西施問路

「萬物皆有佛性、萬物平等，所以我們不要輕易傷害小動物，哪怕只是隻蚯蚓，對萬物都要慈悲」。從天雲老師的一段講道中，西施回憶起一首英文兒歌叫Herman the Worm，是一首既悲傷又幽默的兒歌、講述一隻蚯蚓悲慘的一生。

【英文歌詞】

Herman, was squirmin' his way back to his home.

 

His girlfriend, named Patty, had left him all alone.

 

She turned into a butterfly, and flew away up into the sky. 

 

Poor Herman the worm 

 

All of his hearts were broken, but he never gave up on love.

 

 

Well Herman, that sad soul, he had a tragic life.

 

His father, was fish bait, the early bird took his wife.

 

His grandma wasn't very sly, she ended up in apple pie. 

 

Poor Herman the worm 

 

All of his hearts were broken, but he never gave up on love.

 

 

Now Herman, he found him another love so strong.

 

They wiggled in the green grass, 'till a lawnmower came along,

 

The couple never had a clue, and breaking up is hard to do!

 

Poor Herman the worm 

 

All of his hearts were broken, but he never gave up on love.

 

No he never gave up on love.

 

【中文歌詞】 by西施問路

赫爾曼蠕動著身子要回家。

他的女友派蒂，丟下他一個人。

她變成了一隻蝴蝶，飛往天空去。

可憐的蚯蚓赫爾曼，

他的心都碎了，但他從未放棄愛情。

 

 

赫爾曼那個悲傷的靈魂，牠過了個悲慘的一生。

牠的爸爸成為魚餌，早起的鳥兒抓走了牠的太太

牠的奶奶不夠滑溜，牠最後淪落到蘋果派。

可憐的蚯蚓赫爾曼，

他的心都碎了，但他從未放棄愛情。

 

 

赫爾曼又找到了一個很穩固的愛情，

牠們在綠草叢中扭動，直到割草機出現。

這對情侶還沒摸著頭緒，而且分開實在太難了！

可憐的蚯蚓赫爾曼，

他的心都碎了，但他從未放棄愛情。

不，他從未放棄愛情。

 

​ 【延伸講道】——與蚯蚓相關的一段禪門公案 (影片46:51)