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James Forbes - Preacher
Known as the preacher’s preacher, Rev. James Forbes is a spiritual leader with charismatic style and radically progressive opinions.

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Rev. James Forbes once said, "If I don't preach, I won't be well." Luckily, he has always had the opportunity to preach. He was the first African-American to be appointed as Senior Minister of the Riverside Church in Harlem and spent 18 years serving the interdenominational, interracial and international congregation. While at Riverside, be brought the church to play a role in redeveloping the neighborhood and hosted prominent guests, such as the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela. The sermons he delivered from the pulpit were often the cause of controversy, and certainly never boring.

Today, he continues to deliver his call for spiritual revitalization as the host of The Time is Now on Air America Radio and as president and founder of The Healing of the Nations Foundation. His foundation is, in part, a national ministry and the organization is devoted to encouraging peace, justice, interfaith cooperation and environmental responsibility. Forbes travels extensively, speaking out and spreading this vision for a new future.

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James Forbes: Compassion at the dinner table

詹姆斯.福布斯:餐桌上的同情心

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詹姆斯.福布斯邀请你跟随他走进幼时的家庭晚餐,在那里他的父母教育他同情的意义:给那些真正需要爱的人。
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Compassion同情:
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同情心。
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what does it look like?
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同情心看起来是什么样的?
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Come with me to 915 South Bloodworth布拉德沃思 Street
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跟我一起来到北卡罗莱纳州
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in Raleigh罗利, North Carolina卡罗来纳州, where I grew成长 up.
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的南布拉德沃斯大街上,我成长的地方。
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If you come in you will see us: evening晚间 time,
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如果你进来,你会在晚上看到我们,
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at table -- set for ten but not always all seats filled填充 --
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十个人围成一桌,但并不是每个位子上都有人。
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at the point when dinner晚餐 is ready准备 to be served提供服务.
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晚餐准备好的时候,
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Since以来 mom妈妈 had eight kids孩子,
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因为妈妈有八个孩子,
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sometimes有时 she said she couldn't不能 tell who was who and where they were.
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有时她说她分不清谁是谁,都在哪儿。
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Before we could eat, she would ask,
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但我们吃饭之前,她会问,
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"Are all the children孩子 in?"
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“所有的孩子们都在吗?”
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And if someone有人 happened发生 to be missing失踪,
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如果有人偶尔不在,
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we would have to, we say, "Fix固定 a plate盘子" for that person, put it in the oven烤箱,
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我们就会说,留一个盘子给他,放到烤箱里。
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then we could say grace恩典, and we could eat.
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接着我们感恩祷告,然后开吃。
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Also, while we were at the table,
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所以,当大家坐在桌子前面的时候,
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there was a ritual仪式 in our family家庭:
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这是我们家的一个仪式,
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when something significant重大 had happened发生 for any one of us --
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当任何人身上发生意义重大的事情时,
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whether是否 mom妈妈 had just been elected当选 as the president主席 of the PTAPTA,
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比如当妈妈被选举为家长教师会(PTA)的主席的时候,
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or whether是否 dad had gotten得到 an assignment分配 at the college学院 of our denomination面值,
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或者当爸爸得到一份我们大学的教会的工作时。
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or whether是否 someone有人 had won韩元 the jabberwockyjabberwocky contest比赛 for talent天赋 --
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或者有谁赢得口才比赛的时候,
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the ritual仪式 at the family家庭 was, once一旦 the announcement公告 is made制作,
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我们家庭的传统仪式就是,在宣布完之后,
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we must必须 take five, ten minutes分钟 to do what we call "make over" that person --
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我们必须花五到十分钟时间来跟那个人总结一下,
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that is, to make a fuss小题大作 over the one who had been honored荣幸 in some way.
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就是,认认真真的表扬一下那个获得荣誉的人,
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For when one is honored荣幸, all are honored荣幸.
