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龍若望神父 |
我以傳教士的身分來到台灣，服務台灣的人們，並且分享神愛世人的信仰。自從我在法國的學校，與青年朋友從事活動時，他們的信任與支持給與我信心，使我明白我可以發揮所長，有能力去服務人們。
當我學習成為一位神父時，我前往Tanzania兩年，並且很開心認識當地的人。儘管貧窮，他們還是很熱情的招待我，也樂於幫助彼此。然而，我也見到由於學校和教育的缺乏，他們的生活非常艱困，也不懂如何改善這個情形。
所以我了解到，身為一個來自富裕國家和受良好教育的我，有責任去幫助那些不如我幸運的人。 我也體會到，當我說「所有人都是神的子女」時，我必須去關照我的父老兄弟姐妹，無論他們是什麼國籍、年紀，是好人還是壞人，我們都來自同一個家庭。
更重要的是，幫助一個人受教育，就是給予他(她)一個可以自由，可以選擇的機會，去運用他們的能力和才華去照顧他們自己的家庭、鄰居和國家。我無法幫助世界上所有貧困的人，但當我有機會讓一個人得以受教育，幫助改變他（她）的世界，我希望他將來也會做相同的事情。
我喜愛在這個專案中與台灣的年輕人一同生活、工作，因為他們非常慷慨和具有才華。即使他們不知如何著手進行，他們也會試圖找尋解決之道，互助幫忙。我希望透過這次幫助窮困兒童的教育經驗 ，可以讓台灣的學生知道他們之於台灣社會的重要性。他們很幸運居住在台灣這塊土地。
我也希望他們可以了解，他們可以改變這個世界，一次一個人，從自己開始。希望我們能一起，讓我們的家庭，我們的學校，台灣，甚至全世界能變的更好。我相信這是上帝賦予我們生命的主要原因。上帝一定會保佑我們。
新竹, 4/15/2008
Fr. Lombart |
I came to Taiwan as a missionary to serve the people of Taiwan and share my faith in the Love of God. Ever since I was at school in France, I had activities with young people: the trust and support of others gave me self confidence that I could be useful and that I was able to give a service to people.
When I was studying to be a priest, I went to Tanzania for 2 years and enjoyed meeting with the people there. Despite their poverty, they were very hospitable to me and helping each other. But I also saw that because of the lack of school and education, their life was difficult and they did not know how to improve it.
So I understood that, having the luck to come from a rich country and having been to school, I had a responsibility to help those who were not as lucky as me.
I also understood that when I say ‘all human beings are children of God???, then I have to take care of my brothers and sisters, fathers and mothers, no matter who they are, no matter what is their nationality, their age, if they are nice or not nice people: we are from the same family.
Finally, I understood that helping the education of a person is giving him or her a chance to be free, to make choices, to use their capacities and talents to take care of their own family, their neighbors, their country. I cannot help all the poor of the world, but when I give a chance of education to one person, I help to change his or her world, and I hope he or she will try to do the same.
I like to live and work with young Taiwanese on this project, because they are very generous and talented: even when they don't know how to do, they will try to find a solution and help each other. I hope that through this experience of helping the education of poor children, the students of Taiwan will see the importance of their responsibilities in Taiwan society because they are very lucky to live in Taiwan.
I also hope that they will realize that they can change the world, one person at a time, starting with themselves. I hope that together we can make our families, our school, Taiwan and the world a little bit better. I am sure that this is the main reason why God gave us life. God will bless us, for sure.
Hsinchu, 4/15/2008
