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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:在餐桌上的同情心

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詹姆斯•福布斯邀請你跟隨他走進幼時在美國南部的家庭晚餐,在那裡他的父母教育他同情的意義:給那些真正需要愛的人。
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Known as the preacher’s preacher, Rev. James Forbes is a spiritual leader with charismatic style and radically progressive opinions. Full bio

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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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同情心看起來是什麼樣的?
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Come with me to 915 South Bloodworth布拉德沃思 Street
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請跟我一起來到北卡羅萊納州
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in Raleigh羅利, North Carolina卡羅來納州, where I grew成長 up.
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南布拉德沃斯大街915号,我成長的地方。
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If you come in you will see us: evening晚間 time,
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如果你進來,你會在晚上看到我們,
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at table -- set for ten but not always all seats filled填充 --
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十個人圍成一桌,但並不是每個位子上都有人。
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at the point when dinner晚餐 is ready準備 to be served提供服務.
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晚餐準備好的時候,
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Since以來 mom媽媽 had eight kids孩子,
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因為媽媽有八個孩子,
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sometimes有時 she said she couldn't不能 tell who was who and where they were.
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有時她說她分不清誰是誰,都在哪兒。
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Before we could eat, she would ask,
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但我們吃飯之前,她會問:
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"Are all the children孩子 in?"
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「所有的孩子們都在嗎?」
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And if someone有人 happened發生 to be missing失踪,
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如果有人偶爾不在,
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we would have to, we say, "Fix固定 a plate盤子" for that person, put it in the oven烤箱,
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我們就會說,留一盤飯菜給他,放到烤箱裡。
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then we could say grace恩典, and we could eat.
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接著我們感恩禱告,然後開始吃飯。
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Also, while we were at the table,
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所以,當大家坐在桌子前面的時候,
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there was a ritual儀式 in our family家庭:
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這是我們家的一個儀式,
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when something significant重大 had happened發生 for any one of us --
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當任何人身上發生意義重大的事情時,
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whether是否 mom媽媽 had just been elected當選 as the president主席 of the PTAPTA,
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比如當媽媽被選舉為家長教師會(PTA)的主席的時候,
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or whether是否 dad had gotten得到 an assignment分配 at the college學院 of our denomination面值,
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或者當爸爸得到一份我們大學的教會的工作時。
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or whether是否 someone有人 had won韓元 the jabberwockyjabberwocky contest比賽 for talent天賦 --
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或者有誰贏得口才比賽的時候,
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the ritual儀式 at the family家庭 was, once一旦 the announcement公告 is made製作,
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我們家庭的傳統儀式就是,在宣佈完之後,
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we must必須 take five, ten minutes分鐘 to do what we call "make over" that person --
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我們必須花五到十分鐘時間來跟那個人總結一下,
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that is, to make a fuss小題大作 over the one who had been honored榮幸 in some way.
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就是,認認真真的表揚一下那個獲得榮譽的人,
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For when one is honored榮幸, all are honored榮幸.
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就是一個人光榮,所有人都光榮。
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Also, we had to make a report報告 on our extended擴展 "visited參觀" members會員,
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同樣,我們還必須向我們的家族的客人報告一下。
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that is, extended擴展 members會員 of the family家庭,
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那就是,家庭的親屬,
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sick生病 and elderly老年, shut關閉 in.
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那些無法外出的病人和年長的人。
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My task任務 was, at least最小 once一旦 a week, to visit訪問 Mother母親 Lassiter拉西特
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我的任務是,至少一週一次去拜訪東街的
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who lived生活 on East Street,
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拉斯特大媽,
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Mother母親 Williamson威廉姆森 who lived生活 on Bledsoe布萊索 Avenue大街,
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以及布萊索大道的威廉森大媽,
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and Mother母親 Lathers肥皂泡沫 who lived生活 on Oberlin奧伯林 Road.
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還有歐柏林路的拉舒大媽。
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Why? Because they were old and infirm體弱者,
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為什麼?因為她們年邁體弱。
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and we needed需要 to go by to see if they needed需要 anything.
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所以我們需要過去看看她們是不是需要任何東西。
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For mom媽媽 said, "To be family家庭, is to care關心 and share分享 and to look out for one another另一個.
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媽媽說過:「成為一個家庭,就是要關心和分享,並且去照顧別人。
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They are our family家庭."
