2009年9月28日 星期一
2009年9月27日 星期日
六十年家國
今年是中共建國六十週年的大日子，中國人莫不以此為榮、引以為傲。在殖民地生活了半生如我者的香港人，自97回歸後，歷經十年以上的時間，才漸漸從恐共情緒中轉化到今時今日的愛國熱忱裡。雖然現在的中國仍有很多有待改進的地方，但自從90年代開始，開放改革政策所帶來的良性影響已日漸呈現。踏入廿一世紀，中國在國際舞台上的影響力更是與日俱增，無論是在科研、文化和外交的事務上，都令舉世觸目。當香港人目睹神洲火箭升空、奧運建兒奪金、領導人昂然在國際會議上發言等情景時，豈能不從心底裡發出與有榮焉的歡呼。中國是進步了！中國是成功了！但在歡呼的同時，我們仍要緊記共產黨領導下的中國所犯過的錯誤。所謂前事不忘，後事之師，能記取失敗的教訓，才能避免重蹈覆轍。
建國初期，共產黨誠然為飽經憂患的中國人帶來新希望，但在萬眾歸心，全民擁戴之下，國家的政策卻是眼高手低：「大躍進」暴露了領導人的無知和無能，只求急功，不顧現實情況，奢望能創造神蹟；「不聽忠言」把進諫者視為異己，只接受有同一DNA者為同志；「計劃經濟」扼殺人民的創造力，漠視人民的選擇權…...。 至於其後而來的文化大革命，更暴露出黑箱作業政府所帶來的無窮禍害。在極端者推行極端的運動中，很多看似荒謬的事情和言論都變得合理化。當一個政府落入極權的統治下，不受任何憲法、議會等約束的時候，就連一個小女人如江青者也可妻憑夫貴，隨意向人民發號司令，影響眾生。
今天，相信沒有一個中國人願意見到國家走回頭路，類似「三面紅旗」、「文化大革命」等不合理的事情，希望也不要再在世上出現！
馬後炮
建國初期，共產黨誠然為飽經憂患的中國人帶來新希望，但在萬眾歸心，全民擁戴之下，國家的政策卻是眼高手低：「大躍進」暴露了領導人的無知和無能，只求急功，不顧現實情況，奢望能創造神蹟；「不聽忠言」把進諫者視為異己，只接受有同一DNA者為同志；「計劃經濟」扼殺人民的創造力，漠視人民的選擇權…...。 至於其後而來的文化大革命，更暴露出黑箱作業政府所帶來的無窮禍害。在極端者推行極端的運動中，很多看似荒謬的事情和言論都變得合理化。當一個政府落入極權的統治下，不受任何憲法、議會等約束的時候，就連一個小女人如江青者也可妻憑夫貴，隨意向人民發號司令，影響眾生。
今天，相信沒有一個中國人願意見到國家走回頭路，類似「三面紅旗」、「文化大革命」等不合理的事情，希望也不要再在世上出現！
馬後炮
2009年9月26日 星期六
Summary of Our Meeting
Dear friends,
Summary of our meeting with 2 leaders last week (cat types Chinese very slowly):
1.Renovation of sheep club ("club") and purchase of PLK: As club could not raise enough funds for these 2 items, and the actual cost of renovation was more than the budgeted amount due to inflation and other factors, these 2 items still has a deficit of a total of $2.4 million. But club has used its internal funds to pay much of the deficit, and has been paying bank instalment every month for the purchase of PLK. (sounded to cat that the finance of the club is alright.)
2.I Club and A Club were registered as 2 separate companies. I has 3 directors and A has 5.
2.1 Club embraces the vision of I but it does not support I financially, apart from contributing $120,000 startup cost. The donation of $5.5 million from someone was specified for the work of I. I raises its own funds and operates independantly (such as staff recruitment) from church. It is responsible for nations' work and cooperate with other bodies in other countires.
2.2 Club embraces the vision of A and supports it financially. A registered as a non-profit company because it would be easier to send mission-sheeps to other countries that way. A does local and overseas mission work. Club allocates funds from Pool to pay for the salaries and adminsitration expenses of A. But if the funds from the Pool is not enough to pay the salaries of the staff, the staff would receive discounted salaries. (Question asked: what if funds from Pool cannot pay staff full salaries for a long period of time? Answer: club will review the situation.) Evangel Committee will suggest to allocate an amount of funds to A and the suggestion will be forwarded to Finance Committee for approval. A attached to club and not to any individual. The recruitment of staff was approved by the Board of Directors of A. Some of the staff were ex-workers of club.
3. It has been agreed by leaders that club would only "baptize" by water sprinkling members' parents and children who are hospitalized due to manpower shortage. For members' friends/other relatives who are hospitalized and who want to be baptise please seek help from chaplain of the hospital concerned.