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就是一个人光荣,所有人都光荣。
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Also, we had to make a report报告 on our extended扩展 "visited参观" members会员,
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同样,我们还必须向我们的家族的客人报告一下。
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that is, extended扩展 members会员 of the family家庭,
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那就是,家庭的扩展成员,
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sick生病 and elderly老年, shut关闭 in.
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那些无法外出的病人和年长的人。
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My task任务 was, at least最小 once一旦 a week, to visit访问 Mother母亲 Lassiter拉西特
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我的任务是,至少一周一次去拜访东街的
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who lived生活 on East Street,
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拉斯特大妈,
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Mother母亲 Williamson威廉姆森 who lived生活 on Bledsoe布莱索 Avenue大街,
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以及布莱索大道的威廉森大妈,
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and Mother母亲 Lathers肥皂泡沫 who lived生活 on Oberlin奥伯林 Road.
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还有欧柏林路的拉舒大妈。
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Why? Because they were old and infirm体弱者,
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为什么?因为他们年迈体弱。
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and we needed需要 to go by to see if they needed需要 anything.
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所以我们需要过去看看他们是不是需要任何东西。
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For mom妈妈 said, "To be family家庭, is to care关心 and share分享 and to look out for one another另一个.
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妈妈说过:“成为一个家庭,就是要关心和分享,并且去照顾别人。
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They are our family家庭."
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他们也是我们家庭的成员.”
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And, of course课程, sometimes有时 there was a bonus奖金 for going.
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当然,偶尔也会有奖励。
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They would offer提供 sweets甜食 or money.
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他们会准备一些糖果和零花钱。
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Mom妈妈 says, "If they ask you what it costs成本 to either go shopping购物 for them,
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妈妈说“如果他们问你买东西花了多少钱,
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you must必须 always say, 'Nothing'没有.'
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你必须说,'不要钱'
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And if they insist咬定, say, 'Whatever'随你 you mind心神 to give me.'"
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如果他们坚持你就说,‘不管怎样你随便给一点’”
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This was the nature性质 of being存在 at that table.
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这是我们饭桌上的人的天性。
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In fact事实, she indicated指示 that if we would do that,
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事实上,她表现出了,如果我们那样去做,
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not only would we have the joy喜悦 of receiving接收 the gratitude感谢
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不只是我们会有收到扩展成员
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from the members会员 of the extended扩展 family家庭,
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的感激的喜悦,
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but she said, "Even God will smile微笑, and when God smiles笑容,
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她还说,“上帝也会微笑,并且上帝微笑的时候,
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there is peace和平, and justice正义, and joy喜悦."
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世间就充满了和平,公正和喜悦。”
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So, at the table at 915, I learned学到了 something about compassion同情.
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所以,在915的饭桌上,我学到了关于同情心很多东西。
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Of course课程, it was a minister's部长 family家庭,
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当然,这是一个牧师的家庭,
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so we had to add God into it.
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所以我们必须把上帝也算进去。
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And so, I came来了 to think that mama妈妈 eternal永恒, mama妈妈 eternal永恒,
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因此,我一直在想永恒的妈妈
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is always wondering想知道: Are all the children孩子 in?
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一直在问:“所有的孩子都在吗?”
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And if we had been faithful可信 in caring爱心 and sharing分享,
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并且,如果我们坚持关心和分享,
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we had the sense that justice正义 and peace和平 would have a chance机会 in the world世界.
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我们就坚信这个世界上公正和和平终会实现。
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Now, it was not always wonderful精彩 at that table.
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现在,那个饭桌并不总是美好的。
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Let me explain说明 a point at which哪一个 we did not rise上升 to the occasion场合.
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我来解释一下我们为什么不能应付自如。
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It was Christmas圣诞, and at our family家庭, oh, what a morning早上.
