你的“生命冊”記錄了什麼?[轉貼]

[普洱]

I dreamed I was in heaven
我夢到我在天堂
Where an angel kept God's book
有一位天使正在記錄著生命冊
He was writing so intently
他寫得好專心
I just had to take a look.
使我想一窺究竟
It was not, at first, his writing
起初吸引我的
That made me stop and think
並非天使所寫的內容
But the fluid in the bottle
而是墨水瓶中那個被標示著
That was marked eternal ink
"eternal ink"--永恆的墨水
This ink was most amazing
這種墨水實在是太神奇了
Dark black upon his blotter
剛寫下去時是深黑色的
But as it touched the parchment
但當它一碰到生命冊裡的羊皮紙
It became as clear as water
它的顏色就變得如水般透明
The angel kept on writing
天使不停地寫不停地寫
But as quickly as a wink
但奇怪的是
The words were disappearing
因著這個神奇墨水筆
With that strange eternal ink
寫下去的字消失的速度如一眨眼般
The angel took no notice
天使旁若無人
But kept writing on and on.
不停地寫寫寫
He Turned each page and filled it
他翻動著每一頁不停地寫
Till all its space was gone.
直到每一處的空白都填滿為止
I thought he wrote to no avail,
我覺得他真是徒勞無功
His efforts were so vain
所有的力氣都白費了
For he wrote a thousand pages
因為他再也沒辦法回頭看這
That he'd never read again.
辛辛苦苦寫出的上千頁文字
And as I watched and wondered that
在狐疑中
This awesome sight was mine
我終於看到了一個黑色的字
I actually saw a word stay black
出現在透明的字行之中
As it dried upon the line.
The angel wrote and I thought I saw
在天使的臉上
A look of satisfaction
我看到了一絲滿意的眼神
At last he had some print to show
終於在他那麼認真的書寫中
For all his earnest action.
有點東西可以展示了
A line or two dried dark and stayed
有一兩行的文字呈現出黑色的墨水
As black as black can be,
但奇怪的是
But strangely the next paragraph
下一個段落又成為透明的顏色
Became invisible to see.
又沒有辦法看見了
The book was getting fuller,
本子越來越滿
The angel's records true,
天使仍然認真的在寫
But most of it was blank, with
但放眼望去 一片空白
Just a few words coming through.
只有少數幾個字穿插在空白中
I knew there was some reason
我知道裡頭一定有些原因
But as hard as I could think,
但我再怎麼努力想也想不透
I couldn't grasp the significance
這個神奇墨水的奧秘
Of that eternal ink.
The mystery burned within me,
真的好想好想知道
And I finally dared to ask
終於我鼓起勇氣問天使
The angel to explain to me
請他解釋一下這個奧秘
Of his amazing task.
And what heard was frightful
他所說的令我好害怕
As the angel turned his head.
天使轉過頭來
He looked directly at me,
定睛的看著我
And this is what he said...
他說：
I know you stand and wonder "
我知道你很懷疑我所做的事
At what my writing's worth
價值為何。
But God has told me to record
但上帝吩咐我記錄下
The lives of those on earth
人類生命中的點點滴滴
The book that I am filling
在這本書中我確實的紀錄下了
Is an accurate account
人類的每句話每個舉動
Of every word and action
And to what they do amount
And since you have been watching
因為你在看
I must tell you what is true;
我必須告訴你實話
The details of my journal
本子中的細節
Are the strict accounts of YOU
全部都是對於你鉅細靡遺的紀錄
The Lord asked me to watch you
上帝要求我鑒察你
As each day you worked and played
工作時娛樂時
I saw you as you went to church
你去教堂時我看著你
I saw you as you prayed
你禱告時我看著你
But I was told to document
但我必須要記錄你日復一日的生活
Your life through all the week
我寫下了你的驕傲自大
I wrote when you were proud and bold
也寫下了你的溫柔
I wrote when you were meek
I recorded all your attitudes
不論是好的態度或是壞的態度
Whether they were good or bad
我都記錄了下來
I was sorry that I had to write
我很抱歉我必須寫下一些讓
The things that make God sad
上帝難過的事情
So now I'll tell the wonder
現在我要告訴你這個神奇墨水
Of this eternal ink
的奧秘
For the reason for its mystery
這個奧秘可以讓你好好思考
Should make you stop and think
