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-- 作者：德吉千瀚
-- 發表時間： 2008/12/30 02:10am

Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. 
兩個一老一少結伴出遊的天使在途上一戶富有人家處停下，欲暫時借宿一夜。 
The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's guest room. Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold basement. 
戶主對天使們並不友好，且拒絕讓出大宅內的客房，只是在冰冷的地下室內闢出一個小角落讓他們住下。 
As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. 
就在天使們於硬梆梆的地板上鋪床墊時，老天使發現牆壁上有一個洞，便替其修補好了。 
When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, 'Things aren't always what they seem.' 
小天使問他為何這樣做，老天使答道﹕ “很多事情並非是表明看到的那樣。” 
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest. 
第二晚，兩人又到了一戶非常貧窮的農家借宿。主人夫婦倆對他們非常熱情，把僅有的一點點食物拿出來款待客人，更讓出自己的床鋪給兩位天使，好讓他們得到充份的休息。 
When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. 
Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field. 
隔天一早，兩位天使發現農夫和他的妻子含著淚--他們賴以為生的一頭乳牛死在田野了。 
The younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel how could you have let this happen? 
小天使非常憤怒，生氣地質問老天使﹕” 你怎可讓這件事發生的﹖ 
The first man had everything, yet you helped him, she accused. 
第一個家庭已經什麼都有了，你還要幫助他們修補牆洞， 
The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die. 
第二個家庭即使困苦也還是熱情地與我們分享一切，而你竟然没有阻止乳牛死去﹗” 
'Things aren't always what they seem,' the older angel replied. 
“很多事情並非是表面看到的那樣。” 老天使說， 
'When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall.. 
“當我們在地下室過夜時，我從牆洞看到牆裏面堆滿了金塊。 
Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn't find it.' 
既然主人如此被貪欲所迷惑，壓根兒不願意分享他的財富，所以我把牆洞填上了，再也不讓他找到金子。 
'Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead. 
“而昨天晚上我們好夢正甜時，死亡之神來召喚農夫的妻子，我讓乳牛代替了她。 
Things aren't always what they seem.' 
所以有些事，並不如表面看到的那樣。” 

Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things don't turn out the way they should. 
If you have faith, you just need to trust that every outcome is always to your advantage. 
You just might not know it until some time later... 
有些時候，從表面看，事情並未有如我們預期的方式呈現。 
如果你有信念，你只需要堅信付出總會得到回報。 
你可能一直不會曉得，直到那一天的到來…… 
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