Ó²=›wN?` ¾Ö^‹G< ’¨<? ETHIOPIA I ISSUE NO. 66 I MAY-AUGUST 2017 DON BOSCO Contents BULLETIN in this issue Editorial 02 Guidance 04 Guest Review 06 The Shark in Your Boat 09 Synod on Youth for a Listening Church 10 Salesian World - Global News 12 Own the Youth, Gain the Future 15 SYM Meet 20 Test Your Brain 22 The Message of the Rector Major 24 Catholic News 29 Did You Know? 33 Salesian World - Local News 34 Students’ Corner 38 Editor : Abba Lijo Vadakkan SDB Graphic Design : TESFAMICHAEL TSIGE Email : [email protected] Telephone : +251.931391199 Website : www.donboscoethiopia.org Publishers : Don Bosco Printing Press, Mekanissa Please Note Letters to the editor and articles on Spirituality, Self-help, Bible, Social Concern or even news items from various houses are most welcome. All material may be edited for the sake of space or clarity. Please keep a copy of whatever you send to the bulletin for publication. We regret we cannot return unsolicited articles and photographs. EDITORIAL Abba Lijo Vadakkan SDB SMካU ›Ç=e ¯Sƒ 2010 famous writer was in his study room. He picked up his pen and A started writing: • Last year, I had a surgery and my gall bladder was removed. I had to stay stuck to the bed due to this surgery for a long time. • The same year I reached the age of 60 years and had to give up my favorite job. I had spent 30 years of my life in this publishing company. • The same year I experienced the sorrow of the death of my father. • And in the same year my son failed in his medical exam because he had a car accident. He had to stay in bed at hospital with the cast on for several days. The destruction of car was another loss. 2 AET DON BOSCO BULLETIN At the end he wrote: “Alas! It was such a but totally different viewpoints! bad year!!” Yes, the Ethiopian New Year is just in. When the writer’s wife entered the room, We bade farewell to the year 2009 and she found her husband looking sad, lost we have welcomed 2010. Certainly in his thoughts. From behind his back she taking a stock of the previous year, we read what was written on the paper. She can find that there were many things left the room silently and came back with that happened in our lives which were another paper and placed it on side of happy and joyful but at the same time, her husband’s writing. there were also events that were not very happy. But if we have the attitude of the When the writer saw this paper, he found woman in the above mentioned story, I this written on it: think we would certainly remain happy • Last year I finally got rid of my gall because in our daily lives we see that it is bladder due to which I had spent years not happiness that makes us grateful but in pain. gratefulness that makes us happy. Let • I turned 60 with sound health and got us wish good bye to the year 2009 with retired from my job. Now I can utilize Gratitude and welcome the New Year my time to write something better with 2010 with the Certitude that we will face more focus and peace. every challenge that may come along the way with great Fortitude believing