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The bags this outstanding friend had made are still with those ladies in east Africa who were amazed by the design and touch. They were discussing about it when I was there. Prior to that, this local friend of mine in Taiwan and I were also discussing how she had helped to train some less fortunate people to be professional enough to make bags in Taiwan. 這位在台認識非常出色的友人所製作的種種款式手作包，目前仍在東非婦女群體手中，我始終記得當時和這位友人在台灣時討論這些藝術作品細節的場景，記得這位台灣朋友談論她在台灣訓練弱勢族群手作如此的包包，也記得那些東非婦女們看到這些包包的種種巧妙變化時，如何有著耐人尋味的欣賞角度和表情。   The person making the bags thanked me for making a clip for her.  包包創作者謝謝Hope為她製作的影片 Back Side of the Bag 包包的另一面 Why did we discuss about all these?  I never feel like going somewhere to tell people what they should do. I enjoy offering them possibilities I have seen and let them make their own decisions, for they are the ones who know themselves the best.  我們為何討論這些事情呢? 我從不認為自己應該高高在上，走到一個場域中去告知那些人該作些什麼，而是理解著有什麼是我可以傳輸的可能，並且讓這樣的可能相互串連，從而讓人們由其中，進行選擇。 Never did I realize that ...

  About this poster 關於此一海報:  雷同活動為KNIGHT CLUB非固定但於過去長期常態舉辦 旨在促使各界好人好事相互交流、學習、成長 疫情之中不易直接進入第三世界國家，但與會來賓將就他們的專才， 於他們所服務的大眾之事義務發表談話 我們肯定此種交流意義及行動上的內涵，也將促成更多相關對話與後續延伸 Knight Club, a group of individuals helping people in the world who are in need,  has constantly held such similar activities on irregular basis through the last decades.  Purposes of such would be to facilitate exchanges of ideas created and actions done by  individuals or groups serving the societies or the world.  During the pandemic, it is not easy for the Knight Club to enter  the third world regions doing humanitarian tasks as it used to;  however, during such an occasion this year, special guests from all fronts will voluntarily discuss about  issues they initiate or help to achieve in order to make the societies or the world more harmonious.  Knight Club recognizes the importance of such interactions which will be promoted in the days to come!  於是，我又回到了這個令我刻骨銘...

The newly created work, called Opus of Our History,  is very crude, in its quite basic form, no twigging,  nor the camera up to the focal point of the words. Nothing in the world is perfect.  We laugh, embrace whatever is around us, and keep helping each other to make things better.  I am graced to be able to create such a piece or pieces of work;  it makes me want to give more back to the societies in the world.  此件名為「完璧歸趙」的新作非常初步而簡易，沒有排練、沒有剪輯， 因為人生本來就不完美，我們相擁而笑、互助合作 而使各種各樣人、事、物愈益愈加增色。 自己能擁有這樣的創作力， 讓我更加希望回饋自己的能力及所學給世界上各個角落裡面的人們及物種。   Click to listen to Meet the Rabbi & A Little History of Spring Inside Have A Little Faith 中「春天」章節裡面的兩小節，點擊即可收聽 (If authorization is requested, please kindly follow the instructions. 如有權限方面問題敬請照表操課謝謝) 反思 REFLECTION(S) When someone from our past comes to us, is this person trying to kidnap us psychologically? This term, “psychological kidnapping,” is something I still need to work on to find out from under which circums...

  SPRING: The Great Tradition of Running Away  From Have A Little Faith Please click the blue icon to listen. 點擊藍色部份以收聽內容，如遇權限問題請照指示操作 If the audio file requires authorization, kindly follow the instructions shown in the digital device operated. VIDEOS: 影像檔為針對「逃跑」一事的反省  REFLECTIONS ABOUT RUNNING AWAY https://morerayofhope.blogspot.com/2022/02/where-to-run.html Link for original work of the two video clips 上面兩個影音檔之原文連結 NOTE / 本作品後記--------- 「勇氣」不是一個頭銜，「勇者」不一定留名青史，作任何有益他人之事對許許多多人來說，充其量，不過只是一種個人良心的呼喊。 Courage is not a title. The brave-hearted may not be known. For many people, to do something good is only a conscientious call from the bottom of their heart. 

  I was trying to explain Have a Little Faith, written by Mitch Albom; I would like to record explanations of the words inside the book in Mandarin Chinese for my students. While encountering some technical problems resulting my unsuccessful attempt to post the discussion in its video form, I started to think deeper about the title "The Great Tradition of Running Away" made by the author inside the chapter Spring.  在試圖詮釋作者Mitch Albom名為Have a Little Faith的書籍時，遇到技術上的問題使我無法將影音檔放在網路上，但是，這給了我一些消化其在Spring(春天)這個章節中所談及的 "The Great Tradition of Running Away"「逃離現場這個歷歷在目的傳統」。 In our lives, there are so many things we would like to run away from. As a person teaching people English as a foreign or second language, I see them run away from difficulties and hard work. Few would like to sweat to trade other qualities of life; consequently, they accept the fact of working on routine tasks day in, day out. When job descriptions become too challenging, people can run away. There are ...

TRACING  CLICK THE BLUE ICON TO WATCH THE VIDEO 點擊藍色連結時可觀看影片 These two pieces of work in Mandarin Chinese and English formats are inspired after explaining a part of the book, Have A Little Faith, written by Mitch Albom. Titled "The Great Tradition of Running Away," the writer describes how people run away from God. As for me, in my daily lives, I see people run away from each other, things they do not like or enjoy, issues they dislike to handle; such led to my inspiration to create such poems focusing on human relationships. Though in my works there're men and women, they can symbolize anything, anyone.  這兩個一為中文一為英語的作品，實為在解說HAVE A LITTLE FAITH之書時所得到的靈感，談論的為人和人之間如何相互逃避，人又如何從事務當中希望得到解脫。 文中雖然以男性女性作簡單劃分，但可代表任何人、事、物，亦不限於愛情。 Do we only want to run away from things or people we do not like? 我們只想從我們所不喜歡的人、事、物身旁逃開嗎?  Why do we also run away from things or people we love?  為何我們也會躲避自己所喜愛的人、事、物? TRACING  Running away from her, from everything,  He has come to realize...