你在聆听什么?

A wealthy businessman who over the years of his travels had formed a friendship with a Native American. This pair in spite of their differences remained close and after many years the businessman finally convinced his friend to visit him in the city where he lived. As they were walking down the busy streets full of noise, traffic, and people the Native American suddenly stopped, walked into an alley, and bent down over a small plant growing there. His friend followed him and found him listening to a tiny cricket chirping. Amazed, the businessman asked him how he had ever heard that little sound among the deafening noise of the city. The Native American just smiled and said, “What you hear is what you listen for.”

As they walked back to the street the Native American took a handful of coins out of his pocket and dropped them on the pavement. The businessman smiled as he saw a dozen heads turn towards the sound. He realized what his friend had meant.

What are you listening for in this life? Are you listening for the latest lottery numbers to be announced or are you listening for the sweet songs of the birds in the morning? Are you listening for the newest gossip people are saying or are you listening for the happy sound of your children’s laughter? Are you listening for the shouting voices of anger and hatred in this world that try to fill our ears and hearts with their poison? Or are you listening for the gentle voice of God whispering to you: “I love you My Child.” “Come work with me and we will shower the world with love and joy together.”?

Either way what you listen for is what you will hear. Open your ears, mind, heart, and soul then. Listen with them for all this world of joys. Listen with them for the loving voice of God within you. Listen with them and delight in the glorious music that is life.

一个富裕的商人在某地多年的旅行中，与一个当地的印第安人建立了很深的友谊。尽管他们之间有不同，但是他们仍然保持着亲密的关系。多年后，商人说服自己的好友参观他所在的城市。当他们步行在繁忙的街道上，那里到处充满着噪音，汽车和行人。印第安人突然停下了脚步，走到一座花园里的小路边，然后在一棵茁壮成长的小树旁弯下身子。商人紧跟其后，惊讶的发现朋友正在聆听一只小蟋蟀唧唧的叫声。商人好奇地问他，在这个震耳欲聋的城市中，他如何能听清这微弱的声音。印第安人只是微笑道：“你想聆听什么，就会听到什么。”

当他们重新走回街道上，印第安人从口袋里拿出一把硬币，然后丢弃在街道上。当看到很多人听到硬币掉到地上的声音都转头去看时，商人微笑了。他领悟到朋友所说的含意。

那么在你的生命中，你正在聆听什么呢？你是正在聆听最新一期的号码公布的消息，还是正在聆听清晨鸟儿的甜美歌声呢？你是正在聆听人们最近在闲谈什么，还是正在聆听你孩子的欢快笑声呢？你是正在聆听这世上愤怒和憎恨的大喊声，并且试图让我们的耳朵和内心充斥着这些“毒药”，还是正在聆听上帝在你耳边窃窃私语的温柔的声音――“我爱你我的孩子”“请跟我一起努力，让我们把爱和欢乐撒落在人间”呢？

不管你用何种方式聆听，你都会听清。竖起你的耳朵，叫醒你的脑子，敞开你的内心，拨动你的心灵，去聆听人间的欢乐，聆听上帝爱的声音。听着她们，在这些华丽乐章中的快乐就是生命。

（北京史顺利供稿）