Rose and Beans

Luxurious Rose grew in our garden,
Among other flowers, she stood out with unprecedented beauty,
Like a queen, she reigned among other plants,
She was revered and accepted courtship from everyone.

But one day Beans grew in the garden,
Strong and tall, filled the whole garden with herself.
Rose was indignant: "How can this be?
It's not a flower, it's just food!"




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But Beans did not listen to her, went own way,
And grew tall, as if reaching for the sky.
Rose became more and more angry and jealous,
But Beans remained calm and unshakable.

And then the day came when Rose began to wither,
Flowers withered, the leaves turned yellow and fell off.
And Beans still growing and becoming more beautiful,
With green stems, strove for the sky.

And one day, when the Rose has withered,
Beans, beautiful, tall and green,
Gave us fruits, so small and insignificant,
But full of strength and desire to start a new life.

So, do not judge people and flowers,
Let everyone be important and necessary in this world.
Everyone has their own path and purpose,
May they all live and prosper together, joyfully and amicably.

This is how the great Mao Zedong liked to say,
Smiling mysteriously, as if hinting
At the thousand-year-old Chinese wisdom,
And along the way, exterminating his own people by millions.



The original text was written by me in Russian. I haven't studied English systematically so the translation may not be ideal. The main work was done by Google Translate, I just corrected obvious absurdities, where I noticed them and where I did not confuse them with brilliant insights.