Prayers

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

The theme of this month is “Respect for others”. I want to start my sharing with two questions. How often do you show respect to others? How often do you feel respected by others? “Respect” is a two-way street. We can’t be rude to others but expect respect in return. Everyone wants to be respected.

I shall continue sharing on our theme for the month of September: ‘Showing Respect for Others’. St Peter, who is one of the patron saints of our school and also one of the most important figures for us Catholics, summarizes the Bible’s teaching on respect in his first Epistle with one sentence: “Show proper respect

The theme of this month is respect for others. Respect is often associated with polite and courteous actions, treating others with compassion, empathy, and fairness. In this digital age, where anyone can become an anonymous keyboard warrior, it seems like the cornerstone of respect in society is being lost. Is the internet the sole culprit

We are the Yellow House, and our theme for this month is ‘Respect for Others.’ Over the past two weeks, we have discussed and shared a lot about the importance of respecting others, including our teachers, friends, and family members. Speaking of family, who comes to mind? Perhaps you immediately think of your parents, siblings,

Good morning, We are Red House. Today, we want to talk about the meaning of respect. We often hear this word and believe we understand it, but do we truly practice respect, or are we simply pretending? It’s important to examine our actions and make sure we genuinely show respect to those around us, including

The theme of this month is “showing respect towards others”. Let us share a story on this theme with you. Once there was an old man who spread a rumor that his neighbor was a thief. The young neighbor got arrested by the police as a result. After some time, the young neighbor proved himself

The martyrdom of the Virgin is set forth both in the prophecy of Simeon and in the actual story of our Lord’s passion. The holy old man said of the infant Jesus: He has been established as a sign which will be contradicted. He went on to say to Mary: And your own heart will