新视野

Words, words, words.

“Words, words, words. Our society is full of words: on billboards, on television screens, in newspapers and books. Words whispered, shouted, and sung. Words that move, dance, and change in size and color. Words that say, “Taste me, smell me, eat me, drink me, sleep with me,” but most of all, “buy me.” With so many words around us, we quickly say: “Well, they’re just words.” Thus, words have lost much of their power.

Still, the word has the power to create. When God speaks, God creates. When God says, “Let there be light” (Genesis 1:3), light is. God speaks light. For God, speaking and creating are the same. It is this creative power of the word we need to reclaim. What we say is very important. When we say, “I love you,” and say it from the heart, we can give another person new life, new hope, new courage. When we say, “I hate you,” we can destroy another person. Let’s watch our words.” - Henri Nouwen

话语，话语，话语！我们的社会充满了话语——广告牌、电视银屏、报刊书籍。这些话语或窃语、或呐喊、或歌唱。话语移动着、跃舞着、变幻着形式和色彩。话语说：“请品尝我的味道，用鼻闻闻我的气味，将我吃下去，当水喝下去，与我共眠吧⋯⋯”，其中最重要的是，“将我买下来”。有这么多的话语围绕着我们，我们却很快说：“其实，他们只是话语而已。”话语因此失去了大半的能力。

尽管如此，话语仍有创造的能力。当神说什么时，神就创造了什么。神说：“要有光（创1：3）”，就有了光。神的话语即出，就有了光。对神来说，话语与创造是一回事。然而正是这种创造的能力是我们需要再利用的。我们所说的话语是非常重要的。当我们说：“我爱你”，并从心底里这样说时，我们可以给他人新的生活、新的勇气。当我们说：“我恨你时”，我们也可以摧毁那个人。故此，让我们小心我们的话语。

 翻译：大猫姐姐