每當遇到低潮時
就會反覆地讀著這一篇短文
心情總會很快地回復平靜
再一次找到勇氣和信心
面對生活中的挑戰
因為 我知道
我...並不孤單

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One night,
a man had a dream.
He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand;
one belonging to him, and the other to the Lord.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him,
he looked back at the footprints in the sand.
He noticed that many times along the path of life
there was only one set of footprints.
He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life.

This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it.
"Lord, You said that once I decided to follow You,
You’d walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life,
there is only one set of footprints.
I don’t understand why when I needed You most
You would leave me."

The Lord replied,
"My son. My precious child,
I love you and would never leave you.
During your time of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you."

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PIC: Footprints by ~mjagiellicz@deviantART