Love is like a four-season garden
A relationship is like a garden, if it is to strive it must be watered regularly, special care must be given; take into account the seasons as well as any unpredictable weather. New seeds must be sown and weeds must be pulled. Similarly, to keep the magic of love alive, we must understand its seasons and nurture love’s special needs.
愛情就像一座四季花園
愛情關係就像管理一座花園。想要花草繁盛就必須定時澆水，依不同的季節和不可預測的氣候給予特殊的照顧。同樣，要永浴愛河也必須瞭解愛情的四季，為愛情的特殊需求勤灌溉。
The springtime of love
Falling in love is like springtime. We feel as though we will be happy forever. We can’t image not loving a partner. It is a time of innocence. Love seems eternal. It is a magic time when everything seems perfect and works effortlessly. Our partner seems to be the perfect fit. We effortless dance together in harmony and rejoice our good fortune.
愛情的春天
戀愛就像春天，我們覺得好像會永遠快樂，無法想象自己會不愛自己的另一半。這是天真無邪的時刻，愛情是永恆的，每件事情似乎都很完美，每件工作的完成都不費吹灰之力，和愛人似乎是天生一對，我們融洽地一起跳舞、享受美好時光。
The summer of love
Throughout the summer of love, we realize our partner is not as perfect as we thought. And we have to work on our relationship, not only is our partner from other planet, but he or she is also a human who makes mistakes and flawed in certain ways.
愛情的夏天
在整個愛情的夏天中，我們知道伴侶不如我們想象的完美，我們必須為婚姻關係努力。伴侶不只是另一個星球的人，也是會犯錯、有缺點的凡人。
Frustration and disappointment arise. Weeds need to be uprooted and plant need extra watering under the hot sun. It is no longer easy to give love and get the love we need. We discover that we are not always happy, and we do not always feel loving.
挫折與失望提高了，雜草必須連根拔起，烈陽下的植物必須加倍澆水。愛與被愛不再那麼容易。我們發現我們並非永遠快樂，也非一直都能感受到愛。
It is not our picture of love. Many couples at this point become disillusioned. They do not want to work on a relationship. They unrealistically expect it to be spring all the time. They blame their partners and give up.
這現象和我們的愛情圖像不同。 許多的愛情在這時破滅了，他們不願意為這份關係努力，只是不切實際地期待永遠都是春天；他們譴責伴侶，放棄努力。
They do not realize that love is not always easy; sometimes requires hard work under a hot sun. In the summer season of love, we need to nurture our partner’ needs, as well as ask for and get the love we need. It doesn’t happen automatically.
他們不知道愛情並非永遠是那麼輕而易得，有時需在烈日下辛苦工作才會有結果。在愛情的夏天裡，我們必須灌溉伴侶的需求並向對方要求我們需要的愛。良好的關係不是天生的。
The autumn of love
As result of tending the garden during the summer, we get to harvest results of our hard work. Fall has come. It is a golden time--- rich and fulfilling. We experience a more mature love that accepts and understands our partner’s imperfections as well as our own. It is a time of thanksgiving and sharing. Having worked hard during the summer, we can relax and enjoy the love we have created.
愛情的秋天
夏天辛勤照顧花園的結果，我們豐收了。秋天來了，這是個黃金季節——豐富且滿足。我們因瞭解與接受伴侶和我們一樣不完美，而體驗了成熟的愛。這是感恩與分享的時刻，夏天辛苦的工作使我們能輕鬆享受我們創造的愛。
The winter of love
Then weather changes again, and winter comes. During the cold barren months of winter, all of our nature pulls back within itself. It is a time of rest, reflection, and renewal.
愛情的冬天
氣候再轉變時，冬天來了。在這寒冷、貧瘠的日子裡，一切都自然回覆原來的寂靜。這是休息、反省、更新的時刻。
It is a time and relationships we experience only unresolved pain or our shadow self. It is when our lid comes off and our painful feeling emerge. It is a time of solitary growth when who need to look more to ourselves than to our partners for love and fulfillment. It is a time of healing, This is the time when men hibernate in their caves and women sink to the bottom of their wells.
我們的關係在此時經歷了未解決的痛苦或隱藏的自己，當我們閉上眼睛，痛苦就浮現，這是自我尋找愛與滿足的孤獨成長時刻，這是治療時刻，也是男人去洞穴冬眠，女人沉入波浪之底的時刻。
After loving and healing ourselves through the dark winter of love, then spring inevitably returns. Once again, we are blessed with the feeling of hope, love and an abundance of possibilities. Based on our inner healing and soul searching of our winter journey, we are then able to open our hearts, and feel springtime of love.
在黑暗的冬天中愛護與治療自己後，春天又回來了。我們再次接受到希望、愛與無限可能的祝福。我們因冬天之旅做了內在治療與心靈追尋，而更能敞開心胸，感受愛情的春天。
