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The Complete Works of Gibran's Prose Poems

The Complete Works of Gibran's Prose Poems

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Chapter 1 storm set (1)

man and jesus ——His words and deeds, told and recorded by those who knew him (1928) Jacob son of Zebedee One spring day, Jesus stood in the market place of Jerusalem, proclaiming the kingdom of heaven to the crowd. He accuses the scribes and Pharisees of setting snares and digging traps in the paths of those who seek heaven; he denounces them. There was a group of people in the crowd who defended the scribes and Pharisees, and they thought about harming Jesus and us. But Jesus avoided them, and walked around to the north gate of the city. He said to us, "My hour is not yet come, and there are still many things to be preached to you, many things to be done, before I give myself over to the world."

He added that there was joy and laughter in his voice: "Let us go to the Northland to welcome the spring! Come up the mountains with me, for the winter is over, and the snows of Lebanon are melting and flowing down the valleys, singing with the streams. " "Fields and vineyards have awakened and greeted the sun with green and tender grapes." So, he took us ahead and walked for two days. On the afternoon of the third day we reached the summit of Mount Hermon.He looked down upon the cities of the plain, and his face shone like molten gold, and he stretched out his arms, and said, "Behold, the earth is clothed with green, and the brooks have trimmed its garments with silver." ."

"Verily, the earth is beautiful, and everything on it is beautiful." "However, beyond all that you have seen, there is another kingdom, and that is where I will rule. If you choose that kingdom and truly desire it, you will rule with me." "There will be no mask on my face and yours; neither sword nor scepter will be in our hand; our subjects will love us and not fear us in peace." Jesus said so.As a result, all the nations on this earth, all kinds of cities, walls, and high pavilions disappeared from my sight.From the bottom of my heart, I am willing to follow the Lord to His heavenly kingdom.

At this time, Judas Iscariot stepped forward. He came to Jesus and said, "Look, how great is the kingdom of this world, and the cities of David and Solomon will conquer Rome. If you want to be king of the Jews, We will stand by your side with sword and shield in hand, and we will conquer the alien race." Jesus was furious when he heard this. He glared at Judas and reprimanded with a voice like thunder in the sky: "Go away, Satan! Do you think I have spent all my life just to be the king of the ant family for a day?" "The throne of drama is beyond your sight. Will the one whose wings cover the earth seek refuge in abandoned, forgotten lairs?"

"Will the living be respected and praised by the shrouded corpse?" "My kingdom does not belong to this land; my throne does not rest on the remains of your ancestors." "If you want anything other than the kingdom of the spirit, you'd better leave me and go down to the tomb of your dead; where the Vung Tau who once wore the crown are gathering, and may give your ancestors honours." "Do you dare to seduce me with a crown made of waste residue? My forehead yearns for either the seven stars in the sky, or the thorns you prepared." "I would not have your sun rise above my endurance, nor your moon cast my shadow upon your paths, were it not for the dream of some forgotten people."

"If it wasn't for a mother's wish, I would break free from my skirt and flee back into the sky." "I would not have stayed and wept had it not been for the sorrow of you all." "Who and what are you, Judas Iscariot? Why are you tempting me?" "Have you really weighed me in the scales, and found me to be at the head of an army of Lynd, and command invisible chariots; while the enemy, encamps only in your hatred, and marches in your fear?" "There are so many worms crawling at my feet that I disdain to fight them. I am tired of such gimmicks, tired of pitying the reptiles who, seeing my inaction on the walls and towers they guard, assume that I am coward."

"It's a pity that I have to pity to the end. I wish I could turn around and go to the big world where giants live. But how do I do it?" "Your priests and kings want my blood, and they want to be satisfied before I go away. I will not change the law of the commandments, I will not rule the foolish." "Let ignorance breed ignorance until it tires of its own offspring!" "Let the blind lead the blind into a trap!" "Let the dead bury the dead till the earth chokes with these bitter fruits of itself!" "My kingdom does not belong to this land. In my kingdom, you will meet three friends and two friends, with friendship in your heart, with admiration for the beauty of life, with joy, and with love for me miss."

