　　Andthatispartofthissame,unre-名校题库网

　　And that is part of this same, unremarkable theme: spring does come. In the garden the rue anemones come marching out, bright as toy soldiers on their parapets of stone. The dogwoods float in casual clouds among the hills.

　　This is the Resurrection time. That which was dead, or so it seemed, has come to life again, the stiff branch, supple; the brown earth, green. This is the miracle: There is no death; there is in truth eternal life.

　　So, in the spring, we plunge shovels into the garden plot, turn under the dark compost, rake fine the crumbling clods, and press the inert seeds into orderly rows. These are the commonest routines. Who could find excitement here?

　　But look! The rain falls, and the sun warms, and something happens. It is the germination process. Germ of what? Germ of life, germ inexplicable, germ of wonder. The dry seeds ruptures and the green leaf uncurls. Here is a message that transcends the rites of any church or creed or organized religion. I would challenge any doubting Thomas in my pea patch.

　　Everywhere, spring brings the blessed reassurance that life goes on, that death is no more than a passing season. The plan never falters; the design never changes. It is all ordered. It has all been always ordered.

　　Look to the rue anemone, if you will, or to the pea patch, or to the stubborn weed that thrusts its shoulders through a city street. This is how it was, is now, and ever shall be, the world without end. In the serene certainty of spring recurring, who can fear the distant fall?

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那是这一司空见惯的永恒主题的一部分：春天会来到。花园里，芸香银莲花开得声势浩大，颜色就和站在石质胸墙后的玩具士兵的颜色一样鲜艳。山间，一团团的山茱庾如满天云彩一般悠哉游哉地漂浮着。

　　复活的时刻到了。那些死去的生命和看上去似乎已经死去的生命，重获生机，僵硬的树枝柔软了，褐色的土地变绿了。这是一个奇迹：死亡不存在；而永恒的生命则确实存在。

　　于是，春天，我们用铁铲翻铲园子的土地，把深色的肥料埋到土下，把板结的碎土块耙细，把了无生气的种子一排排整齐压进泥土里。这些都是最普通的常规活动了。有什么激动人心的呢？

　　但是，瞧！下雨了，阳光暖和了，有动静了。是种子发芽的过程。什么种子呢？生命的种子，一种难以形容的种子，奇迹的种子。干燥的种子裂开了，绿色的叶子舒展开来了。从这里传达出来的（生命）信息超越了任何教会、教义、宗教组织的仪式所宣扬的信仰。在豌豆地里，我会向任何怀疑此生命信息的人发起挑战，和他辩论。

　　到处，春天都神圣地保证生命将会繁衍下去，而死亡只是一个转瞬即逝的季节。大自然的计划从没出过问题；大自然的设计也从来不曾更改。一切都井然有序。一切从来都是井然有序的。

　　看看芸香银莲花吧！看看豌豆畦，看看城市街道上破土而出的倔强的野草吧！以前就是这样，现在是这样，将来也还是这样，世界永无止境。春天毫无疑问肯定还会再来，那么遥远的秋天又有什么可怕的呢？