懷念我敬愛的岳父大人周炳煌居士

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追念父親
周照芳
父親走了，回首父親跟我們相處的這六十多年時光，點點滴滴又浮現眼前，父親從小乖巧聰穎，就讀小學公學校時，因成績優異尚未唸六年級就跳級考上中學校，中學成績依然亮眼，頗得日本老師賞識，最後以第一名成績保送總督府醫學專科學校(亦即今日的臺大醫學系的前身)，畢業後返回新竹故鄉開業，服務鄉里，後又擔任新竹市醫師公會理事長及理監事等職務，父親將他的一生貢獻在醫學領域中。
記憶中的父親總是慈祥和藹可親，無論扮演何種角色，他總是克盡職責盡好自己的本份：對於病人，他從不忘記醫師誓言中的承諾，不管富貴貧窮的患者，他一律視病猶親同等對待，每天早起晚歸，即使已拖過用餐時間，他還是堅持看完最後一位病人才肯離開診療間去吃飯，救活無數病人、病童，對於付不起醫藥費的病患，他也是悉心看診且不收任何費用，也許是他的仁心仁術在患者間流傳開來，常有桃竹苗遠道而來的病患前來父親的診所看病，所以父親的診所常擠滿病患，父親即使每天面對這麼多的病人，門庭若市，他還是耐著性子，一一為病人詳細解說病情，常常半夜被病人家屬喚醒，父親還是不敢怠慢，連忙起身治療病人，甚至有一次半夜叫人力車到病人家看診，看診完發現病患家中身無長物，於是父親不但分文未取，甚至自付人力車費。早期父親的診所是內科、小兒科皆有看診，因此大人、小孩常充斥著診間，有一次有一位鄉下媽媽帶著小孩前來求診，拿藥時匆匆忙忙的，還來不及聽解說就將藥包拿走趕回鄉下，父親發現她拿錯藥時，連忙趕到苗栗三塊厝，在稻田間找到這戶人家，將正確的藥包交回給她，才化解一場危機，就是這種認真的態度，讓病人對他始終懷抱著感恩的心。
父親是個虔誠的佛教徒，若是遇到新竹佛教僧侶們前來求診，他都免費治療，經常供養法師，做了很多濟貧善事，每個月贈送白米給廟宇及貧窮人家，每週末還邀請印順法師來家廟「證善堂」講經念佛很多年，讓佛光普溢人間。
卸下白袍的他，繼續扮演慈父的角色，從小他對於我們六個姐弟的課業都十分重視，讓我們接受最好的教育，擁有一技之長，因此我們幾位兄弟姊妹就在父親嚴格的督促下，陸續完成大學學業，甚至出國留學，也在社會上各有所成；除了課業之外，他對於我們非常的疼愛，對健康也很注重，每天利用忙碌的診療空檔，撥冗帶我們幾個孩子去新竹南寮海水浴場、公園或是城隍廟散步遊玩，回憶兒時總是洋溢歡樂氛圍，及長，當我們陸陸續續離開新竹，父親因年事已高，體力無法負荷過多的看診量，因此在七十二歲那年，經過多方考量下，「新竹周小兒科醫院」終止看診，也結束時代性的意義。
回顧父親的一生，面對大環境很多的更迭與戰亂，他仍然兢兢業業面對自己的人生，「哲人日已遠，典型在夙昔」，彷彿昨天他才到車站，送我們北上就學，送我們考聯考，如今他卻撒手西歸，儘管他的有限生命已畫下句點，但他留給後世的精神象徵卻是永恆的，六十餘年的親子歡聚，今天就此訣別，在此輕道一聲：「爸爸，慢走，我們永遠懷念您！」
(周炳煌居士於2008年4月1日農曆2月25日蒙佛接引往生西方極樂世界，距生於1915年12月8日農曆11月2日享壽94歲)

Jason Wu

My grandfather passed away today. My earliest childhood memories are from his house in HsinChu, Taiwan. He was a great doctor and loved to play golf. His medical practice was actually connected to the house. I remember all the nurses around. He had six kids, the youngest being my mother. I remember when he was younger he would travel from place to place, visiting all his kids. Some stayed in Taiwan, some were in California, one was in Michigan, and one was in Texas. As he got older he traveled less and less. Eventually I got to see him less and less often.
He had a sharp mind long into his old age. Since my mind is not as sharp, I can only speculate from what I remember that we share the same love for vanilla flavored ice cream. Forget all those other fancy flavors. I know I carry the Chow family nose and I take his special walking style to an extreme.
I know Grandpa’s legacy will go on. His children became a surgeon, director of nurses at the largest hospital in Taiwan, pediatrician, computer scientist, great mothers. His grandchildren have covered an even wider array, with multiple attorneys, computer scientist, business gurus, marketing magicians, musical artists, engineers, psych majors, and hopefully a doctor to carry on your legacy of medical service to others. All of us respect him and hold him in high honor.
If I had to describe my grandfather in a single word: Kind.
He was non-confrontational, giving, careful, smart, but above all, he was kind.

George Chen

Every time I said hello to Grandpa, for the last 30 years, Grandpa alwaysanswered me with a warm smile, no matter if he was in a good condition or not. And I also saw that smile from Grandpa to every little kid in this bigfamily. Thank God and Buddha for giving me the best grandpa on earth who is justlike a warm sun, full of energy but always delivering it in a warm way. Truly want to be in that warm sunshine again, but also truly glad that Grandpa can finally be with all the ones he loved in heaven again and this time they can be together, just like little kids with all mighty power, visit all the wonders in this vast universe and beyond with not a single burden and obstacale forever. Thank God and Buddha for that we all will see Grandpa again in the future too.

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