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沙漠 Desert

听到沙漠,你会想到什么?
很炎热?干燥?风沙滚滚?不舒服的感觉。。。
When you hear the mentioning of desert, what would you think of?
Scorching heat? Dryness? Sand and dust everywhere? Not a very comfortable feeling…

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我相信住在沙漠一定很辛苦,但给我们这些游客,就会大惊小怪,急着拍照片留念,然后再急忙找个阴凉处躲避强烈的太阳,几分钟都受不了。。。旅行车里的冷气真的是奢侈享受。
I believe it must be very tough to live in the desert, but for us tourists, we were like very excited and thrilled and in a hurry to take photos, but after that in a hurry to look for a cool shelter from the scorching sun, could not even stand a few minutes… the air-conditioner in the tour coach was such a luxury.

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所以,华语经典歌有一首叫“热情沙漠”。。。唱着“我的热情好像一盆火,燃烧了整个沙漠”。。。感觉这个热情一定叫人很难受,哈哈。。。
A classic Chinese song sings “my passion and love is like the fire burning up the entire desert”… feels like a very uncomfortable passion to me, haha!

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但是再炎热、干燥、不舒服,沙漠也还是有它独特的地方,也有它的美丽和用处。。。
至少它让我们这热带雨林来的游客很开心和赞赏!
But no matter how hot, dry or uncomfortable it is, the desert still has its uniqueness, beauty and usefulness…
At least it makes tourists from the tropical rainforests like us very happy and impressed!

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无法想像当初以色列人如何能在沙漠旷野漂流与生存四十年,上帝如何保守和供应给他们!神真的是又信实、又真实!
所以,神既然在那么恶劣的环境都能够照顾和赐福当时那超过百万人的百姓,更何况今天的你和我呢?
I cannot imagine how the Israelites could wander and survive in the desert wilderness for forty years, how God protected and provided for them! God is indeed very faithful and very true!
So if God could take care of and bless more than a million of His people then in such a hostile environment, all the more He could do the same for you and I today!

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因此,如果你现在正在处于一个艰难,仿佛走投无路的状况或环境,记得来到上帝面前歇一歇脚,再仰望祂的真实、信实和伟大!
Therefore, if you are currently in a very difficult and hopeless situation or condition, remember to come to God to rest and once again look upon His reality, faithfulness and greatness!

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只要你坚持相信,祂答应你必为你在旷野开道路,在沙漠开江河!
As long as you persevere in believing, He has promised to make a way in the desert and streams in the wilderness for you!

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就是喜歡~ Simply like them~

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人的品味就是很奇怪,有些东西你很喜欢,别人就不喜欢;有些你不喜欢,别人偏偏又很喜欢。这些可以是服装、音乐、图画、食物。。。什么都可以!我想这样也好,很公平,就是说每样东西都有人欣赏。

People’s tastes are just so strange, certain things you may like so much but others just do not, and there are things that you just do not like while others do. It can be fashion, music, art, food… or just anything! Guess this is good for in this way everything can find someone who admires it.

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其实,对自己,我们也有我们喜欢的某部分或某方面,也有我们很不喜欢的部分,所以才会感觉有时候很喜欢自己,有时候也会很讨厌自己!人就是这样矛盾,这样复杂和这样麻烦。

In fact, with regard ourselves, there are areas that we like and parts that we do not like about ourselves too. That is why sometimes we seem to love ourselves a lot and at times we seem to hate ourselves! Such is the irony of a human being, very complicated and troublesome.

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就比如我本身,拍了很多照片,有些是同地点和时间拍的,但就有一些我超喜欢,和一些我都不想再看一次的。这里放的一些照片就我很喜欢的,那一次旅行拍的也不见得我全部都喜欢。原因到底是什么?服装?姿势?角度?摄影技术,还是什么?

For example myself, I have taken so many photos, some were taken at the same place and time and yet there would be some that I really like and some that I do not even want to have a second look. The photos in this post are those that I really like, but there are also those taken during the same trip which I do not like at all. What is the reason? The clothes I wore? The pose? The angle? Photographing skill? Or what?

