8月26日 今日歷史：德蕾莎修女誕辰與人道精神 Today in History (August 26): Mother Teresa’s Birth and Humanism
1910年8月26日德蕾莎修女出生，她一生無私奉獻，關懷弱勢，成為全球人道主義與大愛精神的象徵。 On August 26, 1910, Mother Teresa was born, dedicating her life to serving the poor and exemplifying humanism worldwide.
中文版本
1910年8月26日，本名阿格尼絲·岡察·博亞久（Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu）的德蕾莎修女出生於奧斯曼帝國的斯科普里（現北馬其頓首都）。她一生致力於人道主義援助與無私奉獻，創立仁愛傳教修女會，照顧貧困、疾病與孤苦無依之人，其影響力超越國界與宗教，成為全球慈善與大愛精神的象徵。阿格尼絲自幼生長於虔誠的天主教家庭，12歲時便感到宗教召喚，決定將畢生精力投入奉獻事業。18歲那年，她離開家鄉加入愛爾蘭的洛雷托修女會，並隨後前往印度加爾各答的聖瑪利亞女子中學任教。在印度的生活讓她深刻目睹了貧民窟中嚴重的貧困、疾病與絕望，這徹底改變了她的人生軌跡。1946年，在一次前往阿薩姆邦的旅途中，她感受到了「召喚中的召喚」，毅然決定離開相對舒適的學校，走進加爾各答最貧困的街區，直接為最需要幫助的人服務。1950年，她獲得梵蒂岡正式批准，成立了仁愛傳教修女會。修女們穿著簡樸的藍邊白色紗麗，穿梭於大街小巷，收容臨終者、麻風病患者、孤兒與無家可歸者，為他們提供醫療照護、溫飽與尊嚴。德蕾莎修女成立的第一所臨終關懷院「垂死者之家」（Nirmal Hriday），讓許多瀕臨死亡的街頭貧民在人生最後時刻能感受到愛與尊重。隨後，她的慈善事業迅速擴展至全球數百個國家，設立了無數的救濟站、孤兒院與醫療診所。因其在人道救援領域的卓越貢獻，德蕾莎修女於1979年獲得諾貝爾和平獎。她在領獎時謝絕了傳統的大型宴會，並要求將經費全部用於資助貧困人口。1997年逝世後，她於2016年被梵蒂岡封為聖人。她的生命歷程展現了個人關懷對世界的深遠影響，成為人類史上無私奉獻與利他精神的經典典範。
English Version
On August 26, 1910, Mother Teresa, born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, was born in Skopje, then part of the Ottoman Empire and now the capital of North Macedonia. She dedicated her life to humanitarian aid and selfless service, founding the Missionaries of Charity to care for the poor, sick, and helpless, becoming an enduring global symbol of charity and compassion. Raised in a devout Catholic family, she felt a religious calling at age twelve, deciding to commit her life to spiritual service. At eighteen, she left home to join the Sisters of Loreto in Ireland and was soon sent to teach at St. Mary’s School in Kolkata, India. Her years in India exposed her to extreme poverty and suffering in the city slums, fundamentally reshaping her life’s direction. In 1946, during a train journey to Darjeeling, she experienced what she called her “call within a call,” prompting her to leave the comfort of teaching to serve the poorest of the poor directly in Kolkata’s streets. In 1950, receiving official authorization from the Vatican, she established the Missionaries of Charity. Wearing simple blue-bordered white saris, the sisters provided healthcare, food, and human dignity to terminally ill patients, leprosy sufferers, orphans, and the homeless. Her first hospice, Nirmal Hriday (“Home for the Dying Destitute”), offered comfort and respect to dying street dwellers in their final moments. Over time, her charitable network expanded to hundreds of countries, establishing orphanages, clinics, and shelters globally. In recognition of her extraordinary humanitarian work, Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, famously requesting that the customary ceremonial banquet be canceled and its funds redirected to aid the needy. Following her passing in 1997, she was canonized as a saint by the Vatican in 2016. Her remarkable life stands as an inspiring testament to altruism and unconditional empathy.
總評
德蕾莎修女用一生詮釋利他精神，從加爾各答街頭到全球慈善，展現了人類極致的關懷與奉獻。 Mother Teresa exemplified altruism, expanding her compassionate service from Kolkata to a worldwide legacy of charity.
