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10/1 是世界咖啡日，來幾本跟咖啡有關的書吧！
☕️“This is a your mind on plants “ 植物心藥
https://dushuyizhi.net/this-is-your-mind-on-plants/
☕️“Caffeine “ 咖啡因的故事
https://dushuyizhi.net/caffeine/
☕️“Pour your heart Into It” 星巴克的咖啡王國
https://dushuyizhi.net/pour-your-heart-into-it/
（這是還沒認真寫作前的文章，書滿好看的）
#InternationalCoffeeDay
The Three Groanings
“For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of decay into the liberty of the glory of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now. Not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for adoption, the redemption of our body. For we were saved in hope, but hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for that which he sees? But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience. In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered. He who searches the hearts knows what is on the Spirit’s mind, because he makes intercession for the saints according to God.” (Romans 8:20-27 WEB)
Firstly, the whole creation is groaning due to the fall that happened when Adam sinned. Sin brought death into the world, and death is producing all these groanings that show that creation is suffering.
God never designed for animals to harm man, and insects (such as mosquitoes) never bit Adam and Eve in the garden. Every creature, including man, was herbivorous, eating plants and fruits.
“God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food. To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food;” and it was so.” (Genesis 1:29-30 WEB)
After Adam, the appointed ruler of earth, ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil against God’s command, that sin caused all of Adam’s subjects and kingdom to experience death and fall under a curse.
Ever since, the earth has been groaning, suffering from the effects of sin. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, hurricanes—these are some manifestations of the earth’s groans.
Animals, insects, and birds attacking humans, plants producing poisons, these are also part of creation’s groans.
Secondly, we believers who have the indwelling Holy Spirit groan because we feel all the limitations and imperfections of this mortal body that has been corrupted by sin.
We who know about the Rapture eagerly long for the redemption of our body. Imagine a body that can never die or be destroyed. It never feels suffering, tiredness, or weakness, and can appear and disappear at will, traveling across the world in an instant, passing through solid objects at ease if needed to. This are just some of the amazing capabilities of the glorified body that is promised to us. Jesus demonstrated these after He rose from the dead.
God knows that we are groaning within, and that the sinful flesh makes us limited and weak at times. Our spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. To combat this, God gave us the greatest gift after Jesus’ ascension: the indwelling Holy Spirit.
The Spirit prays for the solutions to our most urgent needs that even we are unaware of, and He does so through groans that cannot be uttered.
Even though the Spirit does not pray with intelligible words, Abba God knows what is in the Spirit’s mind, and He takes that as perfect prayer in accordance with His own will.
These are the three groanings. The first came because of sin, the second because of patiently waiting for the final part of redemption, and the third is God’s gracious help to us while we are still waiting.
How wonderful it is to know that the Holy Spirit is offering up perfect prayers for you, even when you do not know the right things to pray for.
“Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, yes rather, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.” (Romans 8:34 WEB)
In the same chapter, we find that Jesus who is in Heaven is also praying for us.
We have the Holy Spirit praying for us from earth, and we have Jesus praying for us from Heaven. This is according to Abba God’s will, and it is perfect.
“What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things?” (Romans 8:31-32 WEB)
The triune God is for you, not against you. The world was corrupted by sin, but God’s heart is not to destroy or condemn the world, but to save it.
He has already provided the perfect atonement through the blood that Jesus shed at the cross. God is using all His power to give you a glorious future, so put your faith in Him!
You don’t have to feel helpless or afraid…God has given you powerful spiritual weapons to use in spiritual warfare. In “Silencing the Serpent”, you will discover what these weapons are, what the enemy’s tactics are, and how you can break free from longtime addictions, bondages, and unhelpful beliefs: https://bit.ly/silence-the-serpent-now
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罌粟花，咖啡豆，仙人掌
鴉片，咖啡，啟靈藥物
止痛，提振，出神 (downer, upper, outer)
一本很有趣的書籍，作者透過親身體驗這三種植物提煉出來的物質，思考人與大自然微妙的關係。神農氏嚐百草的時候，不曉得碰到這三款時，會如何描述呢？
講到罌粟花和鴉片，大多人對前者的印象應該是美麗的，但後者是非常負面的。作者秉持著他一貫的實驗精神，先從種植罌粟花開始研究。因著罌粟花種子是一種食材，但提煉出來的鴉片又是毒品，所以作者所在的美國，對於這方面的規定有一個不小的模糊地帶。書中除了描述他在研究詢問，和各種花農打交道的過程之外，其實很重要的一個背景，是美國在70年代，「毒品戰爭」（war on drugs) 所產生的文化和政治環境。在尼克森總統時代開啟的反毒行動，一方面當然是希望國民不要陷入毒品的捆綁。但之所以具有極大的爭議性，是因為其結果造成許多年輕黑人男性入監服刑、權利被剝奪。還有很多是當時反越戰的嬉皮，逮捕他們到底真的是為了反毒還是剷除不同的聲音？這個向毒品宣戰的結果，到底是讓使用毒品的人變多還是變少，也都有不同的說法。但現在為人所詬病的一點，是對美國食品管理署所核可的鴉片類藥物上癮的人更多，反而是藥品公司得到合法的利益。到底這場毒品戰爭，誰是贏家？
說到咖啡，我們就熟悉許多。作者親身嘗試的實驗，是戒掉他原本每日必備的咖啡。書中非常生動的描述這個戒斷的過程，到底是那個香味，是那個儀式感，還是咖啡因與我們腦內的細胞產生的連結，讓這樣戒斷的過程如此不容易呢？即便如此作者也經歷了一些意外的好處。他說戒了咖啡他反而晚上睡得更好，因為咖啡因會暫時阻斷催促你睡眠的腦內因子。但是阻斷久了還是會積累，而積欠的睡眠身體最後還是需要償還。至於咖啡和茶，為什麼在東方和西方的文化有截然不同的形象？作者也分享了兩種大自然植物提煉出來的飲品，各自是怎麼樣進入人類文明，然後影響當時的文化。
最後一段描述他和迷幻藥的故事，是他在美國印第安部落中的經歷，那也是在美國唯一可以合法使用這種藥物的族群。說到迷幻藥又是一個非常爭議性的物品。作者的親身體驗和研究，讓他知道這些化學分子並不是事情的全貌。在印第安部落當中或是其他古老文明使用類似迷幻藥物的時候，通常都是在部落或家族裡面，在一群可信任的人當中，一起服用的。一般也伴隨著一些靈性的儀式。不管對於這樣的儀式是覺得尊敬還是迷信，在那樣的文化和情境當中，目的是為了讓人在群體中更加的凝聚。所以當迷幻藥物不在這樣的環境當中使用，甚至是讓人做出危險的行為時，其實已經是背離整個體驗的目的了。
作者形容這些植物提煉的因子，會讓我們的腦內產生不同的打光效果。迷幻藥像是柔和客廳燈盞，讓人可以看到環境中平常不會注意的東西。而咖啡因像是舞台上的聚焦燈，讓人有超乎平常的專注力，卻也讓人忽略當下生命中的其他事物。他剛好在全球疫情期間戒斷咖啡，以及嘗試迷幻藥群體活動（後來改成線上或是符合防疫規範的室內聚集），也引發他格外思考人與群體，人與大自然，以及人與自己腦內小宇宙的關係。光是大自然中某些特殊分子，竟然與人類大腦細胞可以剛好產生特別的火花，就已經足夠令人驚奇了。這些植物影響著我們的心智時，是否也是一種提醒，我們的生活以及看待這個世界的方式，可以快，可以慢，也有可能跳脫既有的框架呢？
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