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絕大多數的時候,我偏好一個人做園藝工作。362Please respect copyright.PENANAN6Wcnd3ezi
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我喜歡一個人待在花園,邊做邊寧靜地沉浸於大自然之中。當然,我做園藝的時候也會思考些事情,這段寧靜的片刻我來說是一種享受。362Please respect copyright.PENANAZMAxNbUucC
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我本身喜歡上園藝的原因,是來自姆姆告訴過我們的一個比喻,我很喜歡那個比喻:如果要成為修道之人,或者當我們要開始靈修生活時,至尊陛下最多能做的只有除去一塊荒地上的雜亂野草,播下好種子。剩下的工作得由我們自己進行。我們必須盡心盡力當個好園丁,用心澆水,照顧好這些植物,使之成長並盛開,愉悅我們的上主。這樣一來,祂便會時常來到賞心悅目的花園中,而我們也因此從中得到喜悅。362Please respect copyright.PENANAARmkxhKmv1
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一想到這,我便更加努力照料身旁的花園和菜園,豐富四周環境的同時也豐富自己的心靈,如此還能夠接近上主,這不是一舉數得嗎?362Please respect copyright.PENANA39Bw1zJXOy
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只不過,現在的我卻像是以翻整花園為目的,來逃避一個天大的煩惱。362Please respect copyright.PENANAZJ44AiLc5Z
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「自己想要的東西......是嗎?」362Please respect copyright.PENANAyesJLr268Y
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以前生活在修道院的時候,我好像從未這麼煩惱過。362Please respect copyright.PENANACafyHtQRsa
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每位修女都視之為己任,打苦鞭、守嚴齋、祈禱、抄寫經文等等,持續地向至尊陛下祈求。就這樣每天過著心靈充實的日子。362Please respect copyright.PENANAD7LjTp8x9S
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如今我每日不僅得和各種各樣誘惑對抗,還有個純真的小王子詢問我究竟想要什麼。我又不希望殘忍拒絕殿下的好意,真叫人苦惱吶。362Please respect copyright.PENANAIjncPb4rs9
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「唉......」362Please respect copyright.PENANADFZx3eQQlC
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我沉浸於雜亂的思緒中,漸漸停下手邊的翻土作業,感覺到汗水從額頭沿著臉頰滑落下來。我用手背抹去了汗水,然後輕嘆了一口氣。362Please respect copyright.PENANAteMZ4WxJZD
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明明只要當場拒絕獅族王子殿下的好意,並表示自己全心全意為至尊陛下奉獻就好;為什麼當時我卻沒有這麼做呢?362Please respect copyright.PENANAECm3s10n3d
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是由於殿下的語氣充滿真摯的純潔與無邪嗎?362Please respect copyright.PENANAkrbidMIx9R
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是由於殿下對待他人的時候總是膽大心細嗎?362Please respect copyright.PENANAlpEnGznaOo
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「唉......」362Please respect copyright.PENANAQKa7EFdGpV
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「海倫娜,妳怎麼在唉聲嘆氣的?」362Please respect copyright.PENANAPPsUPD6T4R
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就在此時,熟悉的桑音自我身後響起。362Please respect copyright.PENANA8A3ek18yA0
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「奧絲雅,妳好呀。騎士團的鍛鍊結束了嗎?」362Please respect copyright.PENANAfTDXJathDF
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我轉過頭的時候勉強勾起嘴角露出微笑,但不是很成功。362Please respect copyright.PENANA5uu25jYxBL
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「妳在煩惱些什麼嗎?」362Please respect copyright.PENANAwKn7aYpZGN
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奧絲雅馬上便察覺到我只是在強顏歡笑。362Please respect copyright.PENANAN3Gl9jOwzx
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「不愧是奧絲雅,一下就被看出來了。」我苦笑。362Please respect copyright.PENANAOAEd20TtLC
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「該不會那隻毛茸茸的大貓咪強迫妳做討厭的事情了?還是他趁著暖床的時候對妳毛手毛腳?我去教訓他!」362Please respect copyright.PENANAJWwTJDtfRP
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「不用擔心。殿下是一位很紳士的人,他沒有對我做出失禮的事情。」362Please respect copyright.PENANAWWUTbBcuvS
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經奧絲雅這麼提醒,我回想起來半夜時分我們倆常常會和殿下緊貼在一起(有幾次殿下還差點因奧絲雅奇差無比的睡姿抱得太緊而窒息!)。362Please respect copyright.PENANAyasaZygpBu
