當談論到有關信仰事情的時候，不少人的反應說信甚麼是講緣份的，不能勉強，故此當他們被邀請去聽耶穌基督的福音時，他們會說與耶穌無緣，這樣的說法對嗎？
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【小趣奇遇】民族之間文化的差異
我父母親年輕未婚時來自潮州；但我們六個兄弟姊妹都是出生於越南。全家一直住在華人聚居最多的「堤岸」。華人都是做大小生意為生的。連本地越南人都學會說粵語，特別需要在生意上能用粵語溝通，他們也讓自己孩子去華文學校讀書。
Cultural Divide
Born in Vietnam, my siblings of six including myself, lived in a Chinese town called “Cholon”. Cantonese was the business dialect that even the native Vietnamese learned to speak. Many of the Vietnamese natives sent their children to Chinese schools.
Heatwaves
Heatwaves in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere captured the public’s attention. The inadequacy of the central air conditioning units in many of the northern cities testifies to the unexpected increase in air temperature across Northern Europe, Asia and America.
逃離「泰坦號」死門關的父子
在父親節那天，也是2023年6月18日東部夏令時間上午8點，一部由探險公司海洋之門（OceanGate）的總裁兼創始人史塔克頓‧拉許（Stockton Rush）所設計並親自駕駛的「泰坦號」觀光潛艇，在加拿大紐芬蘭省港口城市的聖約翰斯向東約375海哩處潛入海裏，為要探索那艘在111年前沉沒在海底，一萬三千英呎、號稱「永不沉沒」的巨輪「鐵達尼號」。
Escape the Death Trap of the Titan
On June 18, 2023 at 8 am EST, a state-of-the-art submersible led by OceanGate Expeditions’ founder and CEO Stockton Rush, made its descent in Canada’s Newfoundland province approximately 375 miles east of the coastal town of St. Johns. Its objective was to explore the unsinkable Titanic’s wreckage, which sank 111 years ago, its mysteries and at a depth of nearly 13,000 feet below sea.
【問得好】一信耶穌就得救，不是太便宜嗎？
基督信仰告訴我們，人只需要憑信心接受耶穌基督為救主，就可以得救上天堂。然而，一直以來，人的觀念是要行善積德，如果一信耶穌就得救，豈不是太便宜嗎？還有，難道人不用行善都可以得救嗎？
【小趣奇遇】教學混亂與民間迷信
在1975年南越政變後，我和二哥（榮光）和弟弟（榮南）就讀的「同心」中小學，从私立成了公立學校，取消了學校制服。由於不夠老師，加上政府監控學校制度，又撤銷所有華語課堂，規定只准許學習當地越南文。
The Unfathomable Deep Space and Seas
Man is an adventurous creature. In the pre-pandemic year of 2019 the US travel and tourism industry generated 1.9 trillion dollars in economic output. That was a startling 9% of the nation’s corresponding GDP of 21.38 trillion dollars in 2019.
Chaotic schools and rampant superstitions
When the communists took over Vietnam in 1975, my second eldest brother (David), I and my younger brother (Kevin) were studying in the “Same Heart” middle-and-elementary school in Cholon, Vietnam. Originally a private school, it was changed to a public school under the communist government.
Train Wreck in India
On the evening of June 2nd, three trains derailed in India, causing almost 288 deaths and more than 1,000 injuries. According to a BBC report, this was the most devastating train collision in this century.
【小趣奇遇】戰亂後的平息（下集）
父母親是做買賣布料的家庭式生意。內戰後的新興政府，規定家家戶戶都要買布料縫裁新國旗。突然間，店舖的生意好到忙不過來。我的大哥（雁榮）想幫父親的輕型電單車加油，去了附近一公哩以外的油站加油。
Calmness after the War (Part II)
My parents ran a textile and clothes retail shop from our home. Under the new communist government after the Vietnamese civil war, every home was eager to sew the new national flag. Therefore, all of a sudden our home business was thriving beyond our wildest imaginations.
Pollen Allergy Becoming a Mainstay
Pollen allergy is more commonly known as hay fever. Medically speaking, it is called seasonal allergic rhinitis —- a provocation of the immune system to overreact to pollen from trees, grasses, and weeds. Hay fever occurs mainly in the spring and fall when pollen from trees, grasses, and weeds are in the air.