Then he turned back sharply and said to Judas, "Go away, man! Your kingdom will never exist in my kingdom." It is dusk now, and Jesus said to us, "Let us go down the mountain. The night is coming, let us go with the light that illuminates us." We followed him down the hill, Judas following far behind.It was dark when we reached the foot of the mountain. At this time, Thomas, the son of Orphans, said, "Lord, it is dark now, and we cannot see the road clearly. If it pleases, please take us to a village with lights in the distance, and we may find food and lodging." "

Jesus answered Thomas, "When you were hungry and thirsty, I brought you to the heights, and with greater hunger and thirst I brought you down to the plains. But I cannot be with you tonight. I want to be alone." At this time, Simon Peter stepped forward and said, "Lord, don't let us walk alone in the night; promise us that even if you spend the night with us on this lonely road, as long as you are with us, this night and its shadow will not last long." , the morning will come soon." Jesus replied, "Tonight the fox will find his den, and the birds of the air will have his nest, but the Son of Man will have no place to lay his head on the earth. Now I am really alone. If you miss me, will find me by the lake where I found you."

So we left him with heavy hearts and reluctance. We stopped many times along the way, turned around and stared at him, alone and majestic, heading west. Judas Iscariot did not look back at the lone Jesus. Since then Judas had grown gloomy and indifferent, and I felt a menacing look in his eye sockets. Anna, mother of Mary My daughter's son, Jesus, was born in Nazareth in January.On the night Jesus was born, some guests from the East came to our house.They were traveling through Esdraelon with the caravans of Midian on their way to Egypt.They did not find accommodation in the inn, so they came to our house to board.

I greeted them and said: "My daughter just gave birth to a son tonight, please forgive me if I have not treated you well." They thanked me for my reception.After dinner they said, "We want to meet the new baby." Mary's son is described as cute, and Mary is also charming. When the Persians saw Mary and the child, they took gold, silver, myrrh, and frankincense from their bags and offered them at the child's feet. Then they prostrated themselves and prayed in a language we did not understand. When I ushered them into the prepared bedrooms, they walked as if still in awe of what they had just seen. In the morning they bid us farewell and continued on their way to Egypt.When parting, they told me: "Although the child is only a day old, we have seen the light of God in his eyes and the smile of God on his lips." "We beg you to take care of him, as he will take care of you all." Having said that, they mounted their camels, and we have not seen them since. Rather than saying that Mary was happy for the newborn, it would be better to say that she was full of wonder and amazement. She always looked at the child for a long time, and then turned her head to gaze at the distant sky through the window, as if seeing some vision. Our two hearts seem to be separated by a valley. The child is growing physically and mentally. He is different from other children. He has a lonely temperament and is not easy to control, and I can't control it. . Yet everyone in Nazareth liked him, and I didn't have to think why. He often took our food and gave it to passers-by; the sweets I gave him were given to other children before he tasted them himself. He climbed the fruit trees in my home to gather fruit, but never picked it for himself. He raced with the children; sometimes, because he was faster on his feet, he slowed down and let the children reach the finish line first. Sometimes when I took him to bed, he said, "Tell my mother and others: only my body sleeps, but my thoughts are with them, until their thoughts come to me in the morning." He still had many strange remarks when he was a child, but I am too old to remember them all. How can I believe it now when people say I will never see him again? I still hear his laughter and the sound of his running footsteps; whenever I kiss my daughter's cheek, his fragrance enters my heart again, and his body seems to fill my arms again. But isn't it strange that my daughter doesn't tell me about his newborn? Sometimes I seem to miss him more than my daughter.She stands like a bronze statue in the day; but my heart has melted into a stream. Perhaps she knows secrets that I don't.Wish she could tell me too. asaph known as the orator of tire How can I comment on his speech?Perhaps there was something about him which endowed him with the power to move his hearers, for he was handsome, with the bright eyes shining upon his face. Men and women pay attention to his appearance, better than listening to his words.But there is always a