4. With regard to the remark of shepherd about going to other 1000 + clubs, leaders said other members had mentioned this to leaders before, and when leaders asked shepherd, he forgot he had said so (cat said, but the shepherd's message was recorded.) Leaders said that some other members had said the remark of shepherd was offensive. (cat asked, would leaders remind shepherd?) Leaders said they had told shepherd. (cat said, the remark would not encourage unity, it would divide sheeps.) Leaders listened. At last, leaders said our questions would not be discussed in the annual meeting because they were not "tei on" (proposal). If we have any questions we could write to leader X and the questions would be copied to shepherd.
Cat will attend the annual meeting on 27.6. See you there.
Summary of our meeting with 2 leaders last week (cat types Chinese very slowly):
1.Renovation of sheep club ("club") and purchase of PLK: As club could not raise enough funds for these 2 items, and the actual cost of renovation was more than the budgeted amount due to inflation and other factors, these 2 items still has a deficit of a total of $2.4 million. But club has used its internal funds to pay much of the deficit, and has been paying bank instalment every month for the purchase of PLK. (sounded to cat that the finance of the club is alright.)
2.I Club and A Club were registered as 2 separate companies. I has 3 directors and A has 5.
2.1 Club embraces the vision of I but it does not support I financially, apart from contributing $120,000 startup cost. The donation of $5.5 million from someone was specified for the work of I. I raises its own funds and operates independantly (such as staff recruitment) from church. It is responsible for nations' work and cooperate with other bodies in other countires.
2.2 Club embraces the vision of A and supports it financially. A registered as a non-profit company because it would be easier to send mission-sheeps to other countries that way. A does local and overseas mission work. Club allocates funds from Pool to pay for the salaries and adminsitration expenses of A. But if the funds from the Pool is not enough to pay the salaries of the staff, the staff would receive discounted salaries. (Question asked: what if funds from Pool cannot pay staff full salaries for a long period of time? Answer: club will review the situation.) Evangel Committee will suggest to allocate an amount of funds to A and the suggestion will be forwarded to Finance Committee for approval. A attached to club and not to any individual. The recruitment of staff was approved by the Board of Directors of A. Some of the staff were ex-workers of club.
3. It has been agreed by leaders that club would only "baptize" by water sprinkling members' parents and children who are hospitalized due to manpower shortage. For members' friends/other relatives who are hospitalized and who want to be baptise please seek help from chaplain of the hospital concerned.
