A meaningful story

北歐一座教堂裡,有一尊耶穌被釘在十字架上的苦像,大小和一般人差不多。
因為有求必應，因此專程前來這裡祈禱，膜拜的人特別多,幾乎可以用門庭若市來形容。
教堂裡有位看門的人,看十字架上的耶穌每天要應付這麼多人的要求，覺得於心不忍，他希望能分擔耶穌的辛苦。
有一天他祈禱時，向耶穌表明這份心願。意外地，他聽到一個聲音，說： 「好啊！我下來為你看門，你上來釘在十字架上。但是，不論你看到什麼、聽到什麼，都不可以說一句話。」 這位先生覺得，這個要求很簡單。 於是耶穌下來，看門的先生上去，
像耶穌被釘在十字架般地伸張雙臂， 本來苦像就雕刻得和真人差不多，
所以來膜拜的群眾不疑有他， 這位先生也依照先前的約定，
靜默不語，聆聽信友的心聲。
來往的人潮絡繹不絕， 他們的祈求，有合理的，有不合理的，千奇百怪不一而足。 但無論如何，他都強忍下來而沒有說話， 因為他必須信守先前的承諾。 有一天來了一位富商， 當富商祈禱完後，竟然忘記手邊的錢便離去。他看在眼裡，真想叫這位富商回來，
但是，他憋著不能說。 接著來了一位三餐不繼的窮人， 祈禱耶穌能幫助它渡過生活的難關。 當要離去時，發現先前那位富商留下的袋子，打開，裡面全是錢。 窮人高興得不得了， 耶穌真好，有求必應，萬分感謝地離去。
十字架上偽裝的耶穌看在眼裡， 想告訴他，這不是你的。但是，約定在先，他仍然憋著不能說。 接下來有一位要出海遠行的年輕人來到， 他是來祈求耶穌降福他平安。 正當要離去時，富商衝進來， 抓住年輕人的衣襟，要年輕人還錢，年輕人不明究理，兩人吵了起來。
這個時候，十字架上偽裝的耶穌終於忍不住，遂開口說話了... 既然事情清楚了，富商便去找冒牌耶穌所形容的窮人， 而年輕人則匆匆離去，生怕搭不上船。 偽裝成看門的耶穌出現，指著十字架上說： 「你下來吧！那個位置你沒有資格了。」
看門人說：「我把真相說出來，主持公道，難道不對嗎？」 耶穌說：「你懂得什麼？那位富商並不缺錢，他那袋錢不過用來嫖妓， 可是對那窮人，卻是可以挽回一家大小生計； 最可憐的是那位年輕人， 如果富商一直纏下去，延誤了他出海的時間，
他還能保住一條命，而現在，他所搭乘的船正沉入海中。」

這是一個聽起來像笑話的寓言故事，卻透露出：
『在現實生活中， 我們常自認為怎麼樣才是最好的， 但事與願違，使我們意不能平。
我們必須相信： 目前我們所擁有的， 不論順境、逆境，都是對我們最好的安排。
若能如此， 我們才能在順境中感恩，在逆境中依舊心存喜樂。』
人生的事，沒有十全十美。
但是，我們應認真活在當下。 送給你一段『馬斯洛』說過的話： 心若改變， 你的態度跟著改變；態度改變， 你的習慣跟著改變； 習慣改變， 你的性格跟著改變； 性格改變， 你的人生跟著改變。
在順境中感恩，在逆境中依舊心存喜樂，認真地活在當下。 讓世界因為我們，而變的更美好！
「好東西要跟大家分享 生命就該浪費在美好的事物上， 當你遇見美好的事物時所要做的事， 就是把它分享給你四周的人； 這樣，美好的事物才能在這個世界上 自由自在的散播開來....」

Inside a church in Northern Europe, there’s a statute of Jesus crucified on the cross, with the size of actual human. People always get what they prayed for; so many people came here to worship. The doorman of the church hope he could share the pain of Jesus listening to all these prayers and request, so he prayed to Jesus.

One day, he suddenly heard a voice saying:” Good, I will come down to be the doorman and you will be me on the cross. However, regardless of what you see or what you hear, you cannot utter a word.” The doorman thought it was very simple and agreed to shift.

The doorman was crucified on the cross, and he tried to keep his promise keeping silent listening to the prayers from the crowd, no matter how ridiculous the things people ask for.

One day, a wealthy businessman came and left his bag of money after he prayed, he really wanted to tell him but he has to keep the promise and remain silence. Then came 3 poor people who can’t even afford for food, the poor therefore prayed to Jesus to feed them. Then they discovered the bag of money the wealth left behind and was so thankful Jesus made their wishes came true and they took the money and left.

After that, a young guy came and prayed upon Jesus to bless him a safe trip, meanwhile the wealthy businessman came back and was very angry suspecting the young guy took his money. The pretended Jesus found it so unfair and finally opened his mouth and told them what actually happened. The young guy then rush for his voyage. Jesus told the doorman to come down: ‘you broke your promise; you are not qualified anymore to be there”. The doorman asks: ‘I am just telling the truth, this is justice, what is wrong?” Jesus said: “what do you know? The wealthy man doesn’t need that money, he is just using it for prostitution, and with the money the whole family of the poor could be saved and feed. The worst is the young guy; he could have saved his life if he spends the time fighting with the wealthy man so that he would miss his ship, which is now sinking into the sea.”

This story seems like a joke but the lesson is: in real life, we always think we know what is right, however, things don’t go the way we anticipated, and we feel unfair. We must believe that what we possess now, no matter whether you are in a good or bad situation that is the best arrangement for us. Only with that mentality, we can be thankful in happy times and remain contended in down turns. Life cannot be perfect, but we have to live up to the moment.

Share with you a quote from Maslow: “if your mind change your attitude follows, if your attitude changed, your habit follows, if your habits changed, your personality follows, your personality changed and so will your life.”