The Garden 園子

世上有好些人行善, 內心卻很悲觀,
因他們認為世界是個很壞的地方.
這些善行既然沒有帶來生命,
那麼可以持續多久, 有誰可知 ?

需知道 - 這世界並非一個黑暗和罪污的森林,
卻是一個園子, 一個神自己能得到歡樂的園子
- 其中充滿美麗, 芬芳和奇妙的果子 -
是神渴望尋見他一切本性的地方.

若我們只嘗到苦澀, 請把果皮剖開,
試試內裡的果實.

歌 2:5 求你們給我 ... 蘋果暢快我心‧因我思愛成病。


There are people who do many good things, but with pessimism
—because to them the world is an inherently bad place.
Since their good deeds have no life to them,
who knows how long they can keep it up?

We must know that this world is not a dark,
sinister jungle, but a garden.
And not just any garden, but G‑d’s own pleasure garden,
full of beauty, wonderful fruits and fragrances,
a place where G‑d desires to be with all His essence.

If the taste to us is bitter,
it is only because we must first peel away the outer shell
to find the fruit inside.

Based on letters and talks of the Rebbe, Rabbi M. M. Schneerson