A tree is justified by fragrant flowers bringing forth sweet fruits. If on the other hand, its leaves dry, flowers fade and the fruits refuse to grow, the farmer will examine the roots and discover that they are eaten up by pests. So too, if virtues do not blossom and yield sweet fruits in you, then the roots of Divinity might have been destroyed or harmed. Envy, greed, malice, etc. are the pests that rapidly destroy the roots. All of you are near and dear to the Lord; only you must have the staunch determination to realize Him. Welcome hardships, trials and sufferings. Dwell on the Name of the Lord which is dear to you, steadily and with faith. Discard all inferior sources of joy. Know that the Lord is the spring of joy in every heart. When you repeat the Name of the Lord with a pure heart, He will fill you with bliss and joy.

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Krisztina

The second is the very basic unit of Time which we measure, in what we designate as a year. Sixty seconds, make a minute, sixty minutes make an hour, twenty four hours constitute a day and thirty days make a month; twelve months pass and we say a year has passed! When twelve months are over, we come back again to the first in the list of months, and call it the New Year Day. We go on a spree to celebrate the occasion. Really speaking, nothing new has happened on the “New Year Day” - it is not the year, but every second that follows the present that is new. Hence, do not wait for the celebration of something new in Time, until minutes, hours, days, months and years add up! Celebrate the immediately succeeding second, and every one after it, through honest effort and attain everlasting joy. Do not waver in your determination to live in joy and peace.

- Divine Discourse, Mar 23, 1966

Én 2002 tavaszán érkeztem az USA-ba,egy 10 napos angol nyelv kurzus nyelvismeretével.
Nekem sokat segített a"Family Rádió"Biblia felolvasó programja a nyelvtanulásban.
Egy rabbira vigyáztam akkor,s míg ő,a mindennapi imádságán volt a zsinagógában,addig hallgattam angolul,a Bibliát.Sosem használtam szótárt,viszont ismertem a felolvasott szöveg magyar értelmét,s így következtettem az elhangzott szavak,idiómák jelentésére.
A program sokat segített kiejtésemen,illetve a magyartól messze eltérő mondat szerkesztésük megszokására.Nyilván sok szó,és idióma is megragadt bennem.

Bizonyított tény,hogy az elme rögzít minden észlelt információt,s azok előjönnek váratlan helyzetekben.A megértés nélküli szövegekre is igaz ez a megállapítás.