每日评论0904 亲如手足情谊弥坚

亲如手足情谊弥坚

得识美国国会眾议员格林已逾二十多年，记得那年夏天一位非裔人士走进美南新闻初建之媒体中心,他开门见山地说自己已经投身参加竞选本地区的眾议员，并且希望得到我们之投票支持,我举目看着这位彬彬有礼之绅士,原来他是地方法官出身,已经在地方上服务多年,已经在司法界有非常丰富之经验。

经过了一年多之竞选活动,我们华亚裔也邀集眾多社区人士為他举办活动捐款资助,他终於顺利当选眾议员,一直服务至今。

多年来，格林议员是我们有史以来对社区服务最热忱之议员，举凡天灾人祸他都是第一位来到社区伸出援手，在新冠疫情刚开始时，他為了帮助餐厅和超市之生意，不惜前往光顾用餐,当社区发生抢案华裔受伤，他都会登门拜访问候。

格林议员曾经和我们一起访问中国大陆上海、北京、岳阳、少林寺、山东曲阜孔夫子家乡及台北等地,所到之处皆令他印象深刻,尤其是各大酒店之早餐，他每天能吃上五个鸡蛋，回来后据说体重增加了五磅。

在我数十年之生活经验中，格林议员是我结交到最亲密的友人之一，多年来我们亲如手足，无论是国家大事或个人私事皆能坦诚相待。

每当我到华盛顿时，他一定在国会山庄招待午餐，并经常引介华府政坛人士相见。

週一晩间数位挚友為他设宴庆贺生日，这份永恆长青之友情永植在心裡。格林议员之仁慈、廉洁和对人生之乐观情操，是大家学习之最佳榜样。

A Very Strong Relationship And Close As A Brother

Almost twenty-three years ago, I remember the summer when an African-American gentleman walked into our newly finished Southern News Media building. He went straight to the point and said he wanted to run for the position of U.S. Congressman to represent our district and needed our support. I looked up at this polite gentleman and he went on to tell me that he had served as a Justice of the Peace for many years and had a rich and long-standing experience in the judicial community.

After more than a year, he was finally elected as a member of Congress and has been serving up until the present time.For many years Congressman Green has been the most enthusiastic person that has ever served our community. He was the first elected official to come to our community and lend a hand whenever there was a natural disaster. At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, he did not hesitate to go and dine in the restaurants and shop in the supermarkets to help stimulate their businesses.
We visited many cities in Asia together including Beijing, Shanghai, Shang Dong and Taipei. He was impressed everywhere he went, and he especially enjoyed the hotel breakfasts. He was able to eat five eggs in the mornings and he said that he gained five pounds after he came back home.

Whenever I went to Washington D.C., he always entertained us with lunch on Capitol Hill.
Last night several friends held a banquet for Congressman Green to celebrate his birthday. We are so lucky to have such a kind man of high integrity serving us in the U.S. Congress.