1) Q. School is too much. Why do I have to spend all the best years of my life going to school?
A. No, it is not too much. There are some older, experienced believers in the Lord who can tell you that according to their experience of human life, education is next only to God.
问:上学太过分了,为什么我必须花费我人生中最好的时间去上学呢?
答:不,不会过分的。一些在主里年长有经历的信徒根据他们人生的经历能告诉你,教育仅次于神。
2) Q. I am tired of school and want to stop after high school. What do you think I should do?
A. I would encourage you not to stop your education after graduation from high school. You have to keep going. If you do not get a Ph. D, you have to get at least a master’s degree.
问:我厌倦上学,想读完高中就停止。你认为我该作些什么呢?
答:我鼓励你在高中毕业后不要停止你的教育。你必须继续读书,如果你得不到博士学位,你至少也要得到一个硕士学位。
3) Q. School is boring and takes too long. Why do I need to spend so many years in school?
A. It seems like a long time, but in actuality, it is very short. It will go by very quickly. Whether or not you are successful in the future depends upon how you spend these next ten years.
问:上学很无聊,太花时间了。为何我需要花费许多年日在学校呢?
答:上学看起来很长,但实际上,非常短,会很快的过去。将来你是否能够成功取决于你如何度过接下来的十年。
4) Q. I think I can go to school anytime and get education. Can I put school off till later?
A. The best time to get your education is from the age four to twenty four. That is the unique time there is no other time for this.
问:我认为我可以在任何时间去上学,接受教育。我可以把学业拖延到以后吗?
答:受教育最好的时间是从四岁到二十四岁,这是独一无二的时间,没有别的时间可以为此。
5) Q. I am in high school and have a 3.9 GPA. I don’t feel the need to work harder. Is this ok?
A. If you have a 3.9, that is wonderful, but when you are 24, you will regret it. You will say, “Why did I not spend a little more energy to get a 4.0 or higher?”
问:我在读高中,有3.9的平均学分。我不觉得需要更努力地学习,这样对吗?
答:如果你有3.9的学分,那非常好,但是当你24岁时,你将会后悔。你会说,“为何我没有花更多的精力来得到4.0或更高的学分呢?”
6) Q. I see the importance of getting a good education, but why do I need God?
A. In the whole universe the most important One and the first One is God. The Bible says that the most pitiful person is the one who does not have God.
问:我看到接受良好教育的重要性,但是为什么我需要神呢?
答:在全宇宙中神是最重要的也是首要的。圣经说最可怜的人就是没有神的人。
7) Q. Isn’t it enough for a Christian just to love God and be a good person?
A. According to human experience, there are three things that we need in order to run the course of our life well. These three are God, education and character.
问:对基督徒来说,只要爱神并作个好人还不够吗?
答:根据人生经历,我们需要有三件事使我们生活地更好。这三件事就是神、教育和性格。
8) Q. I want to spend the rest of my life studying the Bible. Isn’t this good enough?
A. The Bible is very important, but education is also important. Now you need to receive an education.
问:我想花费我的余生来研读圣经,这不是很好吗?
答:圣经非常重要,但是教育也很重要,现在你需要接受教育。
9) Q. If I have God, I have everything. What else do I need?
A. As long as you have God, that is enough; that means a lot. The number one thing people need is God, but the second thing they need is education.
问:如果我有神,我就有一切。那我还需要什么呢?
答:只要你有神,就够了,那意着着很多。第一件事,人需要神,但是第二件事,他们需要教育。
10) Q. As someone who is experienced and older, what are you thankful for?
A. I thank God that when I was young, He afforded me the opportunity, the time, to receive Him. I had God when I was young and at the same time I received a certain amount of education.
问:作为有经历又较年长的人,你是为了什么而感谢呢?
答:我感谢神当我年轻时,祂给我机会、时间来接受祂,当我年轻时,我有神,与此同时,我也接受了一定量的教育。