【作者】Eileen Caddy
【翻譯】熊倩涵
【編輯】顏士寶
What a lot of time and energy are wasted because you do not take the time or trouble to be still and wait upon Me! It is the secret solution to every situation. Why not prove it to yourself by putting it into practice to see how it works? Until you try something and put it to the test, it remains a theory. This life is a very real, very practical life, a life of action. There is nothing theoretical about it, but it is up to you to do something about it to prove that it is so. The daylight is there, but until you pull back the curtains, you remain in darkness. Water is in the tap, but until you turn on the tap and let the water flow, it remains static. Food can be sitting there on your plate, but until you put it into your mouth and eat it, it does you no good. So get into action and do it now.
多少時間與精力都被浪費了啊，因我怕花時間、怕麻煩而不肯在安靜中等待上天！這是讓所有問題都得以解決的秘訣。為什麼不向我自己證明，通過將之付諸實踐，看看它是如何運作的？一件事情只會是一個理論，直到我去嘗試它、去驗證它。這是個非常真實、切實可行的生活狀態，一個行動的人生。它無關任何理論，但這取決於我是否要去做些什麼來印證這一點。
陽光就在這裡，但直到我拉開窗簾之前，我仍會處在黑暗之中。水就在龍頭之內，但直到我打開龍頭讓水流出來，它仍是靜止的。食物會放在我的盤中，但直到我將它放入口中食用，它不會對我有什麼好處。所以開始行動吧，現在就行動起來。
