挫折和適應

從岡波巴少的會院我們去勃拉道拉杉拉,我們在本堂神父處作客,他剛剛修好教堂的屋頂。

有一天書沒有了,我們必須等中午的郵包。我們要求神父讓我們徹底打掃聖堂,因為由於修理屋頂還有石灰和塵土。神父許可我們,我們就關上聖堂,把祭台上的花瓶、蠟燭台、台布取下,清理祭台,然後聖堂及祭台間。我們清除出三堆垃圾,管更衣所的先生用小推車把它推出去。中午書到時,我們也結束了。下午我們再去訪問家庭,然後回到聖堂參加晚上的禮儀。當教友們進了聖堂看到那麼整潔,都很驚訝,以感激與和善的眼光看我們,知道是我們出力整理的。

第二天我們在家庭推銷書本時,大家都歡迎我們,婦女們不斷地感謝我們。

清理聖堂也間接有助於我們的使徒工作。最高興的當然是本堂神父。

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另一個鄉村,本堂沒有女傭,當我們到達時,他說抱歉無法接待我們,因為他只一個人。我們不以為然,表示那天我們可以作「女傭」,假如他許可。

他就答應了。看到他的房子亂七八糟,我們就開始打掃、清潔、整理,此時神父就出去辦事。當他回來看到房子弄得很乾淨,午飯也都準備好了。神父眼中流露出笑意,但他不高興我們很快要走。

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一九三二年我在波登沙會院;我們住在老的主教府,四面臨風也很危險。

我與一個望會生被派到阿維里諾教區去福傳,帶了五包書,很少的錢。那是我第一次福傳旅程。

為到目的地我們必須坐火車到一個車站再換兩次汽車。在波登沙車站買票我少一塊里拉,我以哀求眼光看別人,一位先生也許可憐我,給了我一塊里拉。我從口袋裡找到一個小十字架,為表示感激我給了他,他也謝我。

這樣我們才能上車。可是搭汽車的錢在那裡? 我們勇敢地打開一包書,開始向旅客推銷書和傳單,向他們說明我的困境。找到了人們的了解和同情。不久我們有了二十個里拉,那時我們就快下車了。

我們搭上了第一輛汽車,花了十八個里拉。下了這輛車,問題又來了,我們沒有搭第二部車的錢,不過車要在兩個小時以後才開。

於是我們再打開一包書,向附近的家庭推銷。我們收到了二十五個里拉,為第二部車我們花了二十一塊。

下了車,還有走五公里路。路上我已覺得不舒服,現在覺得難受,可是必須早點到達,我讓自己忘卻不舒服勇往邁進。到了目的地已經累得要命。好在本堂神父善待我們,要我們馬上休息。我們在耶個教區逗留了二十二天。

(摘自《在世界各地》——上智)

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