They ain’t volunteers, and it’s not for charity, but they are what they call themselves to be “the silly and the absurd”. These are people who do works that “set fire” in the hearts of men and women, as they spread and plant seeds of passion for the ideals of equality through the act of giving and sharing in the common streets of Hong Kong. A bottle of water, a piece of bread or even a simple greeting can easily become acts of kindness that make a huge difference in the lives of the needy. But “in giving, there is always much to receive”, such a statement testified by three ordinary citizens of unrelated backgrounds who find their lives transformed ever since they joined the “Equal Sharing Movement”.
Eva used to work at a trading company where she faced huge amount of pressure on a constant basis until several years ago, her new-found interest in bakery saved her from much of it. Thanks to her talent, Eva soon came to learn there was unspeakable joy to be found not only in making delicious cakes but more so in the act of sharing them with friends and family. Today she is a bakery workshop owner who pours the whole of her heart and talent into the sharing movement.
Ivan is a fashion salesman, who loves band music like any ordinary youngster of today. Take a peek at his band-room however and one may see just how special it is. With secondhand clothes, toys and furniture stacking up all over the place, it is the room where Ivan keeps all of the “equal sharing” resources he laboriously gathers and collects from friends, relatives and even unknown strangers over the internet. Unlike any average young guy out there, Ivan says he would always choose visiting the homeless over his personal fun time with friends, because that’s just how exciting it is to build genuine friendships with them!
Vera almost lost her life at a car accident years ago, but a rebirth was what she experienced when she decided to love life even more afterwards by cherishing all of her relatio
他們不是義工,不是做善事,自稱「儍佬」「儍婆」,立志到處「放火」─ 要把平等分享的精神,帶到日常生活中,在香港遍地開花。一瓶水、一個麵包,或簡單的一句問候說話,都可以為窮街陋巷的拾荒者、無家者帶來關懷與尊重,換來他們的故事感受,豐富自己的生命。三位不同背景的尋常香港人,自參與「平等分享行動」後,體驗過「分享」的快樂滿足,嚴重上癮,如開天眼,自此看人看事再不一樣了……
Eva從前在出入口公司任職,工作壓力極大。幾年前,她偶然參加了學習做蛋糕的興趣班,發覺這一項興趣幫助她舒緩了不少壓力。另一方面,她也從與家人朋友分享自製蛋糕中,感到難以言喻的快樂和滿足,並明白到可以從分享食物中,與人分享快樂的道理。今天,她已經搖身一變,成為廚藝教室的負責人,並積極地把個人的所長,投入「平等分享行動」中……
Ivan是時裝售貨員,與很多年青人一樣喜愛音樂,閒時與好友夾夾band,但他的band房與其他人的band房不一樣,因為裏面儲放了一袋袋的衣飾、玩具和舊傢俬。這些物資都是他四處從朋友,或其他不相識的人手中收集回來,以備在「平等分享行動」中派發給有需要的人。年青人不乏朋友,只缺玩樂的時間,但Ivan寧可抽出時間探訪無家者,只因希望人與人之間,能建立起一種簡單純樸的關懷。
Vera幾年前曾經歷一場嚴重的車禍,死裏逃生,令她更愛惜生命,決意要過好生命中的每一天,盡力愛家人、愛朋友、愛身邊的人。如普遍的香港人一樣,Vera從小便被教導要努力向上,不要做窮人,但參與「平等分享行動」後,親身接觸無家者與基層朋友,令她明白到各人有各人的故事與原委。一個飯盒,一句關懷的問候,雖不能令人脫貧,但若可令別人感到一絲暖意,一點快樂,何樂而不為呢?