第8章青春不散场(7)
第8章青春不散场(7)
“youknow,joe,”shesaid,“i’vealwayswantedtotellyouhowyouknowhowsorryiamforthewayitreatedyou.”isquirmed.onedoesnotliketorememberwhenonehasbeenunceremoniouslydumped.
“it’sok,”isaid.“nobigdeal.”atleast,ithoughttomyself,notnow.“butiwassuchajerk,”shecontinued.yesyouwere,ithought.“wewerebothprettyyoung,”isaid.
“iknow,”shesaid.“butthat’snoexcusefor”shehesitated,thencontinued.“it’sjustalwaysbotheredme,rememberinghowmeaniwastoyou.andi’vewantedtotellyouthati’msorry.soi’msorry.”thesmileonherfacewaswarmandsincere.andtherewassomethinginhereyes—itlookedalotlikerelief—thatmeltedanyvestigesoficyresentmentthatmayhavebuiltupwithinmeduringtheyearssinceshehadslam-dunkedmyheart.
“ok,”isaid.“apologyaccepted!”overcomebythesweetnessofthemoment,ireachedanarmaroundherandgaveheraquickhug.justthen,thecrowderuptedwithahugecheer,andmarciandibothreturnedourattentiontothegame.bythetimeilookedovertowhereshehadbeen,shewasgone.butthewarm,wonderfulfeelingofourbriefexchangewasstillthere,andcontinuestothisdaywheneverithinkaboutit.
weallcarrybitter,discomfortingmemoriesofdeedsdoneorundone,andwordssaidorunsaid.andweallbearwounds—someslight,somenot-so-slight—thathavebeeninflicteduponusbyothers.thehealingbalmofforgivenesscansootheatroubledconscienceandbringpeacetoaninjuredsoul—evenyearsafterthefact.
ofcourse,itisn’tenoughtojustsay“i’msorry”and“you’reforgiven.”whilethereisindeedgreatpowerinthosesimplewords,itisnotavailabletothosewhoareinsincere,orwhoareonlylookingforawaytocontrol,manipulateorexploit.butwhenthosewordsaretrulyfeltandsincerelyexpressed,theycanopenthedoortomiraclesoftheheartandsoul—miraclesofforgiveness.
“乔?是你吗?”篮球赛上一个有些面熟的女人问我。“玛西?”我回应道。她大笑着惊叫道:“真的是你!天哪,再次见到你真高兴啊!”见到玛西,我也很开心。在过去的几十年中,我时常会想起她。几年前,我听一个我们都认识的朋友说,玛西在最近十年里过得很苦,当时,我差点儿要去追寻她的下落。能在篮球赛上碰面,真是很幸运。
我们聊了会儿家常,孩子和事业、爱人和住房、教育和娱乐(仅用几句话就概括了25年的生活,这真是让人感到有些不安)。我们用“你见过……”“你知道……”询问了对方一些问题,又回忆了过去的美好和沮丧的时光。之后,玛西沉默了一会儿,向在售货区闲逛的人群望去。
她说:“乔,你知道的,我总是想对你说……你不知道……当初那样对你,我感到很难过。”我有些尴尬,人总是不愿记住曾经被别人随便抛弃的日子。
我答道:“我很好,不用把它放在心上。”至少我现在是这样认为的。“但是,我曾经那么傻。”她继续说。我心想,你确实是。“那时我们都太年轻。”我说。
“我知道,”她说,“但那不是理由……”她犹豫了一下,又接着说,“一想起那样对你,愧疚感就折磨着我。我想跟你说‘很抱歉’,所以……对不起。”她脸上的微笑温暖而真诚。她的眼中好像有什么东西——很像是解脱——融化了我心中所有的怨恨,这些怨恨是在她伤我心后的这些年里积累起来的。
“好的,我接受你的道歉!”我说。这一瞬间的快乐包围了我,我伸出一只胳膊,快速地给了她一个拥抱。就在这时,人群中发出了一阵欢呼声,我和玛西把注意力转回到赛场。当我再看她时,她已经走了。但是,我们短暂交谈时的那种温暖和美妙的感觉还在,直到今天,我一想起这件事仍然感到温暖和甜美。
我们都有痛苦和难过的记忆——做了或是没有做的事,说了或是没有说的话。我们都在忍受他人所带来的伤痛,有些很小,有些则很重。宽恕这剂良药可以减轻良心的谴责,可以安慰受伤的心灵,即使事隔多年,疗效依然明显。