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半夢半醒之中,我感覺到殿下胯下的部位好像有點熱熱硬硬的凸起物…...算了,那應該是我的錯覺吧?362Please respect copyright.PENANAuXBtbcm7rQ
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畢竟那個部位又沒有任何東西。362Please respect copyright.PENANAhes3XNVNMw
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「真的沒發生什麼事。」362Please respect copyright.PENANAPCoBFeGshh
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所以我決定暫時撇下這個疑惑。362Please respect copyright.PENANAQZ2Fx82Fdf
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「只是......殿下確實給我出了個難題。」362Please respect copyright.PENANAwIDK87HRYl
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我對奧絲雅講述前幾天發生的事,其中也包括我找不到真心希望得到的事物。362Please respect copyright.PENANAzpwug1G8oQ
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「畢竟妳總是那麼善良。」奧絲雅說:「像妳這麼忠貞的修女怎麼可能會有私慾呢?那隻小笨貓到底在問啥呀。」362Please respect copyright.PENANAwPJbtdnE1s
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「呵呵,奧絲雅,我可沒如此高尚。像我這樣的小女子,軟弱又沒什麼剛毅可言。天主賜予恩寵引領我,如祂現在所做的,我認為已是對我莫大的恩典。」我補充道說:「再者,殿下也是一番好意嘛。」362Please respect copyright.PENANANLVFm6Lt9u
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「可是妳再繼續煩惱下去也不是辦法,妳體內會累積壞的體液喔,到時候生病的話可得不償失。」362Please respect copyright.PENANAYrtLU8D2We
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「的確,假使積累太多黑膽汁(Black bile)的話,真會讓人感到抑鬱寡歡呢。」362Please respect copyright.PENANAyElt7WN2DG
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「我看妳最近一直忙著整理花園,要不偶爾也去做點其他事情,如何呢?」362Please respect copyright.PENANAE22retdIA4
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「其他事情?」362Please respect copyright.PENANAdiv7bkWduv
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「對呀,看是要出外走走散心或大口吃肉忘掉煩惱......啊,不好意思,妳身為赤足修院的修女要守齋戒。」362Please respect copyright.PENANA2K78czxRJp
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「散散心嗎......嗯,也許我真的不該為一個問題而過度鑽牛角尖,或許換個方法,換個角度來思考,才可以想的到解決之道呢」362Please respect copyright.PENANAnb5t7yWzJA
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「那麼要不要陪我去城外晃晃嘞?」奧絲雅很開心地問我。362Please respect copyright.PENANA3v1czBjgwX
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「下次吧。」我說:「我想要久違的讓自己清醒一下呢。也許是太久沒有做那件事,腦袋都有些不靈光了呢。」362Please respect copyright.PENANAhQwwbHHzwY
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「哪件事?」362Please respect copyright.PENANAdywP59P1jk
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「當然是足以叫人靈魂為之振奮,讓整個人都感覺通體舒暢、徹底清醒的一帖良方囉。它對於動腦袋思考可是很有幫助的唷,奧絲雅你也一起來試試吧!」362Please respect copyright.PENANActbwyoOIGE
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「妳難道是指——」362Please respect copyright.PENANAoZUu1R8UV2
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我邊說邊雙手一拍,發出啪的清脆聲響。362Please respect copyright.PENANAoiZtEIshtz
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「打.苦.鞭。」362Please respect copyright.PENANAPdQmb1MV8H
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咻——劈啪!362Please respect copyright.PENANAE7MagwAxmx
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每當我單手往後一揮,空氣便會發出一聲呼嘯作響,隨即傳來的則是清脆的聲響。362Please respect copyright.PENANAMLewtqPtX8
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咻——劈啪!362Please respect copyright.PENANAj4ox0OBI2n
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每當綁了節的粗繩鞭抽打在我的後背上,我便感受到如同火燒且入骨的痛楚。362Please respect copyright.PENANAIjqPoRTD9h
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咻——劈啪!362Please respect copyright.PENANA5GhJfOhwGX
