(The court.)
JUDGE: Prince, why do 你 keep a bird which belongs to somebody else? True, 你 have compassion, 你 have 爱情 for the bird. 你 have 爱情 for everything. But justice says the bird belongs to Devadatta. It was he who brought the bird down to earth. It is his possession.
SIDDHARTHA: O venerable Judge, I do not know anything about justice, but my 心 tells me that he who saves life is the owner, not he who takes life. My 心 was bleeding for the bird and I saved it. I am prepared to give my own life for this bird.
DEVADATTA: Siddhartha, 你 know how to talk. 你 know perfectly well...
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