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當有人沒有好好履行自己的責任,就有可能有人會因此而受傷害。

當有人沒有好好履行自己的責任,就有可能有人會因此而受傷害。

老師今日希望分享兩件真人真事。 在克羅地亞的一個小鎮中,有位老人叫Stjepan vokic,在1993年,他在家門前,發現一隻血跡斑斑的白鶴,已不能飛行,老人於是收留牠,照顧牠,並為牠起名為 Malena,老人天天釣魚給牠吃,他們一起生活,一起散步。 2002年某天,老人發現窩中出現了更大的雄性白鸛,牠没有傷害Malena,兩鳥看起來親密,老人於是為牠起名為Klepetan,從此Malena的生活起了巨大變化。 直到八月,Klepetan突然不見了,只剩Malena。轉眼到三月,Klepetan回來了,原來因為候烏的本能,牠不得不離開,要飛往南非避寒過冬,Klepetan來回足足飛越了14000公里,這事情令全個小鎮都感到很興奮。數月後,老人發現Malena懷孕了,不久解化出小白鶴。轉眼又到八月,Klepetan帶著孩子飛走,老人於是在電視上把之前錄影的片段播給Malena看。 白鸛夫妻的異地戀故事,維持了15年,每年秋天,Klepetan都會遷徙,又會在隔年春天飛返,但直至2017春,Klepetan遲遲未歸,老人發現Klepetan的飛行路線會途經黎巴嫩,當地對鸛鳥的獵殺嚴重,老人於是用Klepetan的羽毛做了一支筆,寫信給黎巴嫩總統閘述白鸛夫妻的故事,也表達了保護鳥類的重要性,希望他能阻止獵人捕鳥的行為,並把影片和資料都發佈到網絡上。 事件旋即在網絡上廣傳,黎巴嫩總統也特意與信件拍照回應,表示會正視這個問題。黎巴嫩的媒體頭條也報道了事件,很多人開始關注保育鳥類的工作。而為了期盼Klepetan歸來,克羅地亞人甚至放了攝錄機,並在市中心大屏幕24小時直播。就在17年4月12日,Klepetan回來了,市中心看著直播的市民興舊歡呼,有人感動落淚,有人激動擁抱。 另一件事發生在英國。 2013年12月凱特王妃因孕吐而入住倫敦愛德華七世醫院期間,兩名澳洲DJ扮作是女王和王儲查理斯王子致電該醫院進行惡作劇。 接聽惡作劇電話的護士薩爾達尼亞誤以為是真的女王和王儲王子致電。把惡作劇電話轉接給另一名護士,而該名護士透露了凱特王妃的病況。事件引起了英國媒體的廣泛報道。 三天之後,46歲的薩爾達尼亞被發現上吊身亡,遺下兩名孩子。 兩人隨後公開道歉,痛哭表示非常後悔,認為自己只是惡作劇,無傷大雅。最後兩人被控過失殺人罪。儘管沒有足夠證據起訴,但我相信兩人終身良心也不好受。 為何講兩個故事呢?一個老人家起初微小而善心的舉動,透過網絡媒體可以感動一整個國家甚至全世界的人,甚至可以推動國家政策的改變。同樣,一個認為無傷大雅的惡作劇,透過媒體的發酵與討論,可以令到當事人承受莫大的壓力,最終發生無人希望見到的悲劇。在今天的世代,一個言論透過媒體與網絡而導致的結果難以預計,我們可以做的,就是為每一個行為作正確的抉擇。 今個月的主題是承擔責任,有權利就有責任同義務。有言論自由的權利,亦要有為自己言論負責的擔當。緊記今天與各位分享的故事,當有人沒有好好履行自己的責任,就有可能有人會因此而受傷害。 Mr. Kwan Y. W. 15 June 2022

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This is MY responsibility

This is MY responsibility

Nowadays, it is common to hear “This is your responsibility, not mine. ” or “This is your fault, not mine.”. Of course, we know that taking responsibility may not be an easy task. It may cause unwanted consequence. If we take the responsibility, we need to spend much more time on it and even we

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But did you take action?

But did you take action?