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她們也是我們家庭的成員。」
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And, of course課程, sometimes有時 there was a bonus獎金 for going.
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當然,偶爾也會有獎勵。
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They would offer提供 sweets甜食 or money.
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她們會準備一些糖果和零花錢。
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Mom媽媽 says, "If they ask you what it costs成本 to either go shopping購物 for them,
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媽媽說:「如果她們問你買東西花了多少錢,
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you must必須 always say, 'Nothing'沒有.'
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你必須說,「不要錢。」
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And if they insist咬定, say, 'Whatever'隨你 you mind心神 to give me.'"
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如果她們堅持你就說:「不管怎樣你隨便給一點。」
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This was the nature性質 of being存在 at that table.
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這是我們飯桌上的人的天性。
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In fact事實, she indicated指示 that if we would do that,
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事實上,她表現出了,如果我們那樣去做,
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not only would we have the joy喜悅 of receiving接收 the gratitude感謝
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不只是我們會有收到親屬
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from the members會員 of the extended擴展 family家庭,
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的感激的喜悅,
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but she said, "Even God will smile微笑, and when God smiles笑容,
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她還說:「上帝也會微笑,且當上帝微笑的時候,
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there is peace和平, and justice正義, and joy喜悅."
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世間就充滿了和平,公正和喜悅。」
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So, at the table at 915, I learned學到了 something about compassion同情.
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所以,在915的飯桌上,我學到了關於同情心很多東西。
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Of course課程, it was a minister's部長 family家庭,
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當然,這是一個牧師的家庭,
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so we had to add God into it.
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所以我們必須把上帝也算進去。
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And so, I came來了 to think that mama媽媽 eternal永恆, mama媽媽 eternal永恆,
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因此,我一直在想永恆的媽媽
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is always wondering想知道: Are all the children孩子 in?
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一直在問:「所有的孩子都在嗎?」
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And if we had been faithful可信 in caring愛心 and sharing分享,
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並且,如果我們堅持關心和分享,
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we had the sense that justice正義 and peace和平 would have a chance機會 in the world世界.
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我們就堅信這個世界上公正和和平終會實現。
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Now, it was not always wonderful精彩 at that table.
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但是,那個飯桌並不總是美好的。
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Let me explain說明 a point at which哪一個 we did not rise上升 to the occasion場合.
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我來解釋一下我們為什麼不能應付自如。
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It was Christmas聖誕, and at our family家庭, oh, what a morning早上.
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那是聖誕節,在我們家的一個早晨,
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Christmas聖誕 morning早上, where we open打開 up our gifts禮品,
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聖誕節的早晨,我們打開禮物,
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where we have special特別 prayers祈禱, and where we get to the old upright直立 piano鋼琴
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在那兒唸著特別的祈禱文,並且在舊鋼琴前
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and we would sing carols頌歌. It was a very intimate親密 moment時刻.
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唱著聖詩。那是一個非常親密的時刻。
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In fact事實, you could come down to the tree to get your gifts禮品 and get ready準備 to sing,
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事實上,你可以直接從房間下來聖誕樹旁拿禮物,接著準備唱聖詩,
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and then get ready準備 for breakfast早餐 without even taking服用 a bath or getting得到 dressed連衣裙的,
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然後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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但爸爸卻把一切搞砸了。
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There was a member會員 of his staff員工 who did not have any place地點
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因為他的一名同事沒有地方去
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on that particular特定 Christmas聖誕 to celebrate慶祝.
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慶祝那一年的聖誕節。
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And daddy brought Elder長老 Revels狂歡 to the Christmas聖誕 family家庭 celebration慶典.
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因此爸爸帶著他同事勒韋長老來參加家庭慶祝。
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We thought he must必須 be out of his mind心神.
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我們認為他一定是瘋了。
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This is our time. This is intimate親密 time.
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這是屬於我們的時刻。這是個親密的時刻。
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This is when we can just be who we are,
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這是我們可以做我們真正的自己,
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and now we have this stuffy brother哥哥
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但是現在我們有了這個讓人鬱悶的哥兒,
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with his shirt襯衫 and tie領帶 on, while we are still in our PJs睡衣.
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在我們仍然穿著睡衣的時候他卻穿著西裝和領帶。
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Why would daddy bring帶來 Elder長老 Revels狂歡?
