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One day, after being lonely for a long time in the Garden of Eden, Adam calls out, "Lord, An Initiative of Jesus Youth
I have a problem." A Missionary Movement at the Service of the Church
"What's the problem, Adam?", The Lord replies.
"Lord, I know you created me and have provided for me and surrounded me with this Don Bosco Utume September 20, Sunday: Issue 96
beautiful garden and all of these wonderful animals, but I'm just not happy."
"Why is that, Adam?", comes the reply from the heavens. • Jambo You(th) is a weekly news letter aimed at helping the Youth in moulding their daily
"Lord, I know you created this place for me, with all this lovely food and all of the beauti- lives in Christ.
ful animals, but I am lonely." • Our vision is expressed in just two phrases: GOOD CHRISTIANS and
"Well Adam, in that case I have the perfect solution. I shall create a 'woman' for you." RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS.
"What's a 'woman', Lord?"
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ever created. She will be so intelligent that she can figure out what you want before you
want it. She will be so sensitive and caring that she will know your every mood and how Points to Ponder : A Creed for Teenagers
to make you happy. Her beauty will rival that of the heavens and earth. She will unques- Saint of the Week : St. Maurice and His Companions
tioningly care for your every need and desire. She will be the perfect companion for Jokes : For a Lighter Side of Life
you.", replies the heavenly voice. Last Drop : What Money CANnot Buy
"Sounds great." Reconciliation and Sacrifice
"She will be, but this is going to cost you, Adam."
On January 26, 2001, Seiko Sakamoto, a plasterer working in a Tokyo subway sta-
"How much will this 'woman' cost me Lord?", Adam replies.
"She'll cost you a leg, an arm, an eye, a ear, and half your brain." tion, fell into the path of an oncoming train. Lee Su Hyun, a Korean student in Japan
Adam ponders this for some time, with a look of deep thought and concern on his face. for language studies, leaped down on the tracks to save Sakamoto. Both Hyun and
Finally Adam asks the Lord, "Uh, what can I get for a rib?" Sakamoto were unable to exit the path of the oncoming train and were killed.
This selfless act by the Korean student on behalf of the Japanese laborer has
Last Drop caused many people in Japan to reconsider their long-held prejudices directed to-
ward Koreans. Strong feelings of distrust between the two countries go back to
WHAT MONEY CANnot BUY World War II atrocities inflicted upon Koreans by the Japanese. Many Japanese
MONEY can buy books, but no brains people, including the prime minister of Japan, have openly expressed sorrow over
MONEY can buy a bed, but no sleep their previously held stereotypes of Koreans and have begun to talk about recon-
MONEY can buy medicine, but no health ciliation. Nobuaki Fujioka, a 62-year-old Japanese, said, "I felt a kind of shame. A
MONEY can buy amusement, but no happiness young foreigner sacrificed his life for a Japanese. This is not an easy thing to do."
MONEY can buy food, but no appetite Reconciliation rarely occurs without sacrifice. By giving his one and only Son, God
MONEY can buy a house, but not a home took the initiative in healing our broken relationship with him. He made the supreme
MONEY can buy luxuries, but no culture sacrifice for us that we might be reconciled to him.
MONEY can buy a church bench, but not heaven David A. Slagle
Isn't it wonderful; the best things in life don't cost a cent!
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