Three Days' Living and Learning!

#2020-0617

Qiantian wo han Qin de xiaotiqin-ke zaici kaishi -- yinwei xin-guanzhuang bingdu de yuangu, yi zhanting shangke hao-jige yue le. Ganxie womende laoshi (Bile laoshi) yiji tongxue, dajia kaiche dao Dadu, jieyong-le Dadu Jiaohui de er-lou jiaoshi lianxi. Ke-hou jiu jin zai Wuhua-Ma chi wucan.

Wanshang wo han Qin hai dao Sheng Yage Tang kaihui, yu Shirley Ke, D. J. Wang, Daphne Hung, haiyou Zhang mushi (Rev. Lily Chang) taolun Yagetang yingwenbu de xiangguan shigong.

Zuotian wo han Qin hui Dajia kan tade mama (wode yuemu).

Jintian wo han Qin liu zai Wufeng. Women pashan (jianxing), liaotian, ye pai-le hao-jizhang zhaopian.

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以下照片，前二張 6/16 拍攝於

大甲；其餘八張 6/17 拍攝於霧峰

黃金雨 (Golden Shower)

#2020-0614

這植物，台灣通稱為「阿勃勒」，其學名 Cassia fistula 恐怕很難記住，但據說「阿勃勒」這名稱乃是梵語 आरग्वध (āragvadha) 之音譯（雖有點訛誤）。令人驚奇的是，同一種植物，兩岸三地有不一樣的稱呼：大陸稱呼「臘腸樹」，香港叫做「豬腸豆」，就是台灣的「阿勃勒」。

那麼日語、英語怎麼說它呢？「南蠻皂莢」是日本通稱，而英文倒有個很美的名字：golden shower（譯作「黃金雨」、「金急雨」可也）。此外，它又被稱為「波斯皂莢」、「婆羅門皂莢」、「長果子樹」、「牛角樹」等等。這種樹，原產於南亞南部，從巴基斯坦南部往東直到印度及緬甸，往南直到斯里蘭卡；分布於緬甸、斯里南卡、印度、台灣以及中國大陸的南部、西南部等地。

搜尋網路文章，發現中研院「數位典藏照片 2009 年 8 月份詩文徵選」作品中，有位名叫「長芬」的作者寫道：「..... 行道樹，叫做阿勃勒 .....：到底『阿伯』為什麼快『樂』？又是誰，發出『啊！伯樂！』得獲知遇的滿足？........」無論如何，我最喜愛「黃金雨／金急雨」這樣的名稱。好美呀！她，不但是「金黃色的雨」(golden rain)，還是「金黃色的陣雨」(golden shower) 呢！

收成 -- What a Harvest!

#2020-0611

People often say these: "No pain, no gain." "You get what you pay for." "As you sow, so shall you reap." Or these, as Chinese sayings: "一分耕耘, 一分收穫; meaning The more you sow, the more you'll harvest."  "要怎麼收穫, 先怎麼栽; meaning You'll reap nothing without sowing anything first." 

But we know that we didn't work on this vegetable garden until this fruit-picking day -- Our mom just wants to share with her children everything she has in her backyard garden!

** Quotations from the Bible** 

"But by the free gift of God's grace all are put right with him through Christ Jesus, who sets them free." (Romans 3:24, Good News Translation)

"Let us praise God for his glorious grace, for the free gift he gave us in his dear Son! For by the blood of Christ we are set free, that is, our sins are forgiven. How great is the grace of God, which he gave to us in such large measure!" (Ephesians 1:6-8a, Good News Translation)

Trinity Sunday (聖三一主日)

#2020-0607

On the first Sunday after Pentecost, which is called "Trinity Sunday," we had Holy Eucharist with the Rev. Lily Chang as celebrant and Ms. Catherine Lee as preacher. Other ministers in the service include Argin Hsu (LEM), Viola Mu (Acolyte), Tina Pan and Sandy Lee (1st & 2nd readers), Grace Chang (musician), and so on. I took some photos (see below) and drew a special diagram (as you can see in the upper right-hand corner) in order to celebrate this Happy Trinity Sunday!

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Note: "Trinity Sunday is the first Sunday after Pentecost in the Western Christian liturgical calendar, and the Sunday of Pentecost in Eastern Christianity. Trinity Sunday celebrates the Christian doctrine of the Trinity, the three Persons of God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit." (Taken from English Wikipedia.)