ItwasaquietnightinOctober.HavingreadforacoupleofhoursIclosedmybookandwentontforawalkonthecampus.Themoonwashighabovebrightandbeautiful.
Thefourblocksofgreydormitorybuildingsstandinneatarraybathedinsilverylight.Shiningmagnificentlythemoonfloatedinthethinsky.ShefollowedmeasIwalked.Itisalwayslikethis.WhenthemoonshinesthereareveryfewstarsintheskysofewthatIcancountthem.Theyaresomedistanceawayfromtheshiningmoon.Ilookedatthemoonandmurmuredtomyself:OhMoonfemalefriendofourshowmanypeoplesingofyou;howmanypeoplewriteaboutyou.Youwitnessallthegoodandevilonearthyetyoualwayskeepyourmouthshutshowingasweetsmileandsoothingthebitterheart.Itseemsthatallyourvirtueandpowerheintoleranceandkindness.
WalkingalongIcametothestudentsdormitory.Dimlightsflickeredabovethenoodlestalls.Thepedlarsweresittingtheremindingtheirownbusiness.Fromthewindowsthelamplightcameout.Insidesomestudentswereplayingcards.Thedimtightsandthelamplightsomewhatdiminishedthebrightnessofthemoon.Iwasalittledisgusted.WalkingfurtheralongIsawthelibraryandtheclassroombuddingwelllitupasbrightasday.Thestudentstherewereworkinghard.Theyracktheirbrainstacklingdifficultscientificproblems.
Asenseofadmirationwelledupinsidemyself.InvoluntarilyIcalledtothemoonfrommyheart."OhmoonIcouldfindyourpeersrivalswhocouldmatchyon.Sincetheadventofelectriclightyouhavebeensomewhatneglectedyethowcanweforgetyouwhenwetravelontheoceanorinthedesert?Youlightupthewayforthosewhoneedyou."HereIcametotheschoolgarden.Thelaurelsgaveoffafragrantsmellwhichintoxicaled(使人陶醉)me.Themoonsshiningfaceshowedupnewandtheninandoutofthetreeleavesasifshewasplayingagameofhide-and-seekwithme.ThenasIgameandstoodintheshadowofthetreeIlookedupandlostsightofthegentlysmilingface.Atouchofsadnesscameoverme.IatoncemovedawayfromtheshadowleftitbehindandtherestillsereneandsilveryIsawthemoon.Thewindpassedbyandthetreeswavedtheirleafyarms.
Thefishinthepondshooktheirbacksandflashedtheirdragonscales.Whatacoolandcalmnight.Fromthedistancecamesoftmusic.Themiraculousmelodyinstantlydrewme.Iwalkedtowardsitandfoundsomepeoplesinging.IwantedtojointhembutitoccurredtomethatIhadsomethingmoreimportanttodothelecturestobegiventhenextday.Ihastenedback.BeforeenteringmyhouseIturnedandlookedbackatthemoonstillhighupintheskyawayfromthefewcountablestarsshiningmagnificentlyinthethinsky.Onecannotbutadmireherbrightness.Yesiftheworldistheskytheneveryoneisastar.Everyonewantstoshine.Themoonhasnolightofherown.Yetitissobrightatnight.Shereflectstheraysfromthesunthesourceoflightandheatthesymboloftruthandknowledge.SinceWeknowwhythemoonshinessomagnificentlyanddiscoveredthesourceofherbrightnesswhynotfollowsuitandtrytoretchupwiththesun?
