上週收到世界展望會的通知，我贊助的對象居然從馬拉威弟弟換成換了尼日的小男童，明明出國之前小弟還祝我長壽，才能一直資助他，打電話詢問細節之後，才知道馬拉威弟弟全家搬出了計畫區，小姐還安慰我說，也許弟弟家庭環境變好也不一定。
Last week I received a letter from World Vision. It was not until then that I realized I am actually sponsoring a little boy Abassi from Niger instead of Mphande from Malawi, whom I'd sponsored for several years. It was quite unexpected for me because right before I left for the UK, Mphande wished me a long life so that I could offer him help for an extended period. I called up the organization and one lady explained that Mphande and his family had moved out of the sponsored area. She said maybe his family had become better off financially.
今天在捷運上，聽見一個小男孩對外婆說：我一直流眼淚，但我沒有在哭。說話的口氣及話裡的真誠很昂貴。
During my MRT ride today, I heard a little boy saying to his grandma, "Somehow my eyes are shedding tears, but I am not crying." The beauty and innocence of his words were so priceless.
突然想上網查非洲地圖，尼日在非洲西部靠中間，馬拉威小小的，塞在東南部，男孩的眼睛裡也下雨嗎？
I have a sudden urge to look up the map of Africa. Niger is in the west of Africa, in fact, kind of close to the centre. Malawi is rather small, tucked between some countries in the southeast. Is it raining in the boys' eyes too?
No comments:
Post a Comment