God's boxes

> God's Boxes上帝的盒子
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> I have in my hands two boxes, 我手上有兩個盒子
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> Which God gave me to hold. 都是天父爸爸給的
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> He said, "Put all your sorrows in the black box, 他說 把悲傷放在黑盒子裡
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> And all your joys in the gold." 把快樂放在金盒子裡
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> I heeded His words, and in the two boxes, 我聽了祂的話
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> Both my joys and sorrows I stored, 把快樂和悲傷分別裝進兩個盒子裡
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> But though the gold became heavier each day, 不過 金盒子每天都有加重
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> The black was as light as before. 但黑盒子卻依舊輕省
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> With curiosity, I opened the black, 我感到很好奇 就打開黑盒子
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> I wanted to find out why, 想要一探究竟
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> And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole, 結果我在盒子底下發現一個洞
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> Which my sorrows had fallen out by. 我的悲傷都從那邊漏出去了
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> I showed the hole to God, and mused, 我把那個洞指給天主看 感到納悶
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> "I wonder where my sorrows could be!" 我不知道我的悲傷哪裡去了
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> He smiled a gentle smile and said, 祂輕輕地微笑說
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> "My child, they're all here with me." 我的孩子 它們都在我這兒呢
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> I asked God, why He gave me the boxes, 我問天主 為什麼祂要給我兩個盒子
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> Why the gold and the black with the hole? 為什麼一個金色的 一個黑色卻漏底的
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> "My child, the gold is for you to count your blessings, 我的孩子 金盒子是
> 要給你數算你的祝福的
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> The black is for you to let go." 黑盒子是要給你放下的
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