"Today my entire life is in tune with the simple rising and setting of the sun, with watering and hoeing," wrote Abu in Building My Herbal Garden, which he published during that period. "A white cloud that floats by slowly, temporarily covering the harsh sun, is enough to bring me happiness, and a newly sprouted seedling can make me laugh ....
「如今我全部的生活，就只是簡單的日出日落、澆水除草，一片緩慢飄過短暫地遮蔽了豔陽威力的白雲，也能夠讓我欣喜，一枝新吐的嫩芽就能博得我的歡笑。