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perhapshewasaseacaptain,arunawayfromhiswife,anoldsoldiergoinghome.Whentheywentbacktothebus,oneofthegirlssatbesidehimandintroducedherself.
”We'
regoingtoFlorida,”shesaidbrightly.”Ihearit'
sreallybeautiful.”
”Itis,“hesaidquietly,asifrememberingsomethinghehadtriedtoforget.
”Wantsomewine?
”shesaid.Hesmiledandtookaswig.Hethankedherandretreatedagainintohissilence.Afterawhile,shewentbacktotheothers,andVingonoddedinsleep.
Inthemorning,theyawokeoutsideanotherHowardJohnson'
s,andthistimeVingowentin.Thegirlinsistedthathejointhem.Heseemedveryshy,andorderedblackcoffeeandsmokednervouslyastheyoungpeoplechatteredaboutsleepingonbeaches.Whentheyreturnedtothebus,thegirlsatwithVingoagain,andafterawhile,slowlyandpainfully,hetoldhisstory.HehadbeeninjailinNewYorkforthepastfouryears,andnowhewasgoinghome.
”Areyoumarried?
”
”Idon'
tknow.”
”Youdon'
tknow?
”shesaid.
”Well,whenIwasinjailIwrotetomywife,”hesaid.“ItoldherthatIwasgoingtobeawayalongtime,andthatifshecouldn'
tstandit,ifthekidskeptaskingquestions,ifithurttoomuch,well,shecouldjustforgetme,I'
dunderstand.Getanewguy,Isaidshe‘sawonderfulwoman.Itoldhershedidn'
thavetowritemefornothing.Andshedidn‘t,Notforthreeandahalfyears.”
”Andyou'
regoinghomenow,notknowing?
”Yeah,”hesaidshyly.“Well,lastweek,whenIwassuretheparolewascomingthrough,Iwroteheragain.WeusedtoliveinBrunswick,andthere'
sabigoaktreejustasyoucomeintotown.Itoldherthatifshe'
dtakemeback,sheshouldputayellowhandkerchiefonthetree,andI'
dgetoffandcomehome.Ifshedidn'
twantme,forgetit,nohandkerchief,andI'
dgoonthrough.”
”Wow,”thegirlexclaimed.“Wow.”
Shetoldtheothers,andsoonallofthemwereinit,caughtupintheapproachofBrunswick,lookingatthepicturesVingoshowedthemofhiswifeandthreechildren.Thewomanwashandsomeinaplainway,thechildrenstillunformedinthemuch-handledsnapshot.
Nowtheywere20milesfromBrunswick,andtheyoungpeopletookoverwindowseatsontherightside,waitingfortheapproachofthegreatoaktree.Thebusacquiredadark,hushedmood,fullofthesilenceofabsenceandlostyears.Vingostoppedlooking,tighteninghisfaceintotheex-con'
smask,asiffortifyinghimselfagainststillanotherdisappointment.
ThenBrunswickwastenmiles,andthenfive.Then,suddenly,alloftheyoungpeoplewereupoutoftheirseats,screamingandshoutingandcrying,doingsmalldancesofjoy.AllexceptVingo.
Vingosattherestunned,lookingattheoaktree.Itwascoveredwithyellowhandkerchiefs,20ofthem,and30ofthem,maybehundreds,andatreethatstoodlikeabannerofwelcomebillowinginthewind.Astheyoungpeopleshouted,theoldconroseandmadehiswaytothefrontofthebusandgoinghome.
2.人生如河流
Whethersixtyorsixteen,thereisineveryhumanbeing'
sheartthelureofwonders,theunfailingchildlikeappetiteofwhat'
snextandthejoyofthegameofliving.Inthecenterofyourheartandmyheartthereisawirelessstation:
solongasitreceivesmessagesofbeauty,hope,cheer,courageandpowerfrommenandfromtheinfinite,solongareyouyoung.
Anindividualhumanexistenceshouldbelikeariver—smallatfirst,narrowlycontainedwithinitsbanks,andrushingpassionatelypastbouldersandoverwaterfalls.Graduallytherivergrowswider,thebanksrecede,thewatersflowmorequietly,andintheend,withoutanyvisiblebreak,theybecomemergedinthesea,andpainlesslylosetheirindividualbeing.
3.Eyescanspeak-眼睛会说话
Muchmeaningcanbeconveyed,clearly,withoureyes,soitisoftensaidthateyescanspeak.
Doyouhavesuchkindofexperience?
Inabusyoumaylookatstranger,butnottoolong.Andifheissensingthatheisbeingstaredat,hemayfeeluncomfortable.
Thesameindailylife.Ifyouarelookedatformorethannecessary,youwilllookatyourselfupanddown,toseeifthereisanythingwrongwithyou.Ifnothinggoeswrong,youwillfeelangrytowardother’sstarewithyouthatway.Eyesdospeak,right?
