9/30 You Are Special

Quotes of Max Lucado, Author of《You Are Special》

• 你不是意外產生的，你不是大批製造的成品，你不是從生產線出來的產品；你是精心設計出來的，被賦予特別的恩賜，是那位偉大的工匠大師以愛將你擺在地球上的。
  You weren't an accident. You weren't mass produced. You aren't an assembly-line product. You were deliberately planned, specifically gifted, and lovingly positioned on the earth by the Master Craftsman.
• 神照你的本相愛你，但祂不願意你留在那樣的光景中，祂想要你像耶穌。
  God loves you just the way you are, but He refuses to leave you that way. He wants you to be just like Jesus.
• 要指揮管弦樂團，你必須背對著群眾。
  To lead the orchestra, you have to turn your back on the crowd.
• 降低對地球的期望，這裡不是天堂，別期望它成為天堂。
  Lower your expectations of earth. This isn't Heaven, so don't expect it to be.
• 再次成為小孩子吧，裝可愛、傻笑，將餅乾浸在牛奶裡，午睡一下，當你傷害到人時說聲對不起，去追逐一隻蝴蝶，再次成為小孩子吧。
  Be a child again. Flirt. Giggle. Dip your cookies in your milk. Take a nap. Say you're sorry if you hurt someone. Chase a butterfly. Be a child again.
• 請記得，你是特別的，因為我創造了你，而我是不會出差錯的。
  Remember, you are special because I made you. And I don't make mistakes.