智慧人生篇章 第24期:順應自然地生活

Living in harmony with nature is so essential to ourwell-being that it is the first lesson of scripture. Theaccount of creation in the book of Genesis tells of theidyllic Garden of Eden where man lives amid beautyand new life. Rather than be contrary to scientificexplanations of the origins of the world, Genesis canbe read as a parable about the need for man andwoman, God and nature to live together, acommunion of balance. That idyll was lost when theserpent tempted Adam, persuading him that heknew best. It was as if the leaves shrivelled, thebirds fell silent, and the flowers drooped.

我們《圣經》中的第一課就是，和自然和諧共處對我們有莫大的好處?！秳?chuàng)世紀》中關于造人章節(jié)中，描述了一個田園詩般的伊甸園，人們在其中體會著生機勃勃之美。跟世界起源的科學解釋不同，《創(chuàng)世紀》有其比喻意義，男人和女人，上帝和自然之間有和諧共存、均衡發(fā)展的必要。當毒蛇誘惑了亞當，讓他覺得自己無所不知的時候，伊甸園消失了，枝葉枯萎了，鳥兒靜默了，花朵凋零了。