句子通过时间状语从句引导主句，使用了at its most still这一最高级修饰结构，对比了短暂（instant）与永恒（eternal）的概念，表达精炼而深刻。
Only when the heart is calm can we hear our own inner voice, and only when the mind is clear can we perceive the true nature of all things. What we are reluctant to let go of is often not what is truly worth cherishing. The pace of life is often too hurried, so we must learn to stop and watch the clouds drift, sit and appreciate the blooming flowers, sink into the stillness of the sea, and stand still to observe freedom. When the heart is calm and undisturbed, all things are naturally reflected; When the soul is at its most still, an instant becomes eternal.
It is not just like the spring that constantly sends cool comfort, nor just like the steep peak that increases your height and complements your dignity. Not even sunlight or spring rain. No, these are not enough. I must be a kapok tree by your side, standing together with you in the image of trees. Our roots are clasped together underground; our leaves touch in the clouds. With every breeze, we greet each other.
心静了，才能听见自己的心声，心清了，才能照见万物的实性。不甘放下的，往往不是值得珍惜的。人生的脚步常常走得太匆忙，所以要学会停下来笑看风云，坐下来静赏花开，沉下来沉静如海，定下来静观自在。心境平静无澜，万物自然得映；心灵静极而定，刹那便是永恒。
也不止像泉源，常年送来清凉的慰藉；也不止像险峰，增加你的高度，衬托你的威仪。甚至日光，甚至春雨。不，这些都还不够，我必须是你近旁的一株木棉，作为树的形象和你站在一起。根，相握在地下；叶，相触在云里。每一阵风吹过，我们都互相致意。