Today our friends in Singapore took my wife and me visiting the Garden By The Bay, one of the well known attractions. It is relaxed and refreshing. It is also impressive as we are able to see the miniature of the real garden. There are trees and huge cactus which were transplanted from other countries. The plants are real, and so also their smell.
Hence, walking through the Garden By The Bay, it is quite unforgettable as we can get in touch with the plants and flowers from other parts of the world. Nevertheless, they are real but they are not located in the original natural environment.
We have been to the outdoor garden in other places. The plants and flowers are not much different from those inside the miniature of the Garden By The Bay. However, the plants in the outdoor garden are located in the natural environment. Once we have been through the real and natural garden, we like to be there more than to be at the miniature.
Likewise, we could still in touch with friends through social media. But a much better experience is that we are able to walk beside them and talk with them face to face.
As a place on earth can be developed to be almost like heaven today, but ultimately it can only be like the miniature of heaven. Therefore, as we are the pilgrims and sojourners on the earth, we should not be overwhelmed by the miniature, and lose sight of the authentic heaven.
我们在新加坡的朋友，今天带我和妻子参观一个出名景点即滨海湾花园。在那里我们感到轻松而凉爽，同时令我们印象深刻，因为我们能够看到真正花园的缩影。看到了从其他国家移植到此的树木和巨大仙人掌。植物是真实的，甚至气味也是如此。
穿过滨海湾花园，我们可以体验到世界其他地方的植物和花卉，的确令人难以忘怀。虽然植物是真的，但它们却不是长在原来的自然环境。
我们到过其他地方的户外花园，而植物和花卉与滨海湾花园的缩影并没有太大的不同。然而，室外花园中的植物是在自然环境中，而一旦我们曾经历过真实的自然花园，我们就会喜欢那里多于接触微型公园。
同样的，我们仍然可以通过社交媒体与朋友联系。但更加美好的感受乃是能够走在他们旁边並与他们面对面交谈。
今天一个地方可以发展成如同天堂，但最终它只能像是天堂的缩影。所以，我们不应该被任何一个缩影所影响，以至作为地球上的寄居者和客旅却忽视了真正的天堂。