Pivot of the Sky

It was a black bear with a white mark of a symmetrical moon-shaped tooth on its chest, a human figure kneeling there, very strong and as tall as those around him standing up. It closed its eyes slightly and looked very focused and devout, but a bear imitated people's prayers on this serious occasion, how do you think it's funny? Interestingly, there was a blue cloth wrapper around it, as if the black bear had brought it himself.

At this time, some whispered to their companions: "Don't be afraid, it's a bear raised by a man named Lhasa Road on the outskirts of Berdani town across the river. He grew up like a man, had a very good temper, and was often bullied by children in the village.” The people who were frightened were relieved.

And Joseph looked at the bear and said to the people, “Don't worry, it doesn't even think of itself as a bear. Maybe it doesn't understand what we're doing yet, but it also learns how we look in prayer. ”

Until it was dark, the bear remained in a prayer position.

The sky was finally completely dark, and the townspeople had scattered, leaving only Joseph and his disciples beneath the tree, quietly surrounded, and the moonlight had fallen silently through the trees. The bear finally stood up, wrapped in bluecloth with a slightly thicker forelimb, and walked upright like a man to Joseph.

It puts the package on the floor and leans down and pulls it apart with a pair of front palms, containing several pieces of pancakes and three apples. A bear is an omnivore, and if it is a man-made bear, it should be its food, but it is dedicated to Joseph at this moment.

And Joseph looked at the pancakes and the apples, and asked them peacefully, "Do you have anything to ask for when you offer me your food? ”

The bear could not speak, but seemed to understand the meaning of Joseph. He lit his head, raised his forehand and pointed in the direction of the river upstream, his face full of pleading divine colors.

The disciples were bewildered. And Joseph put away the package on the ground, and stood up and said, "It's going to invite me to a place, and we're going with it. ”

There were many people who had asked Joseph to be cured, even in the more remote villages, but for the first time in the middle of the night walking with a bear, in the middle of the night, he was not afraid of danger?

The disciples knew that their guide was fearless and curious to follow Jesus to the river. He saw the big dog bear walk into the river water, spread his limbs and swim to the other bank, stood up on the shore and shook his hair, apparently waiting for Joseph to come too.

Joseph looked down at the blue cloth wrapper in his hand and found a clear toothmark on it. The bear should have swimmed across the river with his head in his arms, and the wrapped food was not wet.

Then something even more amazing happened, and Joseph stepped on the water with his staff and said to the disciples: "Follow me.” The disciples cautiously followed Jesus, and the water waves on the River Jeddah became pavements that could be trampled on, and they were still in a slight turmoil, so they walked past.

The bear turned and walked upstream on a trail. The upright footsteps in the moonlight were shaky, not fast or slow enough to keep up with Joseph.

One of the disciples frowned: "That bear is really strong. Isn't he tired of walking like this? Bears would run much faster if they put their front claws down on the ground on all limbs. If it's leading us, why don't we go faster? ”

The speaker's name was Judah, which was given to him by Joseph, but no one knew why Joseph had given the disciple such a name. When he heard the question, Joseph smiled and replied, “It's night time, it's a black bear again, afraid to walk too fast, afraid we'll lose it.... Besides, you ask why it walks standing, don't you walk upright yourself? ”

Judah stunned and said inexplicably: “Of course I am a human being, I will walk standing. ”

Joseph laughed again: "People can walk, they can walk, but babies who are not long old know that it's easier to climb than to walk. I told you that bear didn't think of itself as a bear at all. In its consciousness, it thought of itself as a human being. People were walking, and of course it was walking. ”

Judah scratched the back of his head and said, "Interesting. How could there be such a bear? ”

Joseph patiently explained: “I heard that babies raised by wolves in the deep mountains grow up without speaking, and behave like wolves, because he doesn't know he's human, and nobody has taught him how to be human. And this bear is supposed to have been adopted since childhood, and it hasn't seen another bear, thinking it's a human kind, and everything is imitating people. ”

Hearing Judah's heart read a move here, he seemed to have been inspired by something. The conversation turned and asked: "I'm afraid not all bears will be like this when they are raised. Not only is this bear particularly intelligent and temperamental, but it also depends on how it is treated. In fact, people are the same.

