将爱诉诸语言

Speaking Words of Love

将爱诉诸语言

Often we remain silent when we need to speak. Without words, it is hard to love well. When we say to our parents, children, lovers, or friends: “I love you very much” or “I care for you” or “I think of you often” or “You are my greatest gift,” we choose to give life.

　　我们经常在最需要说的时候却保持沉默。没有语言，难以很好的去爱。当我们向父母、孩子、爱人或者朋友说：“我非常爱你”，“我很在意你”，“我时常想念你”，或者“你是我最好的礼物”时，我们就选择了给予生命。

It is not always easy to express our love directly in words. But whenever we do, we discover we have offered a blessing that will be long remembered. When a son can say to his father, “Dad, I love you,” and when a mother can say to her daughter, “Child, I love you,” a whole new blessed place can be opened up, a space where it is good to dwell. Indeed, words have the power to create life.

　　将我们的爱直接诉诸语言并不总是一件容易的事。但是，当我们这么做时，就会发现，我们已经送出了一个长被记起的祝福。当一个儿子向他的父亲说，“爸爸，我爱你，”的时候，当一个母亲向她的女儿说，“孩子，我爱你”的时候，便开辟了一个全新的福地，一个宜居之地。确实，语言有创造生命的能力。