人生不設(shè)限·我的生命有一天會(huì)成為奇跡

我在南非一所教堂演講時(shí)，看見(jiàn)幾百個(gè)生病的人、身體有障礙的人和垂死的人排隊(duì)等候治療的奇跡，那是我最難忘的景象。通常我會(huì)在演講中拿自己沒(méi)有四肢這件事開(kāi)開(kāi)玩笑，只是希望大家能放輕松。但是在這個(gè)教堂里，沒(méi)有人笑!那些人不是來(lái)聽(tīng)笑話的，他們是為治療而來(lái)。他們需要奇跡。

One of the most emotionally raw and unforgettable scenes from our South Africa trip came when I spoke at a certain church. Hundreds of sick, disabled, and dying people had lined up to seek a healing miracle there. Normally I make a few joking references to my lack of limbs, just to put people at ease. In this church, no one laughed! They were not there for humor. They were there for healing. They wanted miracles.

每天晚上，他們戴著頸箍、拄著拐杖、坐著輪椅來(lái)到這個(gè)教堂，希望能被醫(yī)治。我們看到兩個(gè)艾滋病患者躺在床墊上被拖來(lái)，其他人則是走了四五個(gè)小時(shí)的路才來(lái)到這里。教堂后面有成排的拐杖和輪椅，據(jù)說(shuō)是那些被治愈的人留下來(lái)的。我和亞倫跟一位腿和腳都腫成兩倍大的人說(shuō)話，他極度痛苦，但還是走到這個(gè)教堂來(lái)，希望得到醫(yī)治。

Every single night they came to this church in neck braces, on crutches, and in wheelchairs with hope for a healing. Two people with AIDS had been dragged on mattresses to the church. Others had walked four and five hours to get there. The back of the church was lined with crutches and wheelchairs that were said to have been left by those who'd been healed. My brother and I talked to a man whose leg and foot were swollen to nearly twice their normal size. He was in agony, but he'd walked to this church to be healed.

每個(gè)人都祈求有力量可以治療那些痛苦的人，我當(dāng)然也曾經(jīng)禱告，希望出現(xiàn)奇跡，給我手和腳。但我的請(qǐng)求從來(lái)未得應(yīng)允，而我們?cè)谀情g南非教堂遇到的大多數(shù)人，也沒(méi)有得到他們想要的奇跡，但這并不表示奇跡不會(huì)發(fā)生。我的生命有一天可能會(huì)成為奇跡，因?yàn)槲以?jīng)向這么多不同的聽(tīng)眾演講，分享信仰，并鼓舞了他們。

Everyone wishes for the power to heal those in pain. I've certainly done my share of praying for a miracle to give me arms and legs. But my request has never been granted, and most of the people we met at that South African church did not get their miracles either. But that does not mean miracles cannot occur. My life may well qualify as a miracle someday, given that I've been able to reach so many diverse audiences, speaking words of faith and inspiration.

一個(gè)塞爾維亞裔、沒(méi)有四肢的澳大利亞基督徒，曾應(yīng)哥斯達(dá)黎加、哥倫比亞、埃及和中國(guó)等國(guó)家的政府領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人之邀前去演講，這可不是小奇跡吧。我和科普特教會(huì)的教宗欣諾達(dá)三世(Pope Shenouda III)、埃及武裝部隊(duì)總司令坦塔維(Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi)碰過(guò)面，更別提耶穌基督后期圣徒教會(huì)[36]的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人了。我的人生經(jīng)歷證明了一件事：除了我們自己，沒(méi)有什么可以限制我們的人生。

The fact that this Australian Christian of Serbian descent with no limbs has received invitations to speak from government leaders in Costa Rica, Colombia, Egypt, and China is no small miracle. I've met with Pope Shenouda III of the Coptic Church and with the grand imam Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, not to mention with leaders of the Church of Latter-Day Saints. My life is testimony to the fact that there are no limits other than those we impose upon ourselves!

過(guò)著不設(shè)限的人生，意味著知道自己永遠(yuǎn)可以付出某樣?xùn)|西，來(lái)減輕他人的負(fù)擔(dān)。即使是小小的善行、少少的幾塊錢(qián)，都能帶來(lái)重大影響。2010年海地大地震后，美國(guó)紅十字會(huì)迅速成立援助專(zhuān)案，任何想幫忙的人都可以參與，只要通過(guò)手機(jī)短信輸入“HAITI”(海地)這個(gè)字，再傳到90999這個(gè)號(hào)碼，就可以捐出10美元。

Living without limits means knowing that you always have something to give, something that might ease the burden of others. Even small kindnesses and a few dollars can have a powerful impact. After the terrible earthquake in Haiti in 2010, the American Red Cross quickly set up a program for people to help right away. They made it possible to donate ten dollars by taking a cell phone and texting "HAITI" to the number 90999.

10美元看起來(lái)不多，輸入“HAITI”這個(gè)字也不費(fèi)力，這是個(gè)小小的慈善行動(dòng)。但如果你是其中一個(gè)參與者，你就造成了很大的影響。根據(jù)我最近向紅十字會(huì)查到的資料顯示，超過(guò)300萬(wàn)人通過(guò)手機(jī)短信捐了10美元給海地，因此，紅十字會(huì)收到了超過(guò)3200萬(wàn)美元的捐款，可以用來(lái)幫助海地人。

Now, ten dollars doesn't seem like much, and texting it didn't take much effort. It was a small act of charity. But if you were one of those who participated, you made a huge difference. The last time I checked, according to the Red Cross, more than three million people made ten-dollar donations to Haiti on their cell phones. As a result, the Red Cross had received more than $32 million to finance its efforts to help the people of Haiti!