STEP 257 LIFE IS GREATER THAN I HAD EVER REALIZED.

Life is greater than you have ever realized and certainly greater than you have ever imagined. Its greatness is born of the fact that you live in a Greater Community of worlds. Its greatness is born of the fact that Knowledge is the essential aspect of yourself which you carry within you. The greatness of life is affirmed with the presence of your Teachers and the presence of all who prepare to reclaim Knowledge with you.

生命比你曾经意识到的要还要伟大，当然也比你曾经想象的更为浩瀚。它的伟大源于你生活在一个世界的大社区之中。它的伟大源于这样一个事实，即内识是你自己不可或缺的层面，而内识就在你的内在。生命的伟大因你的老师和所有与你共同准备重新发现内识的人们的存在而得以确认。

Thus, you have a greater purpose in a greater universe. Thus, you can see your world in its proper context. Thus, you can see yourself in your proper context, for you will play a small part in the greater evolution of the world, and your part will be essential. It will be within your range and grasp to accomplish. Something small done for something great means that the smallest contribution bears the greatness of that which is served. This redeems you to yourself; this redeems you to life. This casts away all darkness and dispels all negative imagination, for you are serving a greater life.

因此，你在更大的宇宙中拥有一个更伟大的目的。因此，你能在恰当的背景下看待你的世界。这样，你就能在适当的环境中看到你自己，因为你将在世界更大的进化中扮演一个微小的角色，而你的角色将是至关重要的。这在你的能力范围之内，也在你可以实现的范围之内。为伟大的事业做出微小的贡献意味着，即使是最微小的贡献也蕴含着它所服务的伟大。这是对你自己的救赎，这是对你生命的救赎。这将驱散所有黑暗，消除一切消极的想象，因为你正在服务于更伟大的生命。

In your longer practices engage yourself in trying to comprehend the meaning of today’s idea. Use your mind meaningfully. Use it actively and objectively, for this is the purpose of your mind.

在较长时间的练习中，允许你自己尝试理解今天想法的意义。有意义地运用你的心灵。积极而客观地运用它，因为这就是你心灵的目的。

Practice 257: Two 30-minute practice periods.

练习 257 ： 两个 30 分钟的练习时段