其中的意義
This ink that God created
上帝所創造的的這個墨水
To help me keep my journal
是幫助我只要記錄下可以
Will only keep a record of
存到永遠的事情
Things that are eternal
So much of life is wasted
如此一來
On things that matter not
我就不用再刪除那些
So instead of my erasing
生命中毫無意義的事
Smudging ink and ugly blot
把本子刪得烏漆摸黑的
I just keep writing faithfully and
我所要做的是
Let the ink do all the rest
忠誠地紀錄下所有的事情
For it is able to decide
剩下的就由墨水來決定
What's useless and what is best
什麼才是有意義的
Of all you do and say
上帝照著我所記錄下來的來審判
Your deeds that count for nothing
而你所做的若沒什麼意義
Will just disappear away
自然的就會消失不見
When books are opened someday,
某天當生命冊被打開
As sure as heaven is true,
天堂真實地座落在你眼前時
The Lord's eternal ink will tell
上帝的神奇墨水將會分辨
What mattered most to you
什麼和你最有關係
If you just lived to please yourself
如果你只為了自己活
The pages will be bare
你的扉頁將是空白的
And God will issue no reward
等你到了這裡
For you when you get there
上帝將不會給你任何獎賞
In fact, you will be embarrassed
事實上，你會感到羞愧
You will hang your head in shame
你將會把你的頭浸在羞恥之中
Because you did not give yourself
因為你並沒有委身於基督耶穌
In love to Jesus' Name
的愛裡
Yet maybe there will be a few
雖然或許有幾行字仍然留著
Recorded lines that stayed
代表著你曾真正的關心
That showed the times you truly cared
真誠的去愛與禱告
Sincerely loved and prayed
But you will always wonder
但你仍舊會驚嘆
As you enter heaven's door
如果你做的更多
How much more glad you would have been
當你踏入天堂時
If only you'd done more
那喜樂將會是何等的大
When I heard the angel's story
聽完了天使的一番話
I fell down and wept and cried
我撲倒在地上放聲大哭
For as yet I still was dreaming
雖然這只是一場夢
I hadn't really died
我還沒有真正的死亡
And I said: O angel tell the Lord
我說：天使啊！告訴上帝
That soon as I awake
等我一起床
I will live my life for Jesus-
我會為主而活
I will do all for His dear sake
我願意為神慈愛的緣故做任何事
I'll give in full surrender
我甘心降服在祂面前
I'll do all He wants me to do
願意照著祂的旨意而行
I'll turn my back on self and sin
我要背棄不真實的自我和罪
And whatever isn't true
And though the way seems long and rough
雖然這條路看來似乎長又崎嶇
I promise to endure
我願意承受
I am determined to pursue the things
並且一生追尋聖潔，清心，與單純
That are holy, clean, and pure
的事物
With Jesus as my helper
藉著耶穌是我的幫助
I will win lost souls to Thee
我要為祂贏得失喪的靈魂
For I know that they will live with Christ
因為我知道他們將和上帝一同活在
For all eternity
永恆裡
And that's what really matters
而這才是真正重要的
When my life on earth is gone
當在世的年歲已盡
That I will stand before the Lord
我站在神的面前
And hear Him say, well done
才可以聽見神說：做的好！
For is it really worth it
難道使我的生命瀕臨在危險邊緣
As my life lies at the brink?　　　　　　
是有價值的嗎 ？
And I realize that God keeps books　　　
此時我才了解到上帝為什麼要用永恆
With His eternal ink　　　　　　　　　
的墨水來紀錄生命冊
Should all my life be focused
難道我應該把我的生命
On things that turn to dust?
浪費在轉眼間如塵土的事上？不！
From this point on I'll serve the Lord;
因此 我要服事神
I can, I will, I must!
我能 我將要 我必須！！
I will NOT send blank pages 　
我將不會任一空白的扉頁
Up to God's majestic throne
呈現在上帝威嚴的寶座前
For where that record's going now
因為記錄所在的地方就是我
Is my eternal home
永恆的家
I am giving all to Jesus
我將我所擁有的獻給耶穌
I now have seen the link
我已經看到了上帝和生命的關聯
For I saw an angel write my life
因為我看到了一位天使
With God's Eternal Ink
握著上帝的神奇墨水筆
在紀錄著我的生命

[太空漫遊]

人的生命，往往纏夾了太多虛妄無聊的事，為此辛苦鑽營，爭逐不捨，浪費時光心力。宗教一個重大意義，正是給予助緣，提醒人要認清生活裡，哪些才是有意義的事，哪些事物其實不值得執著追求。人生誠然需要這樣的反思。