Sunday, 12 October 2025
“Hard work without prayer is aimless, prayer without hard work is fruitless.”
Each morning that we are given by God is not merely a beginning of everyday life, but also a symbol of new hope. To reflect on our own experience from yesterday and strengthen our faith in tomorrow, it is right, good, and just for us to thank our Creator for the many blessings He has been bestowing and continues to bestow on each and every one of us.
We are also reminded that what brings us together as one, in solidarity, is prayer. And because of God, we have the blessing to pray together as a family in this Catholic school, Shung Tak, as a family of Shungtakians.
We therefore hope that the thoughts and sharing from teachers and students on this website can resonate with the readers as they take these messages for their daily reflection in life.
May God continue to bless each and every Shungtakian.
In Lord,
RME Committee
Pave a way of life by Respecting differences and Treating others with tolerance
Look at the person on your left, and on your right, you may see someone who likes k-pop, someone who devours fiction books one after one. But you guess what prefects would see on schoolmates when they are on-duty. They may see a schoolmate wear a brown hair band, not wearing a belt, or not yet returning to their seat after the bell goes. To show respect and tolerance, prefects usually would remind the schoolmates not only in a mild, gentle tone, but also with a smile. They are always approachable and considerate. But why? To understand, we need to know that respect is not about agreeing with everyone but it is about listening. The schoolmate may explain to prefects that she did not turn on the lights when picking up a hair band, the schoolmate did not even realise he had no belt that day or the schoolmate was not aware of the necessary behaviour after the bell. Prefects in our school are patient enough to listen to their reasons, remind them what they can do better and explain the need of why and what they should follow to do.
When prefects are enforcing the school rules, at the same time, they are promoting a culture of respect and tolerance throughout the school. They help to encourage dialogues and understanding among schoolmates, especially when a schoolmate has a situation suddenly. In fact, what prefects are doing is to strive to stand up for what is right and appropriate.
With the contribution of prefects, they help to nurture a caring, safe environment in Shung Tak where everyone can equip themselves with knowledge regardless of their differences.
Respecting differences and treating others with tolerance is not just a value I want to emphasize with you today, but I hope that it can be a way of life that we all will embrace every day.
Ms YC Lau