and • The same year my father, at the age of trusting that God will not lead us where 95, without depending on anyone or His Grace cannot keep us. without any critical condition met his Creator. This issue of the Salesian Bulletin is dedicated to the young people, as Pope • The same year, God blessed my son Francis has devoted the 15th Ordinary with a new life. My car was destroyed General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops but my son stayed alive without getting to be focused on the theme of “Youth, any disability. Faith and Vocational Discernment.” I At the end she wrote: “This year was an hope that the readers will find in this immense blessing of God and it passed issue several relevant reflections from well!!” the world of the young. The writer was indeed happy and amazed Wishing you all once again, a Happy at such beautiful and encouraging Ethiopian New Year 2010. interpretation of the happenings in his life in that year. How amazing!!! The very same incidents AET DON BOSCO BULLETIN 3 Guidance Abba Estifanos Gebremeskel SDB Provincial Superior Dear Friends, The theme of our quarterly bulletin deals The Church will dedicate one full year mainly about the young people today on Synod for the young people starting from different perspectives. The main in October 2018. The theme of the reason is that the situation of the young Synod is: “Young people, the faith and people around the world is changing very vocational discernment. The prospect of fast and the classical youth ministry and the Preparatory Document of the Synod education is being challenged. “... Young for young people is “To encounter, people are living according to the new accompany and care for every young values and have new criteria for their lives person, without exception”; “abandoning which constitute a culture that really is the rigid attitudes which make the new; the traditional links in the chains for proclamation of the joy of the Gospel less the transmission of culture and religion credible” and avoiding “anachronism”. (the family, the school, the church...) have For Don Bosco the young people are become weakened and are often in crisis. not recipient of the Church’s pastoral The circumstances surrounding the work activity but they are the chief agents in of education and the apostolate are very their development and in the processes different and are constantly changing”.( which concern them. It is therefore Fr. Pascual Chávez Villanueva, Acts of the fundamental that young people be General Council N. 407) 4 AET DON BOSCO BULLETIN involved in their formation. The Church directed towards a mission undertaken has to decide to examine herself on with reluctance or enthusiasm.” The how she can lead young people and ask Church is called to accompany the young people to help her in identifying youth in their path, accepting “her call the most effective way to announce the to collaborate in the joy of young people Good News today.