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“往哪条路走呢?”我问。
他耸耸肩说:“随便,就这条路吧。”他指着左边,于是我们出发了。
那是一个寒冷的感恩节的下午,天色渐黑了,空气中弥漫着烧过的木头的焦味。我们漫步在曾经玩耍的街道上,如此安静。我们不由地想起了居住在这里的家人。我们穿过一片田地,曾经,我们在这里挖土建造堡垒,两株曾经用来做房屋的大树,一片被洪水淹没的水洼,我们在这里捉蜥蜴和蝌蚪,让我们的狗自由地飞奔。人行道上的一颗枯树上有一只朝鸟响亮而清脆地叫着,打破了周围的孤寂。
哥哥拍着我的肩膀,笑着对我说:“快听!”
我摇了摇头,笑了。我们继续散步,当我听到从满是亲戚的房间里传出的这句话时,我泪眼朦胧……
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快听!
Listen at It
Kathy Pipping Harris
Thanksgiving time and all the relatives were gathered around the long table; or seated behind TV trays。 The television was on and some folks were watching it while visiting with one another。
Something on television got their attention and one of the adults said; “Listen at it!”Someone else replied; “Well; if that don’t beat all。”
Simple phrases were spoken by folks whose language was simple and concise。 They had several idioms that were just as colorful—phrases and words that brightened the room and warmed the conversation。
In school we were taught to speak differently。 The way our relatives spoke was discouraged。 Sometimes our parents would say things we weren’t taught in school。 They’d often correct themselves; as if erasing a mistake。
Of course we learned some of their phrases and used them。 They were fortable words to utter; familiar。
Our father’s side of the family was from Arkansas and Oklahoma and they spoke with the accents native to their birth states。 Their voices musical and often high pitched; it was easy to pick up that inflection in our own speech and at school my brother and I were often teased for the way we spoke。
Our mother’s side of the family came from Illinois and they had a tendency to talk fast。 They had an accent; too; and my brother and I added that to our own speech; confusing the kids at school all the more。
Our father’s side of the family loved to laugh and have a good time。 Our mother’s side of the family was more serious about how they took life in—their joys more silently experienced and enjoyed。
It was a rich tapestry of culture and mores to draw from and it gave my brother and me a multi…faceted perspective at life。
Thanksgiving holiday was always an easygoing day; fortable and anticipated。 It was the first real holiday of the season when everyone came together in one place; and a “durn”good time was had by all。
As the years played out; more of the family passed on and the get…togethers grew smaller and smaller。 The gentle melodious tones that once filled the home during the holiday had thinned out。 Where the room was once filled with TV trays and long tables; now only one table is set。 The food is still great。 But the room is more quiet; the mood subdued。
“Care to walk a spell?” My brother asked me after the meal。
“Sure!”
We put our jackets on and stepped outside。
“Which way?” I said。
He shrugged。“Doesn’t matter。 Down the road a piece。” He pointed to the left and we took off。
It was a chilly Thanksgiving afternoon; late in the day and the air was hazy with wood smoke。 The streets were quiet as we strolled through the neighborhood we once played in。 Remembering the families that once lived in certain homes。 We passed the field where we dug the earth out and created a fort。 The two trees we used for tree houses。 The flood control basin where we caught lizards and tadpoles and took our dogs to let them run free。 Somewhere in the skeletal trees that lined the sidewalk a Mockingbird sang loud and clear; breaking the solitude。
My brother punched me in the shoulder; the trace of a smile breaking on his face。 “Listen at it!”
I shook my head; laughed。 We walked on and my eyes filled a bit with tears as I heard the refrain in my head from a room filled with relatives。。。
Listen at it!
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兰斯·阿姆斯特朗
俗话说:“你应当把每一天都当作生命的最后一天来过。”这个观点确实不错,然而却起不到什么作用。以我为例,我曾经这样试过,以下就是我所得到的教训:假如我一味贪图享乐,只为一时的快活而生活的话,我将会变成一个糟糕的丈夫和父亲、一个一连三天都不刮胡子的废物。癌症让我认识到:困难是幸福生活中必不可少的一部分,并且如同福祐一般美妙至极。
在患癌症之前,凡是我能想象得到的所有快乐,统统让我感到厌烦,或者在厌烦之后就将其搁置一边。一个公事包、一辆保时捷、一台咖啡机——这些东西对我来说都是至关重要的,当然,其中还包括我的头发。然而我却失去了这一切,连同我的头发。
在我25岁的时候,我被诊断出了睾丸癌,而且已进入晚期,癌细胞已经扩散到了肺部和大脑。我卖掉了汽车,放弃了成为一名世界级赛车手的梦想,治病花了很大一笔钱,差点连命也丢掉了。等身体好些之后,我觉得快乐就意味着自我放纵。谁也
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