喝采 Cheers

SongStory by Homer

Homer Teng is a Board-Certified Chaplain in his 50s, with 6 years of experience providing spiritual care in different healthcare settings. He now serves as a Chaplain at a hospice organization throughout the Bay Area. Born in the Philippines, Homer has lived in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Japan before coming to the United States for his undergraduate studies at Georgetown University.

在80年代初，我最喜歡的課餘消遣就是聼收音機。節目主持人悅耳的聲音及他們播放的動聽歌曲幫我舒緩了繁忙生活的壓力。當歌曲的前奏在進行時，主持人往往會講出他對歌曲的感想。聆聽他們的傾訴讓我投入歌曲的意境及融入歌詞所述的故事。

陳百强的“喝采“是我那時候熱愛的一首廣東話流行曲。歌手除了勉勵一位朋友不要放棄生命之外，並保證一直會支持他。少年時缺乏自信的我每當聽這首歌時便會想像陳百强正在為我獻上那些勵志的話。到了今時今日，這首歌依然能震撼我的心靈。