The power of belief inspiring volunteers across different countries, religions and races信仰的力量啓發了不同國家、宗教及種族的志工

John Hoffmire

牛津大學薩伊德商學院教授

There are common tenets held by people across all countries, religions and races. Our commonalities are greater than our differences. Some of the commonalities of religions are that they all have sacred places, leaders, a sense of the hereafter, special texts, and oneness with something greater than ourselves. The concept of oneness leads many within each faith, country and race to volunteer to help our fellow beings.

在所有的國家、宗教、種族，人們都有著共同的信條。我們的共同點大於我們的分歧。一些宗教上的共同點，諸如他們都有聖地、領導者、來世的信念、特別的經文，還有與比自我更重要的事物融為一體。這合一的概念讓各個信仰、國家及種族裡的許多人志願來幫助我們人類同胞。

How we work together and the ways in which we cooperate are key. Stories will be told of individuals from six corners of the world who cooperated within their own towns or to serve broader communities. Particular anecdotes will be shared from the UK, Germany, India, Kenya, Taiwan, and Guatemala. The core principles that inspired these volunteers were a willingness to: make sacrifices of time and resources, cooperate with one another, serve those less fortunate, understand the forces of economics on everyday families’ lives, and accept the differences that do exist between us.

而關鍵在於我們要如何合作，以及用甚麼方式合作。故事將取自於世界上六個地方的主角，他們或在自己的城鎮裡運作，或服務於更廣泛的社群。同時也將分享來自英國、德國、印度、肯亞、灣和瓜地馬拉的特別軼事。啟發這些志工的核心原則在於他們願意：犧牲自己的時間和資源、彼此相互配合、為不幸的人付出、了解經濟對日常家庭生活的影響，以及接受人我之間的差異。