spiritual force in his words, and this spirit controls the audience. In my youth I heard orators in Rome, Athens, and Alexandria, but the young Nazarene was not like them. Those orators attract the ear by their skill in choosing words and constructing sentences.And when you listen to his speech, you will be fascinated and enter a realm that you have never seen before. He would tell a story, a fable, unheard of in Syria.He seems to weave these stories and fables with four seasons, just as time weaves years and ages. He begins the story by saying, "The farmer went to the field to sow his seed." Or: "Once upon a time there was a rich man who had many vineyards." Or: "A shepherd was counting his flock at dusk and found a sheep missing." These words bring the listeners back to their simple selves and make them go back in time. At heart we are all farmers and we all love the vineyard; in the meadows of our memory there is also a shepherd and flock and lost sheep. We still have plows, wine presses, and threshing floors in our hearts. He knows where we were from in the past and the long thread from which we are woven. The Greek and Roman orators spoke to their hearers of life as the mind can see, the Nazarene spoke of a longing that haunts the heart. Those see life only a little more clearly than you and I; but he sees it with the light of God. I have often thought that he spoke to the crowd as the mountains speak to the plain. In his words there is a power which the orators of Athens and Rome had not possessed. Mary Magdalene I first met him in June.He was walking in the wheat field, and the maids and I happened to pass by.He is alone. His gait was different from others, and the way he walked was something I had never seen before. Others do not walk like him.I still can't tell whether his pace is fast or slow. My maids pointed at him and whispered shyly.I also stopped and raised my hand to greet him.But he didn't turn to look at me.I became annoyed and discouraged, and my whole body was cold and shivering as if I had fallen into an ice cave. I dreamed of him that night.Someone later told me that I used to scream in my sleep and toss and turn in bed. I saw him again in August, this time through the window.He sat under the cypress tree opposite my garden, as motionless as the stone statues of Antioch and other cities of the Northland. My Egyptian servant came and said, "Here comes the man again, sitting across from your garden." I watched him, and my soul trembled with me, because he was so handsome. His body is otherworldly, the various parts of the body are so harmonious. I put on my Damascus brocade and left the house and went to him. Is it my loneliness or his fragrance that draws me to him?Is the hunger in my eyes begging for his beauty, or is his beauty seeking my gaze? These, I still do not understand. I go to him.The clothes on my body are fragrant, and the shoes that the Roman officer gave me are shining with gold.As I approached him, I greeted him, "Good morning!" He answered, "Good morning, Miriam." He looked at me like no one had ever seen me with his night eyes.I suddenly felt as if I was naked, and I was shy. But he just said, "Good morning!" I asked, "Won't you come to my house?" He said, "Am I already in your house?" I didn't understand what he meant then, but I do now. I asked again, "Would you like to have some wine and bread with me?" He answered, "Yes, Miriam, but not now." "Not now, not now." In the few words he spoke, there was the sound of the sea, the sound of the wind, and the language of the trees; when he said these words to me, life was talking about death. Note, my friend, that I was dead, a woman who forsaken her soul.I was then, not the me you see now.At that time, I belonged to all men and belonged to no one.People call me a whore and say I have seven devils in me.I am cursed and hated by men. Since his dawn-like eyes looked into my eyes, all the stars in my night disappeared suddenly, I became Miriam, Miriam no longer someone else's plaything, I no longer belonged to the land I knew, I was in the new The world has found itself. I begged him again: "Come to my house, and have bread and wine with me." He said, "Why did you invite me to be your guest?" I replied, "I ask you to come to our house." It was all the earth and sky in my heart calling to him. He glanced at me, and the sun in his eyes was shining on me.He said: "You have many lovers, but who has I really love you. Other men stay with you, but they love themselves; I love you for yourself. Other men look at your beauty, but this Beauty fades quicker than their years; but I see in you a beauty that never fades, that will not shy away from looking in the mirror, nor will it be affected by others, in the late autumn of your days. offend." "Only I love what you can't see in you." Then he whispered, "Come on, if you don't want me to sit quietly under the shade of your