Growing Up〈长大〉

Growing up, it's a natural process that everyone needs to undergo in their life.
长大，是一个很自然的现象，每个人都得经历的现象。

By growing up, we could drink beer without getting scold;
若我们长大了，喝啤酒别人也不会骂我们；

By growing up, peoples won't laugh at us when we're holding an opposite sex's hands;
若我们长大了，我们牵着异性的手，别人也不会觉得很好笑；

By growing up, we could earn our own money, buy anything we like with it, and we don't have to hear our moms mumbling about spending wisely;
若我们长大了，我们就可以自己赚钱，然后用它来买我们喜欢的东西，而且我们也不必去听我们的妈妈在耳边一直念“钱要好好花”一类的话；

By growing up, we get to marry the person we love the most, and our family members won't ask us:"Are you sure? you're just eleven!";
若我们长大了，我们就可以和我们最爱的人结婚，而我们的家人也不会问我们：“你肯定吗？你才十一岁耶！”；

By growing up, we get to have our own babies, and we can tell them that they came from the rubbish dumps, just like what our parents used to told us;
若我们长大了，我们就可以拥有自己的儿女，然后我们就可以告诉他：“你就是从垃圾堆里拾到的~”，就像我们的父母告诉我们的一样；

It sounds great to grow up, there's a lot of privileges only an adult can enjoy, for example, the Playboy magazine;
长大听起来很像很好噢，有很多好处是只有大人才可以享有的，比如说，成人杂志；

A lot of areas only an adult can enter, for example a pub;
很多只有大人才可以进去的地方，比如说酒吧；

A lot of things only an adult is allowed to have, for example condoms;
很多只有大人才可以拥有的东西，比如说安全套；

But, is everyone comfortable with growing up?
但是，是否每一个人都喜欢成长呢？

Do you know that, when we grow up, there are some things that left us for good?
你知道吗，当我们长大的时候，有一些东西永远离开了我们？

One of it is called "Naive".
其中一个就叫做“天真”。

If an adult is still naive, people around him would laugh at him, staring at him like you saw a rare panda walking in the street.
如果有一位成年人还是很天真，他周围的人都会笑他，看着他的眼神就很像你看见一只稀有的熊猫走在街上一样。

A comment for these kind of peoples: Childish.
对于他们这种人，只有一种评语：幼稚。

Another alternative:Hypocrite.
另一个代词：虚伪。

The another thing that would be stolen from you is Sincerity.
另一个会从你身上被偷的东西就是真诚。

If a person is still treating everyone around him sincerely, whole-heartedly, try to guess what his friends would say~
如果有一个人都全心全意地，真诚地对待他身边的朋友，猜猜他身边的人会怎么说~

Naive.
天真。

which comes to the conclusion -- stupid.
而其结论是 -- 笨。

Who is the nasty thief? A lot would ask. I say, it's the Time.
许多人都会问，谁是那可恶的小偷呢？我说呀，那就是时间。

I don't know how to explain it, but everyone seems to grow up lacking that 2 elements.
我不懂要怎么解释，不过每个人在成长的过程里似乎都缺了那两个因素。

Don't ever under-estimate these 2 elements.
千万别小看这两个因素。

They are treasures!
他们可是珍宝！


Christian View（基督徒观点）：
Jesus once said, let the child come, for those who wishes to enter the heaven must be like the child!
耶稣曾经说过，让小孩都到我这来，因为凡是要进天国的，都得想着小孩一样！

Why?
为什么？

Because they believe,
因为他们相信，

Without doubt,
毫无疑惑地、

Without questions,
毫无疑问的、

They just believe,
他们就只是相信，

Whole heartedly,
全心地、

Sincerely,
诚心地，

They believe.
他们就这样相信着。

Why can't we believe in God like they did?
为什么我们就不能像他们一样地相信神呢？

Is it that by growing up, our faith reduces gradually too?
是否因为着我们成长了，我们的信心也逐步消退了？

Dear friend, is your bible covered in dust?
亲爱的朋友啊，你的圣经是否被灰尘掩盖了？

Is your heart filled with earthly things?
你的心是否都被属世的事物充满了？

Time to clean the temple of God!
是时候我们来洗净我们上帝的圣殿了！

Clear the room for our Christ to stay in!
为那将要来临的基督预备好位子！

We are going to rock the nation!
我们即将要震撼整个国家！

The time is now!
现在就是时候！

Don't let growing up be an excuse to neglect our dear Lord,
别让成长成为了离开神的借口，

We shall serve with our maturity, our talents, with all we have!
我们要用我们的成熟，我们的恩赐，我们的所有来侍奉我们的神！

Amen?
阿们？

AMEN!
阿们！