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為什麼爸爸要帶勒韋長老過來?
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Any other time, but not to the Christmas聖誕 celebration慶典.
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任何時候都行,就是不要在聖誕節。
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And mom媽媽 overheard偷聽 us and said,
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媽媽無意中聽到我們的話,便說:
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"Well, you know what? If you really understand理解 the nature性質 of this celebration慶典,
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「你們知道嗎?如果你真的理解慶祝的真意,
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it is that this is a time where you extend延伸 the circle of love.
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慶祝是你真正延伸你的愛的時刻。
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That's what the celebration慶典 is all about.
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這才是慶祝的真意。
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It's time to make space空間, to share分享 the enjoyment享受 of life in a beloved心愛 community社區."
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該挪出個位子,與他在一個相親相愛的家庭裡分享生命的喜悅。」
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So, we sucked up.
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於是,我們都忍過去了。
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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But growing生長 up at 915, compassion同情 was not a word to be debated辯論;
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但在915長大,同情心並不是個用來辯論的詞彙,
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it was a sensibility感性 to how we are together一起.
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它是一種我們如何患難於共的情感。
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We are sisters姐妹 and brothers兄弟 united聯合的 together一起.
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我們兄弟姐妹們心心相連。
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And, like Chief首席 Seattle西雅圖 said, "We did not spin the web捲筒紙 of life.
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就像是西雅圖酋長所說: 「我們並不是在織生命的這張大網。
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We're all strands in it.
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我們只是在裡面的絲縷。
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And whatever隨你 we do to the web捲筒紙, we do to ourselves我們自己."
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所以不管我們對這張網做什麼,都是對自己做的。」
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Now that's compassion同情.
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這就是同情心。
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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,我告訴你,我是這麼來看這個世界的。
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I see pictures圖片, and something says, "Now, that's compassion同情."
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我看有些圖片,它們像是在說:「看,那便是同情心。」
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A harvested收穫 field領域 of grain糧食, with some grain糧食 in the corners角落,
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一塊收割完的穀田,一些穀物在角落裡堆著
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reminding提醒 me of the Hebrew希伯來語 tradition傳統
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提醒著我猶太人的傳統
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that you may可能 indeed確實 harvest收成,
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你也許確實收割了,
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but you must必須 always leave離開 some on the edges邊緣,
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但你必須留下點東西在一旁
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just in case案件 there's someone有人 who has not
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留給那些沒有得到足夠的
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had the share分享 necessary必要 for good nurture培育.
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來維持養育的人。
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Talk about a picture圖片 of compassion同情.
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這才是談及同情心的一張圖。
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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圖片 of Dr博士. Martin馬丁 Luther路德 King國王, JrJR.
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馬丁路德.金博士的一張照片。
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walking步行 arm in arm with Andy安迪 Young年輕 and Rabbi拉比 Heschel赫舍爾
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跟安迪•楊(Andy Young)和猶太教教士克士奧 Heschel (Rabbi Heschel)手挽手往前走
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and maybe Thich Nhat新山一 Hanh禪師 and some of the other saints聖人 assembled組裝,
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也許是一行禪師(Thich Nhat Hanh)和其它的聖徒,
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walking步行 across橫過 the bridge and going into Selma塞爾瑪.
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向前走過橋然後去塞爾瑪(Selma)。
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Just a photograph照片.
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只是一張照片。
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Arm in arm for struggle鬥爭.
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手挽手的奮鬥。
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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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即使沒有血緣和宗教關係,為了一個共同的希望患難與共
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without the accidents事故 of our birth分娩 or our ethnicity種族
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能成為兄弟姐妹。
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robbing劫財 us of a sense of unity統一 of being存在.
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改變了我們的統一感。
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So, there's another另一個 picture圖片. Here, this one. I really do like this picture圖片.
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然後,還有另外一張照片。我真的很喜歡這張照片。
07:38
When Dr博士. Martin馬丁 Luther路德 King國王, JrJR. was assassinated暗殺,
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當馬丁路德.金博士被暗殺後,
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that day, everybody每個人 in my community社區 was upset煩亂.
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那天,我們社區裡所有人都很傷心。
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You heard聽說 about riots暴動 all across橫過 the land土地.
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你會聽到國家到處都有暴亂。
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Bobby鮑比 Kennedy肯尼迪 was scheduled計劃 to bring帶來 an inner city message信息 in Indianapolis印第安納波利斯.
