When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to you, believe in him, though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.
For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning. Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver（颤抖） in the sun, so shall he descend to our roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth.
But if, in your fear, you would seek only love’s peace and love’s pleasure, then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love’s threshing-floor, into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears. Love gives naught but it self and takes naught but from itself. Love possesses not, nor would it be possessed, for love is sufficient unto love.
Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself. But if you love and must have desires, let these be your desires:
To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.
To know the pain of too much tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love’s ecstasy;
To return home at eventide（黄昏） with gratitude;
And then to sleep with a payer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.
相关单词：beckons
beckons解释：v.（用头或手的动作）示意，召唤( beckon的第三人称单数 )
beckons例句：
He sent his ships wherever profit beckons. 他将船队派往赢利的那些地方。 来自辞典例句
I believe history beckons again. 我认为现在历史又在召唤了。 来自辞典例句
相关单词：pinions
pinions解释：v.抓住[捆住]（双臂）( pinion的第三人称单数 )
pinions例句：
These four pinions act as bridges between the side gears. 这四组小齿轮起到连接侧方齿轮组的桥梁作用。 来自互联网
Tough the sword hidden among pinions may wound you. 虽然那藏在羽翼中间的剑刃也许会伤毁你们。 来自互联网
相关单词：pruning
pruning解释：n.修枝，剪枝，修剪v.修剪（树木等）( prune的现在分词 )；精简某事物，除去某事物多余的部分
pruning例句：
In writing an essay one must do a lot of pruning. 写文章要下一番剪裁的工夫。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
A sapling needs pruning, a child discipline. 小树要砍，小孩要管。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
相关单词：ascends
ascends解释：v.上升，攀登( ascend的第三人称单数 )
ascends例句：
The azygos vein ascends in the right paravertebral gutter. 奇静脉在右侧脊柱旁沟内上升。 来自辞典例句
The mortality curve ascends gradually to a plateau at age 65. 死亡曲线逐渐上升，到65岁时成平稳状态。 来自辞典例句
相关单词：caresses
caresses解释：爱抚，抚摸( caress的名词复数 )
caresses例句：
A breeze caresses the cheeks. 微风拂面。
Hetty was not sufficiently familiar with caresses or outward demonstrations of fondness. 海蒂不习惯于拥抱之类过于外露地表现自己的感情。
相关单词：descend
descend解释：vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降
descend例句：
I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。
相关单词：naught
naught解释：n.无，零 [=nought]
naught例句：
He sets at naught every convention of society.他轻视所有的社会习俗。
I hope that all your efforts won't go for naught.我希望你的努力不会毫无结果。
相关单词：possessed
possessed解释：adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的
possessed例句：
He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。
相关单词：fulfill
fulfill解释：vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意
fulfill例句：
If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。
相关单词：brook
brook解释：n.小河，溪；v.忍受，容让
brook例句：
In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。
相关单词：joyfully
joyfully解释：adv. 喜悦地, 高兴地
joyfully例句：
She tripped along joyfully as if treading on air. 她高兴地走着，脚底下轻飘飘的。
During these first weeks she slaved joyfully. 在最初的几周里，她干得很高兴。
相关单词：meditate
meditate解释：v.想，考虑，（尤指宗教上的）沉思，冥想
meditate例句：
It is
I was meditating,and reached a higher state of consciousness.我在冥想，并进入了一个更高的意识境界。
相关单词：ecstasy
ecstasy解释：n.狂喜，心醉神怡，入迷
ecstasy例句：
He listened to the music with ecstasy.他听音乐听得入了神。
Speechless with ecstasy,the little boys gazed at the toys.小孩注视着那些玩具，高兴得说不出话来。
相关单词：gratitude
gratitude解释：adj.感激，感谢
gratitude例句：
I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。
