Opening Doors Within 敞开内心之门 September 16

【作者】Eileen Caddy

【翻译】熊倩涵

【编辑】颜士宝

Life is full and overflowing with the new, but it is necessary to empty out the old to make room for the new to enter. The emptying out process can be very painful, for when you have been emptied of the old, you may experience that feeling of having nothing to hold on to and of being alone and bereft of everything. You may feel that life is completely dead and empty with no meaning to it, and you want to throw up your hands in despair. Realise that if you are going through such a time, it is this process of being emptied of the old so that you can be refilled with the new. Never give up hope, but hold on until you are completely empty and drained everything. Then you can start again in newness of Spirit and in truth. You can become as a little child and enjoy to the full the wonderment of this new life as you gradually become infilled by it.

生活是丰富的，并充满着新事物，但是需要先清空旧事物，才能为新事物的进入腾出空间。这清空的过程可能是极其痛苦的，因为当我清空旧事物时，我可能会有无所依靠的感觉、孤独的感觉、以及失去一切的感觉。我可能会感到生活已经彻底死去，空荡荡的不存在任何意义，而我想在绝望中举手投降。

如果我正在度过这样的阶段，要意识到，这正是旧事物被清空的过程，所以我才能重新被新事物所填满。永远不要放弃希望，而是坚持到我完全被清空，一切都被抽走了为止。然后我就能在灵的新样与真理中重新开始。在我渐渐被它填充时，我可以变成一个小孩，全然地享受这新生活中的美好。