陽光穿透畢業的日子

第34章 溫暖成長的旅途 (8)

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“我不知道。”我說道。有的時候,我真是氣極了,我想走過去抓住艾莉,用力地搖晃她,衝著她大喊:“和我說話——不然,我就把你關起來,不讓你離開!”我感到自己差點兒說出所有母親所說的最恐怖的話:“想想我為你所做的一切。”

一天深夜,我在洗漱,準備睡覺。這時,艾莉走到衛生間,看我在那裏刷牙。一瞬間,我覺得她必定看不上我刷牙的模樣。但是,她說:“我想讀點兒東西給你聽。”她手裏拿的是學校發的小冊子,“這是給父母的小提示。”

我看著她的臉,她高聲地讀著:“上麵說道,不要詢問你的孩子是否想家。‘在最初的幾周時間裏,她也許會覺得不適應,可是不必擔心,這是過渡期間的正常現象。多給她寫信、打電話,給她送點兒好吃的’ ”

她哽咽著說不成話,走過來將頭埋進我的肩膀。我輕輕地摸著她的頭發,擔心開口說話就會讓她從我的懷裏掙脫。就這樣,我們站了很長時間,搖動著身體,心又凝聚在一起。

我明白,還會發生不愉快的事情,我們還會為了某些事而鬥嘴。然而此刻,午夜時分,我能站在這裏,已騙很知足了。我們都累了,都很傷心,我的下巴上沾滿了牙膏。我緊緊地摟著——與此同時,也要放手——那個正試著和我說再見的女兒。

生活是一麵鏡子

Do You Have Your Wallet

à克斯曼·弗蘭克 / Laksman Frank

This is a story about a learning experience that had a big effect on the way that I live my life. The teacher in the story did not scream, assign homework, give me tests or even grade me on my work. I was taught by one of the most effective methods of teaching, one that only people with lots of love can do.

"My wallet! Where is it?" were my first words when I found out my wallet was missing. I searched my memory for a few good seconds, then realized that I had left my precious wallet at the library. Not only did I leave it at the library, but I had left it in the library' s public restroom! I distinctly remembered seeing it on the shelf as I went to the bathroom.