智慧人生篇章 第24期:順應(yīng)自然地生活

Living in harmony with nature is so essential to ourwell-being that it is the first lesson of scripture. Theaccount of creation in the book of Genesis tells of theidyllic Garden of Eden where man lives amid beautyand new life. Rather than be contrary to scientificexplanations of the origins of the world, Genesis canbe read as a parable about the need for man andwoman, God and nature to live together, acommunion of balance. That idyll was lost when theserpent tempted Adam, persuading him that heknew best. It was as if the leaves shrivelled, thebirds fell silent, and the flowers drooped.

我們《圣經(jīng)》中的第一課就是，和自然和諧共處對(duì)我們有莫大的好處。《創(chuàng)世紀(jì)》中關(guān)于造人章節(jié)中，描述了一個(gè)田園詩般的伊甸園，人們?cè)谄渲畜w會(huì)著生機(jī)勃勃之美。跟世界起源的科學(xué)解釋不同，《創(chuàng)世紀(jì)》有其比喻意義，男人和女人，上帝和自然之間有和諧共存、均衡發(fā)展的必要。當(dāng)毒蛇誘惑了亞當(dāng)，讓他覺得自己無所不知的時(shí)候，伊甸園消失了，枝葉枯萎了，鳥兒靜默了，花朵凋零了。