Lookingtoolongatsomeonemayseemtoberudeandaggressive.Butthingsaredifferentwhenitcomestostareattheoppositesex.Ifamanglancesatawomanformorethan10secondsandrefusestoaverthisgaze,hisintentionsareobvious,thatis,hewishestoattractherattention,tomakeherunderstandthatheisadmiringher.
However,thenormaleyecontactfortwopeopleengagedinconversationisthatthespeakerwillonlylookatthelistenerfromtimetotime,inordertomakesurethatthelistenerdoespayattentiontowhattheformerisspeaking,totellhimthatheisattentive.
Ifaspeakerlooksatyoucontinuouslywhenspeaking,asifhetriestodominateyou,youwillfeeldisconcerted.Apoorliarusuallyexposeshimselfbylookingtoolongatthevictim,sincehebelievesinthefalseideathattolookstraightintheeyeisasignofhonestcommunication.Quitethecontrary.
Infact,continuouseyecontactisconfinedtoloversonly,whowillenjoylookingateachothertenderlyforalongtime,toshowaffectionthatwordscannotexpress.
Evidently,eyecontactshouldbedoneaccordingtotherelationshipbetweentwopeopleandthespecificsituation.
4.TheJoyofLiving生活的乐趣
Joyinlivingcomesfromhavingfineemotions,trustingthem,givingthemthefreedomofabirdintheopen.Joyinlivingcanneverbeassumedasapose,orputonfromtheoutsideasamask.Peoplewhohavethisjoydonnotneedtotalkaboutit;
theyradiateit.Theyjustliveouttheirjoyandletitsplashitssunlightandglowintootherlivesasnaturallyasbirdsings.
Wecannevergetitbyworkingforitdirectly.Itcomes,likehappiness,tothosewhoareaimingatsomethinghigher.Itisabyproductofgreat,simpleliving.Thejoyoflivingcomesfromwhatweputintoliving,notfromwhatweseektogetfromit.
5.LoveandTime爱和时间
Onceuponatime,therewasanislandwhereallthefeelingslived:
Happiness,Sadness,Knowledge,andalloftheothers,includingLove.Onedayitwasannouncedtothefeelingsthattheislandwouldsink,soallconstructedboatsandleft.ExceptforLove.
Lovewastheonlyonewhostayed.Lovewantedtoholdoutuntilthelastpossiblemoment.Whentheislandhadalmostsunk,Lovedecidedtoaskforhelp.
RichnesswaspassingbyLoveinagrandboat.Lovesaid,
“Richness,canyoutakemewithyou?
Richnessanswered,“No,Ican'
t.Thereisalotofgoldandsilverinmyboat.Thereisnoplacehereforyou.”
LovedecidedtoaskVanitywhowasalsopassingbyinabeautifulvessel.“Vanity,pleasehelpme!
“Ican'
thelpyou,Love.Youareallwetandmightdamagemyboat,”Vanityanswered.
SadnesswasclosebysoLoveasked,“Sadness,letmegowithyou.”
“Oh...Love,IamsosadthatIneedtobebymyself!
HappinesspassedbyLove,too,butshewassohappythatshedidnotevenhearwhenLovecalledher.
Suddenly,therewasavoice,“Come,Love,Iwilltakeyou.”Itwasanelder.Soblessedandoverjoyed,Loveevenforgottoasktheelderwheretheyweregoing.Whentheyarrivedatdryland,theelderwentherownway.Realizinghowmuchwasowedtheelder,
LoveaskedKnowledge,anotherelder,“WhoHelpedme?
“ItwasTime,”Knowledgeanswered.
“Time?
”askedLove.“ButwhydidTimehelpme?
Knowledgesmiledwithdeepwisdomandanswered,“BecauseonlyTimeiscapableofunderstandinghowvaluableLoveis.”
6.TheAppleTree
Alongtimeago,therewasahugeappletree.Alittleboylovedtocomeandlayarounditeveryday.Heclimbedtothetreetop,atetheapples,tookanapundertheshadow...Helovedthetreeandthetreelovedtoplaywithhim.
Timewentby...thelittleboyhadgrownupandhenolongerplayedaroundthetreeeveryday.Oneday,theboycamebacktothetreeandhelookedsad.“Comeandplaywithme,”thetreeaskedtheboy.“Iamnolongerakid,Idon’tplayaroundtreesanymore.”Theboyreplied,“Iwanttoys.Ineedmoneytobuythem.”“Sorry,butIdon’thavemoney...butyoucanpickallmyapplesandsellthem.So,youwillhavemoney.”Theboywassoexcited.Hegrabbedalltheapplesonthetreeandlefthappily.Theboynevercamebackafterhepickedtheapples.Thetreewassad.
Oneday,theboyreturnedandthetreewassoexcited.“Comeandplaywithme,”thetreesaid.“Idon’thavetimetoplay.Ihavetoworkformyfamily.Weneedahouseforshelter.Canyouhelpme?
”“Sorry,butIdon’thaveahouse.Butyoucanchopoffmybranchestobuildyourhouse.”Sotheboycutal