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鮑勃甘迺迪本來計畫從印地安那波里斯帶來一個內城消息。
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This is the picture圖片. They said,
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這就是那張圖。他們說:
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"It's going to be too volatile揮發物 for you to go."
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「那裡將會動盪不定,你不能去。"
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He insisted堅持, "I must必須 go."
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他堅持:「我必須去。」
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So, sitting坐在 on a flatbed平板 truck卡車,
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所以,坐在卡車上,
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the elders長老 of the community社區 are there,
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社區裡的長老們,
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and Bobby鮑比 stands站立 up and says to the people,
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然後鮑勃站起來告訴人們:
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"I have bad news新聞 for you.
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「我有一個壞消息告訴你們。
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Some of you may可能 not have heard聽說 that Dr博士. King國王 has been assassinated暗殺.
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有些人也許還沒聽說當馬丁路德•金博士被暗殺了,
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I know that you are angry憤怒,
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我理解你們很生氣,
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and I know that you would almost幾乎 wish希望 to have the opportunity機會
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並且我理解你們希望現在就有機會
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to enter輸入 now into activities活動 of revenge復仇. But,"
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去參與報仇的運動,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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他說:「我希望你們知道,我理解你們的感覺。
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Because I had someone有人 dear to me snatched搶走 away.
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因為我的親人被死神帶走了。
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I know how you feel."
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所以我理解你們的感受。」
08:53
And he said, "I hope希望 that you will have the strength強度 to do what I did.
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然後他說:「我希望你們有力量去做我所做的,
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I allowed允許 my anger憤怒, my bitterness苦味, my grief哀思 to simmer a while,
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我允許我的憤怒、痛苦和悲傷,慢慢在內心燃燒一陣子,
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and then I made製作 up my mind心神 that I was going to make a different不同 world世界,
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然後我便立志要創造一個嶄新的世界,
09:10
and we can do that together一起."
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我們可以一起達成。」
09:12
That's a picture圖片. Compassion同情? I think I see it.
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在這張圖片。 同情心?我覺得我看到它了。
09:16
I saw it when the Dalai達賴 Lama喇嘛 came來了 to the Riverside河邊 Church教會 while I was a pastor牧師,
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我看到它是在我是牧師的時候達賴喇嘛到河濱教堂時
09:23
and he invited邀請 representatives代表 of faith信仰 traditions傳統 from all around the world世界.
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他邀請了來自全球的信仰代表。
09:30
He asked them to give a message信息,
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他請他們傳遞一個信息,
09:33
and they each read in their own擁有 language語言 a central中央 affirmation肯定,
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然後他們每個人都用自己的語言去理解,
09:40
and that was some version of the golden金色 rule規則:
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那便是另外版本的黃金法則。
09:45
"As you would that others其他 would do unto you,
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「你應對待別人,
09:49
do also unto them."
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像對待自己一樣。」(推己及人)
09:54
Twelve十二 in their ecclesiastical教會 or cultural文化 or tribal部落的 attire服裝
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12個身著喇嘛服裝或者民族服裝的人
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affirming肯定 one message信息.
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重申著同一個信息。
10:03
We are so connected連接的 that we must必須 treat對待 each other
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我們連接如此緊密,我們必須像所有的行為都
10:07
as if an action行動 toward you is an action行動 toward myself.
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對待自己一樣去對待大家。
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One more picture圖片 while I'm stinking and thinking思維 about the Riverside河邊 Church教會:
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還有一個圖片是我正在思考關於河濱教堂的時候。
10:18
9/11. Last night at Chagrin懊惱 Fall秋季,
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9/11。 昨晚正在懊惱的時刻,
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a newspaperman新聞記者 and a television電視 guy said,
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一個報攤小販和一個電視男說,
10:28
"That evening晚間, when a service服務 was held保持 at the Riverside河邊 Church教會,
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那天晚上,當河濱教堂在進行禮拜的時候,
10:34
we carried攜帶的 it on our station in this city.
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我們便在城市裡的車站內進行。
10:38
It was," he said, "one of the most powerful強大 moments瞬間 of life together一起.
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「那時刻” 他說:「是歷史上生命連接最為緊密的時候。」
10:46
We were all suffering痛苦.
