Special： These three（Part 5） (第2/3页)

kill，andatimetoatimetobreakdown，andatimetobuiatimetoweep，andatimetolatimetomourn，andatimetodatimetocastawaystones，andatimetogatherstonestogeatimetoembrace，andatimetorefrainfromembraatimetoseek，andatimetoatimetokeep，andatimetocastatimetorend，andatimetatimetokeepsilence，andatimetosatimetolove，andatimetoatimeforwar，andatimeforpeace.WhatprofithathhethatworkethinthatwhereinhelaborethIhaveseenthetravailwhichGodhathgiventothesonsofmentobeexercisedtherewith.Hehathmadeeverythingbeautifulinitstime:alsohehathseteternityintheirheart，yetsothatmancannotfindouttheworkthatGodhathdonefromthebeginningeventotheend.(HolyBible，theOldTestament，theBookofEcclesiastes(Ecc)，Chapter3，Verse1-11)”

    Whenthewelcomingceremonywenttoanend，thepastorraisedhishand，switchedintoasmoothertone，toproclaimthedeathofthelieutenant.

    “Ibelieve，forallofthosewhoarehere，RitzPomanisreallyagoodfriend，nomatterwhen，nomatterwhere，thisistheabsolutelytruthwemustremember.Hedevotedhiswholelife，withhispersonalsacrifice，toachievehisvalueforeveryonehere.Perhaps，beforethissingleday，Ihavetoadmit，Ialmostknownothingabouthim.Butafterthiscrisis，Iknowthat，thecharacterofhimisbecominghigherandhigher.Now，hehasachievedasachrist.Althoughit’sreallyaregretthathecannolongerperformthetaskherewithus，buthesacrifisedhislifeforothers.Shouldn’tthiskindofactivityfilledwithcouragebecalledasasturdyfaith”

    “Weallcomefromthedust，andultimately，dustiswhereweshouasstarfleet，wearechasingtheinfinitysky，andnow，wewillbealwayssurroundedbythestars.MaytheLord‘slovealwaysbewithyou，thefather，theson，andtheholyspirit.Amen.”

    Whenthefuneralmusicfinallyplay，everyonelowertheirheads，tostandinsilenttributeforthedefunct.Inthelightofacandle，thestarfleetbadgeinlaidonthesquarecoffinstoodout.Whentheceremonywasoverandthepriestnodded，thesceneontheholodecksuddenlychanged，andtheywereallinagreenmeadow.Inthemiddleofthem，asquaretombhadrecentlybeendug.

    “Sorry，youngChristian.”Hesaidheavily:”Wecan‘tgetyoubacktowhereyoucamefrom，butwebelieveit‘sthebestplaceforyou.”Severalstarfleetofficerscameforward，raisedtheflagonthecoffinforhim，foldeditflat，andputitbackonthelidofthecoffin.

    “Restinpeace，amen.“Asthecoffinslowlydescended，alltheparticipantsstoodupandsanghymnstotheyoungdead.

    AmbassadorChu’TaHattendedthefuneral.TheUSSCHINNYUN’srescuehelpedclearapaththroughtheasteroidbelt.Afterallthehymnswereover，hestoodaloneandsangthehymnsofhisownnationforthedeceasedtoshowhisrespectforRitz’ssacrifice.Althougheveryoneknewthathisbodywouldflytothedistantstars，noonewoulddesecratethesanctityofthesacredceremony.Attheendoftheburial，wreathsofblessingshungfromthecrossonwhichthefleetinsigniawascarved.

    Beforesteppingoutoftheholodeckarch，Cpt.Xuanturnedherhead.Inthesettingsun，thecloudsonthehorizonshonebeautifully，asiftheywereguidingsoulstoheaven，towheretheyshouldbe.

    Next，aftersayinggoodbyetoallherrelativesatRitzPoman‘sfuneral，Cpt.Xuanwalkedaloneintoholodeckthree.Thearchopened，andshefoundherselfinanAmericanparishsurroundedbytwo-storyhousesofthesam