生命的规则

The Law of Life

听着亲人和部落里其他人驾着雪橇纷纷离去的声音消失之后,弥留之际的印第安老酋长不禁回顾起自己的一生,以及自己与伙伴一起目睹一只驼鹿与狼群殊死搏斗后终成群狼腹中之物的悲惨结局。老人逐渐认识到生与死不过是自然界的规律,从而在狼群到来之际放弃抗争,从容面对死亡。

The old Indian was sitting on the snow. It was Koskoosh, former chief of his tribe. Now, all he could do was sit and listen to the others. His eyes were old. He could not see, but his ears were wide open to every sound.