June : I’m sorry that you got stuck with such a loser, that I’ve always been so disappointed. Suyuan : What you mean disappoint ? Piano ? June : Everything! My grades, my job, not getting married, everything you expected from me. Suyuan : Not expect anything! Never expect! Only hope! Only hope the best for you. That’s not wrong to hope. June : No? Well, it’s hurt, because every time you hoped for something I couldn’t deliver, it hurt. It hurt me, Mommy. And no matter what you hope for, I’ll never be more than what I am. And you never see that, what really I am. Suyuan (takes off her necklace and gives it to June): Since your baby time, I wear this next to my heart. Now, you wear this next to yours. It will help you know. I see you. I see you. Suyuan: That bad crab, only you tried to take it. Everybody else wants the best quality. You, you thinking different. Wawerly took best quality crab. You took worst, because you have best quality heart. You have styles no one can teach. Must be born this way. I see you.
而那句Not expect anything! Never expect! Only hope! Only hope the best for you. That’s not wrong to hope. 是多么的让阿草感动的妈妈的话。阿草想起了草妈在晚年时曾说过的话,她不曾期待我们儿女会给她些什么,她只希望我们欢喜快乐!
餐厅播放着“Moon River",阿草嘴巴吃着蛋糕,一边又在翻阅杂志;感觉难得这样的清闲。翻着旧杂志看到一段Titus的广告,那是Titus已告一段落的“Time Is Love”勘查活动。 “Are you wrenching your heart because you can't let go of your past?”“Are you feeling blessed because you've left the sadness behind?”“心痛,只因不舍过去的快乐?幸福,全因放下从前的悲伤?”。嘿!嘿!朋友们,您觉得呢? 不过,阿草个人却觉得英文版的贴切了点。阿草活了三十多年以来,目前近几年来这段时间是最充实、快乐的。平淡的,没什么风光伟绩,阿草却乐在其中!转回头看看过去,都是昏昏惑惑的混日子;没有真正的快乐。。。(其实是无聊却把它当着是快乐。。)
对不起,阿草越来越九不搭八了。一大堆想要分享的都没写出来,却把这无聊的东西贴了上来。
题外话,朋友知道阿草爱好,介绍阿草去Bellisa Row的Bella Italia 去尝试那里出名的提拉米苏。好吧,改天,等阿草荷包松动了点,再去那里享享吧!
It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80's arrived at the hospital to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am. I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would be able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound. On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound. 在一个忙碌的早晨,八点卅分左右,一位约八十岁老伯伯来医院要为他拇指伤口拆线。我为他作了健康状况检查,让他坐在一旁,心里很清楚老伯伯必须再多一个小时才能见到其他人。见到老伯伯一直看着手表,想着既然没有急着看其他病人,就先检查老伯伯的伤口吧。他的伤口复原得很好,我就让一位医生处理他的伤口了。
While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. I inquired as to her health. 在处理伤口的过程中, 得知老伯伯并没有其他医生的预约,老伯伯说他需要赶去护理中心与太太一起吃早餐。
He told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's Disease.. As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now. I was surprised, and asked him, 'And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?' 老伯伯告诉我他太太已经住在那里一段日子了,她身患年老痴呆症。我问他,太太会不会对他的迟到感到失望。他回答说太太如今并不知道他是谁,她早在五年前就不认得他了。我很惊讶的问他:“她已经不认得您了,不过您还是每个早晨去看她?”
He smiled As he patted my hand and said, 'She doesn't know me, But I still know who she is.' 老伯伯拍拍我的手,微笑着对我说:“她不认得我,我却知道她是谁。”。。。
I had to hold back tears as he left, I had goose bumps on my arm, and thought, 'That is the kind of love I want in my life..'
True love is neither Physical, nor romantic! 真愛并非在于生理,或是浪漫的需求!
True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be. 真愛是接受目前、曾经、将会或将不会发生的一切。
With all the jokes and fun that are in e-mails, sometimes there is one that comes along that has an important message. This one I thought I could share with you. 在一些笑话与娱乐的电邮中,偶尔会捎来一则重要的信息。我想这则我可以与您分享。
The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; They just make the best Of everything they have. I hope you share this with someone you care about. I just did. 'Life isn't about how to survive the storm, But how to dance in the rain.' 最快乐的人不一定要拥有一切最好的东西,他只要懂得善用他所拥有的。希望您能和您所在乎的人分享。我刚做到了。“生命并不是如何在雷雨中幸存,而是如何在雨中跳舞。”
2。Does Love need a Reason....??
Some people never understand
Once a lady when having a conversation with her lover, asked: Lady : Why do you like me..? Why do you love me? Man : I can’t tell the reason.. but I really like you.. Lady : You can’t even tell me the reason... how can you say you like me? How can you say you love me? Man : I really don’t know the reason, but I can prove that I love U. Lady : Proof? No! I want you to tell me the reason. My friend’s boyfriend can tell her why he loves her but not you! Man : Ok..ok!!! Erm... because you are beautiful, because your voice is sweet, because you are caring, because you are loving, because you are thoughtful, because of your smile, because of your every movements. The lady felt very satisfied with the man s answer.
Unfortunately, a few days later, the Lady met with an accident and went in comma.
The Guy then placed a letter by her side, here is the content:
Darling,Because of your sweet voice that I love you...Now can you talk? No! Therefore I cannot love you. Because of your care and concern that I like you..Now that you cannot show them, therefore I cannot love you. Because of your smile,because of your every movements that I love you.. Now can you smile? Now can you move?No, therefore I cannot love you...
If love needs a reason, like now, There is no reason for me to love you anymore.
Does love need a reason? NO!Therefore, I still LOVE YOU... "True love never dies for it is lust that fades away. Love bonds for a lifetime but lust just pushes away"
Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.' 'Fate Determines Who Comes Into Our Lives, But Heart Determines Who Stays...'
This is what should be done By one who is skilled in goodness, And who knows the path of peace: Let them be able and upright, Straightforward and gentle in speech. Humble and not conceited, Contented and easily satisfied. Unburdened with duties and frugal in their ways. Peaceful and calm, and wise and skillful, Not proud and demanding in nature. Let them not do the slightest thing That the wise would later reprove. Wishing: In gladness and in saftey, May all beings be at ease. Whatever living beings there may be; Whether they are weak or strong, omitting none, The great or the mighty, medium, short or small, The seen and the unseen, Those living near and far away, Those born and to-be-born, May all beings be at ease!
Let none deceive another, Or despise any being in any state. Let none through anger or ill-will Wish harm upon another. Even as a mother protects with her life Her child, her only child, So with a boundless heart Should one cherish all living beings: Radiating kindness over the entire world Spreading upwards to the skies, And downwards to the depths; Outwards and unbounded, Freed from hatred and ill-will. Whether standing or walking, seated or lying down Free from drowsiness, One should sustain this recollection. This is said to be the sublime abiding. By not holding to fixed views, The pure-hearted one, having clarity of vision, Being freed from all sense desires, Is not born again into this world.