[:mt]Agħti u jingħatalek[:en]Give and it will be given to you[:]

[:mt]“Dare to Care” – Esperjenzi marbuta maċ-ċirkostanzi partikulari li qed ngħixu fihom minħabba l-pandemija.

Malajr ġejt f’posti

Għandi erba’ neputijet; tnejn minnhom li għandhom 20 sena qed jistudjaw. Wieħed kien qed jagħmel xogħol part-time ġo restorant, iżda minħabba l-pandemija, ir-restorant għalaq  u dan spiċċa bla xogħol. Għandna appartament li nikruh, u bil-kera li ndaħħlu konna qed ngħinu xi ftit lil dawn in-neputijiet, l-aktar issa li m’hemmx xogħol. Malli bdiet il-pandemija, min jikri l-appartament  ġie jitlobni biex ma jħallas kera għal xi ftit xhur. Kif smajt din it-talba mal-ewwel ġew f’moħħi n-neputijiet, iżda malajr ġejt f’posti meta ftakart li kull proxxmu huwa ħija u li kelli nkun sensittiva għall-bżonnijiet ta’ kulħadd. Tkellimt ma’ żewġi  u qbilna li kellna nagħtu l-għajnuna tagħna: konna lesti li ma nieħdu ebda ħlas ta’ kera sakemm is-sitwazzjoni tibqa’ kif inhi.  Din id-deċiżjoni mlietni b’ferħ kbir.

C.B

Agħti u jingħatalek

Matul ix-xahar ta’ Marzu sirt naf li tfajla mill-Ewropa tal-Lvant li tgħix Malta kellha problema: ma setgħetx tkompli tgħix fl-appartament fejn kienet toqgħod.  Aħna għandna appartament li s-soltu nikruh, iżda inzerta li  dak ix-xahar kien vojt.  Tkellimt mar-raġel tiegħi u anki hu kien kuntent li din it-tfajla tmur toqgħod fih bla ħlas sakemm terġa’ ssib ix-xogħol. Meta waslet il-ġurnata li kelli niltaqa’ magħha biex nagħtiha ċ-ċwievet kont xi ftit nervuża u anki mbeżża’ minħabba l-coronavirus.  Iżda b’fiduċja kbira fl-imħabba t’Alla għamilt ħilti biex negħleb dan kollu, u meta ltqajt magħha ħassejtni tassew kuntenta.  Jien ukoll kelli nieqaf mix-xogħol part-time li kont qed nagħmel minħabba l-coronavirus, iżda propju f’dawn l-istess ġranet, waslet ħafna providenza: il-karrozza li kienet bil-ħsara, ssewwiet bla ma ħallasna sold; waslu  xi flus li ma konniex qed nistennewhom mingħand il-ġenituri tagħna u anki xi għajnuna finanzjarja oħra …..  Tassew li lil Alla ħadd ma jgħaddih fil-ġenerożita’.

S.B

[:en]”Dare to Care” – Experiences related to the Covid-19 situation that we are living as a nation and globally.

I quickly put the thought aside
I have four grandchildren – two of them are aged 20 but still studying. One was doing part-time work in a restaurant, but due to the pandemic, the restaurant closed and he ended up without any work. We rent out an apartment and we were using the rent money to support our grandchildren, particularly now that they were jobless.

As soon as the pandemic started, one of the tenants asked me if he could delay paying rent for a few months. My grandchildren immediately came to mind, but I quickly put this thought aside when I remembered that my neighbours are my brothers and sisters, and that I had to be sensitive to everyone’s needs. I spoke to my husband and we agreed that we should give preference to our tenants. We agreed not to charge rent as long as the Covid-19 situation remained as it was. This decision filled me with great joy.

C.B.

Give and it will be given to you
During the month of March I learned that a young woman from Eastern Europe living in Malta was in difficulty as she had to vacate her apartment. We have an apartment that we usually rent out, but it just so happened that it was available during that time. I talked to my husband and he was happy that this person could stay there rent-free until she found another job. I arranged to meet her to give her the keys but I was a little apprehensive, also because there was the fear of contracting the coronavirus. But with great confidence in the love of God, I was able to overcome all this, and when I met her, I felt truly happy.

In actual fact, I had to quit my part-time job because of the coronavirus restrictions, but lots of providence arrived during this time. Our damaged car was repaired for free, some money arrived unexpectedly from my parents as well as other financial help. It’s true that God can never be outdone in generosity.

S.B.

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