Pseudonymous
I have a problem.
I’m not proud of it.
I have a curse.
In fact, I share the same curse as many of you who are reading this right now.
Yes it is true—I am Asian;
and I am cheap.
There…I said it.
Whew!
Showing posts with label homelessness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label homelessness. Show all posts
Sunday, December 5, 2010
我是個小氣鬼
Pseudonymous | 中文翻譯：蔡穎
我有一個問題， 一個無法讓我引以為傲的弱點。 這簡直就是我的咒詛！ 事實上，我和正在讀這篇文章的你們有著相同的困擾，真的！ 那就是——我是亞洲人， 而且我是個小氣鬼。
好啦，我終於說出來了！唉！
我有一個問題， 一個無法讓我引以為傲的弱點。 這簡直就是我的咒詛！ 事實上，我和正在讀這篇文章的你們有著相同的困擾，真的！ 那就是——我是亞洲人， 而且我是個小氣鬼。
好啦，我終於說出來了！唉！
Monday, November 1, 2010
Birthdays
By a 25-year-old child of God
Sharon Chan
A speaker once shared a story about a man who did not know his birthday. This was a problem because this man needed to fill out paperwork regarding a student visa. Date of birth is a typical space to be filled on application forms. In our individualistic society, the idea of birth date poses no question for most applicants. But this man could not identify his own birth date. When questioned why he did not know this, he simply answered that in his culture, it was not important to know when a person was born. A man doesn’t need to know his birth date in order to know that he is alive.
Sharon Chan
A speaker once shared a story about a man who did not know his birthday. This was a problem because this man needed to fill out paperwork regarding a student visa. Date of birth is a typical space to be filled on application forms. In our individualistic society, the idea of birth date poses no question for most applicants. But this man could not identify his own birth date. When questioned why he did not know this, he simply answered that in his culture, it was not important to know when a person was born. A man doesn’t need to know his birth date in order to know that he is alive.
生日
陳莎侖：一個25歲的上帝的孩子
中譯： 蔡穎
一位講員曾經讲过这样一个故事，有關一位不知道自己生日的人。不知道自己的出生日期給这人帶來一些麻煩，因為他必須填寫申請學生簽證的相關文件，而出生日期是其中必填的一欄。在我们这样崇尚個人主義的社會里，大多數人對於填寫自己的出生日期是絕對沒問題的，不像這個不知道自己生日的人。別人問他為什麼不知道自己的生日，他只说，在他的文化背景里，知道一個人什麼時候出生并不重要。一個人不需要知道自己的出生日期來證明他活著。
中譯： 蔡穎
一位講員曾經讲过这样一个故事，有關一位不知道自己生日的人。不知道自己的出生日期給这人帶來一些麻煩，因為他必須填寫申請學生簽證的相關文件，而出生日期是其中必填的一欄。在我们这样崇尚個人主義的社會里，大多數人對於填寫自己的出生日期是絕對沒問題的，不像這個不知道自己生日的人。別人問他為什麼不知道自己的生日，他只说，在他的文化背景里，知道一個人什麼時候出生并不重要。一個人不需要知道自己的出生日期來證明他活著。
Monday, January 5, 2009
Reality of the Homeless
By Iris Lo
As the New Year rolls in, we all sigh with relief – the Christmas tree has been put away, presents have been bought and given, and all those family dinners are behind us. Sitting in your warm house, you smile as you imagine the happiness that your $25 donation to the local charity must have been substantial to those who have very little. But is this really fulfilling what Jesus taught in Matthew 25 when He told us to feed the hungry?
It is estimated there are 10,500 homeless people in the province of BC, with up to 8,000 people in parts of the Lower Mainland (Georgia Straight, April 10, 2008). The issue of homelessness in Vancouver seems to arise only during Christmas and Thanksgiving time, when charity groups are working actively to raise funds for meals. Yet people need to realize that homelessness is a year-round issue and that helping the needy is not a seasonal activity.
As the New Year rolls in, we all sigh with relief – the Christmas tree has been put away, presents have been bought and given, and all those family dinners are behind us. Sitting in your warm house, you smile as you imagine the happiness that your $25 donation to the local charity must have been substantial to those who have very little. But is this really fulfilling what Jesus taught in Matthew 25 when He told us to feed the hungry?
It is estimated there are 10,500 homeless people in the province of BC, with up to 8,000 people in parts of the Lower Mainland (Georgia Straight, April 10, 2008). The issue of homelessness in Vancouver seems to arise only during Christmas and Thanksgiving time, when charity groups are working actively to raise funds for meals. Yet people need to realize that homelessness is a year-round issue and that helping the needy is not a seasonal activity.
無家可歸的事實
原文：盧詠莛 | 中譯：趙泰和
新年到了，我們終於可以松一口氣。聖誕樹已經被收了起來，買的禮物都已送出，家庭團圓飯也吃過了。坐在溫暖的屋裡，你正在欣喜地想象著你所捐的二十五元會給那些一無所有的人帶來多大的幫助。但耶穌在馬太福音廿五章中僅僅教導了我們這些嗎?
據估計，BC省大約有一萬零五百人露宿街頭，並且有報導說溫市有近八千名無家可歸者（喬治亞海峽周刊，二零零八年四月十日）。無家可歸的問題似乎只是在慈善機構籌款最為活躍的聖誕節和感恩節期間才會被人重視，可是這些問題是長期存在的，而幫助無家可歸者也不單單是節日期間的一個活動而已。
新年到了，我們終於可以松一口氣。聖誕樹已經被收了起來，買的禮物都已送出，家庭團圓飯也吃過了。坐在溫暖的屋裡，你正在欣喜地想象著你所捐的二十五元會給那些一無所有的人帶來多大的幫助。但耶穌在馬太福音廿五章中僅僅教導了我們這些嗎?
據估計，BC省大約有一萬零五百人露宿街頭，並且有報導說溫市有近八千名無家可歸者（喬治亞海峽周刊，二零零八年四月十日）。無家可歸的問題似乎只是在慈善機構籌款最為活躍的聖誕節和感恩節期間才會被人重視，可是這些問題是長期存在的，而幫助無家可歸者也不單單是節日期間的一個活動而已。