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那是圣诞节,在我们家的一个早晨,
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Christmas圣诞 morning早上, where we open打开 up our gifts礼品,
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圣诞节的早晨,我们打开我们的礼物,
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where we have special特别 prayers祈祷, and where we get to the old upright直立 piano钢琴
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我们有特殊祈祷的地方,我们到了老的立式钢琴的地方,
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and we would sing carols颂歌. It was a very intimate亲密 moment时刻.
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并且我们唱着颂歌。那是一个非常亲密的时刻。
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In fact事实, you could come down to the tree to get your gifts礼品 and get ready准备 to sing,
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事实上,你可以从树上下来,拿到礼物并且准备唱颂歌,
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and then get ready准备 for breakfast早餐 without even taking服用 a bath or getting得到 dressed连衣裙的,
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然后甚至不用洗澡或者打扮好就可以吃早餐,
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except that daddy messed搞砸 it up.
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但爸爸却把一切搞砸了。
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There was a member会员 of his staff员工 who did not have any place地点
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因为他的一名同事没有地方去
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on that particular特定 Christmas圣诞 to celebrate庆祝.
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在这个特殊的圣诞节。
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And daddy brought Elder长老 Revels狂欢 to the Christmas圣诞 family家庭 celebration庆典.
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然后爸爸带着他同事爱尔德(Elder Revels)来参加家庭庆祝。
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We thought he must必须 be out of his mind心神.
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我们认为他一定是疯了。
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This is our time. This is intimate亲密 time.
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这是属于我们的时刻。这是个亲密的时刻。
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This is when we can just be who we are,
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这是我们可以做我们真正的自己,
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and now we have this stuffy brother哥哥
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但是现在我们有了这个让人郁闷的哥们儿,
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with his shirt衬衫 and tie领带 on, while we are still in our PJs睡衣.
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在我们仍然穿着睡衣的时候他却穿着西装和领带。
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Why would daddy bring带来 Elder长老 Revels狂欢?
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为什么爸爸要来爱尔德过来?
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Any other time, but not to the Christmas圣诞 celebration庆典.
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只要不是圣诞节,别的任何时候都行。
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And mom妈妈 overheard偷听 us and said,
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妈妈无意中听到我们的话,
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"Well, you know what? If you really understand理解 the nature性质 of this celebration庆典,
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“你们知道吗?如果你真的理解庆祝的真正意义,
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it is that this is a time where you extend延伸 the circle of love.
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庆祝是你真正延伸你的爱的时刻。
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That's what the celebration庆典 is all about.
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这就是庆祝的真正意义。
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It's time to make space空间, to share分享 the enjoyment享受 of life in a beloved心爱 community社区."
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庆祝是制造空间,是在一个相亲相爱的家庭里分享生命的乐趣。”
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So, we sucked up.
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於是,我们忍过去了。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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But growing生长 up at 915, compassion同情 was not a word to be debated辩论;
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但在915长大,同情心并不是个用来辩论的词汇,
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it was a sensibility感性 to how we are together一起.
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它是一种我们如何患难于共的情感。
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We are sisters姐妹 and brothers兄弟 united联合的 together一起.
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我们兄弟姐妹们心心相连。
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And, like Chief首席 Seattle西雅图 said, "We did not spin the web卷筒纸 of life.
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就像是西雅图酋长所说“我们并不是在织生命的这张大网。
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We're all strands in it.
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我们只是在里面丝缕的。
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And whatever随你 we do to the web卷筒纸, we do to ourselves我们自己."
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所以不管我们对这张网做什么,我们是对我们自己做的。”
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Now that's compassion同情.
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这就是同情心。
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So, let me tell you, I kind of look at the world世界 this way.
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所以,我告诉你,我是这么来看这个世界的。
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I see pictures图片, and something says, "Now, that's compassion同情."
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我看图片,然后有些人说,“看,那是同情心。”
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A harvested收获 field领域 of grain粮食, with some grain粮食 in the corners角落,
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一块收割完的谷田,一些谷物在角落里堆着
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reminding提醒 me of the Hebrew希伯来语 tradition传统
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提醒着我犹太人的传统
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that you may可能 indeed确实 harvest收成,
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你也许确实收割了,
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but you must必须 always leave离开 some on the edges边缘,
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但你必须一直留点别的东西在边上
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just in case案件 there's someone有人 who has not
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留给那些没有得到足够的
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had the share分享 necessary必要 for good nurture培育.
