Prayers

In ancient Greece, there was a wise philosopher named Socrates who greatly valued knowledge. One day, someone approached him and said, “Do you know what I just heard about your friend?” Socrates replied, “Hold on a minute. Before you tell me anything, let’s do a little test called the Triple Filter Test.” The person asked, […]

說起「承擔責任」，我的腦子裏立時浮現出一個相信大家都很熟悉的畫面：同學，為甚麼你沒交功課呢？「今天沒你的課，沒帶呀﹗」「昨天晚上做完了，但沒把功課放進書包裏」「我跟我媽吵架的時候，她生氣把功課扔了」「家裏沒關窗，把工作紙給吹走了」幾乎你想到，想不到的理由，我也聽過。但很少會聽到同學說：「對不起，這是我的錯﹗」一個這樣小小的錯誤都不敢面對的人，他能夠去承擔更大的責任嗎？這些經歷，往往警惕我要教育學生、我的孩子必須勇於面對錯誤，承擔責任。 有一天晚上，我的女兒到了睡覺的時候才發現有一幅第二天要呈交的圖畫還沒有完成，她害怕老師責怪，哭著哀求我幫她完成，她那本來已經累得睜不開的眼睛更是紅腫，但是我還是硬下心腸的說：「要不你欠交，要不現在起來把它完成﹗」聽到我這樣說，她哭得更厲害了。這時候我跟她講了一個小故事：從前有個年輕人，犯下滔天大罪，跪在公堂之上，接受死刑之前，後悔不已，可惜為時已晚。跪在年輕人旁邊，哭得差點兒要昏過去的，是他的母親。「大人，求求你，給我孩子最後一次機會，我甚麼也願意為他做的，就算要我的命交換也可以。」這位母親淚流滿面，苦苦哀求，反而那位年輕人已經接受事實，他最後只有一個請求，就是跟母親說最後遺言。年輕人叫母親靠近一點，希望能夠在她耳邊說話。怎料母親一靠近，年輕人就狠狠的咬了母親耳朵一下，鮮血一滴一滴的落在地上。公堂之上，人人都很震驚，最錯愕的，當然是母親。年輕人對著母親痛罵：「就是你，就是你把我教成這樣的。我做錯甚麼，你也替我承擔，讓我不知後果，一錯再錯，如今是恨錯難返了﹗」我認為為自己的學業負責是尊重自己作為一名學生的表現呀﹗那天晚上，女兒做到很晚才睡，但總算把功課完成了。我不知道那幅圖畫老師最後給她怎樣的評價，但在「為自己的事負責」這一項，我會給她一個甲等。 作為母親，作為老師的我常把這小故事記在心中，時刻提醒自己，除了為了保住自己的耳朵，也是承擔自己作為教育者的責任呢﹗ Ms Wong KY3 November 2023

Humility is often underappreciated but greatly shapes our character and relationships. It’s recognizing our limitations and embracing respect for others. Gandhi wisely said “It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom.” His words remind us that true wisdom comes from acknowledging our fallibility. Humility isn’t about undervaluing ourselves, but realizing we’re part

Good morning. The theme of this month is humility. When I see this word, it comes to my mind two questions. First, what does a humble person do? Second, does a humble person always think or say that he or she is not good enough? Then, I started to look for some good practices of

Good morning. The theme of this month is “Humility”. When I am thinking about the theme, I contemplate the meaning of humility. From my understanding, humility is not a sign of weakness, but rather a strength that arises from a deep understanding of oneself and a sincere appreciation for others. Embracing humility sets us on

Good morning, everyone, we are the representatives of the Biology club, and we would like to share a short story regarding humility. One day, a young boy entered a chess competition, he had massive potential and defeated every opponent he came across, for each round won, he grew more and more pompous and arrogant, however

The theme of this month is humility. Many may think that humility means being submissive or meek, but in fact it has nothing to do with the above. It is an attitude of spiritual modesty that comes from understanding our place in the larger order of things, entailing us not to take our desires, successes,

今日想和大家分享一個在網上看到的小故事，這故事是關於宋代大文豪蘇東坡的。 話說有一天，蘇東坡在鄉間遊玩，正當他在田野間悠閑地漫步時，迎面走來了一個挑著一擔重泥的農婦。看見農婦擋住了自己的去路，蘇東坡便傲慢地說：「萬般皆下品，唯有讀書高。我乃是讀書人，你應當給我讓路。」聽罷，農婦大感不滿，於是她回應蘇東坡說：「你既是讀書人，那我出個上聯給你，若你能對出下聯，我便讓你。」蘇東坡根本不認為農婦是他的對手，他哈哈大笑幾聲道：「我可稱得上滿腹經綸，又怎會對不出你的上聯呢？來吧，快給我上聯﹗」於是，那農婦便放下那擔泥，說出了上聯「一擔重泥擋子路」﹗ 蘇東坡聽罷大吃一驚，發覺自己低估了農婦的學識。上聯中「重泥」暗指仲尼，亦即是孔子，而「子路」正是孔子的學生，這句上聯正好諷刺蘇東坡啊——婦人自比孔子，暗諷蘇東坡是自己的學生——哪會有學生如此無禮的阻擋老師的去路呢？適時，田野兩旁正好有班在幹活的農夫，當他們看到蘇東坡一臉窘迫，便紛紛竊笑起來。蘇東坡看著這個畫面，突然靈機一觸，便回答道：「兩行伕子笑顏回。」「伕子」與「夫子」同音，顏回又是孔子的學生；東坡的意思大概是指農夫們這兩行「老師」正在取笑蘇東坡「我」這個學生。可見東坡雖說對上了對聯，但他卻對自己的言行感到羞愧。於是，他連忙脫下鞋襪，下到田裡，把路讓給了農婦。 從這故事可見，蘇東坡在才氣之外，更具有廣闊的胸襟，他由最初的自恃高傲，到最後收斂起自己的優越感，謙卑下來，讓路給那位農婦，做到謙遜有禮地對待身邊的每個人。 誠如大文豪蘇東坡也能反思自己的不足，明白謙卑自下的可貴，我們又怎能忽略「謙遜」這傳統美德呢？ 瑪竇福音23章12節中寫道 「凡高舉自己的，必被貶抑；凡貶抑自己的，必被高舉。」在生活中，我們應時刻謹記謙遜的重要，懷著謙卑和虛心的態度，聆聽尊重他人，這樣自然也能得到別人的信任和尊重。 Ms Lam WY 3 October 2023

The angels and invisible, we cannot see them, each one of us has angels to protect us and we call them the guardian angels, the feast day is on October 2nd. The word, angel means a function rather than a nature, because they are Spirit, they don’t have a body and they are in Heaven

The theme of this month is showing respect for others. We have been taught to respect different people, but what exactly is respect? It is the politeness, honour, and care shown towards someone or something that is considered important. To begin with, let me share a story with you. There once was a little boy