“By listening to young rather than be tempted to take control of people, the Church will once again hear their faith.” “Every way of life imposes a the Lord speaking in today’s world. choice, because a person cannot remain Listening to their aspirations, the Church indefinitely in an undetermined state”. can glimpse the world which lies ahead Finally “Seeing”, as a pastoral strategy, and the paths she is called to follow.” means spending time with the youth to The document presents some ideas understand their concerns, joys, hopes regarding the accompaniment of and anxieties. “Calling,” instead, means young people, “beginning with the faith “awakening a desire from what blocks and listening to the tradition of the them or from the complacency which Church.” The goal is to support them slows them down.” in their vocational discernment and in their “making fundamental choices in life,” including creating awareness that “some of these choices are permanent.” Discernment leads to a decision regarding one’s vocation and “every vocation is By listening to young people, the Church will once again hear the Lord speaking in today's world. Listening to their aspirations, the Church can glimpse the world which lies ahead and the paths she is called to follow. AET DON BOSCO BULLETIN 5 Guest Review Abba Mussie Dory ጓደኝነት ተፈጥሮአዊ የሰው ልጅ ውስጣዊ ረሃብ ነው፡፡ ብቻችን ወይ የሥጋ ዘመዳችን ከምንላቸው ጋር ብቻ ስለማንኖር፡ በኣጠቃላይ በማኅበራዊ ሕይወታችን፡ በሥራና በትምህርት፣ በጉርብትና፣ እንዲሁም በሌሎች ቦታዎችና ኣጋጣሚዎች፡ ከብዙ ዓይነት ሰዎች ጋር እንገናኛለን፣ እንኖራለን፡፡ በእነዚህ ኣጋጣሚዎች፡ በሃሳብ፣ በዓላማና ባህርይ የሚመስለን ሰው ያስፈልገናል፣ እኛም የሚመስለንን ሰው እንፈልጋለን፤ ጓደኝነትንም እንመሠርታለን፡፡ እኛ ሰውን ለጓደኝነት መፈለጋችን፡ ሰው እኛን ለጓደኝነት መፈለጉ ደግሞ ትክክለኛና ጤናማ ነገር ነው፡፡ መጽሐፍ ቅዱስ ቢሆን “... ሰው ብቻውን ይሆን ዘንድ መልካም አይደለም” /ዘፍጥረት 2፡18/ ይል የለ? በወጣትነት ዘመን ለጓደኝነት ያለን ስሜት፡ የማንነታችንና የወደፊት የሕይወት አቅጣጫችን ላይ የሚኖረው ድርሻ የጎላ ነው፡፡ ጠቢቡ ሰሎሞን፡ “ብረት ብረትን ይስለዋል፤ ሰውም ባለንጀራውን ይስላል” /ምሳሌ 27፡17/ እንደሚለው፡ በቀጥታም ሆነ በተዘዋዋሪ የጓደኞቻችን ባህርይ የእኛም ባህርይ፣ ጠባያቸው ጠባያችን፣ ግብራቸው ግብራችን ስለሚሆን፡ በባህርይ ቀረጻ፡ ጓደኝነት የሚጫወተው ሚና በቀላሉ የሚገመት ኣይሆንም፡፡ “ጓደኛህን ንገረኝና ማን እንደሆንክ እነግርሃለሁ”፣ እንዲሁም ደግሞ፡ “ከማን እንደምትውል ንገረኝና ማንነትህን እነግርሃለሁ” የሚሉ ብሂሎች የሚያረጋግጡትም፡ ጓደኝነት በባህርይ ቀረጻ ረገድ የሚኖረው 6 AET DON BOSCO BULLETIN ኣስተዋጽኦ ከፍተኛ መሆኑን ነው፡፡ በዚህም ምክንያት ፣ ወጣቶች ቢባል፡ የእውነተኛ ጓደኝነት ግቡ፡ በጸጋና በጌታ እውቀት በማደግ እንኳንስ የልብ ጓደኛቸውን፡ አዘውትረው አብረው የሚውሏቸውን /2 ጴጥሮስ 3፡18/፡ እንደ ነቢዩ ሳሙኤል በሰውና በጌታ ዘንድ ሰዎች ሳይቀር በጥንቃቄ መምረጥ መቻል ኣለባቸው፡፡ ተወዳጅ እየሆንክ /1 ሳሙኤል 2፡26/፡ በየዕለቱ በነገር ሁሉ “ሙሉ/ ጠቢቡ ሰሎሞን፡ “... ከጠቢባን ጋር የሚሄድ ጠቢብ ይሆናል” / ፍጹም ሰው” ወደ ሆነው፡ ወደ ክርስቶስ መምሰል ማደግ ነው / ምሳሌ 13፡20/፣ እንዲሁም ደግሞ፡ ነቢዩ ዳዊት፡ “ከቸር ሰው አፌሶን 4፡13-15/፡፡ የቅዱስ ዮሓንስ ቦስኮም ሆነ የማኅበሩ ተልእኮ ጋር ቸር ትሆናለህ፣ ከቅን ሰው ጋር ቅን ትሆናለህ፣ ከንጹህ ሰው ደግሞ፡ ወጣቶች ጥሩ ክርስትያንና ቅን ዜጎች ሆነው እንዲያድጉ ጋር ንጹህ ትሆናለህ” /መዝሙር 18:25-26/ እንደሚሉት፡ ጥሩ መኮትኮት ነው፡፡ ጓደኝነት ለመልካም ባህርይ መጐልበት ከፍተኛ ኣስተዋጽኦ ኣለው፤ ወጣትነት ስሜታዊነት፣ እሳትነትና ፈጣንነት ነው፡፡ በዚህ ላይ በተቃራኒው ነቢዩ ዳዊት፡ “... ከጠማማም ጋር ጠማማ ሆነህ የኣቻ/ጓደኛ ተፅዕኖ ከታከለበት ምን ያል አስቸጋሪ እንደሚሆን ትገኛለህ” /መዝ 18፡26./፣ ጠቢቡ ሰሎሞን ደግሞ “... የተላሎች መገመት አያዳግትም፡፡ ሆኖም ግን፡ ፈጥኖ ወደ ወዳጅነት መግባት ባልጀራ ግን ጉዳት ያገኘዋል” /ምሳሌ 13፡20/ እንደሚሉት፡ መጥፎ አደገኛ ነው፡፡ አብሮን የዋለ አብሮን ያደረ፣ በተለያየ የሕይወትና ጓደኝነት ደግሞ፡ ሰውን ወደ ኢግብረገባዊ ሁኔታዎች በመግፋት የስራ እንቅስቃሴዎቻችን ውስጥ የምናገኘው ሰው ሁሉ፡ ኣብሮን ኣፍራሽ ሚና ይጫወታል፡፡ በዚህም ምክንያት ነው ሓዋርያው ሲሆን ደስ ስለሚለን፣ ከኛ ጋር ጥሩ ግኑኝነት ስላለው ብቻ የልብ ጳውሎስ፡ “..