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一天夜里,年轻人正在他的小屋里酣睡。突然间四壁生辉、金光万道，原来是上帝降临人间。上帝对年轻人说有件差事要派给他，然后带他来到门外的一 块巨石前。上帝的旨意就是年轻人要倾其全力推这块巨石。 日复一日，年复一年，年轻人不辞劳苦地从早推到晚。他双肩挺起，紧贴冰冷而巨大的岩石，使出九牛二虎之力，巨石却仍旧纹丝不动。每天夜里他回到小屋时都伤痛难忍、疲惫不堪，感叹一整天又这样无果而终。年轻人心灰意冷、勇气不再，他决定向上帝倾诉自己长久以来的失望和苦闷。 “上帝啊! ”他说，“我为您拼死拼活地劳作数年，全心全意按照您的旨意去做。但是，到头来那巨石连一丝一毫都没有动过。这是怎么回事？我怎么推不动它呢?” 上帝语重心长地回答道：“我的孩子，我告诉过你,你的任务是尽全力去推这块岩石,而这你已经做到了。我可没有说过指望你能推动它的话。你应该做的只是去推它。现在看看自己吧,你的臂膀已磨炼得强壮结实、肌肉发达,你的脊背已晒成古铜色。在长期的体力劳动中，你的双手长满了老趼，两腿也变得健壮硬实。尽管你没能移动巨石，但是通过与其抗争和搏斗，你逐渐成长，也比以前长了许多本事。” Pushing Against Rock There was a man who was asleep one night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light and the Savior appeared. The Lord told the man He had a work for him to do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin. The Lord explained that the man was to push against the rock with all his might. For many years he toiled from sun up to sun down，his shoulders set squarely a- gainst the cold,massive surface of the unmoving rock,pushing with all his might. Each night the man returned to his cabin, sore and worn out, feeling that his whole day had been spent in vain. The man felt discouraged. Therefore, he decided to take his troubled thoughts to the Lord. “Lord，he said，“I have labored long and hard in your service, putting all my strength to do what you have asked. However, I have not even budged that rock by half a millimeter. What is wrong? Why am I failing?” The Lord responded compassionately，“ My friend，I told you that your task was to push against the rock with all your strength, which you have done. Never once did I mention to you that I expected you to move it. Your task was to push. Look at yourself. Your arms are strong and your back is brown, your hands are calloused from constant pressure, and your legs have become massive and hard. Through opposition you have grown much and your abilities now surpass what you used to have, though you haven’t moved the rock. |
