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First we must help; then, later we can

talk about the causes of any tragedy.

There is an Indian saying: if you are

struck by a poisonous arrow, it is

important first to pull it out; there is no

time to ask who shot it, what sort of

poison it is, and so on. First handle the

immediate problem, and later

investigate. Similarly when we

encounter human suffering, it is

important to respond with compassion

rather than to question the politics of

those we help.

我們必須先伸出援手;

再去探究悲劇發生的原因.

如同印度人的說法:

如果你被一支毒箭射中,

要先把它拔出來;

而不是先抓出放箭的人,

或搞清楚用了哪種毒藥之類的事.

先處理迫切的問題, 再進行查證.

同樣的當我們遇到處於苦難的人,

應先予以關懷同情的回應

而不是先查詢被幫助的人的政治立場.