Dear Leader, I've been thinking about one thing today. In town, everyone heard you say the same thing, but their gains were different and their understanding and reactions were different. Some people will appreciate you, but others will hate you and even want to hurt you. Walking down this road, I feel like I've seen the future. ”

And Joseph was still smiling, and the look on his face was actually a little like Iso's, and he used a story to make a metaphor for ——

“God sent a farmer to sow the earth with seeds of everything. Some seeds fall in thorn bushes and can only grow in gaps. Careful to avoid thorns, they are swallowed up by thorns without waiting for harvest. Some seeds fall in shallow soil covered with gravel, and if there is enough rain to moisturize, they can germinate, but if the environment is slightly malignant, the new seedlings will wither. Some seeds fall in fertile and suitable soils and are most deserving of cultivation. Perhaps I am the farmer, and you, the disciples who follow me, are the most fertile pastures. But God sprinkled seeds all over the earth, with hope of harvest, and did not deliberately favour anyone, as I preached to all. ”

Judah nodded and understood what Jesus meant. He could not help but admire the wisdom of his guide in his heart.

Yet Joseph sighed again under the night: “I have been to the far east, and I have heard a word circulated in a farther place. That's Kunlun, further away than the geranium I've been to, and a man by the name of His Highness said, 'The heavens and the earth are not benevolent, and all things are dogs.’ I just talked to you so much, and he made it perfectly clear in just one sentence that I was not in that position and was still seeking it. So I can only talk to you about my own perception. ”

If Judah had thought about it, he would continue to walk with the bear around Joseph, and the night grew darker. After a while, as if he had thought of something else, he could not help but say: "Dear guide, you should know what happened in that town yesterday and the day before yesterday. The presence of the wounded and the convicted person was not accidental, it was clear that someone had arranged to make it difficult for you. You have not been hard on them, you have upheld your beliefs, and you have touched more people. But in this way, someone will be more jealous of you, and you will be like a prick stuck in their hearts, and your presence will torment them to sleep and eat. ”

Joseph looked at the shadow of the big dog bear with a smile on his face, and he gave a metaphor to the disciple: "We are here in this world. Everything is strange and unknown, from strange to familiar, people have relationships while dealing with each other. If there is such a person, you never hurt them, you do your thing, you never interfere with them. What do you do if they don't want to accept what you say and what you tell them, and they don't want to hurt their thoughts, so they don't want you to show up, and they don't want you to say your words again? ”

Judah thought, “If you say so, I can think of a lot of things. There is such a person in the world! Not only are they reluctant to see you show up for the reasons you just said, but they're not because you hurt them or even the simplest reason to laugh. Maybe you didn't act the way they wanted you to, but you got what you wanted, and you felt uncomfortable when you saw it, and somehow you felt inspired. ”

Joseph, who has always been serious, also joked at this moment: “Then let them go to excitement or disgust and think they have found an orgasm! The sting of the soul is on their own, and you don't have to escape or change yourself for it. My presence is only to guide those who are willing to be guided, not by their hopes, nor by their hopes. Honestly, do you think I care? If I hadn't stabbed a soul like that, I would have regretted it. ”

Judah blinked, carefully recalling the words of Joseph, and stopped speaking all the way.

Just that night, the town across the river, the priests in the temple, had become a little angry. When they heard that Joseph had crossed the river, they unanimously decided to send a letter immediately to the elders of the city of Salem accusing Joseph of using the power of Satan to seduce people.

Joseph didn't know anything about it, but Medanzo and Link, who followed him in secret, knew exactly what was going on. The two angels muttered in secret, "Do these priests want to die? They live in the temple of Arrocho and want to frame Arrocho in the name of Arrocho! ”

"Looks like Joseph doesn't know," said Link. "Now that we've met, why don't we just let it go? ”

"Don't worry," replied Medanzo. "When the messenger leaves, we'll take him down halfway. Along with the secret message he sent to Joseph, it was a reminder. ”

Of course, Joseph didn't know the plans of the two angels. At this time, the sky was getting brighter, and they followed a black bear walking upright, walking all night! One of the disciples said, "Why is it so far away? Where exactly is this bear taking us? ”

Joseph shook his head: “I don't know where it's going to take us, but it's obvious how hard it is for a bear to find me a long way away! ”

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