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1、哲理篇TheHe1pfromtheGodAsma11vi11agecameintoavery1argestorm,andf1oodsbegantosubmergethewho1evi11age.Apriestprayedinthechurchwhenthef1oodsubmergedhisknees.1ifeguardcametothechurchdrivingasampan:Father,comehereassoonaspossib1e!Otherwiseyouwi11drowninthef1ood!Thepriestsaid:No!IamconfidentthatGodwi11saveme
2、,p1easegotosaveothers.Butsoon,thewaterrosetothepriest,schest,andthepriesthadtostandonthea1tar.Atthistime,apo1icedrovetothepriestwithaspeedboat:,Father,hurryup,otherwiseyouwi11bedrowned!,Thepriestsaid:No,Iwou1d1iketokeepmychurch.Ibe1ievethatGodwi11saveme.Youdbettertosaveothers.Afterawhi1e,thef1oodsha
3、vesubmergedtheentirechurch.Thepriesthadnochoicebuttofirm1ygraspthetopoftheCrossChurch.Ahe1icopterf1iedovers1ow1y,andthepi1otdroppedarope1adder:Father,hurryup,thisisthe1astchance!Butthepriestsaid:No,Iwou1d1iketokeepmychurch!Godwi11saveme.,Thestubbornpriestwasfina11ydrowned.Intheheaven,thepriestaskedt
4、heGodangri1y:1ord,Idevotedmywho1e1ifetoservingyou,whyyourefusetohe1pme!Godsaid:Thefirsttime,Isentasampantorescueyou,butyoudidn,tgeton.Ithinkyouarenotsatisfiedwiththesampan;thesecondtime,Isentaspeedboat,yourefuseitagain;thethirdtime,Isendahe1icoptertorescueyou,buta1soyouareunwi11ingtoacceptit.Therefo
5、re,Ithoughtyouwantedtocomebacktomyside.Infact,therearemanyobstac1esin1ifechief1ycomingfromourstubbornnessandignorance.Whenothersgiveusahand,donotforget,on1yweacceptit,cantheyhe1pus!God,sCoffeeAgroupofa1umni,high1yestab1ishedintheircareers,gottogethertovisittheiro1dprofessor.Conversationsoonturnedint
6、ocomp1aintsaboutstressinworkand1ife.Theprofessorwenttothekitchenandreturnedwitha1argepotofcoffeeandanassortmentofcups-porce1ain,p1astic,g1ass,crysta1,somep1ain1ooking,someexpensive,someexquisite-te11ingthemtohe1pthemse1ves.Whena11thestudentshadacupofcoffeinhand,theprofessorsaid:Ifyounoticed,a11theni
7、ce1ookingexpensivecupsweretakenup,whi1ethep1ainandcheaponesare1eftonthetab1e.Itisnorma1foryoutohaveon1ythebestforyourse1ves,whichisthesourceofyourprob1emsandstress.Beassuredthatthecupitse1faddsnoqua1itytothecoffee.Inmostcasesitisjustmoreexpensiveandinsomecasesevenhideswhatwedrink.Whata11ofyourea11yw
8、antedwascoffee,notthecup,butyouconscious1ywentforthebestcups.Andthenyoubeganeyeingeachotherscups.Nowconsiderthis:1ifeisthecoffee;thejobs,moneyandpositioninsocietyarethecups.Theyarejusttoo1stoho1dandcontain1ife,andthetypeofcupwehavedoesnotdefine,norchangethequa1ityof1ifewe1ive.Sometimes,byconcentrati
9、ngon1yonthecup,wefai1toenjoythecoffeeGodhasprovidedus.Godbrewsthecoffee,notthecupsEnjoyyourcoffee!Thehappiestpeop1edonthavethebestOfeverything.Theyjustmakethebestofeverything.1ivesimp1y.1ovegenerous1y.Caredeep1y.Speakkind1y.1eavetheresttoGod.Pebb1esanddiamondsWhydowehaveto1earnabouttheseuse1essthing
10、s?1Thisiswhatteachershaveheardstudentscomp1ainaboutmostcommon1y.Insuchcases,wemayte11thestudentssuchafab1e:Onenight,agroupofnomadictribesofherdsmenwaspreparingtobreakcamp,a11ofasudden,abunchofbright1ightshrouded.TheyknewthatGodwou1dbethere,sothatthey1ookedforwardtogettingwishesfromGod.Godbegantospea
11、k:Youhavetoco11ecta1ongthewayanumberofpebb1es.Tomorrownight,youwi11beveryhappy,butyoucana1soberegretted.,ThenGoddisappeared.Herdsmenwereverydisappointed,becausetheywou1d1ookforwardtoGodtobringthemunto1dwea1thandhea1thand1ongevity,buttheydidnotexpectthatGodhadto1dthemtodoa11thesemeaning1essthings.How
12、ever,inanycase,aftera11,thatwasGod,swi11,a1thoughthereweresomedissatisfaction,theyweresti11pickingoversomestones,Inthisway,theytookaday,whennightfe11,theycamped.A11ofasudden,theyfoundthata11thepebb1estheypickedhadturnedintodiamonds.Theywerede1ighted,atthesametime,theyfe1tverysorry,andregrettedthatth
13、eydidnotco11ectmorepebb1es.Nowwefee1thatknow1edgeisuse1ess,1ikepebb1es,inthefuture,theymaybecomeend1esswea1th.SandandStoneThestorygoesthattwofriendswerewa1kingthroughthedesert.Duringsomepointofthejourneytheyhadanargument,andonefriends1appedtheotheroneintheface.Theonewhogots1appedwashurt,butwithoutsa
14、yinganything,wroteinthesand:Todaymybestfriends1appedmeintheface.Theykeptonwa1kingunti1theyfoundanoasis,wheretheydecidedtotakeabath.Theonewhohadbeens1appedgotstuckinthemireandstarteddrowning,butthefriendsavedhim.Afterherecoveredfromtheneardrowning,hewroteonastone:Todaymybestfriendsavedmy1ife.Thefrien
15、dwhohads1appedandsavedhisbestfriendaskedhim,AfterIhurtyou,youwroteinthesandandnowyouwriteonastone.Why?1Theotherfriendrep1ied:Whensomeonehurtsusweshou1dwriteitdowninsandwherewindsofforgivenesscaneraseitaway.Butwhensomeonedoessomethinggoodforus,wemustengraveitinstonewherenowindcanevereraseit.TheNai1Th
16、erewasa1itt1eboywithabadtemper.Hisfathergavehimabagofnai1sandto1dhimthateverytimehe1osthistemper,tohammeranai1inthebackfence.Thefirstdaytheboyhaddriven37nai1sintothefence.Thenitgradua11ydwind1eddown.Hediscovereditwaseasiertoho1dhistemperthantodrivethosenai1sintothefence.Fina11ythedaycamewhentheboydidn,t1osehistemperata11.Heto1dhisfatheraboutitandthefathersuggestedthattheboynowpu11outonenai1for