文／地品（圆通小学七年级） 图／莱索托ACC
当孤儿是非常困难的，会让人觉得没有未来。
我来自很穷的一个家，从来没有想过有一天可以成功，在这个家里有超过5个人需要帮助；我们有时候没有吃饭就睡了，只好每天祈求上帝的帮助。最好笑的是，当我自己一个人的时候，我向上帝呼喊，问他为什么我会出生在这么穷的家里？
直到来了一位僧人，用他慈悲的想法，从亚洲到非洲来救许多非洲小孩和大人的生命。他就是慧礼法师，我们叫他和尚爸爸。
他到非洲做的一件事就是盖了很漂亮、温暖的家，给这些没有父母的小孩住。于是我也被送进莱索托阿弥陀佛关怀中心，这里的生活和以前很不一样，在部落时要自己煮东西，甚至没东西吃。在ACC不用烦恼没东西吃，最重要的事就是好好学习。
住在ACC一年后我回到部落，很多人问我问题，其中有一个问题让我想哭，他们问在ACC里我们是不是信上帝，我发觉我对他们感到生气，也知道自己得面对各种挑战，我回答：NO！
他们又问我为什么在ACC我们信佛教，因为上帝说不可信两个神，我跟他们说佛陀是一个伟大的老师，像耶稣一样，但是佛陀没有说我们信他的人就可以上天堂，可是却说人人都可以做佛陀。
在ACC的小朋友很幸福，比其他有父母的都幸福，因为我们可以学到很多东西。以前我很难相信我的生活可以改变，但是现在我真的相信我的未来是可以改变的！
原文：
My life became complicated afterwards
Being an orphan can be hard and ends one’s future or no future at all. But thankfully with Venerable Master Huili, I have future ahead.
I was born from a very poor family that I didn’t even think it will success one of the days. In this family, there were more than five people who need support. We sometimes went to bed without eating anything. We kept on praying everyday and ask for the help from almighty the god. And the funniest part is, when I was alone I used shout to god and ask him why I was born in such a poor family.
Finally there came a very helpful monk with his own mind all the way from Asia to Africa, by the name of Venerable Master Huili to save many African children’s and adults’ lives. The first thing he did when arriving on Africa, he build a beautiful and sweet home for children whose parents were dead and known as the orphans.
After many days, I was taken to that home known as Amitofo Care Centre Lesotho. I then recognized that the life in there was really easy than the one I had. Things were easy for me to do. I didn’t even need to bother myself about what I was going to eat, while at the village I used to cook by myself. The only thing I need to do is to hard on my learning’s.After a year later, I went back home in the village. Most of people asked me many questions that really made me cry. One of the questions was “Are you allowed to worship God in there ?Instead of answering, I found myself angry with them. I knew I have to face every challenge I got, then my answer was: No! They asked me how can I worship Buddha as I know very well that the bible tells us to worship one’s own God.
I told them Buddha is a great teacher just like Jesus. Some of his roles are there in bible. And Buddha did not say we should worship him so that we will go to the heaven when dying. But instead he gave the roles for us to follow. By saying so, I am not worshiping him, but I am learning from him. Most people did not believe what I told them.
Apart from these, I noticed that children in the campus were lucky than others, even if they have their own parents. So I believe my future will totally different in the end.
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