chater1 把握生命的每一時刻 eizg every ute life (第1/5頁)
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休息日你怎麼過WhatHaenedtoSunday
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Todayourlifeandworkrarelyfeellight,leasantorhealing。Instead,thewholeexerienceofbeingalivebeginstomeltintooneenormousobligation。Itbecomesthestandardgreetingeverywhere:“Iamsobusy。”
Wesaythistooneanotherwithnosmalldegreeofride。Thebusierweare,themoreimortantweseemtoourselvesand,weimagine,toothers。Tobeunavailabletoourfriendsandfamily,tobeunabletofindtimeforthesunset,towhizthroughourobligationswithouttimeforasinglemindfulbreath—thishasbecomethemodelofasuccessfullife。
Becausewedonotrest,weloseourway。Welosethenourishmentthatgivesushel。Wemissthequietthatgivesuswisdom。Poisonedbythebeliefthatgoodthingscomeonlythroughtirelesseffort,wenevertrulyrest。
Thisisnottheworldwedreamedofwhenwewereyoung。Howdidwegetsoterriblyrushedinaworldsaturatedwithworkandresonsibility,yetsomehowbereftofjoyanddelight?
WehaveforgottentheSabbath。Sabbathisthetimetoenjoyandcelebratewhatisbeautifulandgood—timetolightcandles,singsongs,worshi,tellstories,blessourchildrenandlovedones,givethanks,sharemeals,na,andwalk。Itistimetobenourishedandrefreshedasweletourwork,ourchoresandourimortantrojectsliefallow,trustingthattherearelargerforcesatworktakingcareoftheworldwhenweareatrest。
Sabbathismorethantheabsenceofwork。Manyofus,inourdeseratedrivetobesuccessfulandcareforourmanyresonsibilitiesfeelterribleguiltwhenwetaketimetorest。ButtheSabbathhasrovenitswisdomovertheages。Manyofusstillrecallwhen,notlongago,shosandoffceswereclosedonSundays。ThosequietSundayafternoonsareembeddedinourculturalmemory。