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养育的人。
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Talk about a picture图片 of compassion同情.
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谈及同情心的一张图。
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I see -- always, it stirs my heart --
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我看到一直震撼我心的
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a picture图片 of Dr博士. Martin马丁 Luther路德 King国王, JrJR.
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马丁路德.金博士的一张照片。
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walking步行 arm in arm with Andy安迪 Young年轻 and Rabbi拉比 Heschel赫舍尔
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跟安迪和拉比(Andy Young 和Rabbi Heschel)手挽手往前走
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and maybe Thich Nhat新山一 Hanh禅师 and some of the other saints圣人 assembled组装,
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也许是一行禅师(Thich Nhat Hanh)和其它的圣徒,
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walking步行 across横过 the bridge and going into Selma塞尔玛.
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向前走过桥然后去塞尔玛(Selma)。
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Just a photograph照片.
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只是一张照片。
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Arm in arm for struggle斗争.
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手挽手的奋斗。
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Suffering痛苦 together一起 in a common共同 hope希望 that we can be brothers兄弟 and sisters姐妹
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即使没有血缘和宗教关系,为了一个共同的希望患难与共
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without the accidents事故 of our birth分娩 or our ethnicity种族
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能成为兄弟姐妹。
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robbing劫财 us of a sense of unity统一 of being存在.
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改变了我们的统一感。
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So, there's another另一个 picture图片. Here, this one. I really do like this picture图片.
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现在,还有另外一张照片。我真的喜欢这张照片。
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When Dr博士. Martin马丁 Luther路德 King国王, JrJR. was assassinated暗杀,
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当马丁路德.金博士被暗杀后,
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that day, everybody每个人 in my community社区 was upset烦乱.
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那天,我们社区里所有人都很伤心。
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You heard听说 about riots暴动 all across横过 the land土地.
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你会听到国家到处都有暴乱。
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Bobby鲍比 Kennedy肯尼迪 was scheduled计划 to bring带来 an inner city message信息 in Indianapolis印第安纳波利斯.
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鲍勃肯尼迪从印第安纳波利斯带来一个内城消息。
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This is the picture图片. They said,
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这就是那张图。他们说,
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"It's going to be too volatile挥发物 for you to go."
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“它将会变的太动荡不定,你不能去。”
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He insisted坚持, "I must必须 go."
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他坚持“我必须去。”
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So, sitting坐在 on a flatbed平板 truck卡车,
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所以,坐在卡车上,
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the elders长老 of the community社区 are there,
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社区里的老者,
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and Bobby鲍比 stands站立 up and says to the people,
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然后鲍勃站起来告诉人们,
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"I have bad news新闻 for you.
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“我有一个坏消息告诉你们。
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Some of you may可能 not have heard听说 that Dr博士. King国王 has been assassinated暗杀.
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有些人也许还没听说当马丁路德.金博士被暗杀了,
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I know that you are angry愤怒,
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我理解你们很生气,
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and I know that you would almost几乎 wish希望 to have the opportunity机会
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并且我理解你们希望现在就有机会
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to enter输入 now into activities活动 of revenge复仇. But,"
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去参与报仇的运动,但是”
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he said, "what I really want you to know is that I know how you feel.
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他说,“我希望你们知道,我理解你们的感觉。
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Because I had someone有人 dear to me snatched抢走 away.
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因为我的亲人被死神带走了。
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I know how you feel."
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我理解你们的感受。”
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And he said, "I hope希望 that you will have the strength强度 to do what I did.
