Self Introduction
--by Ruth
Hi, I’m Ruth. Ruth is a pretty name. Isn’t it? In Hebrew it means friendship and in English it means pity. This name is from the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament . There is a faithful woman named Ruth in this Book. She is one of the most attractive girls in the Bible. She had the gentle, affectionate nature. I hope that the kindness like her would be lived out in my life. My first English name was not Ruth, but Silent. Because I used to keep silent in my school life. So my classmates of Shunde Normal School called me Silent. In fact I was not fond of it at all. In about 1999, I met a Missionary from Ghana . Ghana is a country in West Africa. He said to me “You are a Christian. God is so great! Why do you keep silent? Why not tell people the good news about God? Come on! Do not keep silent. ” I was shocked. He’s right. Suddenly I woke up ,and asked him to give me another name. Now I’m not Silent any more, but Ruth. I hope my life is full of purity as lilies, honesty as a real Christian, and faithful as Ruth.
I like flowers and sunshine. I love music and freedom. Hans Christian Andersen said “Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” I agree with him completely.
中文譯詞：
大家好，我是路得。路得是一個很美的名字，你們說是不是呀?在希伯來文，它是友情的意思，英文是憐憫的意思。這名字來自于《圣經(jīng)舊約全書》中的《路得記》。這卷書中有一個名叫路得的信心婦子。她是圣經(jīng)中最引人注目的女子中的一位。她有溫柔、慈愛的性格。我愿自己的生命能活出像她那樣的仁慈。我的第一個英文名不叫Ruth路得，而叫Silent塞倫(沉默的意思)。因?yàn)檫^去我常常沉默寡言，尤其是讀書的時候。所以師范的同學(xué)都叫我塞倫。其實(shí)我一點(diǎn)也不喜歡這個名字。大約1999年我遇到一位來自加納的宣教士。加納是西非的一個國家。他說：“你是一個基督徒，神是那樣的偉大，為什么你要沉默呢?為什么不去告訴人們關(guān)于神的好消息呢?來吧，不要再沉默了!” 我心一震，對呀!頓時醒過來，請他為我起另一個英文名。現(xiàn)在我不再是沉默了，而是路得。我希望生命中充滿百合花那樣的純潔、一個真基督徒那樣的誠實(shí)，還有路得那樣的忠信。
我喜歡鮮花和陽光。我愛音樂和自由。安徒生說“一個人僅僅活著是不夠的，還需要有陽光、自由，和一點(diǎn)花的芬芳。”我完全贊同!
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