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我們都在經受苦難,
10:48
But you invited邀請 representatives代表 of all of the traditions傳統 to come,
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但你邀請所有宗教傳統的代表來參加,
10:54
and you invited邀請 them.
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你邀請他們
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'Find out what it is in your tradition傳統
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找出在你的傳統思想中
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that tells告訴 us what to do when we have been humiliated羞辱,
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當我們被羞辱的時候要怎麼做
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when we have been despised鄙視 and rejected拒絕.'
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當我們被鄙視和拒絕的時候我們要做什麼。
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And they all spoke out of their own擁有 traditions傳統,
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然後,一個接一個, 他們都說出他們自己的傳統中
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a word about the healing復原 power功率 of solidarity團結, one with the other."
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於治療團結一致的力量。
11:18
I developed發達 a sense of compassion同情 sort分類 of as second第二 nature性質,
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好,現在我發現同情心是一種第二天性,
11:25
but I became成為 a preacher牧師.
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但我成為了一個講道士。
11:27
Now, as a preacher牧師, I got a job工作. I got to preach傳道 the stuff東東,
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現在,作為一個講道士,我的工作就是佈道和說教,
11:31
but I got to do it too.
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但我亦應該以身作則。
11:33
Or, as Father父親 Divine神聖 in Harlem哈林 used to say to folks鄉親,
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或者,就像是哈林區的帝凡神父告訴人們的一樣,
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"Some people preach傳道 the Gospel福音.
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「一些人說教福音書。
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I have to tangibilitatetangibilitate the Gospel福音."
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我必須說出福音書的真實性。」
11:42
So, the real真實 issue問題 is: How do you tangibilitatetangibilitate compassion同情?
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所以,真正的問題是: 你怎麼說同情心的真實性?
11:48
How do you make it real真實?
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你怎麼讓它變成現實?
11:51
My faith信仰 has constantly經常 lifted取消 up the ideal理想,
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我的信仰不斷將理想昇華,
11:55
and challenged挑戰 me when I fell下跌 beneath下面 it.
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並且一旦我落後就不斷挑戰我。
11:59
In my tradition傳統, there is a gift禮品 that we have made製作 to other traditions傳統 --
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在我的傳統裡,我們為其它的傳統做了個禮物 ,
12:05
to everybody每個人 around the world世界 who knows知道 the story故事 of the "Good Samaritan撒瑪利亞."
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世界上每一個人都知道撒瑪利亞人的故事。
12:13
Many許多 people think of it primarily主要 in terms條款 of charity慈善機構,
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許多人認為首當其衝的應該是慈善,
12:20
random隨機 acts行為 of kindness善良.
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隨機的善行。
12:23
But for those who really study研究 that text文本 a little more thoroughly,
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但對於這些真正研究或者更理解的人來說,
12:29
you will discover發現 that a question has been raised上調
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你會發現一個問題慢慢浮現上來,
12:32
that leads引線 to this parable寓言.
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導致了這個寓意。
12:34
The question was: "What is the greatest最大 commandment誡命?"
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這個問題是:“什麼才是最偉大的戒律?”
12:38
And, according根據 to Jesus耶穌, the word comes forth向前,
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根據耶穌,這個詞彙出來了,
12:41
"You must必須 love yourself你自己,
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「你必須愛自己,
12:43
you must必須 love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind心神 and soul靈魂,
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你必須像愛你自己一樣全心全意愛你的主你的上帝,
12:47
and your neighbor鄰居 as yourself你自己."
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以及你的鄰居。」
12:51
And then the person asked, "Well, what do you mean, 'neighbor'鄰居?'"
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然後人們問道,「那麼,你是指什麼,鄰居?」
12:57
And he answered回答 it by telling告訴 the story故事 of the man who fell下跌 among其中 thieves盜賊,
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然後他講了一個男人落到賊窩的故事來回答這個問題,
13:03
and how religious宗教 authorities當局 went the other way,
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有些宗教掌權者避開他繞去另一條路,
13:09
and how their supporters支持者 in the congregation集合 went the other way;
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又有些教會的支持者避開他繞去另一條路,
13:13
but an unsuspecting信任的, despised鄙視 person came來了 along沿,
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但沒有料到,一位被歧視的人走近他,
13:18
saw the man in need,
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看到那有需要幫助的人,
13:21
provided提供 oil and wine紅酒 for his wounds傷口,
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提供了油和酒來治療他的傷口,
13:25
put him on his own擁有 transportation運輸,
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把他安置在自己的交通工具上,
13:30
and took him to the inn旅店
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然後送他到旅館
13:33
and asked the innkeeper店主, "Take care關心 of him."
