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在孩子還小時,我們渴望能成為一雙豐厚的羽翼為他遮風避雨,

當孩子漸漸大時,我們祈求他能長成一雙堅韌任他翱翔的翅膀。

這讓我想起一篇很有名的文章,叫作〝麥克阿瑟為子祈禱文〞~

 

 A Pray For Son            麥克阿瑟(General Douglas MacArthur)

"Build me a son, O Lord,
主啊!懇求你教導我的兒子,
who will be strong enough to know when he is weak,
使他在軟弱時,能夠堅強不屈;
and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid;
在懼怕時能夠勇敢自持,
one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat,
在誠實的失敗中,毫不氣餒;
and humble and gentle in victory.
在光明的勝利中,仍能保持謙遜溫和。

Build me a son whose wishes will not take the place of deeds;
懇求塑造我的兒子,不至空有幻想而缺乏行動;
a son who will know Thee……
引導他認識你,
and that to know himself is the foundation stone of knowledge.
同時又知道,認識自己乃是真知識的基石。

Lead him, I pray, not in the path of ease and comfort,
主啊!我祈求你,不要使他走上安逸、舒適之徒,
but under the stress and spur of difficulties and challenge.
相反的,經過壓力、艱難和挑戰的困境中時,
Here, let him learn to stand up in the storm;
求你引領他,使他學習在風暴中挺身站立,
here let him learn compassion for those that fail.
並學會憐恤那些在重壓之下失敗跌倒的人。

Build me a son whose heart will be clear,
主啊!求你塑造我的兒子,求你讓他有一顆純潔的心,
whose goal will be high,
並有遠大的目標;
a son who will master himself before he seeks to master other men;
使他在能指揮別人之前,先懂得駕馭自己;
one who will reach into the future, yet never forget the past.
當邁入未來之際,永不忘記過去的教訓。

And after all these things are his,
主啊!在他有了這些美德之後,
add, I pray, enough of a sense of humor,
我還要祈求你賜給他充分的幽默感,
so that he may always be serious,
以免他過於嚴肅,
yet never take himself too seriously.
而苛求了自己。

Give him humility,
求你賜給他謙卑的心,
so that he may always remember the simplicity of true greatness,
使他永遠記得,真正的偉大是單純,
the open mind of true wisdom and the meekness of true strength.
真正的智慧是坦率,真正的力量是溫和。

Then, I, his father will dare to whisper,
然後作為父親的我,才敢輕輕的說:
'I have not lived in vain.'"
「我總算沒有虛度此生。」阿們

 

這裡面寫盡了一個父親對孩子最溫柔的愛,

祈求這份愛能陪伴孩子一生,

無論在他得意或失意時、無論在他堅強或軟弱時,

都希望這份愛能成為孩子的後盾帶他飛翔;

或許我們也能嘗試為自己的孩子寫下祈禱文,

可能在孩子迷失或無助時,

這將能給予她最大的祝福。

                                                     Karcida

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