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我不是個喜歡提及自己工作的人，但今天這件事情讓我想分享一下。
我的部份工作是與斐濟的旅遊公司聯繫，而這個擁有全球最快樂子民的南太平洋島國，在上週末遭到史上最強烈的熱帶氣旋侵襲。主要觀光區域並未受到太大的影響，但部分區域仍然面臨家破人亡的考驗。
以下，是對方公司總經理發來的訊息，讀完之後令我近乎熱淚盈眶，簡單翻譯成中文：
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過去四天，我在Ba、Tavua、Raki Raki(斐濟主島北部)一帶，投入不同的救援工作、接觸許多受到溫斯頓氣旋影響的災民。
受災狀況之慘烈，讓我不敢去想還剩下多少人活了下來，更不需多提無數被吹垮的房屋，只剩下地基留在原處。
四天以來，我們到處提供基本糧食與飲水給受災戶們。
本週一我拜訪了一些家庭，發現一群孩童與老人已長達兩晚未進食，也沒有存糧可撐過接下來的漫漫長夜。當下我能做的便是盡快提供物資給他們。
同時，我看到的是斐濟全國人民與政府一起伸出援手，動員投入救災行動，一齊邁步去走這條艱難的復原之路。
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斐濟旅遊經理公司、亞圖雷渡假村與婚禮團隊已在本週六策畫另一場賑災，將至北部地區發送物資包裹給300多個家庭。
全體員工將成為志工協助幫忙，所有開銷則由公司承擔支出。
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以上訊息提供給我所有的朋友們，身為你們在斐濟的夥伴，我們正在全力以赴為災民重拾更好的生活。
最後，我想分享一件讓我無比感慨且感動的事。我在Raki Raki拜訪了一對房屋全毀的夫婦，他們的屋頂及牆面皆被摧殘至碎片狀，並吹到數哩之外，完全沒有任何可直接再利用的建材，勢必要完全重建。男主人在多年前不幸中風而癱瘓，現在又遇上天災毀壞家園，然而，女主人眼神堅定，似乎無懼眼前這些駭人考驗，說：「我必須重建我的房子、必須去克服困難，我仍然必須對未來抱持希望。」
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英文原文如下：
Over the last 4 days I have involved myself in various relief work for the affected victims of Cyclone Winston in the Ba, Tavua and Raki Raki areas.
The situation is shocking and I cannot imagine as to how some of the people survived and despite houses blown away from the foundation – what remains is the floor of buildings.
We have in the last 4 days has distributed basic food items and water to many of the affected people.
When I visited families on Monday I found children and elderly persons who had no meals for two nights and nothing in hand for the next few nights so the first thought was to provide these as soon as possible.
From what I am also seeing is that all of Fiji has joined in with the government to lend a hand to support during these very difficult times in people’s lives affected by the cyclone .
Tour Managers, Yatule Resort and the Paradise Brides Team have organised another relief work this Saturday and we will distribute food packs to another 300 families in the Ba- Raki Raki region.
Our staff team have volunteered their time and the company is funding all expenses including the food packs for this relief assistance.
The above is information to all my friends and to advise that as your partners in Fiji we are involved heavily in trying to make life better for the affected people.
I got a lot of inspiration when I visited a couple in the outskirts of Rki Raki who had their home totally demolished. The roof and the side walls were broken into pieces and blown hundreds of metres away. Not a single piece seemed reusable and the lady whose husband is paralysed due to a stroke some years ago despite all these in front of her said to me and the team
" I have to rebuild, I have to overcome and I have to have hope in the future "
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