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Maria Voce, President tal-Fokolari, lill-“Elijah Interfaith Institute” ta’ Ġerusalemm
“Dak kollu li jiġri fil-ħajja jitmexxa mill-Awtur tal-istorja, li hu Alla, u Alla jrid il-ġid tal-bnedmin […]. Anki jekk xi drabi l-libertà tal-bniedem twassal għall-konsegwenzi negattivi, imma Alla hu kapaċi […] joħroġ it-tajjeb anki minn dawn is-sitwazzjonijiet negattivi”. Skont Maria Voce, il-President tal-Moviment tal-Fokolari, din hi l-akbar tagħlima li l-kriżi tal-coronavirus qed toffri lill-bnedmin.
F’intervista li tat għar-Rabbi Alon Goshen-Gottstein, direttur tal-Elijah Interfaith Institute ta’ Ġerusalemm, iI-President tal-Fokolari tkellmet ukoll dwar benefiċċji oħra tal-pandemija: “F’dan iż-żmien qed toħroġ aktar l-importanza ta’ ċertu valuri, bħas-solidarjetà, l-ugwaljanza fost il-bnedmin, it-tħassib dwar l-ambjent”. Id-dinja toħroġ aħjar minn din il-kriżi jekk nagħrfu “negħlbu l-firdiet marbuta mal-preġudizzji, mal-kultura, biex naraw li aħna lkoll aħwa li nagħmlu parti mill-familja kbira ta’ wlied Alla”.
Maria Voce kompliet tgħid li jekk inħarsu madwarna naraw bosta eżempji ta’ solidarjetà. Qalet li l-isforz ta’ tant tobba u infermiera li jfittxu li jqanqlu fiduċja, li jagħtu tbissima, li jbatu meta jaraw li ma jirnexxilhomx isalvaw il-ħajja, qed iħalli effett kbir u jkompli jsaħħaħ lil dawk il-pazjenti li jirnexxilhom ifiequ. Qalet ukoll: “Fil-Moviment tagħna, ħafna nies poġġew ruħhom għad-dispożizzjoni ta’ min hu qrib tagħhom biex jgħinuh fil-bżonnijiet li jkollu; ħafna tfal taw l-affarijiet tal-logħob tagħhom lil tfal oħra biex dawn ukoll ikollhom xi ftit ta’ faraġ”. Osservat li anki fejn jidħlu r-relazzjonijiet internazzjonali hemm eżempji ta’ solidarjetà, l-aktar fil-qasam mediku u fuq livell ta’ ħsieb ekonomiku.
Iżda saħqet li minkejja din ix-xhieda ma nistgħux inwarrbu l-isfidi li din il-kriżi qiegħda ġġib magħha. Qalet li flimkien ma’ dawk personali hi kellha quddiemha l-isfidi ta’ tmexxija ta’ moviment internazjonali, u li kellha: “ tieħu deċiżjonijiet li jġibu magħhom diffikultajiet fuq livell personali u ekonomiku”. Kompliet tgħid: “Ħassejt li kelli nsejjaħ lill-kollaboraturi diretti tiegħi biex fid-deċiżjonijiet li nieħdu flimkien inpoġġu l-interess tal-persuni qabel kull interess ieħor”.
Qalet li ma nistgħux niċħdu li qed ngħixu f’sitwazzjoni li ġabet magħha l-biża’, imma “jeħtieġ nitgħallmu ngħixu f’din is-sitwazzjoni ta’ biża’ filwaqt li ma nħallux il-biża’ jwaqqafna”. Jeħtieġ li ngħixu ankrati fil-preżent. Temmet l-intervista tagħha billi kkwotat kliem ta’ Chiara Lubich, il-fundatriċi tal-Fokolari: “L-imħabba biss tkeċċi l-biża’, u fejn hemm l-imħabba perfetta m’hemmx biża’. Mela, jekk inżidu l-imħabba, jonqos il-biża’ għax l-imħabba tgħinna nagħmlu dawk l-azzjonijiet li l-biża’ tfittex li tikkondizzjona meta niġu biex nagħmluhom”.
To watch the full interview click here[:en]Maria Voce, President of the Focolare Movement, at the “Elijah Interfaith Institute” in Jerusalem
“Everything that happens in life is directed by an Author of history who is God, and God wants the good of people […] So even if sometimes it seems the freedom of human beings leads to negative consequences, God is capable […] of bringing good even out of these negative situations”. According to Maria Voce, President of the Focolare Movement, this is the greatest lesson that the Covid-19 crisis can offer.
In an interview with Rabbi Alon Goshen-Gottstein, director of the “Elijah Interfaith Institute” in Jerusalem, the President of the Focolare Movement also speaks of the possible benefits that the pandemic can bring to the world.
The interview is part of the Coronaspection project, a series of video interviews with religious leaders worldwide, sharing wisdom and spiritual advice as we jointly face a global crisis (here you can see the project’s trailer, which summarizes the spirit of the project).
“There are values that are more evident than others at the moment – says Maria Voce -, such as solidarity, equality among all, concern for the environment. The world will come out better from this crisis if we know how to overcome the divisions linked to prejudice, to culture, to see everyone as brothers and sisters belonging to the one family of God’s children.
This certainty is based on a profound trust in the human person: ” there is always a spark of good in every person and you can count on it”; a person responds “because ( good) is inherent in him/her”. It is an inner conviction that stirs hope: “God is Love and loves all creatures”.
She continues ” In fact, it is enough to look around to see examples of solidarity. The efforts of doctors and nurses who try to awaken trust, a smile, and their pain for the people they failed to save, have had the effect of “edifying” the patients who recovered. In our Movement many people were able to make themselves available for their neighbors, to bring them what they needed; many children offered toys to others that were a comfort to them”.
At the level of international relations – observes Maria Voce – “we see examples of solidarity in those doctors and nurses who have come to Italy from other countries to help. […] Even at the level of economic thinking, we are trying to do everything so that countries do not think only of defending their own goods but of integrating their own vision with that of other countries”.
Nevertheless all this does not hide the challenges that the crisis brings. Alongside the personal ones she says there are those that come from leading an international movement: “making decisions that involve difficulties both on a personal and economic level. I felt I had to call my direct collaborators, so that decisions could be shared, so that people’s interest would prevail over all other interests”.
She observed “Even fear should not be ignored, but accepted in order to overcome it: I would say that we should learn to live with fear and at the same time not to let it stop us – following Chiara Lubich’s example – “to remain anchored in the present. She concluded, quoting the founder of the Focolare Movement, ” Only lovedrives away fear, and there is no fear where there is perfect love. So increasing love diminishes fear because love helps you to carry out actions that fear, instead, would try to condition “.
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