每個人都有兩個盒子，一個用來珍存快樂，一個用來釋放悲傷。將所有的快樂和幸福都存起來，這就會變成一筆很大的積蓄，越來越多。將悲傷的釋放，于是永遠沒有悲傷。

i have in my hands two boxes which god gave me to hold. he said, ”put all your sarrows in the black box,and all your joys in the gold.” i heeded his words, and in the two boxes both my joys and sarrows i stored.

我手上拿著上帝給的兩個盒子。他說：“把你所有的悲傷放進黑色的盒子，所有的快樂放進金色的盒子。”我按照他的話做了，在兩個盒子里存放了我的快樂和悲傷。

but though the gold became heavier each day, the black was as light as before. with curiosity, i opened the black: i wanted to find out why. and i saw, in the base of the box, a hole which my sorrows had fallen out by.

然而，雖然那個金色的盒子的重量每天都有所增加，但是黑色盒子卻輕如以前。出于好奇，我打開了黑色的盒子，我想找到原因。我看到，盒子的底部有一個洞，我的悲傷就是從那里漏掉了。