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與歲月和好--戴元涔牧師

1/21/2018

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​        『我年老的時候,求祢不要丟棄我;我力氣衰弱的時候,求祢不要離棄我。』(詩71:9)
進入新的一年,意味著我們又老了一歲。變老是許多人所畏懼的。記得當我的孩子都上了大學,進入空巢期時,我突然意識到我老了。變老是我不太願意接受的事實。有一陣子,早晨起床甚至有淡淡的憂鬱感。
        有一天,我讀了盧雲(Henry Nouwen, 1932-1996)的書《與歲月和好》(Aging: The Fulfillment of Life),它幫助我對於變老有不同的看見。此書的開始就令人振奮:『變老——是生命得以通往光明與喜樂的一條大道。』摘錄書中的一段話:
年老是通往黑暗之路,還是邁向光明之路?那不是任何一個人可以做最後判斷的,因為答案只能從我們的裡面(inner being)發出。沒有人可為他人決定年老後將會如何,或應該如何。當人們的生存意義脫離計較與預測的權勢,這種高超的情操可以決定答案,並且這答案最終只能在心靈的自由中被發現、被確定。那時,我們就可以在隔離與聯合、孤獨與盼望、迷失自我與創建願景之間做出決定。每個人都會變老、死亡,但是這件事並不表示自然就會找到方向。年老與死亡可以是毀滅,但也可以是創新;可以是轄制,但也可以是自由。
 
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神啊,當我邁向年老的時候,求祢不要丟棄我;我力氣衰弱的時候,求祢不要離棄我。求祢帶領我,在人生的下半場(即或不知上場時間有多長),走向創新、自由、光明與喜樂的大道。
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