cypress tree, I will go my way." I cried and said, "Lord, come to my house. I want to scent incense for you and wash your feet with a silver plate. Although you are a stranger, you are not a stranger. I beg you, come to my house." !" At this moment he stood up, looked at me with a smile like the four seasons overlooking the fields, and said, "Everyone loves you for themselves, but I love you for you." Then he walked away. But no one has ever walked the path he walked.Is he a breath from my garden to the east, or a storm that shakes the foundations of all things? I can't tell.But on that day, the sunset in his eyes slew the dragon in me, and I became a woman again, Miriam, Miriam of Magdalene. Greek Apothecary Palimen The Nazarene was the best physician of his people.No one understands our human body as thoroughly as he does, and understands the various properties of each part of it. He cured diseases unknown to the Greeks and Egyptians, and is said to have even raised the dead.Regardless of whether the rumors are accurate or not, this shows that he has great powers, because only those who have truly demonstrated supernatural powers will be considered to have great powers. It is also said that Jesus visited India and the lands of Mesopotamia, where priests interviewed him about the mysteries of our inner beings. These mysteries, however, may have been revealed to him directly by the gods, and not through the priests; for truths that have been puzzled by ages may indeed be revealed to one in a moment.Apollo's skillful hand may touch the heart of a dull man and make him a wise man. Many secret doors were opened to the Tyrians and Sebanese.For him, too, some sealed doors were left open.He has entered the temple of the soul, which is the body; and he sees clearly both those evil spirits that conspire to harm our physical strength, and those that weave goodness inextricably. It seems to me that he healed by exercising the power of resistance, in a way unknown to our sages.With a touch as cool as ice and snow, he frightened away the high fever; with his own composure, he surprised the dead limbs and recovered them as before. He knows the drying sap in the wrinkled bark, but I don't know how he touches the sap with his fingers; Sometimes I seem to feel that he can hear the whispers of all things in the sun when they are in pain, and he will lift them up and support them. He not only helps with his own knowledge, but also inspires all things to use their own strength to achieve healing. However, he cared less about his status as a doctor than about religion and statecraft.I am sorry for this, because we must first have a strong body. But whenever these Syrians get sick, they have to find a theory instead of a medicine. It is a pity that the most eminent physician of them all chooses to be an orator in the street. Simon called Peter It was on the shores of the Lake of Galilee that I first met my saint, my Lord Jesus. My brother Andre was with me and we were casting nets into the lake. Due to the strong wind and strong waves, we caught very few fish and were depressed. All of a sudden, Jesus seemed to descend from the sky and stood next to us. We didn't even see him coming. He called us by name and said, "If you will follow me, I will lead you to the bay where the fish are dense." When I looked at his face, the net in my hand fell to the floor, because a fire burned in me, and I recognized him. My brother Andre said: "We know all the inlets around the lake like the back of our hands, and on a windy day like this, the fish hide in deep water that our nets can't reach." Jesus replied, "Come with me to the shores of a greater sea, and I will make you reap, and your nets will never be empty." We left boat and net and followed him, driven by an invisible force beside him. I followed him close by, breathless and silent, full of wonder.My brother Andrei, who was walking behind us, was also amazed. We were walking on the beach, and I took the liberty to say to him: "Sir, our brothers will follow your footsteps and go to the ends of the earth with you. But tonight, if you wish, please come to my humble house. Although our house is small and low Short, you are only entertained with simple tea and light food, but if you come, we will regard the shabby room as a palace; if you serve bread with us, what will the kings of the world be jealous of me?" He said, "Okay, I'll be a guest at your house tonight." I am very happy.We followed him silently to our house. As we stepped through the threshold, Jesus said, "Peace be with this house and with its owner." Then he went into the house, and we followed. My wife, mother-in-law and daughter came out to meet him. They bowed down before him in admiration and kissed his cuff. They were amazed at the presence of the chosen and loved Jesus.Earlier, when John the Baptist announced his identity to the crowd, they had seen Jesus by