On the contrary, they are ignited by it: your mind is set free from mundane concerns to ponder the inestimable and your place within it – a freedom of spirit that is a truly unexpected gift this Christmas season. In the cell’s darkness, I gather strength and hope from the fact that God somehow seems so near to me here.
但奇怪的是你的感官却并未被这个死寂而绝望的世界消磨殆尽，相反却得到了激发：你的思想从那些日常的念想中解脱了出来，不再局限于思考那些宏大的问题以及自己在问题中所扮演的角色——精神的自由确实是这个圣诞节最意外的礼物。在囚室的黑暗中，我从上帝可能就在身边的意念中积累力量与希望。救世主会跟那些遭受痛苦和迫害的人同在的。