If I can see 如果我能看得見

This week three things have touched my heart: Foliage besides a still lake, Mother Love for son in a Japanese TV – “Tokyo Tower” and a Song from a blind singer’s deep soul- You are my eye. Each touch seems point to a far more exceeding weight of a New World.

這星期我有三個心的感動: 楓紅伴靜湖，日劇東京鐵塔的母子情，盲人從內心深處唱出的歌-你是我的眼。每一個感動好像都指向一個極重無比的新世界。

Foliage besides a Still lake 楓紅伴靜湖

I love to take photos, especially for foliage. I ask myself: What do I try to grasp?

I am amazed at myself that I am trying to grasp a moment of Eternity. I like to stop and keep time to stay at a picture. I did not print a color photos since using digital camera 4 years ago. Will Eternity really be able to stay at a computer file consists by 0 and 1? The face of the World change immediately right after every Picture being taken. Are we expecting an invisible world? Why could a piece of foliage touch our heart? Are we expecting a world the leaves being green forever?

我喜歡照相，特別是楓紅季節，我問自己:我要捕捉什麼?

我發現我竟然想捕捉永恆的那一剎那 ，嘗試將時間停留在一張相片，自從使用數位相機後，已經有四年沒有洗過任何相片。永恆的那一剎那真的可以停留在0與1表達的電腦檔案嗎? 我們知道世界的面貌在每張相片之後就不再一樣，難道我們在嚮往一個看不見的世界嗎? 一片楓紅為什麼那樣驚動我們的心呢? 難道我們想要到一個永遠綠油油的世界嗎?

Tokyo Tower日劇東京鐵塔的母子情

I invite my kids to see this Japanese TV show “Tokyo Tower”.

In the show, the mother pulls her son to school but he is so shy that he escapes from school. Mother has to bring her son to restaurant she works. When this Son grows up, he wants to escape from his mom by complaining no future at home town. He wants to go Tokyo for University. He rejects his mom for farewell trip. Mom still come and pushes to give him a package. He open and found it is his favorite rice balls and Tokyo map and encouraging letter of mom and 10000 Japanese Yens. His tears drop with the favorite rice balls in mouth.

My kids found I am crying, too. Mother’s love is amazing. But is there a deeper love than it? We are so touched by the love of mother. Are we searching a deep love in heaven and earth? Will it be a real world full of this kind of love and will never change and could be kept forever?

我找了孩子一起來看日劇東京鐵塔。劇中的母親硬是把害羞的兒子拉去上學，結果她兒子還是逃學，媽媽只好帶兒子到打工的餐廳自修。兒子長大後，開始嫌棄媽媽，呆在鄉下沒有前途，要往東京讀大學，硬是不要媽媽送行，火車上，媽媽硬塞一個包袱。兒子打開後，發現最心愛的飯團，東京地圖，媽媽鼓勵的信及一萬元日幣。兒子一邊流淚一邊吃最心愛的飯團。

我的孩子發現我也在流淚。母愛真是偉大，但是天地之間，是否有比母愛更深的愛嗎? 我們對母愛的感動這樣感動，難道我們也嘗試在天地之間尋找這樣的母愛嗎? 會不會真的有一個世界，充滿了這樣深的愛呢? 而且我們期望這樣的愛是永永遠遠的，不改變呢?

Blind Singer – You are my Eye盲人從內心深處唱出的歌-你是我的眼

He cannot see but he sings a song from his souls as follows:

If I can see, I will tell day and night easily. I will hold your hand among crowds without error. If I can see, I can drive you to anywhere. I will hug you from your back with a surprise. If I can see, life might be totally different, all I want, I like, I love could be totally differently. The darkness before my eye is not darkness. What exactly is the white you mentioned to me? The blue sky people mentioned to me could be the blue sky after the cloud in my memory.

Looking toward your face, I can only see emptiness. Did God forget to remove the Veil before my eye?

You are my eye to lead me through seasonal change.

You are my eye to lead me through crowds.

You are my eye to read me through sea of books.

Because you are my eye, you lead me to see the whole world in front of me.