the Jordan River. My wife and mother-in-law got to work on dinner right away. My brother Andre was shy by nature, but he had a greater faith in Jesus than I did. My twelve-year-old daughter stood beside him, clutching his clothes, as if afraid that he would leave us and go out into the night, and she clung to him like a lost lamb finding its shepherd. We sit down at the table.He took the lead in breaking the cake, poured the wine, and said to us: "My friends, please give me the honor to share this food with me, just as the Father has given us this food." He said this before the meal, in accordance with the ancient custom that the guest is the host. Sitting next to him, we felt as if we were sitting at the banquet of a great king. My young daughter, Patnara, stared into his face, watching his every move.I saw tears welling up in her eyes. We followed him as he left the table and sat around him under the vines. He spoke, and we listened, our hearts leaping for joy in our breasts. He talked about the second birth of man, the opening of the gate of heaven, the angels descending to earth to bring peace and joy to mankind, and ascending to heaven to convey mankind's admiration for the Holy Lord. He looked into my eyes again, as if he could see into my lungs.He said, "I have chosen you and your brothers, and you should walk with me. You have labored and are burdened, and now I will let you rest. Take up my yoke and learn from me, for my heart is at peace, Your souls will feel fulfilled and have a sense of homecoming." When he spoke, we brothers stood and listened.I said, "Lord, we will come with you and baptize Jesus. The ends of the earth; even if we have mountainous burdens on our shoulders, we will bear them with joy. If we fall, we know it is on the way to On the way to heaven, we shall be satisfied with it." My brother Andrei said, "Lord, we will be threads on your loom. Weave us into garments, as Montessori allows, and we will be woven into the royal garment of the Most High." My wife lifted up her tears and said happily: "Bless you, visitor in the name of the Lord. Bless the womb that conceived you, and the breast that fed your milk." My daughter, who was only twelve years old, sat at his feet, snuggled up to him. My mother-in-law sat on the threshold, she said nothing, but wept silently, and the tears soaked her shawl. Jesus went up to her, held her face to himself, and said, "You are the mother of them all, and you wept for joy, and I will remember your tears." Now the ancient moon has risen.Jesus looked up at the moon, then faced us and said, "It is late, go to bed and sleep. God may come to your sleep. I will stay under this vine until dawn. Today I cast my net and I reaped Two people, I am satisfied, now it is time to say good night to you." At this time, my mother-in-law said: "But we have made a bed mat for you at home, and I ask you to come in." He replied, "I do want to be at home, but not under the roof. Let me spend the night under the canopy of grapes and stars!" The mother-in-law hurriedly took out the mattress, pillows and sheets.He smiled and said, "Look, I'm going to be lying on a double bunk." Then we left him and went into the house.My daughter came in last, and her eyes remained on him until I closed the door. Thus, for the first time, I met my saint, my Lord. Although this happened many years ago, it is as vivid as if it happened yesterday. Caiaphas To talk about the person of Jesus and his death, we have to consider two salient factors: the law of Moses must be preserved by us, and the nation must be protected by Rome. And this man is very disrespectful to us and to Rome.He has poisoned the minds of the vulgar, as if by magic, inducing them to resist us, against Tazar. My own servants and maids, too, became indignant after hearing his speeches in the marketplace.Some house slaves also ran away from my house and fled to the desert where they came from. Do not forget that the Mosaic law is our foundation and tower of strength, and as long as we bind people hand and foot with this power, no one can overthrow us; as long as the walls of Jerusalem stand on the ancient stone laid by David, no one can overthrow us. overthrow the city. If the Seed of Abraham is to survive and flourish, the land must be unpolluted. But the man Jesus was the one who defiled and corrupted.We executed him prudently and well.We will also execute anyone who dares to demean the Law of Moses and our sacred traditions. We and Pontius Pilate were well aware of the dangers of this man, and thought it wise to kill him. I will also see his followers suffer the same fate, and see the echoes of his words also fade away. If Judea is to survive, all who oppose her must be reduced to dust.Before Judea perishes, I will cover my gray head with ashes like the prophet Samuel, I will tear up this garment handed down by Aaron, and wear mourning clothes until I