关于什么是真爱, 她说:“True love is love that causes us pain, that hurts, and yet brings us joy. That is why we must pray and ask for the courage to love.”
爱别人从来不是一件容易的事, 这个人人都有自己的体会,爱就要痛。或许因为如此,她也说过保持快乐是件难事:“joyful heart is the normal result of a heart burning with love. Joy is not simply a matter of temperament, it is always hard to remain joyful// all the more reason why we should try to acquire it and make it grow in our hearts.“
她如何能对陌生的穷人产生爱心, 帮助之心, 修女把每个穷人看成穷困伪装着的耶稣“Hungry for love, He looks at you. Thirsty for kindness, He begs of you. Naked for loyalty, He hopes in you. Homeless for shelter in your heart, He asks of you. Will you be that one to Him“. 耶稣在圣经里曾经说过, “你们把这些事情做在我最小的兄弟身上, 就是做在了我的身上。” 修女的这个思考方式也是源于信仰。
在她的心中, 使人信任她的是行为, 所以她要的是爱心慈善的行动:”Why is our congregation known all over the world today. It is because people see what we do: feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, taking care of the sick and the dying. Because they see, they believe. “
我觉得尤其可贵的是,虽然她自己在道德方面比所有的人都更圣洁, 她从不喜欢指责罪人的罪过。相反, 她劝人们要互相扶持:“Do not be surprised at or become preoccupied with each other-s failure, rather, see and find the good in each other, for each one of us is created in the image of God.“
她要求每个修女写下身边姐妹的优点,“The sisters were surprised that someone would notice such beautiful things in them—that there was someone who was able to see them. All of this fostered a beautiful spirit of love, understanding and sharing.“
特蕾莎修女对于真爱的解释对我来说颇有启迪,她说:“True love is love that causes us pain, that hurts, and yet brings us joy. That is why we must pray and ask for the courage to love.”
想起了子初制作的精美的[爱的真谛]引言:
Love is patient
Love is kind.
It does not envy,
it does not boast,
it is not proud.
It is not rude,
it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil
but rejoices with the truth,
It always protects,
always trusts,
always hopes,
always perseveres.
Love never fails.
--Ref.Ist Corinthians 13