烈火重锤打造了这条铁链。等到工作完成，铁链坚牢完善，

我发现这铁链把我捆住了。"
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