转 A Friend's Prayer

361我来也 · 发表于 2011-7-12 23:41

本帖最后由 361我来也于 2011-7-12 23:47 编辑

A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men aboard were able to swim to a small, desert-like island. Not knowing what else to do, the two survivors agreed that they had no other recourse than to pray to God.

However, to find out whose prayers were more powerful, they agreed to divide the territory between them and stay on opposite sides of the island.

The first thing they prayed for was food. The next morning, the first man saw a fruit-bearing tree on his side of the island, and he was able to eat its fruit. But the other man's parcel of land remained barren.

After a week, the first man became lonely and decided to pray for a wife. The next day, another ship was wrecked and the only survivor was a woman who swam to his side of the island. But on the other side of the island, there was nothing.

Soon thereafter the first man prayed for a house, clothes and more food. The next day, like magic, all of these things were given to him. However, the second man still had nothing.

Finally, the first man prayed for a ship so that he and his wife could leave the island, and in the morning he found a ship docked at his side of the island.

The first man boarded the ship with his wife and decided to leave the second man on the island, considering the other man unworthy to receive God's blessings since none of his prayers had been answered.

As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice from Heaven booming, "Why are you leaving your companion on the island?"

"My blessings are mine alone since I was the one who prayed for them," the first man answered. "His prayers were all unanswered and so he doesn't deserve anything."

"You are mistaken!" the voice rebuked him. "He had only one prayer, which I answered. If not for that, you would not have received any of my blessings."

"Tell me," the first man asked the voice, "what did he pray for that I should owe him anything?"

"He prayed that all your prayers would be answered."

Words failed me.

361我来也 · 发表于 2011-7-12 23:41

看到这篇文章，觉得还不错，就和大家分享喽！

看海人 · 发表于 2011-7-12 23:44

坑爹啊，不知道我看不懂蝌蚪文吗？
也不翻译下

361我来也 · 发表于 2011-7-12 23:51

坑爹啊，不知道我看不懂蝌蚪文吗？
也不翻译下
看海人发表于 2011-7-12 23:44

不是嘛，这个不是蝌蚪文啊！！

睐11 · 发表于 2011-7-12 23:57

先回去把英语学好了，再来

小波 · 发表于 2011-7-13 00:06

坑爹呀！！
不知道我不会这门方言啦

361我来也 · 发表于 2011-7-13 00:46

坑爹呀！！
不知道我不会这门方言啦
小波发表于 2011-7-13 00:06

波哥，找度娘去嘛

麦田芮芮 · 发表于 2011-7-13 01:11

普通话的可以不？这是难为谁呢要？

小波 · 发表于 2011-7-13 07:42

波哥，找度娘去嘛
361我来也发表于 2011-7-13 00:46

度娘那玩意，一次和一次不一样滴

祥子 · 发表于 2011-7-13 08:05

总是欺负我们这些没文化的银啊！

守护 · 发表于 2011-7-13 10:04

没文化真可怕啊！看不懂看不懂。。

IQ博士 · 发表于 2011-7-13 14:19

唉，明明知道我是披着博士皮的小文盲，还发这文章来打击我，我不活了啊！！！

神舟一号 · 发表于 2011-7-13 15:40

是呀，怎么弄一些这样的小蝌蚪出来呀，鄙视人呀，晕死了。抗议............

361我来也 · 发表于 2011-7-13 20:54

是呀，怎么弄一些这样的小蝌蚪出来呀，鄙视人呀，晕死了。抗议............
神舟一号发表于 2011-7-13 15:40

哈哈，抗议无效诶！！1

神舟一号 · 发表于 2011-7-13 22:59

回复 14# 361我来也

无效也要抗议，再次强烈抗议。哈哈哈哈..........