【問得好】上帝不也是人造出來的嗎？
首先我們要知道，有一些無神論的人不相信有神的存在，原因之一是他們眼見很多所謂的「神」都是人製造出來的，他們知道人為了自己的慾望或需要，於是便想像出各種各樣的「神」來。例如人很想發財，於是製造不同的「財神」來拜；又例如人很希望得到平安，於是製造不同的「守護神」來拜，如此類推，人於是便製造出各種「神」來。
英王加冕大典開場時刻的智慧信息
縱使有許多人認為大英帝國在歷史中，以殖民主義對其他民族採取霸權統治的手段，並不值得讚揚，加上許多媒體長年以來追蹤報導王室的八卦新聞，而這次查爾斯三世的加冕典禮，更比不上他母親伊麗莎白二世女王（Elizabeth II）在70年前的場面輝煌，然而在這個加冕典禮開場時刻，仍然隱藏著千年的智慧是值得我們深思的。
A Message of Wisdom from the Beginning of the Coronation Ceremony
Despite the fact that the British Empire and its colonialism policies had drawn ire, the tabloids pursued all sorts of gossip about the royal family, as well as lackluster feeling of this coronation (compared to Elizabeth II’s ceremony seventy years ago), Charles III’s coronation’s prelude still contained pearls of ancient wisdom that we should take note of:
【小趣奇遇】戰亂後的平息（上集）
上期在五月份真理報交代了南北越內戰。在1975年4月30日南北越終於統一，成為一個共產制度國家，這日稱為解放日。以後日子混亂地持續了兩年多之久。但平民內心徬徨仍未得安穩平息，有喜亦有悲。
Dad loved the Olympic Blue Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s population had increased roughly five hundred times since China’s defeat in the Opium War in 1842. For me, it is an ambivalent emotion when I think about the British rule over Hong Kong for over a hundred fifty years between 1842 and 1997.
Calmness after the War (Part I)
In the May issue we mentioned the civil war between North and South Vietnam. It finally ended on the so-called “Liberation Date” on April 30, 1975. The North united the country into a communist country.
【開一扇窗】瀕死經歷
現今網上媒體發展迅速，有瀕死經歷的人士能公開訴說自己的故事，隨之引起更多有相同經歷的人仕，把自己埋藏了心底多年而不能啟齒的經歷也娓娓道來，不再怕別人以為他們是造假或精神錯亂云云。
人類文明是否正邁向自我毀滅的道路？
自2015年起，由伊隆．馬斯克（Elon Musk）、山姆．阿爾特曼（Sam Altman）、蘇茨克維（Ilya Sutskever）、PayPal 創辦人彼得．提爾（Peter Thiel）等人聯手設立了開放人工智慧實驗室（OpenAI）⋯⋯
Is Human Civilization on the Road to Self-destruction?
After the joint establishment of OpenAI in 2015, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Ilya Sutskever, and Peter Thiel the PayPal’s founder, moved on to announce to the public about their artificial intelligence giant called “ChatGPT” in November 2022 and its incredible abilities have caused quite a stir in the worldwide AI community.
Narrow Escape of a Sure Death in Wars
I was born in Vietnam with five siblings. I am a second generation immigrant. Therefore we were a busy household of eight. We lived in ChoLớn, South Vietnam. It is a city of Chinese immigrants.
Busted Typhoon Ruby
Moving to Japan from Norway in 1988 rendered a divine bonus to be close to my parents after having left Hong Kong for 13 years. I visited them a few times from Japan during my study as well as a “salaryman” after graduation.
A Fatal Journey in Pursuit of Beauty
Since the dawn of mankind, men and women have been seeking physical beauty. As plastic surgery’s techniques advance, they can certainly reverse aging and revert back to one’s youthful days.
【雪說以色列】中東戰爭
1948年以色列立國委員會在5月12日開會討論應否宣佈立國。有人認為宣佈立國必然引起戰爭，而且是大規模的戰爭；但也有人說若錯失這個時機，便再沒有機會立國了。最後他們以六比四投票贊成立國。
The Meandering Jet Stream and the Spring Storms
The recent upheaval of espionage balloons from China reaching the U.S. last winter epitomized the fact that our world shares one atmosphere. The seamless connectivity of the global village is an almost nauseating thought that I would be breathing in part of everybody’s breath just exhaled if I were to live 1000 years on Planet Earth.
Cherish Your Loved Ones
In recent days, I entertained special nostalgia about several members of my family. Hereafter, allow me to share them.
【問得好】忙著糊口沒時間去認識神——信仰不切實際嗎？
今天有不少人對信仰的反應是「忙著糊口沒時間去認識 神」，言下之意給人有「信仰不切實際」的感覺。其實，信仰真的是那麼的不切實際嗎？讓我們來回答這個問題。
