酒变水 Wine To Water
【作者:取材自Catechetical Help 顾美芬译】剪下一方暖和--喻道小故事 2012.04.29
In a French village years ago, the people gathered to plan a warm welcome for their new pastor. They decided that each would bring some new wine to pour into a large barrel ; the barrel would then be presented as a gift to the pastor.
The blacksmith, a wise and frugal man, decided that since the rest were bringing wine, he could bring water. No one, he thought, would know the difference.
The moment came for the gift presentation, and when the pastor sampled the “wine” it was, in fact, pure water. All the villagers had been “wise and frugal”. Every one depended on someone else to give generously .
字汇
barrel桶子
frugal节俭
sample取样，试食
generously慷慨地
多年前在一个法国村庄里，大家聚集在一起，计画要给新来的牧师开个欢迎会。他们决议每人带点新酒，倒进一个大桶子里，这桶酒就是给牧师的礼物。
铁匠是个聪明又节俭的人，他想既然大家都会带酒，他带水就可以了。他想没人会知道有什么差别。
送礼物的时刻来临了，牧师尝「酒」的时候，却发现是纯水。原来所有的村民都「又聪明又节俭」，每个人都想慷他人之慨。
思考与应用
1. 你喜欢团队合作吗？「有福同享」最困难的部份是什么？
2. 在牧师和村民恐怕都很尴尬的场面下，你觉得有什么化解的方法？
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