Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853 - 1890 ), Flower Beds in Holland, c. 1883, oil on canvas on wood, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
亲爱的兄弟姐妹们：人生一世和这些葵花一秋是一样的。只有经历了辛苦播种，心血浇灌，汗水耕耘，风雨坎坷，劳苦付出，才会有春花秋实的收获。一生很短，一秋不长。在信仰和爱的路上，请不要徬徨！心所谓迷茫，就是行动配不上梦想：大事干不了，小事看不上；不想干手边的活，只想做天边的事。—— 解除迷茫，就从小事做起，从身边的事情做起，能力不是从做大事得来的，而是从这些“不起眼”的事情中锻炼来的。小事不肯干的你，大事轮不到你，趁你跌倒还能站起来的时候，先学会脚踏实地。先干好身边能干的工作吧。主说：在小事上忠信的，在大事上才会忠信。心安处处安，何处不自在；心宽天地宽，无人成敌对。月满会亏，果熟会落，花盛会谢。人生，总不可能时时顺心、处处完美，总要学会容得下别人的小动作、小聪明、小伤害、小缺点。你便可收获忠信、智慧、坚强、完美。有时，遭遇误解伤害，言辞申辩会是徒劳，不如一笑而过，让时间告诉答案；遇到是非之人，多说是过，置之不理才是一种智慧。人要心静，言多必失。困扰你的，往往是自己的太在意；能伤害你的，往往是自己的想不开。你若平和，无人可恨；你若不究，无人能扰。你若有爱，天使相伴，你若精彩，清风自来.
王神父
Frederick Stuart Church, A Lesson in Wisdom, American, 1842 - 1924, 1883, etching, Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
1). PRAYER is not a "spare wheel" that YOU PULL OUT when IN trouble, but it is a "STEERING WHEEL" that DIRECT the RIGHT PATH THROUGHOUT LIFE.
"祈祷"不是您在故障时拉出的"备用轮"，而是直接通过正确的路径生命的"转向轮"。
2). Why is a CAR'S WINDSHIELD so LARGE the REAR VIEW MIRROR so small? BECAUSE our PAST is NOT as IMPORTANT as OUR FUTURE. So, LOOK AHEAD and MOVE ON.
3). FRIENDSHIP is like a BOOK. It takes a FEW SECONDS to BURN, but it TAKES YEARS to WRITE.
友谊就像一本书, 需要写好几年,但几秒钟就烧毁。
4). All THINGS in LIFE are TEMPORARY. If they are GOING WELL, ENJOY them, they WILL NOT LAST FOREVER. If they are going wrong, don't WORRY, THEY CAN'T LAST LONG EITHER.
5). Old FRIENDS are GOLD! NEW friends are DIAMONDS! If you GET a DIAMOND, DON'T FORGET the GOLD! To HOLD a DIAMOND, you ALWAYS NEED a BASE of GOLD!
6). Often when WE LOSE HOPE and THINK this is the END, GOD SMILES from ABOVE and SAYS, "RELAX, SWEETHEART; it's JUST a BEND, NOT THE END!"
7). When GOD SOLVES your PROBLEMS, you HAVE FAITH in HIS ABILITIES; when GOD DOESN'T SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS, HE has FAITH in YOUR ABILITIES.
8). A BLIND PERSON asked GOD: "CAN THERE be ANYTHING WORSE THAN LOSING EYE SIGHT?" HE REPLIED: "YES, LOSING YOUR VISION!"
9). When YOU PRAY for OTHERS, GOD LISTENS to YOU and BLESSES THEM, and SOMETIMES, when you are SAFE and HAPPY, REMEMBER that SOMEONE has PRAYED for YOU.
10). WORRYING does NOT TAKE AWAY TOMORROW'S TROUBLES; IT TAKES AWAY today's PEACE.
