還有時間 I still have time

每逢坐長途機之前都會約見重要的人話別,五年前退休了,跟老公離開多倫多去中國做義工五個月,請律師把遺囑寫好。 教會一位婆婆離開世界,女兒要整理 她 的遺物,不知道如何處理,用五架貨車來搬走,我不希望我的遺物被當作垃圾處理 , 及早由自己安排。 有機會就把現時不再用的物品好好整理一下,首先是書本,例如最喜愛 Michael White 的 幾本 「敘事治療」送給了剛畢業做輔導的同學,這是我最高興的事。 「趁着還有精力,將自己擁有的送出去,跟別人分享,包括金錢、時間和智慧」。這是上個月教會一個「預備死亡」的講座,一位比我更年長十年的女士 說的。 開始了寫 blog ,就是這個原因。 "Before taking a long flight, I always make it a point to meet with important people to bid farewell. Five years ago, I retired and left Toronto with my husband to volunteer in China for five months. I had my will written by a lawyer. When a church member passed away, her daughter was overwhelmed by the amount of belongings left behind and didn't know how to handle it, so five trucks were needed to move everything. I don't want my belongings to be treated as trash, so I'm arranging everything in advance. Whenever possible, I'll sort through items I no longer need, starting with books. For example, I gave away Michael White's narrative therapy books to a fellow gr...