Let Us Dream 让我们梦想 - 教皇弗朗西斯说的话

This is an ‘easy to read’ 149-pages booklet spoken by Pope Francis in his conversation with Austen Ivereigh on the topic of the current COVID19 pandemic. Thanks to my friend HoKee who presented this to me last year as a Chinese New Year present. I have read this book twice over and I am totally convinced that the current Omicron is just another test of our faith in God. For me the word ‘God’ does not denote the Catholic ‘God’ or the Christian ‘God’. The word ‘God’ here means your ‘God’ - your ‘God’ who cares for the human race; your ‘God’ who is speaking to you frequently; your ‘God’ who guides your life and your path to the place you meant to be after this life.

这是一本“易于阅读”的 149 页小册子，由教皇弗朗西斯在与奥斯汀·艾弗里 (Austen Ivereigh) 就当前 COVID19 大流行的话题进行对话时发表。感谢我的朋友 HoKee 去年把它作为中国新年礼物送给我。我已经将这本书读了两遍，我完全相信当前的 Omicron 只是对我们对上帝信仰的又一次考验。对我来说，“上帝”这个词并不表示天主教的“上帝”或基督教的“上帝”。这里的“神”是指你的“神”——你关心人类的“神”；你的“上帝”经常和你说话；你的“上帝”，他引导你的生活和通往你今生后要去的地方的道路。

“To come out of this crisis better, we have to (1) see clearly, (2) choose well and (3) act right. Let us talk about how. Let us dare to dream.” https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Let-Us-Dream/Pope-Francis/9781982171865

“为了更好地走出这场危机，我们必须（1）看清楚，（2）选择好，（3）正确行事。让我们谈谈如何。让我们敢于梦想。” “Wèile gèng hǎo de zǒuchū zhè chǎng wéijī, wǒmen bìxū (1) kàn qīngchǔ,(2) xuǎnzé hǎo,(3) zhèngquè xíngshì. Ràng wǒmen tán tán rúhé. Ràng wǒmen gǎnyú mèngxiǎng.”

“We must redesign the economy so that it can offer every person access to a dignified existence while protecting and regenerating the natural world.” https://youtu.be/x-i4rIrm7Nw

“我们必须重新设计经济，让每个人都能获得有尊严的生活，同时保护和再生自然世界。”
“Wǒmen bìxū chóngxīn shèjì jīngjì, ràng měi gèrén dōu néng huòdé yǒu zūnyán de shēnghuó, tóngshí bǎohù hé zàishēng zìrán shìjiè.”

The book emphases on three little steps to take whenever we meet up with any difficulty in our life. Step number 1: See and Observe. Have a quiet time to look around and see, and observe. “Another days missionary in the Pacific told me of a tree sticking up from the water. He asked: Was that tree planted in the sea? The other man steering the boat replied: No, that was once an island when I was a child.”

这本书强调了我们在生活中遇到任何困难时要采取的三个小步骤。第 1 步：查看并观察。有一个安静的时间环顾四周，看看，观察。 “另一天，太平洋的传教士告诉我有一棵树从水里伸出来。他问：那棵树是种在海里的吗？另一个掌舵的人回答说：不，那曾经是我小时候的一个岛。 "

The second little step number two is “To Choose”. I was deeply moved by what the Pope said in pages 57 and 58 of that chapter on “A Time to Choose”: “The Spirit shows us new things through what the Church calls ‘signs of the times.’ Discerning the signs of the times allows us to make sense of change. In interpreting and praying over events or trends in the light of the Gospel, we can detect movements that reflect the values of God’s Kingdom or their opposite.

第二个小步骤是“选择”。教皇在那一章“选择的时刻”的第 57 和 58 页中所说的话让我深受感动：“圣灵通过教会所谓的‘时代征兆’向我们展示了新事物。辨明时代的征兆，让我们理解变化，在福音的光照下解释和祈祷事件或趋势时，我们可以发现反映上帝王国价值观或相反价值观的运动。

” In every age people experience ‘hung and thirst for righteousness, a cry that goes up from the margins of God’s Spirit, it allows us to open up to that movement in thought and action, and so create a new future according to the spirit of the Beatitudes.

“在每一个时代，人们都会经历‘对公义的渴望，这是一种从上帝圣灵的边缘发出的呼声，它让我们在思想和行动上敞开心扉，从而根据上帝的精神创造一个新的未来,跟切八福的道理。

“For example, one sad sign of our times is the exclusion and isolation of the elderly. A significant number of all COVID19 deaths have been in elderly care homes. Those who died were vulnerable not just because of their age but because of the conditions in many of those homes: underfunded, neglected, dependent on high turnover of poorly paid workers, … ”

“例如，我们这个时代的一个可悲迹象是老年人被排斥和孤立。所有 COVID19 死亡病例中有相当一部分发生在养老院。那些死去的人很脆弱，不仅因为他们的年龄，还因为当地的条件许多这样的家庭：资金不足、被忽视、依赖低薪工人的高流动率，......”

