這十年來，我和馬神父都是用這樣的方式溝通，我寫中文、他寫英文。
親愛的馬神父，平安：
請你不要為我的生活擔心，我說不用擔心就是不用擔心。真的如此。我們認
識這麼多年了，我有這麼令人擔心的嗎？應該沒有吧。而且我算是蠻有福氣的人
，有天主、有佛陀、有許多法師、許多神父，經常給我祝福與關心，還有什麼需
要擔心？所以，請你放心。
我希望你能親眼看到我獻給你的這本書，我希望能詳實記錄你這幾十年來沒
有人可以取代的交談經驗，我期待這本書可以為人類提供一個想法，原來曾經有
人在宗教交談中體會到這難以言喻的深深感動。如果我們期待二十一世紀或長遠
的未來世界有和平的希望，那麼宗教和平是絕對必要的，不僅是台灣與大陸的和
平。世界和平是所有人的共同責任。
我自認為是佛陀的乖弟子，我相信強求來的不會是好緣分，我靜待這本書的
緣分到來，大家都高興，大家都期待。當然寫這本書是目前我最期盼完
成的工作，思考與撰寫的過程都讓我高興得不得了。所以，請勿擔憂。
如果我是航行在大海中的方舟，你是幫我把握方向的舵。你的沈穩與經驗，
能安定我比較躁進的心。當初我的爸媽也曾擔心我活得太出世了，我也勸他們放
心，我告訴自己一定要做到讓他們感到放心。這麼多年下來，他們終於能約略了
解他們的孩子心中的想法。老實說，目前為止我對這一切甘之如飴，我很歡喜的
。
賢
Very dear 世賢：
Thank you for your message of yesterday.
It's good to know that you will be back home this evening!
As the time of the end of your work on your manuscript is getting close,
I feel urged to share with you some concerns on the content of the book.
As it's already a long time since we began to know each other, t
o learn from one another, and to enter into a deep mutual friendship,
I feel confident that you
already know what can be written and what should not be written to produce
an attracting and helpful book on the call for inter-religious dialogue
not only in your life and in my life, but in the life of each one of us,
people of all faiths, all people of good will, living and working in
Taiwan today.
You know what should be done to make your readers spiritually moved.
You know what can be written and what should not be written to help the
readers of the book discover or rediscover the importance and the urgency
of new initiatives, creative initiatives, in the field of inter-religious
dialogue and cooperation among people of all faiths and of good will,
not only in Taiwan, but also in parts of the world where possible translations
of the book could some day become available.
You and I, together with Paul Batairwa, should perhaps find a way to meet
again one afternoon in a peaceful place, to share our ideas, our hopes
and also our dreams.
Let us keep in touch with one another,
To reflect together,
And let us keep praying for one another, keep praying together!
Fraternally yours,
Old Ma
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