小米
十六歲的時候，她留一頭及腰長發。
父親抓著她的頭髮，把她的頭往牆上撞，用腳踢她的臉，直到面目全非。
淚眼模糊中，她看見母親倚著門框——冷笑。
呵呵
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Ten Years
Naomi | English Translation: Linda Yang
At sixteen, she had hair down to her waist.
Father grabbed her by the hair and slammed her head on the wall. He kicked her in the face until she was disfigured.
Through her tears, she saw Mother standing in the doorway, sneering.
Haha
At sixteen, she had hair down to her waist.
Father grabbed her by the hair and slammed her head on the wall. He kicked her in the face until she was disfigured.
Through her tears, she saw Mother standing in the doorway, sneering.
Haha
Growth and Training
Brad Snider
When I was growing up, my family lived in a house that had both a front yard and a back yard. As my sister and I grew up, taking care of the yards became a full family effort. I would mow the lawns during summer, my dad would prune the trees and bushes in the spring, my sister looked after the vegetable garden in the back, and my mom planted and cared for the seasonal flower beds. Through our team effort, we kept our home looking good! Sometimes, people would walk by on the street and comment about how beautiful the yard was and would ask my mom what she did to make it so beautiful. I’m not exactly sure how my mom responded to those comments, but I guarantee you there were a few things she never said. “Oh thanks, we just let everything grow wild and this is what it ended up looking like!” probably never came out of her mouth.
When I was growing up, my family lived in a house that had both a front yard and a back yard. As my sister and I grew up, taking care of the yards became a full family effort. I would mow the lawns during summer, my dad would prune the trees and bushes in the spring, my sister looked after the vegetable garden in the back, and my mom planted and cared for the seasonal flower beds. Through our team effort, we kept our home looking good! Sometimes, people would walk by on the street and comment about how beautiful the yard was and would ask my mom what she did to make it so beautiful. I’m not exactly sure how my mom responded to those comments, but I guarantee you there were a few things she never said. “Oh thanks, we just let everything grow wild and this is what it ended up looking like!” probably never came out of her mouth.
成長和訓練
Brad Snider | 中文翻譯：楊光
小時候，我住的房子前後都有院子。當我和妹妹年齡夠大時，管理這兩個院子成了我們一家四口的工作。夏天我剪草坪，爸爸春天時修剪樹枝和灌木叢，妹妹照顧後院的蔬菜園，而媽媽精心地栽種培養季節性的花壇。通過一家人的努力，我們的院子可好看了！有時，過路的人會誇我們院子有多麼漂亮，並且會問我媽她是怎麼收拾的。我不知道媽媽的回應是甚麼，但我敢保證她肯定不會說：「哦，謝謝，我們只是讓它亂長，結果就成這樣啦！」這種話她大概從來沒有說過。
小時候，我住的房子前後都有院子。當我和妹妹年齡夠大時，管理這兩個院子成了我們一家四口的工作。夏天我剪草坪，爸爸春天時修剪樹枝和灌木叢，妹妹照顧後院的蔬菜園，而媽媽精心地栽種培養季節性的花壇。通過一家人的努力，我們的院子可好看了！有時，過路的人會誇我們院子有多麼漂亮，並且會問我媽她是怎麼收拾的。我不知道媽媽的回應是甚麼，但我敢保證她肯定不會說：「哦，謝謝，我們只是讓它亂長，結果就成這樣啦！」這種話她大概從來沒有說過。
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Who’s Doing Who the Favour?
Pseudonymous
Do you ever feel like God owes you something? Like you’re doing God a favour by going to church, by studying the Bible, or by tithing? I did. Ah, who am I kidding, I still do. But God is working that out in my heart.
This is the true joy in life—being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.
—George Bernard Shaw
Do you ever feel like God owes you something? Like you’re doing God a favour by going to church, by studying the Bible, or by tithing? I did. Ah, who am I kidding, I still do. But God is working that out in my heart.
是誰在幫誰的忙?
Pseudonymous | 中文翻譯：蔡穎 & Kevin Poon
這是最真實的喜樂—為自己認為重大的目的而活；像垃圾般地被丟棄之前幹得精疲力盡；做有勢力的人，而不是一團充滿神經失調和憤世嫉俗，只會埋怨著世界無法為你帶來幸福的狂熱而自私的混合物。
—蕭伯納(著名劇作家)
你是否覺得上帝虧欠了你？你去教會、讀經、十一奉獻，好像在幫上帝的忙似的。我曾經是這樣想的。我這是在騙誰啊？我依然這樣想，但祂正在我的心裡動工。Tuesday, August 3, 2010
義路 Path of Righteousness
小米 Naomi
主啊！主啊！主啊！
創造天地的主······
你可知
你是我
心中唯一渴慕
不管是在高山或低谷
還是在那面對紅海的絕路
你是那無所不能的主
引導我走義路
你領我到安靜的溪水旁
教我作世上的鹽和光
告訴我
你是主耶穌
耶穌基督
走過了那高山和低谷
還有那紅海底的路
我才知道 你就是唯一的主
唯一的主
English Translation: Linda Yang
O Lord, Lord, Lord!
Creator God of the universe…
Do you know
You are
The only desire of my heart
Whether on mountains or in valleys
Or on the road to the Red Sea
You, God, are omnipotent
You direct me on the path of righteousness
You lead me beside quiet waters
Teach me to be salt and light of the earth
And tell me that
You are Lord Jesus
Jesus Christ
Over mountains and valleys
Through the Red Sea road
I finally know that
You are Lord
The One and Only
主啊！主啊！主啊！
創造天地的主······
你可知
你是我
心中唯一渴慕
不管是在高山或低谷
還是在那面對紅海的絕路
你是那無所不能的主
引導我走義路
你領我到安靜的溪水旁
教我作世上的鹽和光
告訴我
你是主耶穌
耶穌基督
走過了那高山和低谷
還有那紅海底的路
我才知道 你就是唯一的主
唯一的主
English Translation: Linda Yang
O Lord, Lord, Lord!
Creator God of the universe…
Do you know
You are
The only desire of my heart
Whether on mountains or in valleys
Or on the road to the Red Sea
You, God, are omnipotent
You direct me on the path of righteousness
You lead me beside quiet waters
Teach me to be salt and light of the earth
And tell me that
You are Lord Jesus
Jesus Christ
Over mountains and valleys
Through the Red Sea road
I finally know that
You are Lord
The One and Only