die. Joanna, wife of Herod's steward Jesus was never married, but he was a friend of women and he knew them like a close companion. He loves children with trust and understanding. His gaze is not only the gaze of the father, but also the gaze of the brother and the son. He would hold the child on his lap and say, "From this is your strength and your freedom, and from this is your spiritual kingdom." It was said that Jesus ignored the Law of Moses, and that he was too forgiving of the prostitutes of Jerusalem's city and country. I was considered a prostitute myself, because the man I fell in love with was not my proper husband. One day, when I was meeting with my lover, a group of Sadducees suddenly broke into my house. They caught me, but my lover left me and ran away. Then they took me to the street market where Jesus was preaching. They purposely brought me before him in order to tempt and trap him. Yet Jesus didn't judge me, he humiliated the people who wanted to humiliate me, he rebuked them and let me go. Henceforth all the tasteless fruits of life are sweet to my taste, and the scentless flowers smell sweet.I am free from the memory of humiliation, I am free, I am no longer downcast. Bride Ravka This happened before he was known. I was pruning roses in my mother's garden that day when he stopped by our door. He said, "I'm thirsty, would you please give me some well water?" I ran to fetch the silver cup and filled it with water.I poured a few drops of jasmine water from the vase into the cup. He took a swig and was very happy. Then he looked me in the eye and said, "I want to bless you." When he said this, I seemed to feel a gust of wind blowing inside me.I was no longer shy, and I said, "Sir, I am engaged to a young man from Galilee, next Thursday, will you come to our wedding, please?" He said, "I will come, my boy." Listen, he says "my boy," even though he's still a young man and I'm in my late twenties. Then he continued on his way. I stood there by the garden gate until my mother called me into the house. Then next Thursday, people welcomed me to the groom's house for the wedding. Jesus came, and with him his mother and his brother the apostle James. They sit at the wedding feast with the guests.The actresses sang the wedding song composed by King Solomon.Jesus ate good food, drank wine, and smiled at us all. The actors sang of the amorous boy who brought his lover into the tent; of the young vineyard gardener who fell in love with the owner's daughter and took her to his mother; In the middle, put the crown of ancestors on her... Jesus listened to the songs one after another. At the same time, he seemed to be listening to other songs that I couldn't hear. At sunset, the groom's father approached Jesus' mother and whispered, "We have no wine for our guests, but the wedding feast is not over yet." Jesus heard his whisper and said, "The cupbearer knows that there is still plenty of wine." Sure enough, there was a lot of good wine at the wedding banquet, and the guests drank to their heart's content until the banquet was over. Soon, Jesus started talking to us.He talked about the wonders of heaven and earth, about the flowers of the sky that bloom when night falls on the earth, and of the flowers of the earth that bloom when day hides the stars. He told us stories and fables, and his voice enchanted us, and we looked at him as if in visions, and forgot the cups and plates at the wedding feast. I listened to his speech, as if I was in a distant and unknown land. Later, one of the guests said to my groom's father, "Unlike other hosts, you save the best wine for the end of the banquet." All believed that Jesus had performed a miracle; and all believed that they should have rejoiced at the end of the wedding feast with more and better wine. I also think that Jesus added the wine, but I am not surprised, because I heard many miracles in his speech. From then on, his words were really engraved in my heart, and I still haven't forgotten them after giving birth to my first child. To this day, people in this village and neighboring villages still remember the words of our distinguished guest.They say, "The spirit of Jesus of Nazareth is the finest and most mellow wine." Persian philosopher in Damascus I cannot predict the fate of this man, nor what will happen to his disciples. A seed in an apple core is an invisible orchard; but once the seed falls on a rock, nothing grows. But I say this: Israel's ancient gods were harsh and unkind; Israel needs another god, who should be gentle and forgiving, who looks down on the people with pity, and walks in their limited ways with the rays of the sun, Instead of always standing on the bench to weigh their faults and care about their negligence. The God that should appear in Israel is selfless and non-envious, and his memory of people's mistakes is simple, and he will not take revenge on the third or fourth