I bless you:
you understand my shaky hands and staggering steps.

我祝福你
你了解我搖擺的步伐.抖動的雙手

I bless you:
you understand my streching ears trying to hear your words.

我祝福你
你懂得了我須拉長了耳朵來捕捉你的話語

I bless you:
you accept my distorted eyesight and dull mind.

我祝福你
你體諒了我眼睛已模糊.頭腦已遲鈍

I bless you:
you don’t mind my clumsiness for spilling a cup of water over you and on the floor.

我祝福你
你不介意我把湯湯水水潑翻滿地

I bless you:
you take time to laugh and chitchat with me.

我祝福你
你笑咪咪地停下來和我聊一會兒天

I bless you:
you’d never say:"I’ve heard this story already twice a day."

我祝福你
你從不給我說: 這故事今天已講了兩遍!

I bless you:
you relive my glorious days together with me.

我祝福你
你知道如何與我追憶美好的過去

I bless you:
you make it known that i am loved, not forsaken.

我祝福你
你讓別人知道.我仍被愛.沒有被孤零零的遺棄

I bless you:
you accept my frailty in carrying my own cross with patience.

我祝福你
你曉得我已沒有背十字架所需的力氣

I bless you:
on my way home, you ceaselessly make my day happy and joyfful.

我祝福你
你在我回老家的途中.用種種方法.使我把日子過得舒服些

From: Fr. Joseph Liu SVD (born on 11th Nov. 1922.)

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Note:

這短篇是父親的摯友在晉鐸50年當天所發表的

一生菁華歲月完全奉獻給了主和世人

從他發誓願背上苦架的那一刻起

安貧.樂道.守貞.

就這樣過了一甲子...

真心祈願這樣一個無私又樂天的老人
能安享天年...