“What is the greatest fruit of a personal crisis? I would say patience, sprinkled with a healthy sense of humour, which allows we to endure and make space for change to happen.” https://youtu.be/6YFntoaRy1c 9 am Adult Forum: Pope Francis’ book Let Us Dream, August 22, 2021.

“个人危机的最大成果是什么？我想说的是耐心，加上健康的幽默感，这让我们能够忍受并为改变的发生创造空间。”
“Gèrén wéijī de zuìdà chéngguǒ shì shénme? Wǒ xiǎng shuō de shì nàixīn, jiā shàng jiànkāng de yōumò gǎn, zhè ràng wǒmen nénggòu rěnshòu bìng wèi gǎibiàn de fǎ shēng chuàngzào kōngjiān.”

St Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral In his 2020 book, “Let Us Dream: The Path to a Better Future,” Pope Francis contends that the COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis that, like all crises, challenges us to analyse our situation and to make the changes necessary for true human flourishing. What has COVID-19 taught us about our society’s distortions and inequalities? What political and economic transformations does our time–and our Christian faith–demand? Mary Doak, PhD, Professor of Theology at the University of San Diego and member of St. Paul’s Cathedral will be the guest speaker.

圣保罗主教座堂 在其 2020 年的著作《让我们梦想：通往更美好未来的道路》中，教皇方济各认为，COVID-19 大流行是一场危机，与所有危机一样，它挑战我们分析我们的处境并做出真正的人类繁荣所必需的变化。 COVID-19 教会了我们什么关于我们社会的扭曲和不平等的事情？我们的时代——以及我们的基督教信仰——需要什么样的政治和经济变革？圣地亚哥大学神学教授、圣保罗大教堂成员 Mary Doak 博士将担任演讲嘉宾。

“When I speak of change I mean that those people who are now on the edges become the means of changing society.” https://youtu.be/6Nnmo0BdT9E

“当我谈到改变时，我的意思是那些现在处于边缘的人成为改变社会的手段。”
“Dāng wǒ tán dào gǎibiàn shí, wǒ de yìsi shì nàxiē xiànzài chǔyú biānyuán de rén chéngwéi gǎibiàn shèhuì de shǒuduàn.”

ROME REPORTS in English. Rome Reports is an international news agency, specialised in the activity of the Pope and the Vatican, which covers current debates on social, cultural and religious issues.

罗马报告英文版。罗马报道是一家国际新闻机构，专门报道教皇和梵蒂冈的活动，报道当前关于社会、文化和宗教问题的辩论。
Luómǎ bàogào yīngwén bǎn. Luómǎ bàodào shì yījiā guójì xīnwén jīgòu, zhuānmén bàodào jiàohuáng hé fàndìgāng de huódòng, bàodào dāngqián guānyú shèhuì, wénhuà hé zōngjiào wèntí de biànlùn.

“We do not possess the truth so much as the truth possesses ud, constantly attracting us my means of beauty and goodness.” https://youtu.be/P14iUaAnS1s.

“我们并不拥有真理，就像真理拥有我们一样，不断地吸引我们美丽和善良的手段。”
“Wǒmen bìng bù yǒngyǒu zhēnlǐ, jiù xiàng zhēnlǐ yǒngyǒu wǒmen yīyàng, bùduàn de xīyǐn wǒmen měilì hé shànliáng de shǒuduàn.”

The third and last chapter of the book before the Postscript is entitled ‘A Time to Act’. Here the Pope encourages us to act appropriately, in accordance to God’s wish for a better society after COVID19.

这本书在后记之前的第三章也是最后一章的标题是“行动的时刻”。在这里，教皇鼓励我们按照上帝对 COVID19 后更美好社会的愿望采取适当的行动。
Zhè běn shū zài hòujì zhīqián de dì sān zhāng yěshì zuìhòu yī zhāng de biāotí shì “xíngdòng de shíkè”. Zài zhèlǐ, jiàohuáng gǔlì wǒmen ànzhào shàngdì duì COVID19 hòu gèng měihǎo shèhuì de yuànwàng cǎiqǔ shìdàng de xíngdòng.

On page 107, the Pope said: “The current crisis calls us to recover our sense of belonging: only thus will our peoples again be subjects of their now history. This is a time to restore an ethics of fraternity and solidarity, regenerating the bonds of trust and belonging. Fo what saves us is not an idea but an encounter. Only the face of another is capable of awakening the best of ourselves. In serving the people, se save ourselves. If we are to come out of this crisis better, we have to recover the knowledge that as a people we have a shared destination. The pandemic has reminded us that no one is saved alone.“

