2023年2月inHIM系列｜信靠 Trust
這個2月很特別，告別了「疫情」，能回家過年真好。然而，在「春節」這個最容易攀比的節日里，你退出這場賽事了嗎？
February 2023 was a very special time of the year. It was great to be able to go home for New Years and begin to put COVID-19 behind us. Springtime for Asian cultures often means a cherished time of gathering with family and friends but it also inadvertently comes with a judging cycle of expectations, comparison and competition between family members’ achievements and life stage. We wonder if you have found yourself in a cycle of constant judgment, comparison and competition? If so, have you been able to find an escape?
今年沒賺到錢買房買車，孩子沒考上理想大學，失去了升職的機會，公司面臨倒閉，與伴侶分手了......面對「七大姑八大姨」的炮轟，又向朋友圈的圖片默默投去羨慕的眼光，這是否讓你陷入恐懼的墳墓？似乎這是對靈魂的拷問。
This year, maybe some of us weren’t able to earn enough to buy that house or car that we wanted, or our children didn’t receive the admissions offer from their university of choice, or perhaps we lost that promotion opportunity, or our company is facing bankruptcy, or we just came out of a failed relationship with our partner, or we find ourselves faced with the overwhelming, nagging weight of questions and expectations from relatives, or even we find ourselves envious of others from scrolling through social media. All of these hardships and setbacks are as if we are digging our own graves. This might be the best time to do some soul searching.
這個月，想和你聊聊「信靠」，這兩個字不難理解，信：相信、誠實、真實、不懷疑；靠：依著、挨近、接近、可信賴。你如何相信並堅定於你所信賴的？還是「自我懷疑」已成為了常態？
This month, we wanted to bring up the topic of "trust". The word itself is not difficult to understand. Trust: firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something. How do you believe and stand firm in what you trust? Or has skepticism become the norm?
我們常希望成為別人眼中的「萬人迷 」，殊不知言論的風向一直在轉變，在意別人的眼光只能使你活出別人口中的樣貌，人的寵愛是有限的，得到短暫的注意力取悅眾人。這也是你曾想過改變的「事實」嗎？
We often crave the approval and acceptance of others, but the opinion of others constantly shifts in different directions. If our focus is on gaining the approval of others, we eventually become something we are not. Human love, approval and acceptance is limited. The rewards of gaining human approval are short-lived. Has this been something you have thought about and want to make changes?
有些事我們很想改變，卻因所信靠的不夠穩固，每當輿論和外界環境突襲時，就像一塊「試金石」，一試便知有多少斤兩。
There are some things in life we really want to change, but the object of what we trust is not stable enough. Whenever we encounter the opposing opinions of others' or life doesn’t go our way, like a touchstone that is used to test the purity of a metal of its gold or silver properties, so in the same way what we put our trust in is then truly put to the test.
願你內心最深處所信靠所緊抓的，為你供給健康的養分，帶你突破負能量，抵達正能量的國度，在滿有盼望的這張地圖上記錄自己的腳蹤。
May all that you deeply trust and cling on to bring you to greater good and lead you to breakthroughs. May you come to a place of thriving strength and energy in life. May you be hopeful for the future as you recall the footsteps of your journey.
2月，inHIM推出「信靠 Trust」系列， 願你找到彰顯你生命意義的線索——受造的獨特，並持續不斷地信靠！
In February, inHIM launched the "Trust" collection. Our hope is that you may come to find your life’s purpose and realize these values- that you are uniquely created, and may you continue to trust!
