Lesson 19

Pope John Paul II:
"I extend to all the people of Britain my greetings of friendship and peace"

"Do not neglect your sick and elderly, do not turn away from the handicapped and the dying, do not push them to the margins of society. For - if you do, you will fail to understand that they represent an important truth. The sick, the elderly, the handicapped and the dying teach us that weakness is a creative part of human living and that suffering can be embraced with no loss of dignity. Without the presence of these people in your midst, you might be tempted to think of health, strength and power as the only important values to be pursued in life. We begin by imagining that we are giving to them, we end by realizing that they have enriched us."

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cheers - éljenzés
cassock - reverenda
to kneel - térdelni, térdepelni
to extend greetings - üdvözletet küldeni vknek
to neglect - elhanyagolni, nem törődni vkvel, vmvel
to turn away - elfordulni vktől, elutasítani
the sick - a betegek
the elderly - az öregek, az idősek
the handicapped - a fogyatékosok, a rokkantak
the dying - a haldoklók
to push to the margins of society - a társadalom peremére taszítani
weakness - gyengeség
creative - kreatív, alkotó, teremtő
suffering - szenvedés
to embrace - megölelni, karjába szorítani, itt: elfogadni
with no loss - without the loss
dignity - méltóság
in your midst - közöttetek
to be tempted - hajlamosnak lenni vmre
health - egészség
strength - erő
power - hatalom
values - értékek
to pursue - törekedni vm elérésére
to imagine - képzelni, vélni, hinni
to enrich - gazdagítani, gazdagabbá tenni
the poor - a szegények
the rich - a gazdagok
the wicked - a gonoszak
if you 'fail' to do something - you cannot do it
you will fail to understand - nem leszel képes megérteni, nem lesztek képesek megérteni