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此時此刻,我正獨自跪坐在〈白城〉城堡內的小聖堂內,一邊手持苦鞭鞭打自己,一邊靜默地禱告著。362Please respect copyright.PENANATp7mMPFcp4
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我每一次都使勁全力揮舞苦鞭,都以極大力道鞭笞我的背部,盡可能為我的肉體帶來極大的痛楚感,並在這過程中驅逐一切貪念、困惑、慾望,以及最重要的——以自身受苦受難來救贖人類在世間的苦難,並且更接近至尊陛下。362Please respect copyright.PENANAVynWypsREV
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咻——劈啪!362Please respect copyright.PENANAxGMmwPt3G9
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「哼嗯......」362Please respect copyright.PENANAXCk877vNEe
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糟糕,我居然在打苦鞭時發出悶哼聲,難道是內心的專注力變得渙散嗎?362Please respect copyright.PENANAHpPQknSgO6
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自從離開修道院後,我的人生便發生劇烈的改變。許許多多無法理解的事情一波接著一波襲來,讓我都快應付不來了——而這還是我自己造成的!362Please respect copyright.PENANAbhQkBDSnX2
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姆姆曾說過,為了使我們這些羔羊的靈魂靠向自由和卓越的全德,需要非常刻苦的努力。但是,卻不能在短時間內修成。所以我和姊妹們以剛毅的心祈求苦難,或者,更精確地說,我們的至尊陛下賜予我們剛毅,願意為祂受苦,因為這是我們的渴望。362Please respect copyright.PENANAWS9ayf0knx
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可是一離開修道院後,我才發現世俗世界的苦難比想像中還要多,而這些都是姆姆過去極力避免我們所接觸的。我不怪她,因為這之中不只有苦難,還有各種各樣慾念在我周遭作崇並嘗試引誘我。362Please respect copyright.PENANASI1W3ZwRM8
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我深信這是至尊陛下給予我的一個巨大的考驗,比起待在封閉的修道院裡頭更能測試我對祂的忠誠......我難不成做了錯誤的決定嗎?362Please respect copyright.PENANALrKBSipyG5
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不行不行,我得專心於打苦鞭才行,沉浸於疼痛的喜悅才是。362Please respect copyright.PENANAj253WM5X7J
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咻——劈啪!362Please respect copyright.PENANAkHjQ04H3mV
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只要鞭打得更用力......362Please respect copyright.PENANA3NaFB4Resx
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咻——劈啪!362Please respect copyright.PENANAQJwb8Wx4dm
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讓身體更痛......362Please respect copyright.PENANAmW59HZQN90
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咻——劈啪!362Please respect copyright.PENANA7BTVLSut7P
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就能夠忘卻一切......362Please respect copyright.PENANApftDFOObOq
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咻——362Please respect copyright.PENANA6kAlL5sTrW
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突然間,苦鞭劃破空氣的聲音,為我的腦袋內帶來靈光一閃。362Please respect copyright.PENANAPR5pPM6V1b
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假使換個方式思考,眼前這個難題不就和離開修道院這件一模一樣嗎?當初居住於修道院內過著封閉的生活,確實是一種精進內心靈性的方式。但那只不過是閉上眼不去觀看外界的苦難罷了。362Please respect copyright.PENANAUS6BfPcYOF
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如果我試圖迴避殿下的這個問題,豈不是在封閉住心靈而不去正視問題嗎?如此一來它將纏著我不放,成為我內在與外在的苦痛與擾亂。362Please respect copyright.PENANAoCWokuddTL
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咻——劈啪!362Please respect copyright.PENANARiKL2TmhQC
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再一次,苦鞭飛舞的聲響提醒我某個事物。362Please respect copyright.PENANAmQl0qHccrR
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沒有錯,只要找到真心想要的事物並告訴殿下,就能夠永遠解決問題!這並非滿足私慾,而是開拓更寬廣順暢的修道之路啊!362Please respect copyright.PENANAZ1AWNXLbGq
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咻——劈啪!362Please respect copyright.PENANALn6hNnjRdN
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而那事物原本模糊的形象,彷彿在一次又一次的鞭笞更加清晰可見!362Please respect copyright.PENANAU9Vk6b1tgm
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更多!更多!更多的苦鞭!