generation because of the mistakes of the predecessors. The man here in Syria is like all men: he looks in the mirror of his understanding, and therein he discovers his divinity; In fact, one is praying for one's deeper longing, hoping that it will rise high and fulfill all one's desires. The most profound thing in the world is the human soul. The soul is a deep call to oneself, because outside the soul, there is no other voice speaking, no other ear listening. We Persians, too, see our faces reflected in the discs of the sun, and our bodies dance in the flames we light on our altars. Now, the God whom Jesus called "Father" is no longer regarded as a stranger by Jesus' people, and he will fulfill the wishes of the people. The gods of Egypt have cast aside their heavy burdens and fled to the Nubian desert to gain freedom from those who remain indifferent. The gods of Greece and Rome have faded away, and they are too similar to human beings to live in the joy of human beings; their incorruptible groves have been praised by the Athenians and the Alexandrians. In this land, too, the lofty altars were razed to the ground by the lawyers of Beirut and the young hermits of Antioch. Only old women and feeble men seek the shrines of their ancestors; only the exhausted at the end of the road seek the beginning of the road. But this Jesus, this Naveretic, spoke of a God who, in his greatness, was no different from any human mind, who, because of his great knowledge, disdained punishment, and who, because of his great love, remembered the sinful images of his creatures.This God of the Nazarenes will pass over the threshold of all the children of the earth, will sit before their hearths, will bless them within the walls, will light their paths. But my god is Zoroaster, my god is the sun in the sky, the fire on the earth, and the light in the breast of man.I am content and need no other gods. David, one of Jesus' disciples It was not until he was no longer among us that I understood the meaning of his speeches and parables.Yes, I didn't believe in those meanings until his words appeared before my eyes in living image, incarnated and marching through my day. and the firstborn of their livestock, and passed over the houses of the Israelites who had first marked their gates.This is where the Passover of Judaism comes from. The religion believes that fire is a representative of goodness and light, so worshiping the "sacred fire" is the main ceremony. I will tell you one thing: I sat at home one night in deep thought, recalling his words and deeds for a record.At this time, three thieves broke into my house.Although I knew they were going to loot my belongings, but I was thinking carefully, and I had no time to draw my sword at them, and I even had no time to shout at them: "What are you doing!" I just keep recording my memories of the Lord. As the thieves departed, I remembered his words: "Whoever takes your coat, give him your other coat." I get it. When I record his words on the desk, even if someone wants to take away my property, I cannot stop writing. Although I will also protect property and myself, I know better which are the most precious treasures. Luke Jesus has a deep abhorrence for hypocrites, and he will whip them like a storm, and he will lash out at them like a thunderbolt, making them terrified. They tried to murder him out of fear.Like a mouse in a black hole, they tried to set a trap for him, but Jesus fell out of their trap. He laughed at these people, because he knew that the spirit is neither degraded by ridicule nor harmed by traps. He holds a mirror in his hand, from which he sees that on the road to the top there are lovers, breakers, and people who are struggling and fall to the side of the road. He has mercy on them all.He will even support them and carry their burdens.Indeed, he would let their frailty rest on his strong body. He does not castigate liars, thieves, or assassins, but he lashes out at a hypocrite with a mask on his face and gloves on his hands. I often wonder why his heart protects all those who seek the temple from the wilderness, but rejects hypocrites? One day we were resting with him in the pomegranate orchard, and I said, "Lord, you forgive and comfort sinners, and all who are weak and wavering, except the hypocrite." He said: "You call sinners with those who are weak and wavering, and that is quite right. I do forgive those who are weak in constitution and weak in spirit, because their faults are inherited from their ancestors, or caused by greedy neighbors. " "Yet I have no place for a hypocrite. It is he who puts a heavy yoke on the honest and the meek." "The weak, the sinners, as you say, are like the featherless chicks that fall from the nest; and the hypocrites are like the vultures that sit on a rock and wait to snatch the dead." "The weak are those who are lost in the desert; but the hypocrite is not lost. He