译文：人世间能够享有千金产业的，一定是个拥有千金福报的人；享有百金产业的，也必定是有百金福报的人；遭到饿死的，也绝对是命中注定应遭饿死果报的人。上天只不过是就每个人所造作的善恶质性，厚实恰当地来对待他，使他获得应有的结果而已，何曾加上一丝毫喜好或厌恶的念头?

Looking back at the 21-year-old that I was at graduation, is a slightly uncomfortable experience for the 42-year-old that she has become. Half my lifetime ago, I was striking an uneasy balance between the ambition I had for myself, and what those closest to me expected of me.

The power of words lies in their ability to create worlds.