September 17

【作者】Eileen Caddy
【翻譯】熊倩涵
【編輯】顏士寶

I AM love. To know Me, you must have love in your heart; for without love you cannot know Me. Keep the love flowing freely and learn to love what you are doing; love your environment and love all those souls around you. Love and never count the cost; never seek for reward. You can never give too much love, so do not be afraid and try to withdraw the love flow, even when you are rebuffed. When this happens, it is easy to close up your heart and withdraw for fear of being hurt. Do not do it; it will only make you hard and brittle, and in that state you will never be able to help another soul, for no one is drawn to someone with a hard, unloving heart. Use wisdom and understanding in conjunction with love, and in this way you will keep the perfect balance. The primary lesson of life is to learn to love. Waste no time and learn that lesson quickly.

　　上天就是愛。要認識上天，我的心中必須有愛；因為沒有愛，我就無法認識上天。讓那愛自由地流動，並學習去愛我所做的事情；愛我的環境，以及愛所有在我周圍的靈魂們。愛，並永遠都不要計較得失；永遠都不要尋求報答。我永遠都不會付出了太多的愛，所以不要因為害怕而試圖從愛的流動中抽身而出，即使當我受到了挫敗時。

　　當這些發生時，關上我的心門，並因為害怕受傷而退出是很容易的。不要這樣做；這只會讓我變得堅硬刻薄，而在這種狀態下，我永遠都無法去幫助另一個靈魂，因為沒有人會被有一顆堅硬的、無情的心的人所吸引。將智慧與知識與愛一同使用，以這樣的方式，我會保持完美的平衡。生命中最基本的課程，就是學習去愛。不要再浪費任何時間，快速地去學習那課程吧。