萨迪把人的一生均分为三段。按照诗人的说法,第一个30年应该获得知识,第二个30年漫游天下,最后30年从事创作,以便如他所说,把自己“心灵的压模”留给子孙后代。如今,这个比喻有点陈旧了。现在,你在哪儿能够找到昔日那些使东方市场充满白银和黄铜叮当声的首饰匠呢?首饰匠消失了,模压品也消失了。然而,在萨迪的时代,模压却是一种常见的、受人尊敬的手艺。 Sadi divided one’s life into three sections. According to the poet, the first 30 years should acquire knowledge, the second 30 years roam the world, the last 30 years engaged in creation, so that, as he said, leave their “soul of the stamper” to future generations. Today, this analogy is a bit dated. Now, where do you find the old jewelers who used to make the eastern market full of silver and brass clinking? The craftsman vanished and the moldings disappeared. However, in the Sadi era, molding is a common, respected craft.