The story of Joseph is filled with jealousy, hatred, sorrow, and despair, but there is also love, hope, and loving-kindness throughout. Joseph enters the world as the favored son of Jacob, which paints him as a target for his brothers’ animosity. His father does not help the situation when he gives Joseph the infamous coat of many colors, and Joseph finally seals his own fate through his prophetic dreams of his brothers bowing to him. All these incidents lead us to the fateful event of Joseph being sold into slavery and ending up in an Egyptian prison. Through all this, Joseph remains faithful and filled with hope.
The events helped Joseph realize his own part to play in his brother’s despicable actions. Eventually, Joseph becomes second in command over all Egypt and is faced with the biggest challenge of his life. His brothers come to him and seek his mercy and help. At that moment, Joseph displays one of the greatest examples of loving-kindness in all of the Torah. He puts aside his rightful hurt feelings he should have for his brothers and decides only to test their current character. His brothers do end up displaying a profound change, and Joseph reveals his identity with joy and tears.
This Biblical narrative is filled with valuable lessons, but one of the ones we can take away is that we, too, can display that same level of mercy and loving-kindness to those who have wronged us. To find forgiveness by forgiving others is God’s great gift, and this Sukkot, let’s pray for God to guide us in that pursuit.
约瑟的故事充满了嫉妒、仇恨、悲伤和绝望，但也贯穿了希望与慈爱。约瑟出生时，是雅各的宠儿，又因着父亲的宠爱，成兄弟们仇视的对象。当雅各将彩衣送给约瑟和约瑟做众弟兄拜他的异梦时，雅各并没有解决众弟兄仇视约瑟的情况。这些事最终导致约瑟被卖为奴隶，以致他被关在埃及的监狱里。尽管如此，约瑟依然对上主充满了忠信和盼望。
这些事件帮助约瑟了解到自己在他哥哥们卑鄙行为中扮演的角色。最终，约瑟成为埃及的宰相，面临着他一生中最大的挑战。他的兄弟们来埃及寻求他的怜悯和帮助。在那一刻，约瑟成为了妥拉里最有慈爱的典范之一。他放下了他对兄弟们应有的伤害感，通过考察他们现有的品格，他的兄弟们最终展现出深刻的回转，最终，约瑟用喜悦和泪水表明了他的身份。
妥拉记载了非常宝贵教训的约瑟故事，同样，我们也能成为向那些伤害我们的人展现出怜悯、慈爱的人。借助我们的饶恕来寻求被上主饶恕这个重要的礼物。在这个住棚节，让我们祈求上主引领我们去追求。
关键词汇
animosity：仇恨;愤怒;敌意;憎恶
fate ：命中注定的事 ; 命运的安排 ; 命运 ; 天数 ; 定数 ; 天意 ; 注定
prophetic：正确预言的 ; 有预见的 ; 预言家的 ; 像预言家的 ; 似先知的
pursuit: 追求;寻找;追赶;跟踪;追捕;事业;消遣;爱好
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