The story is about a girl who is interested in many things and so she likes to ask lots of questions. In the catechesis class, she is given a coloured cardboard paper cut out in the shape of a question mark. She was invited to think about a big question she wished to ask God and write it on the question mark.

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Il-Mistoqsija Oħt il-Għerf

Daniela tinteressa ruħha f’kollox u għalhekk tħobb tistaqsi ħafna mistoqsijiet. Lil missierha tħobb tistaqsih dwar l-annimali tal-ġungla, il-ħut tal-baħar, it-tjur tal-ajru u dwar kreaturi oħra speċjalment wara li jkunu raw xi dokumentarju flimkien fuq it-televixin.

Lil ommha tħobb tistaqsiha dwar il-wirt Malti wara li tkun żaret xi palazz, mużew, forti, jew xi tempju preistoriku ma’ tal-iskola.

Tħobb tkun taf dwar kulturi diversi madwar id-dinja speċjalment dawk il-kulturi ta’ tfal barranin ħbieb tagħha li għandha fil-klassi magħha. Taffaxxina ruħha tistaqsihom dwar pajjiżhom, fejn jinsab, jekk għandhomx muntanji, foresti jew xmajjar u jekk jgħixux annimali fihom bħal ċriev, ilpup u kukkudrilli. Tistaqsihom dwar l-ikel tradizzjonali kif ukoll dwar il-lingwa partikolari tagħhom, kif jiktbuha u jitkellmuha. Il-ħbieb tagħha jieħdu gost iweġbuha u juruha xi ritratt ta’ pajjiżhom.

Huma jħobbu ħafna lil xulxin u jieħdu gost jistaqsu dwar id-diversità sabiħa ta’ bejniethom.

Waqt il-klassi tal-katekeżi, Daniela spiss tgħolli subagħha biex tindika li tixtieq tistaqsi xi ħaġa lill-katekist, kemm biex tkun żgura li fehmet sew u kif ukoll biex titgħallem xi ħaġa ġdida għax taf li l-mistoqsija oħt il-għerf.

Darba l-katekist ta sorpriża lil Daniela u lit-tfal. Hekk kif daħlu fil-klassi tal-katekeżi u marru biex ipoġġu bilqiegħda, sabu kartonċina kkulurita u maqtugħa f’forma ta’ mistoqsija kbira u poġġuta fuq is-siġġu tagħhom.

“Din x’ser nagħmlu biha?” bdew jistaqsu t-tfal.

U l-katekist weġibhom, “Illum ser ngħaddu ftit ħin biex flimkien nagħmlu attività riflessiva u kreattiva. Ser nibdew billi l-ewwel toħorġu mill-pokit il-lapes jew il-kulur favorit tagħkom. It-tieni, ser tinżlu bilqiegħda taħt il-mejda tagħkom b’wiċċkom lejn is-siġġu. It-tielet, ser tagħlqu għajnejkom u toqogħdu ftit fis-skiet.

“Kif tkunu b’għajnejkom magħluqa, nixtieqkom taħsbu dwar mistoqsija li tixtiequ tistaqsu lil Alla. Forsi tixtiequ tistaqsuh dwar il-mard fil-familja tagħkom, dwar il-mewt ta’ xi ħadd għażiż għalik, jew dwar ir-relazzjoni tiegħek u m’Alla. Staqsih li trid anke jekk għandek xi ħaġa oħra tinkwetak f’moħħok jew għandek qalbek imbikkma għal xi ħadd li taf li ġralu xi ħaġa. Kunu onesti magħkom infuskom u tiddejqux tistaqsu mistoqsijiet kbar lil Alla… Wara li tkunu ħsibtu din il-mistoqsija, tistgħu tiktbuha jew tpinġuha fuq il-kartonċina. Tiktbux isimkom. Fl-aħħar ser indendlu l-mistoqsijiet kollha tagħna flimkien bil-labar tal-inxir mal-ispaga li hemm għaddejja ma’ dahar is-siġġijiet.”

Kemm staqsew u pinġew mistoqsijiet! Fosthom staqsew,“Għala mietet in-nanna daqskemm kont inħobbha?”

“Għala lili jgħiduli li jien żejjed fil-familja u jsawtuni?”

“Għala dejjem bil-ġlied fil-familja tiegħi?”

“X’jiġri meta mmut?”

“Fejn hi l-ġenna?”

“Kif ser jirnexxili naħfer?”

“Kif irnexxielek toħloq id-dinja u l-univers?”

“Għala jrid jagħmel ħafna operazzjonijiet ħija li għadu baby?”

Is-siġġijiet kollha kellhom mistoqsijiet kbar. It-tfal indunaw li xi wħud mill-mistoqsijiet kienu komuni anke jekk kulħadd kien qed jaħseb li hu biss kellu din il-mistoqsija. Xi wħud mill-mistoqsijiet mhux dejjem ser insibu tweġiba għalihom jew huwa diffiċli biex inweġbuhom u ta’ dan ma jimpurtax. L-importanti li ma nieqfu qatt nistaqsu ħalli b’hekk inkomplu niskopru lilna nfusna u nikbru f’persuni aħjar.

U kieku inti kellek tistaqsi mistoqsija kbira lil Alla, x’tistaqsih?


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