2008年9月6日 星期六

為子祈禱文

Eason是個急性子:10分鐘可以喝完150CC,只要吃奶有點怠慢,他就會變成一個紅關公。
Eason是個大胃王:從出生後Eason的生長指數都遠高於平均值,他的食量也是非常驚人。
Eason是個大膽的小孩:打雷颱風似乎都無法驚醒他,對聲音也不敏感,也不怕生。
Eason是個勇敢的小孩:自從滿月之後,Eason就有腸紋痛的問題,常看他非常不舒服地掙扎,和一般小Baby相較他並不常哭鬧。
Eason是個知錯的小孩:每當他大便/吐奶後,我們手忙腳亂時,他總會靜靜地在旁邊躺著,無辜地看著我們,似乎在認錯。
Eason是個嚴肅的小孩:Eason的眼神比一般小朋友銳利及靈活,而且他不常笑,常像個小大人靜靜地觀察週遭。
Eason滿月了,祈求上天諸神:
急性子的他,可以擁有立即的行動力,透過實踐來檢驗他所學習到的真理。
大胃王的他,可以健康快樂的成長,並在競技項目中善用自己的體格。
大膽的他,可以以好奇心來探索世界,勇於接受新的事物。
勇敢的他,可以同時擁有一顆正直的心,善用他的勇氣克服困難並幫助他人。
知錯的他,能誠實勇於認錯,不諱言過但不憚改。
嚴肅的他,能擁有幽默感,讓週遭的人都能感到開心快樂。

最重要的,也是為人父母最難的,希望能將他置於困難、艱難和挑戰的磨練中,使他學習在風暴中挺身站立,並學會憐恤那些在重壓之下失敗跌倒的人。
身為他的父親,我會用身教來指引他,如果他能如祈求所望,我也不枉此生。

General Douglas MacArthur
Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.
Build me a son whose wishbone will not be where his backbone should be; a son who will know Thee and that to know himself is the foundation stone of knowledge.
Lead him I pray, not in the path of ease and comfort, but under the stress and spur of difficulties and challenge. Here let him learn to stand up in the storm; here let him learn compassion for those who fail.
Build me a son whose heart will be clear, whose goal will be high; a son who will master himself before he seeks to master other men; one who will learn to laugh, yet never forget how to weep; one who will reach into the future, yet never forget the past.
And after all these things are his, add, I pray, enough of a sense of humor, so that he may always be serious, yet never take himself too seriously. Give him humility, so that he may always remember the simplicity of true greatness, the open mind of true wisdom, the meekness of true strength.
Then, I, his father, will dare to whisper, have not lived in vain.

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