You might have already known what our responsibilities in different roles are. But did you take action? Taking responsibilities involves keeping promises, completing tasks, and being responsible for the consequences of mistakes. Everyone should be responsible for the surroundings, for others, and for themselves. To shoulder responsibilities, let’s adopt the following attitudes. The first attitude

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George Washington and his Axe

George Washington and his Axe

Taking responsibility is never easy, and sometimes it takes courage too. But that is how it helps us grow. Today, we would like to share a story about taking responsibility. We hope how George Washington dealt with responsibilities can inspire all of you. One day, Washington’s father gave Washington an axe as a gift. He

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A rich man and his servants

A rich man and his servants

What is responsibility? Perhaps as a secondary school student, ‘responsibility’ sounds like something far away from us and is difficult. Actually, responsibility includes a wide range of things that even you and me can bear. Things like simply handing in homework, being a punctual student, studying for your tests and examinations are signs of taking

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Taking Responsibility for Your Life

Taking Responsibility for Your Life

First of all, I’d like to ask you a question, ‘Who’s responsible for your life?’ For many people, every mistake they make can be someone or something else’s fault. They blame others or make excuses for failure and excuses about their undesirable actions and behaviour. Blaming others and making excuses show that one does not

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The other family in the neighbourhood

The other family in the neighbourhood

Sometimes we might think, why and how should we take responsibility? Now, let us tell you a short story. Once upon a time, there were two families living nearby. One family was constantly arguing and even fighting among themselves while the other one lived peacefully. Feeling curious and jealous about how nicely the neighbouring family

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聖母訪親節

聖母訪親節

今日是5月31日,在教會的年曆中是一個很特別的慶日——聖母訪親節。聖經中是這樣般記載: 瑪利亞就在那幾日起身,急速往山區去,到了猶大的一座城。她進了匝加利亞的家,就給依撒伯爾請安。依撒伯爾一聽到瑪利亞請安,胎兒就在她的腹中歡躍。依撒伯爾遂充滿了聖神,大聲呼喊說:「在女人中你是蒙祝福的,你的胎兒也是蒙祝福的(路1:39-42) 。」 在這段福音中,我們可以看到以下兩點: 首先,從瑪利亞和依撒伯爾的身上,我們看到「順從天主旨意」的可貴。其實她們二人對自己的懷孕感到不安和驚訝,但內心深處依然是充滿了喜樂和感恩的。瑪利亞曾經在《謝主曲》中提及:「我的靈魂歌頌上主的偉大,我的心神因天主、我的救主而歡欣﹗因為祂垂顧了祂婢女的卑微,今後人們要永遠稱我有福。……」顯示了天主在卑微的人身上所顯的大能。試想想,在我們的人生路上又何嘗不是會使我們感到迷惘惆悵、驚慌失措呢?如果我們能向聖母和依撒伯爾學習,順從並依賴上主,相信上主必然會為我們安排一切。 另一方面,我們也可以學習聖母如何關懷弱小。大家知否依撒伯爾懷孕時是多少歲呢?根據路加福音的記載,「她年事已高,而且素稱不生育的」(路一:7、18、36),可見她其實是個高齡產婦。一個原是素不生育的高齡產婦,在此刻發現自己懷有身孕,自然有很多事情想與人分享,在身心靈各方面也希望得到別人的幫忙。如果此時與一些有生育經驗的婦女傾談,對方未必會全然聆聽自己;反之,聖母當時懷有小耶穌,又是初次懷孕,在時間上與依撒伯爾只是相差六個月,瑪利亞自然成了她的最佳聽眾。最重要是瑪利亞一聽到表姐懷孕的消息後,便立刻動身探訪她,足見她對表姐的關心,明白對方的憂慮,於是亳不理會自己當時也是懷孕,便跳出自己的舒適圈,長途跋涉地到山區探望她。這種「不以自己為先,以關愛他人為要」的態度,正好是關懷弱小的表現,亦提醒了我們該如何關心別人。 適逢今日是聖母月的最後一天,就讓我們一起頌唸聖母經,祈求聖母的助佑,代我們向上主轉達所求。 Ms. Lam W. Y. 31 May 2022

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