The fact is that every writer creates his own precursors. His work modifies our conception of the past, as it will modify the future.

译文：如果考虑人间的好事与坏事，缓慢事和急促事，不如去帮助穷苦的人和可怜贫穷的人。赏析：人要有慈悲心肠，怜悯众生之心，有善心还不行，必须要去做实事，去帮助那些穷困之人。