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有什么能超越接受的勇气、信心,甚至慈悲的美德吗?
你是谁?值得人们敞开胸怀,移开自尊的面纱,好让你看到他们**裸的价值和他们无愧的尊严?先审视一下自己是否有资格成为一个施与者——一件施与的容器。
事实上,因为这是生命对生命的施与——至于你,自视为施与者,不过是一个见证人罢了。
至于你们这些受施者——你们全都是受施者——不要背上感激的重负,否则就是给自己和施与者套上枷锁。
不如和施与者及其馈赠一同展翅飞翔,因为对债务耿耿于怀,就是怀疑那宽厚的以大地为母、以上帝为父的施与者的慷慨。
Thensaidari,SpeaktousofGiving.
Andheanswered:
Yougivebutlittlewhenyougiveofyourpossessions.
Itiswhenyougiveofyourselfthatyive.
Forossessionsbutthingsyoukeepandguardforfearyoumayomorrow?Andtomorrow,whatshallttotheburyihetradashefollowsthepilgrimstotheholycity?
Andwhatisfearofdreadofthirstwhenyourwellisfull,thethirstthatisunquenchable?
&hosewhogivelittleofthemuchwhichtheyhave—afnitionandtheirhiddeheirgiftsuherearethosewhohavelittleahesearethebelieversihebountyoflife,andtheircofferisy.
&hosewhogivewithjoy,andthatjoyistheirreward.Ahosewhogivewithpain,andthatpaiisAhosewhogiveandknownotpainingiving,nordotheyseekjivewithmindfulnessofvirtue;theygiveasinyohemyrtlebreathesitsfragraospace.
ThroughthehandsofsuchastheseGodspeaks,aheireyesHesmilesupoh.
Itiswelltogivewheisbettertogiveuhr;
Andtotheopehesearewhoshallreceiveisjiving.
Ayouwouldwithhold?
Allyouhaveshallsomedaybegiven;therefivenow,thattheseasonofgivingmaybeyoursandnotyouriors’.
Youoftensay,“Iwouldgive,butonlytothedeservireesinyoursorchardsaynotso,northefloyivethattheymaylive,fortowithholdistoperish.
Surelyhewhoisworthytoreceivehisdaysandhisnightsisworthyofallelsefromyou.
Andhewhohasdeservedtodrinkfromtheooflifedeservestofillhisyourlittlestrea
Agreatershalltherebethanthatwhithedtheaythecharity,?
Amenshouldrendtheirbosomaheirpride,thatyoumayseetheirworthheirprideunabashed?Seefirstthatyouyourselfdeservetobeagiver,andaofgiving.
Forintruthitislifethatgivesuntolife—whileyou,whodeemyiver,arebutawitness.
Andyouredyouareallreceivers—assumeofgratitude,lestyoulayayokeuponyourselfanduponhimwhogives.
&ogetherwiththegiveronhisgiftsasonwings;fortobeovermindfulofyourdebt,istodoubthisgeywhohasthefreeheartedearthfodforfather.
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