社評 0901 金孔雀飛上了我家的屋頂

金孔雀飛上了我家的屋頂

夏日最後一天， 這隻経常在我家後院做客的金孔雀， 今午騰飛到了屋頂 ，似乎傳達了炎熱夏暑即將結束。

孔雀是吉祥的象徵，代表了幸福高潔華貴，是百鳥之王 ，在希臘神話中孔雀更是象徵著赫拉女神，它能夠給人帶來好運，不斷激勵著人去前進…

多年前，居家附近一家高雅法國餐廳，座落在佔地八畝之大花園並有一個養有天鵝之大湖，週遭並飼養了几十隻各種孔雀， 當賓客座在高聳的餐廳中， 眼眺湖中美色及在湖畔游走之孔雀群 ….

可惜建商買走了這個湖光水色之水景， 蓋上了數百棟之公寓大樓， 孔雀們變成了「難民」， 不斷暫棲在我們社區人家之後院。

我家後院經常迎來一些貴賓， 有時牠們會展翅向人露出鮮艷色彩， 也會偶而嗚叫告訴她們來了。

今天這位美艷的賓客首次飛上了屋脊之上 ，但願它傳遞和平美好之訊息。

美國密州首府缺水危機

已經有三天時間，這座近十五萬南方密西西比州首都積克遜市無水可用， 迫使居民排隊領水， 學校及商家餐廳都被迫關閉。

由于缺水許多消防設備停擺情況嚴重， 主要是近日暴雨把蓄水池沖坏， 由於長久未修， 自今年七月份來市府就要求居民要煮沸用水。

州長利威已経宣佈該市進入緊急狀況，並要求聯邦政府動用國民兵分派瓶裝水及支援修復蓄水池。

拜登總統己経答應將全力動員聯邦力量搶救食水問題。

這座黑人居民佔絕大多數之城市， 飲水問題已經是多年之舊問題 ，我們呼籲政府當局應該徹底協助解決， 否則我們豈不變成第三世界了嗎？

The City Of Jackson Is In A Water Crisis

Up until Wednesday, Mississippi’s capital was still facing a water crisis. Without reliable water service, many residents now stand in long lines for bottled water and schools and businesses  are closed.

When the river flooding nudged an already hobbling main treatment plant to failure, it meant that the plant couldn’t necessarily produce enough water to flush toilets or even fight fires.

The Governor also declared an emergency and activated the National Guard to help distribute bottled water. He sent the urgent repair team and truckloads of water to the city.

President Biden who has signed a major disaster declaration is trying to trigger assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

About 82.5% of the residents in the city of Jackson is black according to the census data, while the majority of the state’s legislature is white.

We really want to point out this poor southern city and want to help to improve their livelihood.

Our federal government has given billions of dollars to foreign countries, but when it comes to helping our own backyard shouldn’t we give them a hand?

                                             A Peacock Is On The Roof Of My House 

The peacock is a symbol for joy and creativity. They are forest birds that nest on the ground.

Today a golden peacock flew to our rooftop. We felt that this means good luck for us.

Many years ago, there was a French restaurant nearby our house with a very big garden. Many peacocks were living in a nearby lake. But recently, a developer built a huge apartment complex and the lake disappeared. Many peacocks had to leave their home and came walking to our neighbor’s house and looking for a meal.

We are so happy to welcome them to our backyard, but this is the first time they have reached our rooftop.

All the world is in trouble. We all are looking for a peaceful mind. We hope here in the last days of summer that peace will arrive in this world very soon.