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並且告訴侍應生:「好好照顧他。」
13:37
And he said, "Here, this is the initial初始 investment投資,
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然後說:「這裡有一筆錢作首期,
13:44
but if needs需求 continue繼續, make sure that you provide提供 them.
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如果還有需要,你要確保他受到照料。
13:50
And whatever隨你 else其他 is needed需要, I will provide提供 it and pay工資 for it when I return返回."
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不管他還需要什麼,等我回來我會把錢給你。」
13:57
This always seemed似乎 to me to be a deepening深化
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這對於我來說加深了
14:00
of the sense of what it means手段 to be a Good Samaritan撒瑪利亞.
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成為一個善人的意義。
14:04
A Good Samaritan撒瑪利亞 is not simply只是 one whose誰的 heart is touched感動
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一個善人不是僅僅簡單的容易受到感動,
14:07
in an immediate即時 act法案 of care關心 and charity慈善機構,
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不僅是一個當下的關心和善行,
14:11
but one who provides提供 a system系統 of sustained持續 care關心 -- I like that,
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而是能夠提供持續性的關心的人 --我喜歡那樣--
14:15
'a system系統 of sustained持續 care關心 ' -- in the inn旅店, take care關心.
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在旅館裡持續的關心和照顧。
14:19
I think maybe it's one time when the Bible聖經 talks會談 about a healthcare衛生保健 system系統
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我想也許有一次當聖經論及醫療系統
14:24
and a commitment承諾 to do whatever隨你 is necessary必要 --
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以及承諾要做任何必須的事情,
14:28
that all God's children孩子 would have their needs需求 cared照顧 for,
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也就是所有上帝的孩子們的需求都被照顧到,
14:31
so that we could answer回答 when mommy媽媽 eternal永恆 asks, "In regards問候 to health健康,
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因此當永恆的媽媽問及:「關於健康,
14:37
are all the children孩子 in?" And we could say yes.
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所有的孩子都在嗎?」 然後我們可以回答是的。
14:40
Oh, what a joy喜悅 it has been to be a person seeking to tangibilitatetangibilitate compassion同情.
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一個去證明同情心的真實性的人是多麼快樂啊。
14:49
I recall召回 that my work as a pastor牧師
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我回想我作為一個牧師的時候
14:52
has always involved參與 caring愛心 for their spiritual精神 needs需求;
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總是牽涉到關注他們的精神所需,
14:57
being存在 concerned關心 for housing住房, for healthcare衛生保健,
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關注屋宇、醫療、
15:01
for the prisoners囚犯, for the infirm體弱者, for children孩子 --
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犯人、年邁體弱的老人、兒童,
15:05
even the foster培育 care關心 children孩子 for whom no one can even keep a record記錄
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甚至那些沒人知道他們從哪裡來、要往哪兒去、
15:11
where they started開始 off, where they are going.
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被領養的小孩們。
15:13
To be a pastor牧師 is to care關心 for these individual個人 needs需求.
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作為一個牧師就是要關心這些個人之所需。
15:18
But now, to be a Good Samaritan撒瑪利亞 -- and I always say,
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但是現在,作為一個大善人,我總是說
15:22
and to be a good American美國 -- for me,
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並且做為一個善良的美國人,對於我來說,
15:25
is not simply只是 to congratulate祝賀 myself for the individual個人 acts行為 of care關心.
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不是簡單的慶幸自己對於個人的關心行為,
15:30
Compassion同情 takes on a corporate企業 dynamic動態.
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同情心需要全體的動力。
15:35
I believe that whatever隨你 we did around that table at Bloodworth布拉德沃思 Street
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我堅信我們在布拉德大街圍繞著飯桌所做的一切,
15:42
must必須 be doneDONE around tables and rituals儀式 of faith信仰
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就是必須在飯桌上以及信仰儀式前完成
15:47
until直到 we become成為 that family家庭, that family家庭 together一起
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直到我們變成了一個大家庭,在一起的大家庭,
15:53
that understands理解 the nature性質 of our unity統一.
