主內的弟兄姐妹平安，
本堂楊忠勤弟兄自從領洗以來，專注於每週日主日彌撒講道內容的速記與詮釋。為了讓本堂的弟兄姐妹，甚至外教朋友能夠領會主的大愛，忠勤弟兄特別經營了一個名為「保祿之家」的網站，網址如下，歡迎各位踴躍點閱，廣為宣傳。
「保祿之家」的網站為http://www.wretch.cc/blog/ycc490124
2011年8月29日
2011年8月4日
讓別人快樂是一種慈悲；讓自己快樂是一種智慧
連續三個多月，丹尼餐廳的營收根本無法與成本打平。經濟不景氣前，這間小餐館也曾有過門外大排長龍的日子。今晚，丹尼算了算帳款，他決定餐廳就開到今天了吧!他已無力再承擔虧損了。
應該是晚餐的尖峰時間，店裡卻只坐著一對父子，兩人共點了一份套餐。 孩子吵鬧著，父親先是不予理會，接著不耐煩的要孩子安靜。
此時有個戴著帽子、臉色陰沉的男子走進店裡，丹尼上前招呼，一邊心想：或許這就是餐廳最後一個客人了，不如多招待他一些吧！能做的雖然不多，但小小的驚喜或許能帶給他人一點快樂。
幸運餐桌免費招待
男子點完餐後丹尼等著對他說：「恭喜你！你所坐的位置正是本日的幸運餐桌！不僅所有餐點免費，還可獲得額外的招待！」
男子驚訝的看著丹尼：「沒想到我竟然這麼幸運！」
丹尼笑著為男子送上招待的甜點，男子也露出笑容。
隔壁桌的孩子看到了吵著說：「爸爸，我也要吃甜點。」 父親卻說：「沒錢啦！吵什麼吵！」看到了這一幕男子對丹尼說：「那麼，我也將我的好運分一點給其他人吧！」於是他請丹尼將甜點送到父子桌上。
孩子看到甜點，開心的又叫又跳；父親也露出了笑容，走到男子的桌旁向他道謝。兩人坐下來一聊，才知道男子是間小公司的老闆，名叫庫爾。庫爾問那位父親是做什麼？只見他沮喪的回答：我原是產銷經理。但因公司營運狀況不佳，已通知我做到月底。
聽見這樣的回答庫爾想了一想說：「嗯...，我的公司正在找尋業務方面的人才，不知你有興趣試試嗎？」這位父親露出驚訝的表情：「這...，當然好啊！」兩人便約定了明日到公司面談的時間。
這天過後丹尼決定再堅持一陣子，並每天都選出一張幸運餐桌，招待坐在那張桌子上的客人。消息傳開後許多人都好奇的要來碰碰運氣， 而丹尼爾餐廳的人氣因此越來越旺。
幾年過去後庫爾已是丹尼餐廳的老顧客和好友。有天庫爾突然問起丹尼：「你知道當我第一次走進餐館的時候心裡在想什麼嗎？」丹尼搖搖頭。
庫爾淡淡說：「其實那天晚上，我走進餐館是打算飽餐一頓後想辦法結束生命。那天我妻子給了我封信，信中說她再也無法忍受我工作忙碌，時常忽略她。所以決定與另一個男人遠走高飛！那晚我感到自己一無是處。我那麼愛她，她卻感受不到。 我對這世界真是灰心到了極點。 」
庫爾抬起頭來對丹尼微笑了一下：但也就在那晚我坐到了幸運餐桌！一開始我內心深覺諷刺，但我並沒想太多就將幸運分給其他人，並看到他人開心的回應時，我突然深深覺得自己還是有用的。於是，我開始重建了自己的人生！
丹尼看著庫爾眼眶盈滿了淚水。 他深深了解到，真正的幸運其實是來自於不顧自己缺乏的無私給予， 而自己也正是那眾多幸運者之一。
讓別人快樂是一種慈悲；讓自己快樂是一種智慧。
每天我開著生命的窗迎進滿室的陽光，希望我能帶給別人太陽！
應該是晚餐的尖峰時間，店裡卻只坐著一對父子，兩人共點了一份套餐。 孩子吵鬧著，父親先是不予理會，接著不耐煩的要孩子安靜。
此時有個戴著帽子、臉色陰沉的男子走進店裡，丹尼上前招呼，一邊心想：或許這就是餐廳最後一個客人了，不如多招待他一些吧！能做的雖然不多，但小小的驚喜或許能帶給他人一點快樂。
幸運餐桌免費招待
男子點完餐後丹尼等著對他說：「恭喜你！你所坐的位置正是本日的幸運餐桌！不僅所有餐點免費，還可獲得額外的招待！」
男子驚訝的看著丹尼：「沒想到我竟然這麼幸運！」
丹尼笑著為男子送上招待的甜點，男子也露出笑容。
隔壁桌的孩子看到了吵著說：「爸爸，我也要吃甜點。」 父親卻說：「沒錢啦！吵什麼吵！」看到了這一幕男子對丹尼說：「那麼，我也將我的好運分一點給其他人吧！」於是他請丹尼將甜點送到父子桌上。
孩子看到甜點，開心的又叫又跳；父親也露出了笑容，走到男子的桌旁向他道謝。兩人坐下來一聊，才知道男子是間小公司的老闆，名叫庫爾。庫爾問那位父親是做什麼？只見他沮喪的回答：我原是產銷經理。但因公司營運狀況不佳，已通知我做到月底。
聽見這樣的回答庫爾想了一想說：「嗯...，我的公司正在找尋業務方面的人才，不知你有興趣試試嗎？」這位父親露出驚訝的表情：「這...，當然好啊！」兩人便約定了明日到公司面談的時間。
這天過後丹尼決定再堅持一陣子，並每天都選出一張幸運餐桌，招待坐在那張桌子上的客人。消息傳開後許多人都好奇的要來碰碰運氣， 而丹尼爾餐廳的人氣因此越來越旺。
幾年過去後庫爾已是丹尼餐廳的老顧客和好友。有天庫爾突然問起丹尼：「你知道當我第一次走進餐館的時候心裡在想什麼嗎？」丹尼搖搖頭。
庫爾淡淡說：「其實那天晚上，我走進餐館是打算飽餐一頓後想辦法結束生命。那天我妻子給了我封信，信中說她再也無法忍受我工作忙碌，時常忽略她。所以決定與另一個男人遠走高飛！那晚我感到自己一無是處。我那麼愛她，她卻感受不到。 我對這世界真是灰心到了極點。 」
庫爾抬起頭來對丹尼微笑了一下：但也就在那晚我坐到了幸運餐桌！一開始我內心深覺諷刺，但我並沒想太多就將幸運分給其他人，並看到他人開心的回應時，我突然深深覺得自己還是有用的。於是，我開始重建了自己的人生！
