Some language stuff
因… 而… yīn … ér … – You’ve probably already come across this sentence construction, but it bears pointing out: 因 in this case is 因为, “because of ______”, and 而 is “as a result ______”.
生起 shēng qǐ – You won’t find this in the dictionary, and it’s a little difficult because 生 has so many meanings. Depending on context, it can mean “to give birth to” as in (生孩子), or “to grow” (as in 生长), or “be afflicted with” a sickness (as in 生病), or it can just mean “life” (as in 生活). But in all of these definitions, there’s a general sense of nothing expanding into something. So, if you understand 生起 that way, as an expansion or growth, the sentence will make sense.
寄情 jì qíng – This isn’t in the pop-up dictionary, but this means “to express one’s feelings” about something, usually in writing.
感谢困难
我做了一个梦。
梦见我在街上问人：“请问您可不可以给我一些困难、一些挫折，一些痛苦？”
所有的人都拒绝我，我着急地恳求别人：“那么，我雇用您，每小时五百元，请您给我一些折磨！”
那些陌生人摇摇头，沉默地离开，我因找不到愿意折磨我的人而惊醒。
我坐在床上发呆，是呀！困难，折磨，痛苦是多么珍贵！如果一切平顺，谁会静下来沉思，谁会生起智慧，谁又能在平凡安逸的日子中超越自我、登上高峰呢？
如果没有困难，谁又会谦卑地跪下来祈祷？谁又能相信有无边的宇宙？谁又能寄情于来生呢？
我深深地感谢着困难、挫折与痛苦。
也深深地感恩那些曾经折磨过我的人，他们是多么慈悲呀！我并未花钱聘雇他们，他们却以宝贵的时间来考验我、提升我，为了增长我的智慧。
