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蒸氣是雨水之因,有蒸氣之因,才有雨水之果;
理想是現實之因,有理想之因,才有現實之果。
—摘自星雲大師《佛光菜根譚‧道》
Evaporation is the cause, and rain the effect;
rain is the fruit of evaporation.
The ideal is the cause, and its realization the effect;
realization is the fruit of an ideal.
-Venerable Master Hsing Yun, "Humble table, Wise Fare"