Why did men worship in churches, locking themselves away in the dark, when the world lay beyond its doors in all its real glory?

Why did men worship in churches, locking themselves away in the dark, when the world lay beyond its doors in all its real glory?

为什么人们在教堂里敬拜，把自己锁在黑暗中，而世界却在门外，享受着真正的荣耀?

-- Charles de Lint 查尔斯·德林