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这两个月,太不平凡,一言难尽,
就像李文亮医生曾在微博中说的那样:总有些随风,有些入梦,有些长留在心中。
我们也一直为疫情中的国家和同胞们祷告,
好在国内的春天已经近了…...
但国际形势一片严峻,
病毒全球化,命运共同体,
不同文化也会在各自的应对中显露出要反省和更新的部分,
有伤痛,有温暖,好在有爱就没有惧怕,
祈祷世界快点好起来
作者:Fr. Richard Hendrick, OFM
理查德.亨德里克
中文翻译:冯斌
Yes there is fear.
是的,现在有恐惧,
Yes there is isolation.
是的,现在有隔离,
Yes there is panic buying.
是的,现在有疯狂抢购,
Yes there is sickness.
是的,现在有恶疾,
Yes there is even death.
是的,现在还有死亡。
But,
但是,
They say that in Wuhan after so many years of noise
他们说在武汉经过了那么多年的喧闹之后,
You can hear the birds again.
你终于又能听到鸟啼声了。
They say that after just a few weeks of quiet
他们说仅过了几星期的安静日子后,
The sky is no longer thick with fumes
天空就不再充满了雾霾,
But blue and grey and clear.
重新又蓝又青又爽。
They say that in the streets of Assisi
他们说在阿西西的大街上,
People are singing to each other
人们开始了相互对唱,
across the empty squares
远远隔着空空荡荡的广场,
keeping their windows open
每家每户的窗户都打开,
so that those who are alone
所以没有人会感到孤单,
may hear the sounds of family around them.
还能听到他们亲人们的声响。
They say that a hotel in the West of Ireland
他们说在爱尔兰西部的一家旅馆,
Is offering free meals and delivery to the housebound.
给那些不能离家的人送去免费的食物。
为了防止管道压在病人身上,护士用手套吹成一个气球,放在病人枕边,气球上画了一张笑脸。
Today a young woman I know
今天我认识的一名年轻的女士,
is busy spreading fliers with her number
正忙着在社区散发着传单,
through the neighbourhood
上面印着她的电话号码,
So that the elders may have someone to call on.
可以让老人们有事就找她。
Today Churches, Synagogues, Mosques and Temples
今天那些教堂,犹太堂,清真寺,佛教堂,
are preparing to welcome
正打开门准备迎接,
and shelter the homeless, the sick, the weary
那些无家可归的,那些生病的,那些害怕的人。
All over the world people are slowing down and reflecting
全世界的人们都放慢了节奏在反省,
All over the world people are looking at their neighbours in a new way
全世界的人们都在用新的眼光看待他们的邻居,
All over the world people are waking up to a new reality
全世界的人们醒悟过来了面对新的现实,
To how big we really are.
看到了我们到底有多强,
To how little control we really have.
看到了我们能控制的是那么少,
To what really matters.
看到了什么才是真正重要的,
To Love.
看到了爱。
护士陈颖在一线工作11天后,隔着玻璃第一次和男友见面。
So we pray and we remember that
所以我们一起祷告一起记住,
Yes there is fear.
是的,现在有害怕,
But there does not have to be hate.
但不需要去恨。
Yes there is isolation.
是的,现在有隔离,
But there does not have to be loneliness.
但不需要有孤独。
Yes there is panic buying.
是的,现在有恐慌抢购,
But there does not have to be meanness.
但不需要卑鄙。
Yes there is sickness.
是的,现在有恶疾,
But there does not have to be disease of the soul
但不需要有心病。
Yes there is even death.
是的,现在还有死亡,
But there can always be a rebirth of love.
但总会有爱的新生。
Wake to the choices you make as to how to live now.
想想今后该怎么生活。
Today, breathe.
今天,请你舒畅地呼吸一次,
Listen, behind the factory noises of your panic
倾听在你那恐怖的噪音后面,
The birds are singing again
听那些鸟儿正在歌唱,
The sky is clearing,
天空重新畅亮,
Spring is coming,
春天正在到来。
And we are always encompassed by Love.
而且我们永远地被上帝之爱拥抱着,
Open the windows of your soul
打开你灵魂的窗户,
And though you may not be able
即使你不能穿过那空空荡荡的广场,
to touch across the empty square,
你仍然能放声歌唱。
Sing.
医生在护送患者做CT的途中停下来,和已住院近一个月的87岁老人,一起欣赏了一次久违的日落。
May we who are merely inconvenienced
Remember those whose lives are at stake.
愿我们这些仅仅面临生活不便的人,
能纪念那些生活在危机中的人们;
May we who have no risk factors
Remember those most vulnerable.
愿我们这些不易被感染的人,
能纪念那些免疫系统脆弱的人们;
May we who have the luxury of working from home
Remember those who must choose between preserving their health or making their rent.
愿我们这些可以奢侈地在家工作的人,
能纪念那些必须在防护疾病和维持生计之间做选择的人们;
May we who have the flexibility to care for our children when their schools close
Remember those who have no options.
愿我们这些不因孩子停学受影响而能够灵活选择在家看顾孩子的人,
能纪念那些别无选择的人们;
May we who have to cancel our trips
Remember those that have no safe place to go.
愿我们这些不得不取消自己行程安排的人,
能纪念那些找不到安全之所可容的人们;
May we who are losing our margin money in the tumult of the economic market
Remember those who have no margin at all.
愿我们这些在金融市场的重创中储蓄遭受损失的人们,
能纪念那些根本没有储蓄的人们;
May we who settle in for a quarantine at home
Remember those who have no home.
愿我们这些被隔离在家的人,
能纪念那些无家可归的人;
As fear grips our country,
Let us choose love.
当惊恐笼罩了我们的国家,
让我们选择去爱。
During this time when we cannot physically wrap our arms around each other.
疫情期间,也许我们无法张开双臂,彼此拥抱;
Let us yet find ways to be the loving embrace of God to our neighbors.
但是,愿我们找到传递爱的方式,成为上帝慈爱的怀抱,来拥抱我们的邻舍。
Amen.
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