如果我能看得見, 就能輕易分辨白天黑夜, 就能準確的在人群中牽住你的手

如果我能看得見, 就能駕車帶你到處遨遊, 就能驚喜的從背後給你一個擁抱

如果我能看得見, 生命也許完全不同, 可能我想要的我喜歡的我愛的都不一樣

眼前的黑不是黑, 你說的白是什麼白, 人們說的天空藍,

是我記憶中那團白雲背後的藍天
我望向你的臉, 卻只能看見一片虛無
是不是上帝在我眼前遮了簾, 忘了掀開

你是我的眼, 帶我領略四季的變換
你是我的眼, 帶我穿越擁擠的人潮
你是我的眼, 帶我閱讀浩瀚的書海
因為你是我的眼, 讓我看見這世界就在我眼前

This song from the blind singer surrounds me for many days.

Why it moves me so much? Although he cannot see the world what we already see, but isn’t it a world we are so familiar that we barely to see it? Is his longing also our longing? Facing the tough world we see, are we after him being hunger for a world we cannot see?

Paul seems already see the world what we longing for:

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. (2 Corinthian 4:16-18)

Dr. A.W. Tozer used to remind us that the invisible world described in the Bible was the only “real world.” If we would only see the visible world the way God wants us to see it, we would never be attracted by what it offers (1 John 2:15-17).

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If any one loves the world, love for the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life, is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world passes away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides for ever. (1 John 2:15-17)

這位盲人歌手蕭煌奇唱的歌，在我腦海裡環繞多日，揮之不去。

為什麼他的歌這樣感動我? 雖然他眼睛看不見我們所看見的世界，但是他所渴慕看見的，卻是我們視而不見的尋常世界。那種內心深楚的呻吟，難道也是我們的呻吟嗎? 面對我們人生許多難題，難道我們跟他一樣也在渴慕那看不見的世界嗎?

保羅好像看見我們內心深處所渴慕的世界，他說: 所以，我們不喪膽。外體雖然毀壞，內心卻一天新似一天。我們這至暫至輕的苦楚，要為我們成就極重無比、永遠的榮耀。原來我們不是顧念所見的，乃是顧念所不見的；因為所見的是暫時的，所不見的是永遠的。 (林後4:16-18)

陶恕博士提醒我們聖經中的那看不見的世界卻是唯一的“真實世界“!

如果我們只能看見神所要我們看到的“真實世界“，那麼我們將不再被肉眼所能見的世界迷惑。

不要愛世界和世界上的事。人若愛世界，愛父的心就不在他裡面了。 因為凡世界上的事，就像肉體的情慾，眼目的情慾，並今生的驕傲，都不是從父來的，乃是從世界來的。 這世界和其上的情慾都要過去，惟獨遵行神旨意的，是永遠常存。(約翰一書2:15-17)

My three touching encounter a song: “I have heard of you by the hearing of the ear: but now my eye sees you. “

Opening your bible, everything looks old but clear. Your merciful face seems shown up. Your voice still touches my heart and soul. Being with me through spring, summer, fall and winter. No one can compare with your creation and your love. I have heard of you by the hearing of the ear: but now my eye sees you. Whether I agree or care, you have given your life for me.

後來我的這三個感動遇見一首詩歌: “從前風聞有你”。

翻開您的聖經，一切古老但是清晰；
彷彿看見到您慈愛的臉。
聽到您的話語，仍是那麼感動著我的心靈！
經過春夏和秋冬，陪伴我走過每天。
從前我風聞有您，今天親眼看過您：
您的創造，您的愛情，從來沒有人能比！
從前我風聞有您，今天親眼看過您。
不論我在不在乎，不論我同不同意，
您先給了我，您的生命。

All three touching were pointing to a face of merciful Father!

It seems the Heavenly Father speak to us through his bible:

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. Ever since the creation of the world his invisible nature, namely, his eternal power and deity, has been clearly perceived in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. (Roman 1:19-20)

From the foliage beside still lake, you can see my creation!

While we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Why, one will hardly die for a righteous man — though perhaps for a good man one will dare even to die. But God shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. (Roman 5:6-8) He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, will he not also give us all things with him? (Roman 8:32)

From the mother’s love for son in Tokyo Tower, you can see my love for you!

I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God; for the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by the will of him who subjected it in hope; because the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and obtain the glorious liberty of the children of God. We know that the whole creation has been groaning in travail together until now; and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? (Roman 8:18-24)

From the song by the blind singer, you can see the world I am leading you to.

三個感動原來都指向一張天父慈愛的臉!