丹尼看著庫爾眼眶盈滿了淚水。 他深深了解到，真正的幸運其實是來自於不顧自己缺乏的無私給予， 而自己也正是那眾多幸運者之一。
讓別人快樂是一種慈悲；讓自己快樂是一種智慧。
每天我開著生命的窗迎進滿室的陽光，希望我能帶給別人太陽！
God's Grace
以下的文章以英文刊載，建議您可以試著去閱讀，甚至翻譯，對您的英文能力提升是有幫助的，願主祐平安！
I wonder how many people will delete this without reading it because of the title. It is a shame but this message is very true. Hope you are all as blessed as I was by this story.
There once was a man named George Thomas, pastor in a small New England town. One Easter Sunday morning he came to the Church carrying a rusty, bent, old bird cage, and set it by the pulpit. Eyebrows were raised and, as if in response, Pastor Thomas began to speak....
"I was walking through town yesterday when I saw a young boy coming toward me swinging this bird cage. On the bottom of the cage were three little wild birds, shivering with cold and fright.
I stopped the lad and asked, "What do you have there, son?"
"Just some old birds," came the reply.
"What are you going to do with them?" I asked.
"Take 'em home and have fun with 'em," he answered. "I'm gonna tease 'em and pull out their feathers to make 'em fight. I'm gonna have a real good time."
"But you'll get tired of those birds sooner or later. What will you do then?"
"Oh, I got some cats," said the little boy. "They like birds. I'll take'em to them."
The pastor was silent for a moment. "How much do you want for those birds, son?"
"Huh?? !!! Why, you don't want them birds, mister?
They're just plain old field birds. They don't sing. They ain't even pretty!"
"How much?" the pastor asked again.
The boy sized up the pastor as if he were crazy and said, "$10?"
The pastor reached in his pocket and took out a ten dollar bill. He placed it in the boy's hand. In a flash, the boy was gone. The pastor picked up the cage and gently carried it to the end of the alley where there was a tree and a grassy spot. Setting the cage down, he opened the door, and by softly tapping the bars persuaded the birds out, setting them free. Well, that explained the empty bird cage on the pulpit, and then the pastor began to tell this story:
One day Satan and Jesus were having a conversation. Satan had just come from the Garden of Eden, and he was gloating and boasting. "Yes, sir, I just caught a world full of people down there. Set me a trap, used bait I knew they couldn't resist. Got' em all!"
