鼓励他人(之一)

Nov 20, 2023

忧虑的心使人消沉,一句良言振奋人心。(箴言12:25)

十九世纪的作家沃尔特·惠特曼(Walt Whitman)多年以来一直致力于使自己的诗歌受人关注。就在心灰意冷之时,他收到一封仰慕者的来信。这封改变了他一生命运的信是这样写的:“尊敬的先生:我并没有忽视《草叶集》这奇妙礼物的价值。我发现这是迄今为止美国所贡献的最超常的智慧之作。在你的伟大职业开始之时,我向你表示致敬。”这封信的署名是爱默生。惠特曼享有漫长的职业生涯,如今被视为美国文学巨人之一。然而,在艰难时期,他同样需要别人的鼓励才能坚持,而他并不是唯一的例子。当我们处于失败的边缘,在恰当的时间,恰当的话语能够使我们坚持下去。当我们感到极度厌倦或气馁而无以为继时,表达同情的举动能给我们带来新的力量。鼓励是《圣经》的中心主题之一:“忧虑的心使人消沉,一句良言振奋人心。”(箴言12:25)“你们要使软弱的人强壮,使双腿无力的人站稳。”(以赛亚书35:3)“因为我是你的上帝耶和华,我必拉着你的右手对你说,‘不要怕,我必帮助你。’”(以赛亚书41:13)鼓励并不是否认问题,而是使我们能够去克服问题。鼓励并不是对固执或愚蠢给予肯定,而是纠正并引导我们走上正路。鼓励并不是让我们独自承担重负,而是让我们知道,上帝就在我们身边,随时给我们帮助,并加添力量。因此,今天就鼓励他人吧!

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