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理解我們統一的自然天性。
15:56
We are one people together一起.
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我們合而為一。
16:00
So, let me explain說明 to you what I mean when I think about compassion同情,
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所以,讓我來給你解釋我對同情心的認識,
16:06
and why I think it is so important重要 that right at this point in history歷史.
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並且為什麼我認為同情心在歷史上的這一時刻那麼重要
16:12
We would decide決定 to establish建立 this charter憲章 of compassion同情.
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我們會決定建立起同情心的新篇章。
16:17
The reason原因 it's important重要 is because this is a very special特別 time in history歷史.
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它如此重要是因為這是歷史的一個非常特殊的時刻。
16:27
It is the time that, biblically聖經, we would speak說話 of as
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這個時刻是聖經裡我們所說的
16:31
the day, or the year, of God's favor偏愛.
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上帝恩惠的那一天,或那一年。
16:35
This is a season季節 of grace恩典.
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這是一個感恩的季節。
16:37
Unusual異常 things are beginning開始 to happen發生.
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不尋常的東西已經開始發生。
16:41
Please pardon赦免 me, as a black黑色 man, for celebrating慶祝
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請允許我再說一遍,作為一個黑人,為了慶祝
16:43
that the election選舉 of Obama奧巴馬 was an unusual異常 sign標誌
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奧巴馬的當選就是一個不尋常的跡象
16:48
of the fact事實 that it is a year of favor偏愛.
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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,還有這麼多的東西需要被完成。
16:59
We need to bring帶來 health健康 and food餐飲 and education教育
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我們需要帶來健康、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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以及對上帝子民的尊重,所有上帝的孩子們,
17:10
remembering記憶 mama媽媽 eternal永恆.
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記住永恆的媽媽。
17:13
Now, let me close my comments註釋 by telling告訴 you
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現在,讓我再告訴一件事來結束我的講話,
17:17
that whenever每當 I feel something very deeply,
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無論何時我感觸很深的時候,
17:21
it usually平時 takes the form形成 of verse.
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它通常帶著詩歌的形式。
17:25
And so I want to close with a little song歌曲.
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所以我想以一首歌來結尾。
17:29
I close with this song歌曲 -- it's a children's兒童 song歌曲 --
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以這首兒歌來結尾。
17:33
because we are all children孩子 at the table of mama媽媽 eternal永恆.
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我們在永恆的媽媽的餐桌上的時候,我們都是孩子。
17:39
And if mama媽媽 eternal永恆 has taught us correctly正確地,
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如果永恆的媽媽教導我們的是正確的話,
17:43
this song歌曲 will make sense, not only to those of us who are a part部分 of this gathering蒐集,
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這首歌就有道理,而且不只是對在這聚會中的我們而言,
17:49
but to all who sign標誌 the charter憲章 for compassion同情.
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而是對每個簽署仁愛憲章的人都有道理。
17:52
And this is why we do it.
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這就是我們為什麼去做。
17:54
The song歌曲 says, ♫ "I made製作 heaven天堂 so happy快樂 today今天, ♫
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這首歌說:「 ♫今天我使天堂如此開心,♫
17:58
Receiving接收 God's love and giving it away ♫
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♫我收到了上帝的愛並傳遞出去♫
18:02
♫ When I looked看著 up, heaven天堂 smiled笑笑 at me ♫
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♫當我往上看,天堂正朝我微笑♫
18:06
♫ Now, I'm so happy快樂. Can't you see? ♫
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♫現在我如此開心。你看不到嗎?♫
18:09
♫ I'm happy快樂. Look at me. I'm happy快樂. Can't you see? ♫
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♫我很開心。看看我。我很開心。你看不到嗎?♫
18:14
Sharing分享 makes品牌 me happy快樂, makes品牌 heaven天堂 happy快樂 too ♫
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♫分享使我開心,也讓天堂開心♫
18:18
♫ I'm happy快樂. Look at me. I'm happy快樂. Can't you see? ♫
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♫我很開心。看著我。我很開心。你看不到嗎?♫
18:22
♫ Let me share分享 my happy快樂 loving愛心 smile微笑 with you. ♫
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♫讓我和你分享這開心又充滿愛的微笑♫」
18:26
That's compassion同情. (Applause掌聲)
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這就是同情之心。
Translated by Felix Leung
Reviewed by Ana Choi

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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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