This the curse of service: Preferment goes by letter and affection, and not by old gradation, where each second stood heir to the first.

  • -- William Shakespeare 威廉·莎士比亚

这就是为国效劳的诅咒:升迁靠的是信和感情,而不是过去那种分分秒秒都比前一秒更重要的等级制度。

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My parents' selfless affection and dedication nourished and prepared me to receive the love of my guru or spiritual father, Swami Prabhupada. My parents prepared the soil in which my guru sowed the seeds of his compassion.

我父母无私的爱和奉献滋养和准备我接受我的导师或精神父亲,斯瓦米帕布帕达的爱。我的父母为我的导师播下慈悲种子的土壤做好了准备。

The parental, and filial affections seem to be as ardent, their sensibility and attachment, as active and faithful, as those observed to be in human nature.

父母和子女的感情似乎和人的天性一样热烈,他们的情感和依恋也和人的天性一样活跃和忠诚。