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然后他说,“我希望你们有力量去做我所做的,
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I allowed允许 my anger愤怒, my bitterness苦味, my grief哀思 to simmer a while,
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我允许我的愤怒,辛酸,我的悲伤慢慢燃烧,
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and then I made制作 up my mind心神 that I was going to make a different不同 world世界,
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然后我立志要去一个崭新的世界,
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and we can do that together一起."
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并且我们可以一起达到。“
09:12
That's a picture图片. Compassion同情? I think I see it.
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这是一个图片。 同情心?我觉得我看到它了。
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I saw it when the Dalai达赖 Lama喇嘛 came来了 to the Riverside河边 Church教会 while I was a pastor牧师,
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我看到它是在我是牧师的时候达赖喇嘛到河滨教堂
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and he invited邀请 representatives代表 of faith信仰 traditions传统 from all around the world世界.
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他从全世界邀请了信仰的代表。
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He asked them to give a message信息,
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他请他们传递一个信息,
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and they each read in their own拥有 language语言 a central中央 affirmation肯定,
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然后他们每个人都用自己的语言去理解,
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and that was some version of the golden金色 rule规则:
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那是另外版本的黄金法则。
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"As you would that others其他 would do unto you,
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“你如何对待他人,也将如何对待自己,
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do also unto them."
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像对待自己一样对待别人。”
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Twelve十二 in their ecclesiastical教会 or cultural文化 or tribal部落的 attire服装
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12个身着喇嘛服装或者民族服装的人
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affirming肯定 one message信息.
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重申着同一个信息。
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We are so connected连接的 that we must必须 treat对待 each other
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我们连接如此紧密,我们必须像所有的行为都
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as if an action行动 toward you is an action行动 toward myself.
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对待自己一样去对待大家。
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One more picture图片 while I'm stinking and thinking思维 about the Riverside河边 Church教会:
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还有一个图片是我正在思考关于河滨教堂的时候。
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9/11. Last night at Chagrin懊恼 Fall秋季,
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9/11。 昨晚正懊恼的时候,
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a newspaperman新闻记者 and a television电视 guy said,
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一个报摊小贩和一个电视男的对话,
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"That evening晚间, when a service服务 was held保持 at the Riverside河边 Church教会,
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那天晚上,当公共的服务在河滨教堂上的时候,
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we carried携带的 it on our station in this city.
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我们继续在我们城市里的车站。
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It was," he said, "one of the most powerful强大 moments瞬间 of life together一起.
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“那是”他说,“历史上生命连接最为紧密的时刻之一。”
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We were all suffering痛苦.
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我们都在经受苦难,
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But you invited邀请 representatives代表 of all of the traditions传统 to come,
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但你邀请所有传统的代表来参加,
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and you invited邀请 them.
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你邀请他们。
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'Find out what it is in your tradition传统
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来找出,什么是你的传统
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that tells告诉 us what to do when we have been humiliated羞辱,
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告诉我们当我们被侮辱的时候要去做什么,
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when we have been despised鄙视 and rejected拒绝.'
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当我们被鄙视和拒绝的时候我们要做什么。
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And they all spoke out of their own拥有 traditions传统,
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然后他们会用他们自己的传统
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a word about the healing复原 power功率 of solidarity团结, one with the other."
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关于治疗团结一致的力量,一个接一个。
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I developed发达 a sense of compassion同情 sort分类 of as second第二 nature性质,
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好,现在我发现同情心是一种第二天性,
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but I became成为 a preacher牧师.
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但我变成了一个讲道士。
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Now, as a preacher牧师, I got a job工作. I got to preach传道 the stuff东东,
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现在,作为一个讲道士,我的工作就是布道和说教,
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but I got to do it too.
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但我就应该做这个。
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Or, as Father父亲 Divine神圣 in Harlem哈林 used to say to folks乡亲,
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或者,就像是哈莱姆神父告诉人们的一样,
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"Some people preach传道 the Gospel福音.
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“一些人说教福音书。
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I have to tangibilitatetangibilitate the Gospel福音."
