第四章 有一种真情叫关爱(4)
《世界上最温情的故事》作者:吴文智 2017-04-14 12:57
第四章 有一种真情叫关爱(4)
Died? Adolf? For a moment, I couldn’t answer. I stood there in shock and disbelief. Then, pulling myself together, I thanked the postman and stepped into the late-morning sun. I walked toward the car, misty-eyed.
Then, rounding the corner, I saw a church, and a line from the Old Testament leaped into my mind: A friend loveth at all times. And especially in death, I realized. This brought a moment of recognition. Often it takes some sudden and sad turn of events to awaken us to the beauty of a special presence in our lives. Now, for the first time, I sensed how very close Adolf and I had become. It has been easy, and I knew this would make it even easier the next time, with my next close friend. Slowly, I felt a warmth surging through me. I heard Adolf’s growly voice shouting, “Wrong number!” Then I heard him asking why I wanted to call again.
“Because you mattered, Adolf,” I said aloud to no one. “Because I was your friend.”
I placed the unopened birthday card on the back seat of my car and got behind the wheel. Before starting the engine, I looked over my shoulder. “Adolf,” I whispered. “I didn’t get the wrong number at all. I got you.”
没有朋友的人生就如同没有见证的死亡。
——西班牙谚语
没拨完号码,我就发现自己拨错了。电话铃响了一声,两声——然后有人接起来了。
“你打错了!”一个沙哑的男声说道。之后是电话挂断的声音。我很迷惑,于是又拨了过去。
“我说你打错电话了!”那个声音回答道。电话又一次在我的耳边挂断。
他怎么知道我打错了?当时,我正在纽约市警署工作。一个警察通常被训练地充满警惕性和好奇心。于是我第三次拨了那个电话。
“嗨,伙计,”那个人说,“又是你吧?”
“是的,又是我,”我回答说,“我很奇怪,我还没说话,你怎么就知道我打错了呢?”
“你自己想去吧!”电话猛地被挂断了。
我坐了一会儿,漫不经心地拿着电话筒,又把电话打了
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Died? Adolf? For a moment, I couldn’t answer. I stood there in shock and disbelief. Then, pulling myself together, I thanked the postman and stepped into the late-morning sun. I walked toward the car, misty-eyed.
Then, rounding the corner, I saw a church, and a line from the Old Testament leaped into my mind: A friend loveth at all times. And especially in death, I realized. This brought a moment of recognition. Often it takes some sudden and sad turn of events to awaken us to the beauty of a special presence in our lives. Now, for the first time, I sensed how very close Adolf and I had become. It has been easy, and I knew this would make it even easier the next time, with my next close friend. Slowly, I felt a warmth surging through me. I heard Adolf’s growly voice shouting, “Wrong number!” Then I heard him asking why I wanted to call again.
“Because you mattered, Adolf,” I said aloud to no one. “Because I was your friend.”
I placed the unopened birthday card on the back seat of my car and got behind the wheel. Before starting the engine, I looked over my shoulder. “Adolf,” I whispered. “I didn’t get the wrong number at all. I got you.”
没有朋友的人生就如同没有见证的死亡。
——西班牙谚语
没拨完号码,我就发现自己拨错了。电话铃响了一声,两声——然后有人接起来了。
“你打错了!”一个沙哑的男声说道。之后是电话挂断的声音。我很迷惑,于是又拨了过去。
“我说你打错电话了!”那个声音回答道。电话又一次在我的耳边挂断。
他怎么知道我打错了?当时,我正在纽约市警署工作。一个警察通常被训练地充满警惕性和好奇心。于是我第三次拨了那个电话。
“嗨,伙计,”那个人说,“又是你吧?”
“是的,又是我,”我回答说,“我很奇怪,我还没说话,你怎么就知道我打错了呢?”
“你自己想去吧!”电话猛地被挂断了。
我坐了一会儿,漫不经心地拿着电话筒,又把电话打了