考试奇景（2）：乐龄也不放过。。。 Amazing Bible Test pictures (2): Not letting the elderly go too...

考试奇景（2）：乐龄也不放过。。。 Amazing Bible Test pictures (2): Not letting the elderly go too…

January 20, 2011

同样是老人家，为什么有些会患上老人痴呆症，而有些却不会？
你们有没有想过为什么有些学者、生意人、政治家等等，虽然年龄很大，却还头脑清晰、办事精明？反观有些闲在家，或“退休”无所事事的老人家记忆力极速衰退，甚至出现严重痴呆状况？

当然这有不同因素，但据我观察，其中一个很明显的原因是使用头脑的多与少所造成。。。
身为一个牧者，我其中一个心愿是看到教会的“老人痴呆”情况降低；所以我“逼”老人家也要考试，看起来很残忍，可是却对他们很有益，而且我们教会的老人家也乐于尝试。。。

All are equally elderly but why do some become senile while others not?
Have you ever thought as to why some scholars, business people, politicians etc, though elderly, their mind is still very clear and they are still very capable in doing things? In contrary, some who are very free at home or those already “retired” having nothing to do seem to suffer from severe memory losses, and even become seriously senile?

Of course there are many different reasons, but from my own observation, one of the most obvious reasons has to do with how much you are using your brains…
As a pastor, one of my desires is to see the “senile” condition of the church greatly reduced, that is why I “force” the elderly folks to sit for the test too! It might appear cruel, but it is really good for them, and our church’s elderly folks are very happy to participate too…

我们福建语和客家语团契基本上都是老人家。。。我们忠心的阿喜是福建团契团长，当晚他带领敬拜，右边为李肯尼弟兄翻译成客家语。。。他们都是我心爱与得力的助手。。。
The majority of the members in the Hokkien and Hakka Fellowships in our church are old people… Our faithful Ah Hee is the Hokkien Leader, he was leading the praise and worship that night, on his right is brother Kenny interpreting into Hakka… They are both my beloved and capable helpers…

我跟老人家说思想神的话语的老人就会头脑清晰，不容易痴呆；我也常常这样子告诉我妈，看我大哥在旁也很认真指示妈有关乐龄的特别考卷。。。
I told the old folks their mind will be clear if they meditate on the word of God, then it is not easy to become senile; I often tell my mum that too, see how serious my eldest brother was in instructing my mum concerning our special test paper for the elderly…

乐龄的是特别考卷，比较简单，再加上他们多数不识字，所以我需要把考题和答案一一的又读又演给他们看，他们才会哈哈大笑的回答。。。但有些还是会乱乱回答，因从来没读过书，对考试毫无概念可言。。。
The Senior Citizens’ Paper is simpler, and as many of them are illiterate, I had to recite and act out each question and answer so they could answer amidst their laughter… but some would still simply answer as they had never been to school and totally have no concept of what a test is whatsoever…

但看大家认真的神情，你就知道他们都是很看重神的话，和很谦卑与顺服的老人家了。。。
But seeing how serious they all were, you would know they value God’s word, and they are very humble and obedient old people…

这位是我们最忠心的福建语元老，颜叔叔，从一开始就在福建语团契服事了。。。
And this is Uncle Gan, our most faithful pioneer who was there at the Hokkien Fellowship from the very beginning…