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我必须说出福音书的真实性。”
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So, the real真实 issue问题 is: How do you tangibilitatetangibilitate compassion同情?
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所以,真正的问题是: 你怎么说同情心的真实性?
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How do you make it real真实?
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你怎么让它变成现实?
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My faith信仰 has constantly经常 lifted取消 up the ideal理想,
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我的信条不断的升华成理想,
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and challenged挑战 me when I fell下跌 beneath下面 it.
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并且一旦我落后就不断挑战我。
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In my tradition传统, there is a gift礼品 that we have made制作 to other traditions传统 --
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在我的传统里,我们要为其它的传统送一个礼物 ,
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to everybody每个人 around the world世界 who knows知道 the story故事 of the "Good Samaritan撒玛利亚."
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世界上每一个人都知道善人的故事。
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Many许多 people think of it primarily主要 in terms条款 of charity慈善机构,
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许多人认为首当其冲的应该是慈善,
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random随机 acts行为 of kindness善良.
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随机的善行。
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But for those who really study研究 that text文本 a little more thoroughly,
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但对于这些真正研究或者更理解的人来说,
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you will discover发现 that a question has been raised上调
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你会发现一个问题慢慢浮现上来,
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that leads引线 to this parable寓言.
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导致了这个寓意。
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The question was: "What is the greatest最大 commandment诫命?"
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这个问题是:“什么才是最伟大的戒律?”
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And, according根据 to Jesus耶稣, the word comes forth向前,
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根据耶稣,这个词汇出来了,
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"You must必须 love yourself你自己,
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“你必须爱自己,
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you must必须 love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind心神 and soul灵魂,
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你必须像爱你自己一样全心全意爱你的主你的上帝,
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and your neighbor邻居 as yourself你自己."
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以及你的邻居。”
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And then the person asked, "Well, what do you mean, 'neighbor'邻居?'"
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然后人们问道,“那么,你是指什么,邻居?”
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And he answered回答 it by telling告诉 the story故事 of the man who fell下跌 among其中 thieves盗贼,
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然后他讲了一个男人落到贼窝的故事来回答这个问题,
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and how religious宗教 authorities当局 went the other way,
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以及宗教的掌权者是如何通向另一条路,
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and how their supporters支持者 in the congregation集合 went the other way;
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还有他们的支持者是如何聚在一起通向另一条路的,
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but an unsuspecting信任的, despised鄙视 person came来了 along沿,
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但没有料想到,被歧视的人一起,
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saw the man in need,
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看到有需要帮助的人,
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provided提供 oil and wine红酒 for his wounds伤口,
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提供了油和酒来治疗他的伤口,
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put him on his own拥有 transportation运输,
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把他送上自己的交通工具,
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and took him to the inn旅店
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然后送他到旅馆
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and asked the innkeeper店主, "Take care关心 of him."
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并且告诉侍应生,“好好照顾他。”
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And he said, "Here, this is the initial初始 investment投资,
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然后说,“这只是刚开始的投入,
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but if needs需求 continue继续, make sure that you provide提供 them.
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如果他还需要帮助,你要确保帮助他
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And whatever随你 else其他 is needed需要, I will provide提供 it and pay工资 for it when I return返回."
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不管他需要什么,等我回来我会把钱给你。”
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This always seemed似乎 to me to be a deepening深化
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这对于我来说,有意成为
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of the sense of what it means手段 to be a Good Samaritan撒玛利亚.
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一个善人的意识在不断加深。
14:04
A Good Samaritan撒玛利亚 is not simply只是 one whose谁的 heart is touched感动
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一个大善人不是仅仅简单的容易感动,
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in an immediate即时 act法案 of care关心 and charity慈善机构,
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仅仅一个直接的关心和慈善,
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but one who provides提供 a system系统 of sustained持续 care关心 -- I like that,
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而是一个提供一系列的可持续的关心 --如我所说的那样
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'a system系统 of sustained持续 care关心 ' -- in the inn旅店, take care关心.
