Class 1971
Articles and News of Class 1971
Yesterday four of us, Edmond and wife Ann, my wife Eva and I, visited Ho Sir. When we arrived at the hospital about 7pm, Joe Chan was there already. Together with his two daughters we gathered around Ho Sir's bed. We told him about news of the US midterm elections and talked about old Wah Yan days. He understood what we said but was too weak to speak. He couldn't move his hands or fingers to communicate. Later we discovered a way to let him join in our chat: because he could move his feet, we asked him to move his foot to mean 'yes', and not to move to mean 'no'.
Around 8pm a younger alumnus and wife came to visit Ho Sir. His name's Alan (I am not sure I get his name correct but I remember he said that he's born in 1984). Then Don Chen sent his poem written for Ho Sir, and recited it so that he could listen. (Ho Sir couldn't read now.) I asked Ho Sir, '' Will you give Don an A for his poem?'' He eagerly moved his foot to signal 'yes'. We left around 8:30pm.
~ Chan Sui Man ('71) on Nov 8
《家》
閤家同心,其利斷金。
天倫共聚,情如海深。
齊抗頑疾,祈待佳音。
意志合一,復康駸駸。
(陳瑞文 ’71 for Mr. Ho’s family)
《Family》
Family,
With all your hearts and minds in unison,
You can slice through any hardest metal as one!
Family,
In union with love,
As deep as the deepest sea,
United against angst and ailment,
In wait for good tidings every moment,
You will, willing as one,
Be sure to welcome
Recovery to come!
(Translated by Arthur Cheung ’71)
《贈仁師》梁梓堅 蕭若碧
一夜落紅緣芳徑(1)
半生化雨淹士林(2)
風霜未蝕陽春信(3)
仁德(4)自見天地心(5)
(1) 知道Ho Sir每朝清晨必往野外散步,想這是常見景色。龔自珍:「落紅豈是無情物,化作春泥更護花。」
(2) Ho Sir的教育事業有如春風化雨,並創建九華舊生網站,以文會友,多年來致力維繫一衆師生情誼,一如大樹將軍。
(3) 冬至之日,氣候寒冷之極,然而此刻一陽生矣。蓋陰極則陽生,乃《易經.復卦》之義,亦是宇宙的永恆規律。
(4) 喻樹木冬盡枯亡,然種子(仁)落於泥土,春來再生。仁師遺愛,定必流澤綿長。
(5) 仁愛等同生生不息之德。歐陽修《易童子問》:「天地之心見乎動。復也,一陽初動於下矣,天地所以生育萬物者本於始,故曰『天地之心也』。天地以生物為心者也。」
《銘懷無名英雄招成就》
英雄不求名
成就千古情
腰帶贈同袍
招風絕地征
捨身救老媛
淚雨陷災城
悠悠廿五載
遺愛耀天青
【 這首詩是十年前寫的,以此再向招成就隊長致敬。
1983年9月9日颱風愛倫襲港,高級消防隊長招成就帶領隊員往摩星嶺支援,他把自己的救生皮帶讓給忘記攜帶的隊友。當時摩星嶺海傍村一帶風高浪急,已出現山泥傾瀉危象。在拯救行動中招成就遇險,但仍然奮力把一位老婆婆救出,自己卻不幸殉職。三十三歲的招成就為家中獨子,遺下年邁的母親、年輕的妻子、八歲的女兒、和兩歲的兒子。】
《陳瑞文和才子詩兩首》
中秋將近,同學聊天於WhatsApp 大群組。開始時的題目是諾貝爾和平獎,漸入話題,有同學提議七一界的翹楚,黃楚濱科學家也應拿奬,因為他發明的藥,救人無數。
突然之間,有人想起「枯木」。他希望黃同學再接再厲,造福同學,讓「枯木」也可「逢春」,永不變形。
「枯木」令我想起吾友才子,他有一首詩用過「枯木」。遂立刻 post , 讓同學們一讀。
蘭香一縷沁蝉衣,
九重天外有幽思,
輕解羅裳随風舞,
枯木寒岩笑我痴。
此詩立即得到七一屆陳瑞文同學點贊。
我意猶未盡,再把才子的禪修悟道詩一首 Post. 不夠兩分鐘,得詩人佳作回應。詩人想打救吾友才子於污泥,佛光照耀,實在慈悲,實在難得,實在好詩。
《才子悟道詩.》
人生苦短欲何求,
風月無邊一色秋。
禪心欲達真如境,
神女遙指樟木頭。
《陳瑞文和詩一》
菩提心發佛道求
重蹈紅塵多少秋
疑幻疑真證悟境
卻是凡心妄念頭。
《陳瑞文和詩二》
凡塵放下披三衣
持戒修禪斷妄思
無明未滅群魔舞
如影隨形貪嗔痴。
Don
September 6, LA.
故事從《領養愛犬》開始
P.S 孩子們說,領養的小狗需要上學,學習簡單指令。鄰近 Pat Market 有堂上,逢星期天一小時,連續六堂。小孩子上小學要六年,小狗上小學六次。
小學畢業有證書。Alan 與 Adam 開心極了。我們決定,不必上中學深造了,因為我們的愛犬不會在海關工作。
The power of prayer,
The blessing of God,
The character of Father Naylor,
Who gives up not,
The love from followers,
His condition lingers in their thoughts.
【Just received an update on Father Naylor:
Visited Father Naylor around noon today. He was awake and
conscious, and he appeared not as weak as a week ago.】
In response to Fr. Naylor's improved condition, Arthur Cheung Ping Kam wrote:
Father is a fighter
Preaches as he teaches
Even in his sick bed
An example he sets
How not to give up
Life is about looking up!
From Robert Ku
請代轉賀何Sir: 祝佢福如東海,壽比南山。身體健康!事事順意!?????
Happy Birthday to Ho Sir, from Steve Luk.