在第 107 页，教皇说：“当前的危机要求我们恢复我们的归属感：只有这样，我们的人民才能再次成为他们现在历史的主体。这是恢复博爱和团结的伦理，重振纽带的时候信任和归属感。拯救我们的不是一个想法，而是一次相遇。只有别人的脸才能唤醒最好的自己。为人民服务，自我拯救。如果我们要更好地走出这场危机，我们必须重新认识到，作为一个民族，我们有一个共同的目的地。这场流行病提醒我们，没有人是孤独得救的。”
Zài dì 107 yè, jiàohuáng shuō:“Dāngqián de wéijī yāoqiú wǒmen huīfù wǒmen de guīshǔ gǎn: Zhǐyǒu zhèyàng, wǒmen de rénmín cáinéng zàicì chéngwéi tāmen xiànzài lìshǐ de zhǔtǐ. Zhè shì huīfù bó'ài hé tuánjié de lúnlǐ, chóng zhèn niǔdài de shíhòu xìnrèn hé guīshǔ gǎn. Zhěngjiù wǒmen de bùshì yīgè xiǎngfǎ, ér shì yīcì xiāngyù. Zhǐyǒu biérén de liǎn cáinéng huànxǐng zuì hǎo de zìjǐ. Wéi rénmín fúwù, zìwǒ zhěngjiù. Rúguǒ wǒmen yào gèng hǎo de zǒuchū zhè chǎng wéijī, wǒmen bìxū chóngxīn rènshí dào, zuòwéi yīgè mínzú, wǒmen yǒu yīgè gòngtóng de mùdì de. Zhè chǎng liúxíng bìng tíxǐng wǒmen, méiyǒu rén shì gūdú déjiù de.”

Soldiers Of The Pope | Full Movie | David Willer. For the first time an exclusive visit behind Vatican walls records the history, traditions and daily life of the smallest army in the world, the Swiss Guard, whose duty is to defend the Holy Father at any cost, giving their own lives if necessary. The film captures the highlights of a typical year for the Swiss Guard, including their ceremonial duties as well as some more intimate moments. Here is their story through the lives of the members of the Swiss Guard, offering a window on the Vatican not seen before.

梵蒂冈城墙后的独家访问首次记录了世界上最小的军队瑞士卫队的历史、传统和日常生活，他们的职责是不惜一切代价保卫圣父，必要时献出自己的生命。这部电影捕捉了瑞士卫队典型年份的亮点，包括他们的礼仪职责以及一些更亲密的时刻。这是他们讲述瑞士卫队成员生活的故事，提供了一个前所未见的梵蒂冈窗口。
Fàndìgāng chéngqiáng hòu de dújiā fǎngwèn shǒucì jìlùle shìjiè shàng zuìxiǎo de jūnduì ruìshì wèiduì de lìshǐ, chuántǒng hé rìcháng shēnghuó, tāmen de zhízé shì bùxī yīqiè dàijià bǎowèi shèng fù, bìyào shí xiàn chū zìjǐ de shēngmìng. Zhè bù diànyǐng bǔzhuōle ruìshì wèiduì diǎnxíng niánfèn de liàngdiǎn, bāokuò tāmen de lǐyí zhízé yǐjí yīxiē gèng qīnmì de shíkè. Zhè shì tāmen jiǎngshù ruìshì wèiduì chéngyuán shēnghuó de gùshì, tígōngle yīgè qián suǒ wèi jiàn de fàndìgāng chuāngkǒu.

“Sin is a rejection of the limits that love requires.” https://youtu.be/j7gdomcBG0w.

“罪是对爱所要求的限制的拒绝。”“Zuì shì duì ài suǒ yāoqiú de xiànzhì de jùjué.”

“Our greatest power is not in the respect that others have for us, but the service we can offer others.” https://youtu.be/Tb_DEDs9u6k.

“我们最大的力量不是别人对我们的尊重，而是我们可以为别人提供的服务。”
“Wǒmen zuìdà de lìliàng bùshì biérén duì wǒmen de zūnzhòng, ér shì wǒmen kěyǐ wéi biérén tígōng de fúwù.”

We shall end this article with a poem entitled “Hope” or “Esperanza” written by a Cuban actor and comedian Alexi Valdes, and published on page 139 of the book:

我们将以古巴演员和喜剧演员亚历克西·瓦尔德斯（Alexi Valdes）写的一首题为“希望”或“世界语”的诗结束这篇文章，并发表在本书的第 139 页：
Wǒmen jiāng yǐ gǔbā yǎnyuán hé xǐjù yǎnyuán yà lì kè xī·wǎ'ěr dé sī (Alexi Valdes) xiě de yī shǒu tí wèi “xīwàng” huò “shìjièyǔ” de shī jiéshù zhè piān wénzhāng, bìng fābiǎo zài běn shū de dì 139 yè:

Hope. 希望 Xīwàng

When the storm has passed and the roads are tamed

and we are the survivors of a collective shipwreck.

With tearful heart and our destiny blessed

we will feel joy simply for being alive.

And we’ll give a hug to the first stranger

and praise our good luck that we kept a friend.

And then we’ll remember all that we lost

and finally learn everything we never learned.

And we’ll envy on one for all of us have suffered

and we’ll not be idle but more compassionate.

希望
当暴风雨过去
道路被驯服
我们是幸存者
集体沉船。
带着泪流满面的心
我们的命运被祝福
我们会感到快乐
只是为了活着。
我们会给你一个拥抱
给第一个陌生人
并赞美我们的好运
我们保持了一个朋友。
然后我们会记得
我们失去的一切
最后学习
我们从未学到的一切。
我们会羡慕一个
因为我们所有人都受过苦
我们不会闲着
但更富有同情心。