新街口有一家宽店。招牌上写着“宽店”,旁边一行小字却写着窄店小吃。


虽然叫宽店,但是店门却很窄。门口旁边还是一个公共厕所。想着老板兴许也是个基督徒。
"你们要进窄门,因为引到灭亡,那门是宽的,路是大的,进去的人也多;引到永生,那门是窄的,路是小的,找着的人也少。"(《新约·马太福音》第7章) Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide andthe road iseasy that leads to destruction, and there are many who takeit. For thegate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, andthere arefew wh o find it. "Matthew7-13,14"
这是耶稣"登山宝训"中最短的一段,但却是整个新教精神的核心。对于清教徒而言,人生就意味着无尽艰险,就意味着走窄门。