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在旅馆里的一个可以持续的关心和照顾。
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I think maybe it's one time when the Bible圣经 talks会谈 about a healthcare卫生保健 system系统
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我想也许有一次当圣经论及医疗系统
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and a commitment承诺 to do whatever随你 is necessary必要 --
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以及承诺要做的必须的事情,
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that all God's children孩子 would have their needs需求 cared照顾 for,
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所有的上帝的孩子都需要被照顾,
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so that we could answer回答 when mommy妈妈 eternal永恒 asks, "In regards问候 to health健康,
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因此当永恒的妈妈问及,“关于健康,
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are all the children孩子 in?" And we could say yes.
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所有的孩子都在吗?” 然后我们可以回答是的。
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Oh, what a joy喜悦 it has been to be a person seeking to tangibilitatetangibilitate compassion同情.
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一个去证明同情心的真实性的人是多么快乐啊。
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I recall召回 that my work as a pastor牧师
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我回想我作为一个牧师的时候
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has always involved参与 caring爱心 for their spiritual精神 needs需求;
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总是牵涉到关注他们的灵魂所需,
14:57
being存在 concerned关心 for housing住房, for healthcare卫生保健,
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关注他们的房子,医疗,
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for the prisoners囚犯, for the infirm体弱者, for children孩子 --
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犯人,年迈体弱的老人,儿童,
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even the foster培育 care关心 children孩子 for whom no one can even keep a record记录
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甚至是收养和照顾那些甚至没有出生记录
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where they started开始 off, where they are going.
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和任何资料的儿童。
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To be a pastor牧师 is to care关心 for these individual个人 needs需求.
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作为一个牧师就是要关心这些个人之所需。
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But now, to be a Good Samaritan撒玛利亚 -- and I always say,
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但是现在,作为一个大善人,我总是说
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and to be a good American美国 -- for me,
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并且做为一个善良的美国人,对于我来说,
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is not simply只是 to congratulate祝贺 myself for the individual个人 acts行为 of care关心.
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不是简单的恭喜我自己对于个人的关心行为,
15:30
Compassion同情 takes on a corporate企业 dynamic动态.
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同情心呈现出一种全体的动态。
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I believe that whatever随你 we did around that table at Bloodworth布拉德沃思 Street
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我坚信我们在布拉德大街围绕着饭桌所做的一切,
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must必须 be doneDONE around tables and rituals仪式 of faith信仰
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必须在在饭桌上完成的事情以及信条的仪式
15:47
until直到 we become成为 that family家庭, that family家庭 together一起
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直到我们变成了一个大家庭,在一起的大家庭,
15:53
that understands理解 the nature性质 of our unity统一.
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理解我们统一的自然天性。
15:56
We are one people together一起.
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我们一起变成了一个人。
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So, let me explain说明 to you what I mean when I think about compassion同情,
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所以,让我来给你解释我对同情心的认识,
16:06
and why I think it is so important重要 that right at this point in history历史.
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并且为什么我认为同情心在历史上的这一时刻那么重要
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We would decide决定 to establish建立 this charter宪章 of compassion同情.
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我们会决定建立起同情心的新篇章。
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The reason原因 it's important重要 is because this is a very special特别 time in history历史.
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它如此重要是因为这是历史的一个非常特殊的时刻。
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It is the time that, biblically圣经, we would speak说话 of as
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这个时刻是圣经里我们所说的
16:31
the day, or the year, of God's favor偏爱.
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上帝恩惠的那一天,或那一年。
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This is a season季节 of grace恩典.
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这是一个感恩的季节。
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Unusual异常 things are beginning开始 to happen发生.
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不寻常的东西已经开始发生。
16:41
Please pardon赦免 me, as a black黑色 man, for celebrating庆祝
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请允许我再说一遍,作为一个黑人,为了庆祝
16:43
that the election选举 of Obama奥巴马 was an unusual异常 sign标志
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奥巴马的当选就是一个不寻常的迹象
16:48
of the fact事实 that it is a year of favor偏爱.