天父好像透過聖經對我們說:

神的事情，人所能知道的，原顯明在人心裡，因為神已經給他們顯明。 自從造天地以來，神的永能和神性是明明可知的，雖是眼不能見，但藉著所造之物就可以曉得，叫人無可推諉。(羅馬書1:19-20)

你從楓紅伴靜湖就可以看見我的創造。

因我們還軟弱的時候，基督就按所定的日期為罪人死。 為義人死，是少有的；為仁人死、或者有敢做的。 惟有基督在我們還作罪人的時候為我們死，神的愛就在此向我們顯明了。(羅馬書5:6-8)神既不愛惜自己的兒子，為我們眾人捨了，豈不也把萬物和他一同白白的賜給我們嗎？(羅馬書8:32)

你從日劇東京鐵塔的母子情就可以看見我的慈愛。

我想，現在的苦楚若比起將來要顯於我們的榮耀就不足介意了。 受造之物切望等候神的眾子顯出來。 因為受造之物服在虛空之下，不是自己願意，乃是因那叫他如此的。 但受造之物仍然指望脫離敗壞的轄制，得享神兒女自由的榮耀。 我們知道一切受造之物一同歎息、勞苦，直到如今。不但如此，就是我們這有聖靈初結果子的，也是自己心裡歎息，等候得著兒子的名分，乃是我們的身體得贖。 我們得救是在乎盼望；只是所見的盼望不是盼望，誰還盼望他所見的呢。(羅馬書8:18-24)

你從盲人從內心深處唱出的歌-你是我的眼，就可以看見我所要帶你去的世界。

Since we have such a hope, we are very bold, not like Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not see the end of the fading splendor. But their minds were hardened; for to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away. Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their minds; but when a man turns to the Lord the veil is removed. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being changed into his likeness from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. (2 Corinthian 3:12-18)

It seems I have seen the Heavenly Father Smiles at us and I can see the invisible real world with tears full of joyful grace.

我們既有這樣的盼望，就大膽講說， 不像摩西將帕子蒙在臉上，叫以色列人不能定睛看到那將廢者的結局。 但他們的心地剛硬，直到今日誦讀舊約的時候，這帕子還沒有揭去。這帕子在基督裡已經廢去了。 然而直到今日，每逢誦讀摩西書的時候，帕子還在他們心上。 但他們的心幾時歸向主，帕子就幾時除去了。 主就是那靈；主的靈在那裡，那裡就得以自由。 我們眾人既然敞著臉得以看見主的榮光，好像從鏡子裡返照，就變成主的形狀，榮上加榮，如同從主的靈變成的。(林後3:12-18)

我好像看見天父慈愛的臉從天上對我們微笑。

我好像漸漸看見那看不見的真實世界。淚水中充滿了滿足的恩典。

I have revise the song as follows:

If I can See (All “you” became my dear Lord.)

If I can see, I will tell your heart easily.

I will hold your hand among crowds without error.

If I can see, I can drive with you to anywhere.

I will hug you from your back with a surprise.

If I can see, life might be totally different, all I want, I like, I love could be totally differently.

The darkness before my eye is not darkness.

What exactly is the white you mentioned to me?

The blue sky people mentioned to me could be the blue sky after the cloud in my memory.

Looking toward your face, I can only see a smoke of ashes.

Did I forget to remove the Veil before your eye?

You are my eye to lead me through seasonal change.

You are my eye to lead me through crowds.

You are my eye to read me through sea of books.

Because you are my eye, you lead me to see the whole world in front of me.

我將歌詞改寫成”If I can See如果我能看得見”:

如果我能看得見, 就能輕易分辨祢的心思, 就能準確的在人群中牽住祢的手

如果我能看得見, 就能駕車跟祢到處遨遊, 就能驚喜的從背後給祢一個擁抱

如果我能看得見, 生命也許完全不同, 可能我想要的我喜歡的我愛的都不一樣

眼前的黑不是黑, 祢說的白是什麼白,

人們說的天空藍, 是我記憶中那團白雲背後的藍天

我望向祢的臉, 卻只能看見一煙爐灰
是不是我在祢眼前遮了簾, 忘了掀開

祢是我的眼, 帶我領略四季的變換
祢是我的眼, 帶我穿越擁擠的人潮
祢是我的眼, 帶我閱讀浩瀚的書海
因為祢是我的眼, 讓我看見這世界就在我眼前
Links related these 3 touches:

Foliage and Peaceful lake 楓紅與靜湖

Tokyo Tower 東京鐵塔 Movie

Blind Singer – You are my Eye 盲人的歌-你是我的眼

從前風聞有你

詞曲 西伯