knows the way, but laughs grinningly in the wind and sand." "Because of this, I refuse to take him in." These are the words of my Lord, which I did not understand at first, but I understand now. Later, hypocrites from all over the world teamed up to arrest him, and they tried him plausibly, citing the law of Moses in the Sanhedrin, and arranging the witnesses and physical evidence that put him to death. Those who transgressed the law every dawn, and transgressed it again every evening, killed him. Matthew: The Sermon on the Mount One harvest day, Jesus invited us to climb a mountain with his friends.On that day, the earth was full of grass, just like the king's princess at the wedding banquet. She wore all the jewels to decorate herself, and the sky was the bridegroom of the earth. When we reached the top of the mountain, Jesus stood among the laurel bushes and said, "Rest here! Quiet your minds and tune your hearts. I have many things to say to you." So we lay down in the grass, surrounded by summer flowers.Jesus sits in the middle of us. He said: "Blessed is the man whose soul is at peace." "Blessed are the immovable riches, for they are free men." "Blessed is the man who remembers the suffering and waits for joy in it." "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after truth and beauty, for they shall have bread to satisfy their hunger and springs to quench their thirst." "Blessed are the merciful, for their kindness will comfort them." "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will be with God." "Blessed are the merciful, for they are destined to be shown mercy." "Blessed are the peacemakers, for their souls shall prevail over weapons, and they shall turn the barren houses of the poor into gardens." "Blessed are those who are pursued, for they will develop swift feet and fly high with wings." "Hai Xing, rejoice, for you have discovered the kingdom of heaven in your heart. The singers of the past were persecuted for singing of this kingdom, and you will be persecuted, but you will be honored and rewarded for it." "You are the salt of the world. If the salt loses its taste, how will the food of people's soul taste?" "Ye are the light of the world. Do not put the light under the bushel, but let the light shine on the top, to those who seek the city of God." "Think not that I am coming to abolish the law of the scribes and Pharisees, for my days among you are numbered, and my words are few. I have but a few hours to finish another law and reveal new contract." "You were commanded, 'You shall not kill'; but I admonish you: Do not be angry without cause." "As the ancients taught you, you brought calves, lambs, and doves to the temple and slaughtered them on the altar, hoping that God would smell their ointment and forgive your mistakes." "I tell you: will you give to God what is His from the beginning? Do you want to please God, whose throne is over the deep, and whose bosom embraces the universe?" "Before you seek your temple, seek your brothers, and live in peace with them; rather, show love to your neighbors; for God has built in their souls a temple that cannot be broken, and in their hearts he has planted The fallen altar." "You have been told: An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you: Do not resist evil, for resistance feeds evil and makes it stronger. Only the weak avenge themselves. A strong soul is Forgiving. Forgiveness is the honor of the injured." "Only a fruit-laden tree is shaken or stoned by those who beg for food." "Don't pay too much attention to tomorrow, but focus on today, because today has enough miracles." "In giving, do not keep self in mind, but think of the receiver's needs, for every giver receives in abundance from the Father." "Give according to the need of the recipient, for the father does not give salt to the thirsty, stones to the hungry, and milk to the weaned child." "Give not dogs what is holy, nor cast your pearls before swine. For to give these gifts to pigs and dogs is to mock them, and they will mock your gifts, and destroy you in hatred." "Do not store up for yourselves riches that will perish and be stolen; but store up for yourselves treasures that will not perish and will not be stolen, treasures that are made more beautiful by the sight of many. The place of your treasure is Where your heart is." "You have heard that assassins should be killed with swords, thieves should be hanged, and prostitutes should be stoned. But I tell you, you are not innocent of the crimes of assassins, thieves, and prostitutes; The flesh is punished, and your souls are darkened." "Verily, no crime is committed by one man or woman alone. All crimes are committed by many. Perhaps He who was punished broke only one link of the chain that bound your ankles; perhaps, he Pay the price for your momentary pleasures with your own sorrows."
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