Chapter 42 stone statue

His silent face and gloomy eyes all set off his solemn posture. He just stood in white clothes like this, quietly looking forward. The child climbed on the window sill, wanting to chat and laugh with him; he didn't raise his eyes or move his lips, he just stood upright and looked forward. The little sister said he was sad, and the little brother said he was lonely-but I didn't think so, I just bowed my head and worshiped deeply. If you let me break it, stone statue!You are sad, because countless people in the world are only filled with greed and hatred.You are lonely, because countless people in the world only sing elegy.

Who is standing and staring forward like you? ——Let him be entangled with children's laughter, and you just stand and stare forward. Stone statue!Let him be an ignorant child, say you are sad, say you are lonely, I just bow my head deeply and worship.Freedom-Truth-Service ①Jesus Christ said: "You do not know the truth, and the truth will not set you free." , raised his head, raised his eyes, and looked at these words: "Freedom—Truth—Service." What is "freedom"? What I mean by "freedom" is, "do whatever you want without transgressing the rules", that is, between me and all things in the universe, there is no contradiction, no discord, no harmony, no love, and me and everything , are completely mingled with love, permeated and connected with love, just because I am full of love, so my thoughts, words, and actions towards the universe and everything are all based on my heart's desire, and none of them contain love. Time is "freedom".

Where can such "freedom" come from? Jesus Christ said: "You do not know the truth, and the truth will not set you free". ①②"Gospel of John", Chapter 8, Section 32 Yenching University decided to use "serve with the freedom of truth" as its school motto. The first and second issues of the second volume of "Yanda Quarterly" have the school motto as the cover, and the school requires writing articles, publicity, and explanations of the school motto to be placed at the beginning of the volume.Bing Xin wrote this article for the quarterly magazine.

What is "truth"? Jesus Christ said: "I am the way, the truth, and the life." ①Truth is one word: "love".Jesus Christ is the crystallization of love in the universe, so he himself is love and truth. How can the relationship between me and all things in the universe be filled with truth and achieve complete freedom? Jesus Christ said: "I give you a new commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you, so that you also love one another." ② He said: "Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, It is to serve people." ③This is service, look!What mingling, what freedom, and what love!

Therefore, we respectfully list these words on the volume of our school’s quarterly magazine, and we must also imitate the angel who reported the letter, ④while commemorating the words of Jesus Christ, while looking up to the school motto of Yenching University: “Freedom with the truth” And service". ①②③④The angel of announcement (Angel of Annunciation) on the scroll was painted by Charlie Randall. For the facts, see the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke, where the angel foretells the birth of Mary as Christ.Londellecharies, a famous French painter, was born in Brittany in 1821. His religious and historical figure paintings are very popular and praised by the society, because the shapes of the figures he painted are not rigidly based on historical facts, but imitated by his strong imagination. In 1865, he traveled to the East, so he added a new name to his works. When the society mentioned Oriental painters, his name was also included. The paintings of beauties in Pniladelphia Academy are all his works.

"Matthew's Gospel" Chapter 20, Section 28, "John's Gospel", Chapter 13, Section 34. The Sixteenth Chapter of the Gospel of John is signed by Xie Wanying. )