"You don't believe in miracles, do you deny it? Look, I can't convince you, because the main characteristic of a miracle is that it is miraculous - it cannot be proven as a physiological fact, it cannot be photographed, nor can it be predicted and calculated in advance according to the laws of quantity. Nor is it always easy to perceive the manifestations of a miracle: it does not always walk on two legs, it cannot be photographed, it has no land registry or birth certificate. Sometimes it is only much later that we understand what the miracle was, how it intervened in our lives, and what was supernatural and wonderful about this intervention. I cannot show or prove the essence of the miracle. But think, perhaps, how incomprehensible and wonderful is in reality all that you feel to be everyday and natural: how miraculous the very fact of existence is! To be born, to live, and one day to die! Does all this feel "natural" to you? Then you are blind and deaf. Reality itself is a miracle, incomprehensible, and supernatural with all its natural props and materials! Why should a miracle be more meaningless than this improbably complicated reality? The universal spirit is the miracle that manifests itself in everything. This is why I am a believer: because the spirit of the world is manifested in me, in my daily life, in my sad and fallible fate.
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You don't believe in miracles, do you deny it? Look, I can't convince you, because the main characteristic of a miracle is that it is miraculous - it cannot be proven as a physiological fact, it cannot be photographed, nor can it be predicted and calculated in advance according to the laws of quantity. Nor is it always easy to perceive the manifestations of a miracle: it does not always walk on two legs, it cannot be photographed, it has no land registry or birth certificate. Sometimes it is only much later that we understand what the miracle was, how it intervened in our lives, and what was supernatural and wonderful about this intervention. I cannot show or prove the essence of the miracle. But think, perhaps, how incomprehensible and wonderful is in reality all that you feel to be everyday and natural: how miraculous the very fact of existence is! To be born, to live, and one day to die! Does all this feel "natural" to you? Then you are blind and deaf. Reality itself is a miracle, incomprehensible, and supernatural with all its natural props and materials! Why should a miracle be more meaningless than this improbably complicated reality? The universal spirit is the miracle that manifests itself in everything. This is why I am a believer: because the spirit of the world is manifested in me, in my daily life, in my sad and fallible fate.
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Te nem hiszel a csodában, tagadod? Nézd csak, nem győzhetlek meg, mert a csoda legfőbb ismertetőjele, hogy csodálatos – nem lehet bizonyítani, mint egy élettani tényt, nem lehet fényképezni, sem előre, mennyiségtani törvények szerint megjósolni és kiszámítani. A csoda megnyilatkozási formáit sem könnyű mindig érzékelni: nem jár mindig két lábon, nem lehet fényképezni, nincsenek telekkönyvi, sem anyakönyvi adatai. A csoda, egészen egyszerűen, megnyilatkozik – s néha csak sokkal később értjük meg, mi volt a csoda, hogyan avatkozott életünkbe, s mi volt e beavatkozásban a természetfölötti és csodálatos. A csoda lényegét nem tudom megmutatni, sem bizonyítani. De gondolj talán arra, milyen felfoghatatlan és csodálatos igazi valójában mindaz, amit mindennapinak és természetesnek érzel: már a létezés ténye milyen csodaszerű! Az, hogy megszülettél, élsz, s egy napon meghalsz! Mindezt „természetes"-nek érzed? Akkor vaksi vagy és botfülű. Már a valóság is csoda, felfoghatatlan, s minden természetes kellékével és anyagával természetfölötti is! Miért is lenne e valószínűtlenül bonyolult valóságnál értelmetlenebb a csoda? A világlélek a csoda, mely mindenben megnyilatkozik. Ezért vagyok hívő: mert a világ lelke bennem is, hétköznapjaimban, szomorú és esendő sorsomban is megnyilatkozik.
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Nu credeți în miracole, le negați? Uite, nu te pot convinge, pentru că principala caracteristică a unui miracol este că este miraculos - nu poate fi dovedit ca un fapt fiziologic, nu poate fi fotografiat și nici nu poate fi prezis și calculat în avans în conformitate cu legile cantității. De asemenea, nu este întotdeauna ușor de perceput manifestările unui miracol: nu merge întotdeauna pe două picioare, nu poate fi fotografiat, nu are cadastru sau certificat de naștere. Uneori, abia mult mai târziu înțelegem care a fost miracolul, cum a intervenit în viața noastră și ce a fost supranatural și minunat în această intervenție. Nu pot arăta sau dovedi esența miracolului. Dar gândiți-vă, poate, cât de incomprehensibil și minunat este în realitate tot ceea ce simțiți că este cotidian și natural: cât de miraculos este însuși faptul de a exista! Să te naști, să trăiești și, într-o zi, să mori! Toate acestea vi se par "naturale"? Atunci sunteți orbi și surzi. Realitatea însăși este un miracol, incomprehensibilă și supranaturală cu toate recuzitele și materialele sale naturale! De ce ar fi un miracol mai lipsit de sens decât această realitate improbabil de complicată? Spiritul universal este miracolul care se manifestă în toate. De aceea sunt credincios: pentru că spiritul lumii se manifestă în mine, în viața mea de zi cu zi, în destinul meu trist și falibil.
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