English Original
It was Yom Kippur evening. In the old Jewish neighborhood, everyone was heading to services. On his way to the synagogue, the Rabbi noticed one of his neighbors—an old-timer named Sam—sitting alone on a park bench.
"Sam, aren't you going to services?"
"Not this year, Rabbi."
"Why not, Sam? Don't you think you should ask God for another year of good health?"
"Rabbi, I'm ninety-three years old. Most of my friends are gone. I have a hunch that in heaven, they've forgotten about me. And the last thing I want to do... is remind them!"
中文翻译
那是赎罪日的傍晚。在这个古老的犹太社区，每个人都在前往礼拜仪式的路上。拉比在去犹太教堂的路上，注意到他的一个邻居——一位名叫萨姆的老人——独自坐在公园的长椅上。
“萨姆，你不去做礼拜吗？”
“今年不去了，拉比。”
“为什么不呢，萨姆？你不觉得应该向上帝祈求再赐予一年健康吗？”
“拉比，我已经九十三岁了。我的朋友们大多都已离去。我有种预感，天堂里的人已经把我忘了。而我最不想做的事……就是提醒他们！”