There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked， and he had to choose between them.

One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful towering moun- tains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.

The other picture had mountains， too. But these were rugged and bare. Above was an angry sky， from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all.

But when the king looked closely， he saw be- hind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There， in the midst of the rush of angry water， sat the mother bird on her nest-in per- fect peace.

Which picture do you think won the prize？ The king chose the second picture. Do you know why？

\"Because，\"explained the king， \"peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise， trouble， or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace.

從前有位國王想要獎勵能將寧靜最好詮釋出來的藝術(shù)家。許多藝術(shù)家都嘗試了。但國王只喜歡其中的兩幅畫，而且須從二者中選出最好的。

一幅畫畫的是一個平靜的湖。靜謐的湖水將周邊的山倒映出來，如同一面完美的鏡子。天空蔚藍(lán)，飄動著綿綿的白云?？赐旰螅腥硕加X得這幅畫最真切地表達(dá)了寧靜。

另一副圖畫也有山，但畫中的山崎嶇荒涼?；野档奶炜眨子杲患?。山的一邊瀑布急瀉而下。一切看起來一點都不寧靜

但當(dāng)國王仔細(xì)一看，他發(fā)現(xiàn)瀑布后的巖石縫里有一叢小小的灌木。一只鳥媽媽在樹叢里搭了一個窩，它就這樣坐在自己的窩里，坐在洶涌的瀑布之后——完全的寧靜！

你想哪幅畫會得獎？國王選了第二幅畫。為什么呢？

國王解釋道：“因為寧靜并不單單指沒有嘈雜，煩惱或艱苦工作的地方。寧靜意味著在這些東西之后你仍然能得到自己的寧靜。那才是寧靜真正的涵義?！?/p>