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今年是上帝恩惠的一年,
16:52
And yet然而, there is so much more that needs需求 to be doneDONE.
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而且,还有这么多的东西需要被完成。
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We need to bring带来 health健康 and food餐饮 and education教育
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我们需要带来健康,食物和教育
17:04
and respect尊重 for all God's citizens公民, all God's children孩子,
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以及对上帝子民的尊重,所有上帝的孩子们,
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remembering记忆 mama妈妈 eternal永恒.
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记住永恒的妈妈。
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Now, let me close my comments注释 by telling告诉 you
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现在,让我再告诉一件事来结束我的讲话,
17:17
that whenever每当 I feel something very deeply,
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无论何时我感触很深的时候,
17:21
it usually平时 takes the form形成 of verse.
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它通常带着诗歌的形式。
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And so I want to close with a little song歌曲.
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所以我想以一首歌来结尾。
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I close with this song歌曲 -- it's a children's儿童 song歌曲 --
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以这首儿歌来结尾。
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because we are all children孩子 at the table of mama妈妈 eternal永恒.
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我们在永恒的妈妈的餐桌上的时候,我们都是孩子。
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And if mama妈妈 eternal永恒 has taught us correctly正确地,
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如果永恒的妈妈教导我们的是正确的话,
17:43
this song歌曲 will make sense, not only to those of us who are a part部分 of this gathering搜集,
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这首哥就一定有意义,不只是我们聚会的一部分,
17:49
but to all who sign标志 the charter宪章 for compassion同情.
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而是整个同情心新篇章的迹象。
17:52
And this is why we do it.
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这就是我们为什么去做。
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The song歌曲 says, ♫ "I made制作 heaven天堂 so happy快乐 today今天, ♫
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这首哥是♫今天我使天堂如此开心♫
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Receiving接收 God's love and giving it away ♫
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♫我收到了上帝的爱并传递给别人♫
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♫ When I looked看着 up, heaven天堂 smiled笑笑 at me ♫
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♫当我提着看,天堂正朝我微笑♫
18:06
♫ Now, I'm so happy快乐. Can't you see? ♫
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♫现在我如此开心,你看不到吗?♫
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♫ I'm happy快乐. Look at me. I'm happy快乐. Can't you see? ♫
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♫我很开心。看看我,我很开心,你看不到吗?♫
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Sharing分享 makes品牌 me happy快乐, makes品牌 heaven天堂 happy快乐 too ♫
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♫分享使我开心,也让天堂开心♫
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♫ I'm happy快乐. Look at me. I'm happy快乐. Can't you see? ♫
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♫我很开心,♫
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♫ Let me share分享 my happy快乐 loving爱心 smile微笑 with you. ♫
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♫让我来分享开心可爱的微笑给你♫
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That's compassion同情. (Applause掌声)
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这就是同情之心。
Translated by Chunlei Chang
Reviewed by Li Chen

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
James Forbes - Preacher
Known as the preacher’s preacher, Rev. James Forbes is a spiritual leader with charismatic style and radically progressive opinions.

Why you should listen

Rev. James Forbes once said, "If I don't preach, I won't be well." Luckily, he has always had the opportunity to preach. He was the first African-American to be appointed as Senior Minister of the Riverside Church in Harlem and spent 18 years serving the interdenominational, interracial and international congregation. While at Riverside, be brought the church to play a role in redeveloping the neighborhood and hosted prominent guests, such as the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela. The sermons he delivered from the pulpit were often the cause of controversy, and certainly never boring.

Today, he continues to deliver his call for spiritual revitalization as the host of The Time is Now on Air America Radio and as president and founder of The Healing of the Nations Foundation. His foundation is, in part, a national ministry and the organization is devoted to encouraging peace, justice, interfaith cooperation and environmental responsibility. Forbes travels extensively, speaking out and spreading this vision for a new future.

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