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总之,事实是,我们之所以会喜欢自己的一些照片也只有一个原因,就是觉得自己在照片里拍得很好看或顺眼;有时别人不认为我们也不管,自己喜欢就好,哈哈!其实会欣赏自己总好过看不起自己,你说是吧?

All things said, the truth is, there is only one reason why we like some of our own photos, that is we think we look really nice or pleasant in those photos. Sometimes we would not even care if others think the same, as long as we like them ourselves, haha! Actually, to be able to admire ourselves is any time better than despising ourselves, do you not think so?

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有些照片很好看或顺眼,不管是由于角度或摄影技术等等,也只说明了一件事,即:从某个角度或眼光来看,我们都会有好看的时候。原来我们都有优点,我们都有价值,都能够被人欣赏。如果人能永远就用那角度或眼光来看我们,就会一直很欣赏和看我们很顺眼,那不知有多好。。。可是事实并不如此,人反而很常用严厉、无情和批判性眼光互相看待,所以世界才会有那么多的冲突与伤害。

Some photographs are very nice or pleasant, whether due to angles or photographing skills, can only reveal one thing, that is: from a certain angle or perspective, we all have moments when we look good. We all actually do have our good points, we all have some values and can be admired by people. If only people can always look at us from that angle or perspective, then they would always admire or see us as pleasant, that would be so good… However, that is not the truth, people instead often use very stringent, cold and critical eyes to view each other, that is why this world is full of conflicts and hurts.

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但让我们最安慰的是,天父始终都会用慈爱的眼光看我们,始终看我们都是祂宝贝可爱的孩子。如果我们心里面也有越多天父的爱,我们也会用天父的眼光,如此充满慈爱怜悯的彼此看待了。

But the most comforting is, our Heavenly Father will always look at us with eyes of loving-kindness, we will always be precious and adorable children in His eyes. If our hearts have more of our Father’s love, we would also have the Father’s eyes and would look at each other with loving-kindness and mercy as well.

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如果有這麼一條河。。。 If there is such a river…

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如果有这么一条河,河水能洗去罪恶,你所沾染的肮脏污秽,都可以让这河水为你洗去,你会不会四处去寻找这条河?
If there is such a river, the water can wash away all your sins; all your filth and dirt you have been contaminated with can be taken away by the river, would you go everywhere to search for this river?

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如果有这么一条河,河水能把你的过去、你的羞愧、你的遗憾、你的后悔。。。都冲走,你会不会飞奔去寻找这条河?
If there is such a river, the water can wash away all your shame, remorse and regrets… would you run to look for this river?

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如果有这么一条河,河水能让你全然洁净,重新来过,前路充满光明,你会不会马上跃进河里,把自己全然更新?
If there is such a river, the water can cleanse you totally, give you a brand new start, and brighten up your journey ahead, would you immediately jump into the river to renew yourself?

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然而当你找到这条河时,若它看起来不如你所想像,感觉不是你所幻想,或某种原因使你排斥、动摇,你会不会就掉头离开,就此放弃,而不去给自己一个翻转的机会。。。?However when you have found this river but if it does not appear as what you have expected or does not feel as you have imagined, or for some reason it causes you reject or be shaken, would you just turn and go away and give up, not giving yourself a chance to be transformed…?

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事实上这么一条河谁不要?事实上这么一条河也存在;事实上很多人一找到这条河也无法接受,很快就掉头走掉。。。
The truth is who would not want such a river? The truth is such a river does exist, and the truth is once many people find this river, they would not be able to accept it and they would quickly turn and just walk away…

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这么一条河就是耶稣圣灵的河,在这河里你可以重生、被赦免、被洁净、被更新。。。只要你敞开你的心相信和接受,这么一条河就会涌进你心灵里,苏醒你的灵。。。
Such a river is the river of the Holy Spirit of Jesus, in this river you can be born again, forgiven, cleansed, renewed… as long as you open up your heart to believe and receive, this river will flow into your heart and soul and restore your spirit….

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