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Sunday, March 8, 2009

用傷疤做勳章 (網路文章)


走在林子裡,你若仔細觀察,會發現幾乎每一棵樹的樹幹上都有疤,愈是年老粗大的樹,幹上的樹疤就愈多。樹疤是怎麼來的呢?也許是哪個冬天,遇上冰風暴,枝上結的冰太厚重,整枝折斷掉落,枝與幹分離的地方就出現了傷口,日久結成疤;也許是夏日午後一個雷當頭劈下,把部分的枝幹削去了,留下了大片的疤痕。也許是某個秋天旅人走過,用小斧劈下一枝作枴杖,留下了傷痕;也許是蟻侵蟲蛀,讓樹幹成了啄木鳥光顧的對象,出現了疤洞後,又被貓頭鷹據以為家;也許是它的枝條妨礙了人們行走,被人折斷鋸掉,留下了斑剝或齊整的疤口……

原本應當是圓整光滑的樹幹出現了疤痕凹洞當然不好看,可是有什麼辦法?它無法拒絕外來的打擊,只有在默默承受後留下受苦受難的標記。人也一樣,由不得我們拒絕命運的打擊撥弄。談戀愛時無奈的受挫、工作時遇到大環境的不景氣、各種疾病的侵擾……都會給我們帶來創傷,好不容易讓時間撫平了傷口,總也留下永難磨滅的傷疤,就像電視藝人阿亮說的:「凡走過必留下痕跡。」

衣服解開,是戰爭時留下的斑駁彈痕,是工作時不小心受傷留下的狹長傷疤,是小時候種牛痘預防天花所留下的痘疤,是切除腫瘤以保命所留下的縫合疤痕;胸膛解開,是在痛不欲生的失戀打擊下一顆傷痕累累卻無怨無悔的心。

是的,傷口會癒合、痛苦會過去,但是疤痕永遠在那兒,標示著曾經受過的苦難折磨。樹幹上的疤痕雖然觸目驚心,可是卻無礙於老樹認真積極的求生意志,那樣自愛自尊,努力活出自己更美好的一生,在春天讓雪白桃紅的花朵綴滿一樹,在夏天讓婆娑的綠葉迎風起舞,秋天來時,又幻化成金黃血紅盡情地燃燒著生命,而後在冬雪覆蓋前悄然墜落,以質樸高貴的本相昂然矗立在蒼茫的天地間,任風雪冰霜來襲,傲然不為所動,只靜靜地耐心等待著下一個春天。

劈過木柴的人都知道,結疤的地方也就是木幹最硬的地方,他處一斧頭下去也許就劈成兩半了,若斧頭落在樹疤處,保證像碰到石頭一樣,不但無可奈何,還會震得你虎口發麻,隱隱作痛。這就是傷疤的作用。它是尊貴的苦難標記,更是嶄新的堅固堡壘。傷過以後,它就再也不會受傷了,成了身體最堅硬的部位,讓我們可以更頑強地面對人生,迎接挑戰。

樹疤讓我想起了一位德國哲學家的話:「凡是殺不死我們的打擊,都使我們變得更強壯。」



This is encouraging, sister Jasinta also shared about being a wise woman co-incidently this afternoon (2nd service of SCF), women should:

  1. Admit our sin (our problems, character)
  2. Stop sinning again (nagging, complaining)
  3. Forget sin (don't carry old history, face tomorrow)
That helps me to see my problems and with solution.
First, like the Mary Madelene, where priests and people accused her of committed adultery, Jesus didn't say a word but scribble in the sand, he wrote: "who has not sinned, throw the first stone" The crowd went off.

Mary Madelene admitted her sins, and she stopped sinning again, then she walked with Jesus, she live a new life, she accepted for who she was and who she is now... she forget her passed, and serve the Lord whole heartedly, that is what we could learn from this woman.

A precious lesson God has ever wanted us to learn.


Give thanks to the Lord for he is good.
Psalm 107:1.

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