"What are you going to do with them?" Jesus asked.
Satan replied, "Oh, I'm gonna have fun! I'm gonna teach them how to marry and divorce each other, how to hate and abuse each other, how to drink and smoke and curse. I'm gonna teach them how to invent guns and bombs and kill each other. I'm really gonna have fun!"
"And what will you do when you are done with them?"
Jesus asked. "Oh, I'll kill 'em," Satan glared proudly.
"How much do you want for them?" Jesus asked.
"Oh, you don't want those people. They ain't no good. Why, you'll take them and they'll just hate you. They'll spit on you, curse you and kill you. You don't want those people!!"
"How much?" He asked again.
Satan looked at Jesus and sneered, "All your blood, tears and your life."
Jesus said, "DONE!" Then HE paid the price.
The pastor picked up the cage and walked from the pulpit.
I pray, for everyone who sends this on, whether to their entire address book or just a few, that God will bless them in a special way.
And for those that just deleted it.......... and I KNOW there will be...... ?
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
I thank God everyday for my blessed life. I'm not rich, but, I'm healthy, have a roof over my head, clothes on my back, food on my table, a family that loves me and lifelong friends to get me through. I'd say I have a lot to be thankful for, AMEN!!!
I wonder how many people will delete this without reading it because of the title. It is a shame but this message is very true. Hope you are all as blessed as I was by this story.
There once was a man named George Thomas, pastor in a small New England town. One Easter Sunday morning he came to the Church carrying a rusty, bent, old bird cage, and set it by the pulpit. Eyebrows were raised and, as if in response, Pastor Thomas began to speak....
"I was walking through town yesterday when I saw a young boy coming toward me swinging this bird cage. On the bottom of the cage were three little wild birds, shivering with cold and fright.
I stopped the lad and asked, "What do you have there, son?"
"Just some old birds," came the reply.
"What are you going to do with them?" I asked.
"Take 'em home and have fun with 'em," he answered. "I'm gonna tease 'em and pull out their feathers to make 'em fight. I'm gonna have a real good time."
"But you'll get tired of those birds sooner or later. What will you do then?"
"Oh, I got some cats," said the little boy. "They like birds. I'll take'em to them."
The pastor was silent for a moment. "How much do you want for those birds, son?"
"Huh?? !!! Why, you don't want them birds, mister?
They're just plain old field birds. They don't sing. They ain't even pretty!"
"How much?" the pastor asked again.
The boy sized up the pastor as if he were crazy and said, "$10?"
The pastor reached in his pocket and took out a ten dollar bill. He placed it in the boy's hand. In a flash, the boy was gone. The pastor picked up the cage and gently carried it to the end of the alley where there was a tree and a grassy spot. Setting the cage down, he opened the door, and by softly tapping the bars persuaded the birds out, setting them free. Well, that explained the empty bird cage on the pulpit, and then the pastor began to tell this story:
One day Satan and Jesus were having a conversation. Satan had just come from the Garden of Eden, and he was gloating and boasting. "Yes, sir, I just caught a world full of people down there. Set me a trap, used bait I knew they couldn't resist. Got' em all!"
"What are you going to do with them?" Jesus asked.
Satan replied, "Oh, I'm gonna have fun! I'm gonna teach them how to marry and divorce each other, how to hate and abuse each other, how to drink and smoke and curse. I'm gonna teach them how to invent guns and bombs and kill each other. I'm really gonna have fun!"
"And what will you do when you are done with them?"
Jesus asked. "Oh, I'll kill 'em," Satan glared proudly.
"How much do you want for them?" Jesus asked.
"Oh, you don't want those people. They ain't no good. Why, you'll take them and they'll just hate you. They'll spit on you, curse you and kill you. You don't want those people!!"
"How much?" He asked again.
Satan looked at Jesus and sneered, "All your blood, tears and your life."
Jesus said, "DONE!" Then HE paid the price.
The pastor picked up the cage and walked from the pulpit.
I pray, for everyone who sends this on, whether to their entire address book or just a few, that God will bless them in a special way.
And for those that just deleted it.......... and I KNOW there will be...... ?
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
I thank God everyday for my blessed life. I'm not rich, but, I'm healthy, have a roof over my head, clothes on my back, food on my table, a family that loves me and lifelong friends to get me through. I'd say I have a lot to be thankful for, AMEN!!!
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