August 5

【作者】Eileen Caddy
【翻譯】熊倩涵
【編輯】顏士寶

KEEP your standards high; the higher the better. Be not careless or slapdash about anything you undertake. Perfection must always be the aim. It maybe seemingly impossible to reach, but nevertheless go on reaching, go on stretching. Never be satisfied with anything mediocre, or anything that is done half-heartedly and without love. Let all you do, whatever it maybe, be done to My honour and glory, for when your aim is to do everything for Me, your aim will always be of the very highest, and you will not be satisfied unless you are giving of your very best. Learn to forget the self in service to others. You will find real joy in giving on every level. Always remember, there are many different levels on which you can give, from the highest to the lowest, from the spiritual to the physical. Whatever level it may be, give and give whole-heartedly, and1 you will find that as you give, so will you receive.

　　保持我的高標準；越高，越好。不要漫不經心、草率地對待我所承擔的事情。完美要總是那目標。它可能看上去無法達到，但仍然繼續去達到，繼續去拉伸。永遠不要滿足於任何平平無奇，或是被三心二意，沒有帶著愛去完成的事物。讓我做的所有，無論它可能是什麼，為上天的名譽與榮耀而做，因為當我的目標是為上天做一切事情時，我的目標就總會是至高的，而且我不會輕易滿足，除非我給出了自己最好的。

　　學習去在為他人的服務中，達到忘我。我會在給予中的每一個層面，找到真正的愉悅。總是記住，我能給予的，是有很多層面的，從最高的到最低的，從精神層面到物理層面。無論它可能是哪個層面，給予並全心全意地給予，然後我會發現，當我給予時，我就在得到。