当然,只说“对不起”和“原谅你”是不够的。虽然这些简单的语句有着强大的力量,但是对那些虚伪的人,或者只想控制、操纵或是利用别人的人,这些语言是没有用的。然而,当说这些话语的人真心诚意地表达出这些话语,而听者也感受到了这份真诚时,这些话语就能打开心灵的奇迹之门,这就是宽恕的奇迹。
心灵小语
我们都会有令人难过的回忆,或多或少的遗憾——做了或是没做的事,说了或是没说的话。我们也都在忍受着一些伤痛,有的很小,有的则很严重。可是,我们需要学会宽恕,尽管只是说出一些简单的字眼,却是一剂减轻良心谴责的良药,可以慰藉受伤的心灵,打开心灵之门。
记忆填空
1.we____afewminutescatchinguponthebusinessofourlives—kidsand____,spousesandhouses,educationandrecreation(it’salwaysalittledisconcertingtoseehow____wordsarerequiredtosummarize25yearsof_____).
2.overcomebythesweetnessofthe_____,ireachedan_____aroundherandgaveheraquick_____.justthen,thecrowderuptedwithahugecheer,andmarciandiboth_______ourattentiontothegame.
佳句翻译
1.她脸上的微笑温暖而真诚。她的眼中好像有什么东西——很像是解脱——融化了我心中所有的怨恨。
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2.宽恕这剂良药可以减轻良心的谴责,可以安慰受伤的心灵,即使事隔多年,疗效依然明显。
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3.当然,只说“对不起”和“原谅你”是不够的。
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短语应用
1.sobumpingintoheratthebasketballgamewas,attheveryleast,fortuitous.
bumpinto:无意中遇到、碰到
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2.lookingoutoverthecrowdmillingabouttheconcessionarea.
millabout:(人群)漫无目的地乱转
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友情无价
friendsforever
佚名/anonymous
losingsomeonewhocannotbereplacedbyanyoneelseisharderthanlosingmillionsofdollars.ihavebeendeepaffectedbymyexperienceslearningtoovercomealloftheemotionaldisturbances,findingthattherearethingsthatcannotbeforgotten,andgainingknowledgeabouttheuniquenessofthefriendship.whenmybestfriendtoldmethathehadlungcancer,mylifechangedcompletely.iknewiwasgoingtolosehim,butididn’tknowitwouldbesohardtoovercomethefeelingsthatheleftmewith.
wewerefriends,notjustregularfriends,butwewerebestfriends,whichexplainseverything.wewoulddoeverythingtogether,suchasplayinger,playingpianoandguitar,walkingonthestreetandactingcrazy,runningawayfromhomeandhidingsomewhere,ditchingschoolandthrowingapartyonmonday.
wehadthebesttimetogether,butunfortunatelylifetookallthatfromme.sometimesiaskmyselfwhyithadtobehim,mybestfriend,apersonwhotrustedwitheverything,apersonwhoknewwhattodotomakemehappy,apersonwhowasthebestpartofmylife.hewouldgiveeverythinginordertostrengthenourfriendship.hewasafriendwhowillalwaysbeinmyheart.
itwasthenightofapril14,1999.iwillneverforgetthatday.hecametomeshoweredintears.helookedverysad.“what’sgoingon,whyareyousodepressed?”iasked.
“i’m,i’mgoing,andi’mgoingto”hesaidslowly.