070 World outside your window.

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1999 年的平安夜，我在伊利沙伯醫院急症室渡過，
一個畢生難忘的日子，
我至親至愛的人在普天同慶的日子離我而去。

從撫摸著一隻仍有餘溫的手的那一刻開始，
我終於明白，甚麼叫窩心的痛。
原來內心感覺最傷痛的時候，會流不出眼淚。

那一夜，我的情緒非常低落。
刻意的把所有會發聲的東西完全關掉，
感到前所未有的寧靜。


聖誕節那天早上，
從睡夢中被一些音樂聲吵醒，
音樂的旋律很熟悉，
靜寂之中享起一片另類的聖誕歌聲，
隱約聽得到歌詞的意思，感到很有意義，
其中一段是：


And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmastime
The greatest gift they'll get this year is life！
Where nothing ever grows
No rain nor rivers flow
Do they know it's Christmastime at all？


那年的平安夜，
曾經以為自己的遭遇是世界末日降臨，
聽了這首歌之後方才發現，
原來我遺忘了許多身邊的人和事、世界的人和事。

憑著一個普通人當然不能促使世界和平，
但一個普通人，最起碼可以盡力讓一個家庭幸福、溫暖。

所以，請大家牢牢的記著：人生無常，幸福，並不是必然，請珍惜眼前人。

祝各位聖誕快樂。



DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? - By Band-Aid 聆聽請按這裡


It's Christmastime
There's no need to be afraid
At Christmastime, we let in light and we banish shade
And in our world of plenty we can spread a smile of joy
Throw your arms around the world at Christmas time

But say a prayer

Pray for the other ones
At Christmastime it's hard, but when you're having fun
There's a world outside your window
And it's a world of dread and fear
Where the only water flowing is the bitter sting of tears
And the Christmas bells that ring there are the clanging chimes of doom
Well tonight thank God it's them instead of you

And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmastime
The greatest gift they'll get this year is life
(Oooh) Where nothing ever grows
No rain nor rivers flow
Do they know it's Christmastime at all

(Here's to you) raise a glass for everyone
(Here's to them) underneath that burning sun
Do they know it's Christmastime at all
Feed the world, feed the world, feed the world
Let them know it's Christmastime again

Feed the world
Let them know it's Christmastime again
Feed the world
Let them know it's Christmastime again
Feed the world
Let them know it's Christmastime again
Feed the world
Let them know it's Christmastime again


圖片：攝於香港。尖沙嘴廣東道