4. With regard to the remark of shepherd about going to other 1000 + clubs, leaders said other members had mentioned this to leaders before, and when leaders asked shepherd, he forgot he had said so (cat said, but the shepherd's message was recorded.) Leaders said that some other members had said the remark of shepherd was offensive. (cat asked, would leaders remind shepherd?) Leaders said they had told shepherd. (cat said, the remark would not encourage unity, it would divide sheeps.) Leaders listened. At last, leaders said our questions would not be discussed in the annual meeting because they were not "tei on" (proposal). If we have any questions we could write to leader X and the questions would be copied to shepherd.
Cat will attend the annual meeting on 27.6. See you there.
2009年9月25日 星期五
細魚細魚
細魚細魚，千萬不要唯恐天下不亂！
照我估計，今次全羊宴，牧羊人所要交代的將不會有任何新意。有關I記、A記與羊會的關係他已在羊壇上透露過很多次，總知就是非常緊密，好似夫妻咁緊密。牧羊人既自覺是神恩獨寵者(主任一出、莫敢不從)，認定這兩個事工是筲箕的命定，無論羊長抑或羊咩，都應服從(有問題的羊就是有問題)。
你祈望在大會上有Q&A！俾你都唔會行出去發問啦，問得淺就似表演，問得深又乞人憎。若有羊真的要問過明白，不接受現時I記和A記與羊會的曖昧關係，那麼來個全羊投票(與會者)，更曖昧的關係也可合法化了。
看來，今次全羊大會我們應盡量留心去聽，真理自在羊心。事情若不是出於神的心意，自然是名不正、道不行；若是出於神，必定有它存在和發展的空間。現階段，我只能說牧羊人在「接生」這兩個機構時，手法極不正常。
照我估計，今次全羊宴，牧羊人所要交代的將不會有任何新意。有關I記、A記與羊會的關係他已在羊壇上透露過很多次，總知就是非常緊密，好似夫妻咁緊密。牧羊人既自覺是神恩獨寵者(主任一出、莫敢不從)，認定這兩個事工是筲箕的命定，無論羊長抑或羊咩，都應服從(有問題的羊就是有問題)。
你祈望在大會上有Q&A！俾你都唔會行出去發問啦，問得淺就似表演，問得深又乞人憎。若有羊真的要問過明白，不接受現時I記和A記與羊會的曖昧關係，那麼來個全羊投票(與會者)，更曖昧的關係也可合法化了。
看來，今次全羊大會我們應盡量留心去聽，真理自在羊心。事情若不是出於神的心意，自然是名不正、道不行；若是出於神，必定有它存在和發展的空間。現階段，我只能說牧羊人在「接生」這兩個機構時，手法極不正常。
2009年9月24日 星期四
2009年9月21日 星期一
和2羊長對話
這朝有幸和2羊長對話，重點概括如下：
1) 問：兩間新興機構和羊會的關系？如何監管 ? 架構如何？
答：I機構暫時沒有受羊會資助，往年衹一次資助$120,000經費；A機構是受大池的資助，但羊會負責所有不足之數(包底)，但招聘，架構等和羊會不一樣， 是獨立運作，祇受A機構會內監管，暫時尚未公佈有關詳情，工作詳情亦未透露。
2) 問：牧羊人多次透露跟不上的小羊，外面有1,000間羊會可選的言論是否代表羊會的未來方向？有否理會小羊的感受？
答：2羊長十分保護牧羊人，說他可能一時衝口而出，有時他自已也忘了說甚麼話，經多次追問也是用太極的招數應付，拿他沒法。
3) 問：如有問題，那有渠道表達？
答：可放進意見箱中，問題會給牧羊人一個copy。
史啼夫抽筋
1) 問：兩間新興機構和羊會的關系？如何監管 ? 架構如何？
答：I機構暫時沒有受羊會資助，往年衹一次資助$120,000經費；A機構是受大池的資助，但羊會負責所有不足之數(包底)，但招聘，架構等和羊會不一樣， 是獨立運作，祇受A機構會內監管，暫時尚未公佈有關詳情，工作詳情亦未透露。
2) 問：牧羊人多次透露跟不上的小羊，外面有1,000間羊會可選的言論是否代表羊會的未來方向？有否理會小羊的感受？
答：2羊長十分保護牧羊人，說他可能一時衝口而出，有時他自已也忘了說甚麼話，經多次追問也是用太極的招數應付，拿他沒法。
3) 問：如有問題，那有渠道表達？
答：可放進意見箱中，問題會給牧羊人一個copy。
史啼夫抽筋
2009年9月20日 星期日
引言
在這彎曲悖謬的世代，茶煲可謂無處不在、也無時不在，總之有人的地方就會有茶煲。從前有個錯覺，以為走進筲箕裡，茶煲就會消失；誰知筲箕裡的也是人，又怎會沒有茶煲！幸好上主為每一個祂所愛的兒女都配備了一副上好的愛心眼鏡，那麼大茶煲看起來便會變成小茶煲，小茶煲多看兩眼也就不成茶煲了。由於這副愛心眼鏡是上主所造的，所以賦有從神而來的特質，這特質就是不喜歡不義，只喜歡真理。真正的愛心眼鏡可助人明辨是非，使人辨別出茶煲的本質，對那些無損真理、不違公義的問題，盡量以愛心包容；至於大是大非的問題，就必須正視。
觸發成立這個「科林」的原因，是近日有越來越多的小羊看到筲箕裡一些令羊迷茫的現象。這些小羊嚐試表達他們的疑惑，卻找不著渠道，在心靈受創的情況下，難免會作出胡亂的猜測。偉大的牧羊人既不走進羊圈與羊共話，只是高站台上透過咪高風下達他鐵一般的見解，難怪茶煲漸漸變大，就快連愛心眼鏡也遮蓋不了。我們一些老羊，自恃在筲箕中生活較長，對問題的成因或許知得較詳，於是便成立這個「科林」，目的是希望建立一個渠道，加強相方的溝通；希望透過坦誠而理性的討論，把茶煲消除。但誠如前言所說，我們的態度是不喜歡不義，只喜歡真理；在替小羊解惑之餘，我們也不能容許筲箕內有藏污納垢、朋比為奸的事情。
在討論時，我們會使用代名詞，為的不是想逃避文責，而是要避免家醜外傳。說到底我們都是愛的肢體，要用這樣的方法進行溝通，實在是情非得意。若參與討論的肢體都能以愛心說誠實話，被聖靈掌管，深信茶煲终會由大變小、由小變無。
根泥宗
觸發成立這個「科林」的原因，是近日有越來越多的小羊看到筲箕裡一些令羊迷茫的現象。這些小羊嚐試表達他們的疑惑，卻找不著渠道，在心靈受創的情況下，難免會作出胡亂的猜測。偉大的牧羊人既不走進羊圈與羊共話，只是高站台上透過咪高風下達他鐵一般的見解，難怪茶煲漸漸變大，就快連愛心眼鏡也遮蓋不了。我們一些老羊，自恃在筲箕中生活較長，對問題的成因或許知得較詳，於是便成立這個「科林」，目的是希望建立一個渠道，加強相方的溝通；希望透過坦誠而理性的討論，把茶煲消除。但誠如前言所說，我們的態度是不喜歡不義，只喜歡真理；在替小羊解惑之餘，我們也不能容許筲箕內有藏污納垢、朋比為奸的事情。
在討論時，我們會使用代名詞，為的不是想逃避文責，而是要避免家醜外傳。說到底我們都是愛的肢體，要用這樣的方法進行溝通，實在是情非得意。若參與討論的肢體都能以愛心說誠實話，被聖靈掌管，深信茶煲终會由大變小、由小變無。
根泥宗
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