在玛雅文明最重要的圣书《波波尔·乌》里，记载着一个关于"造人"的古老传说。众神最初想要创造出能够开口说话、懂得感恩的生灵，可这件事并没有想象中那么容易——他们尝试了好几次，才终于找到了正确的办法。
In the Popol Vuh, the most important sacred text of the Maya civilization, there is recorded an ancient legend about the creation of humans. The gods first wanted to create beings capable of speaking and expressing gratitude, but this turned out to be far harder than they imagined, they made several attempts before finally finding the right way.
众神先是用泥土捏出了人形，可泥人一遇到水就散开了，根本站不住，也不会说话；接着他们又用木头雕刻出了人形，木头人虽然能走能动，却没有心，感受不到情感，也不懂得感恩神明，于是众神又放弃了这次尝试。直到他们用金黄的玉米面团重新捏塑，才终于创造出了真正意义上的人类。
The gods first shaped figures out of mud, but the mud people dissolved the moment they touched water, unable even to stand, let alone speak. Next, the gods carved figures out of wood, and though these wooden people could walk and move, they had no hearts, they could not feel emotion or express gratitude to the gods, so this attempt too was abandoned. It wasn't until the gods shaped golden maize dough into human form that they finally created true humankind.
🌽 两次失败，一次成功——玛雅神话里最有耐心的造人故事
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