這應該是國外翻譯的一首詩,還有一篇流傳的小故事。
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I am old now,$ A" ^3 K$ R! X6 g% r; Q
No longer the Mom you have known.
& A9 Q5 O& t4 u- Y! O" x! V3 H; yWould you, please Give me a little more patience.
/ \1 U5 W' p$ M2 v4 t" zWhen I splash the dinner soup onto my clothes, or the shoelaces slip away from my shoes,
5 U" j& r0 k- a& l8 pDo you remember how I helped your first time.
* E6 u3 F4 ]! H! SWhen I splash the dinner soup onto my clothes, + L8 Y: K# H) d, D' A7 @
or the shoelaces slip away from my shoes,3 C0 a9 K: q* X+ F& \9 `
Do you remember how I helped your first time." m; E1 A9 e: z1 D; L& C# {5 d H* l
Everyday I am saying the same like greasy dinner,) f) V4 H; t0 g9 V" n/ v
Pay attention to it
" G( m; V$ o, t# `7 d/ aand don't try to change my habit.
8 e) o" s2 Y8 WWhen you were small, |' Y1 ]' u6 |+ r' C
I have had to tell a story one thousand times- \ O5 {1 { C1 E& B: [
Until you can dream it.& S8 H5 d; M% }
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When I need your help my bath,3 D0 g: ]* v5 R7 {7 V) t% Y
Promise me that you are not bothered,
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I feel helpless when new thing comes before me,
: H0 W0 |: s6 n, i' Y2 g) ^/ oDon't make a laugh at me., f1 T- f X: F! R/ Q
Many years ago you just shared the same shame to ask me answer your every WHY
2 j" [7 ]; [7 n, [When the weak legs won't support me again, J) [& h) D" E! g$ s- Y- I
By my arms are your powerful hands.
! J2 ?5 x! S0 H$ L- g: D8 [5 c9 ^Looking into the mirror,
+ y$ i3 z7 O: @, r4 P$ CI saw a toddler very like you, when I was young.! \( W: R* q& ?9 N- i& P
# D! {4 v$ K( A/ v. V2 M6 @0 O$ _The links of our chats suddenly disappear,
8 z. f. _3 P7 c! K2 g3 u$ \9 _Before I find them, a long time had passed... ^7 ^8 I- o: O {, E$ {0 C) R
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When you were small," \0 m; P# s. Z+ r- f
I have had to tell a story one thousand times
& Z( x7 ^0 h8 ?6 d' kUntil you can dream it.& i& r* n( p2 n( T" _8 M+ z* h
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When I need your help my bath,
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Because you have fresh memory that how hard I was to persuade you to wash. K2 X) A5 ?- h
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I feel helpless when new thing comes before me,( W' K- d. t9 v3 `& W
Don't make a laugh at me.: _8 Z1 Y+ ?+ t! R+ P" n
Many years ago you just shared the same shame to ask me answer your every WHY 7 j# l; R4 d6 T( a$ j
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When the weak legs won't support me again,
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Looking into the mirror,
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The links of our chats suddenly disappear, G& t9 V6 m$ a/ f. T& x
Before I find them, a long time had passed...To me, nothing is more important,
d4 c6 j2 ~8 T8 ~2 F+ h& S Gthan have you on my sides,' }0 m- ]) T$ b) n$ ?
Everything oked, to see you again.1 e/ ~* Z, n( e$ W% T6 ^" e5 D9 t
9 S: _2 B' @! j, t' YAs I am growing very old and older,
: s8 W% T0 @% jbe not sad with it. 3 J7 z* A) O1 Q; l
Read my mind,4 ?4 P4 q; W: V+ l0 [/ i
Hear my voice,: _- I9 ^3 j2 L
I am still your Mom, I'll say.
. A a% h5 M7 n: J" ]0 rRead my mind,% B& Z/ l$ D l* b$ W
Hear my voice,
7 l3 k+ x( ~/ F% C, }0 f2 }& lI am still your Mom, I'll say.
# @/ j }( A3 |: m1 c1 i d$ ^) XI led you set your first step in your life,& ^3 f0 I) V9 g! ^1 `
It's your turn now to observe my end of the road.
( }% n: j0 l2 q( cLove me with tolerance,
8 F* b" \: t* g) c; sto enjoy the smile on my face,9 `7 w0 h7 `# D; ]/ x
You already know, wherever and whenever I smile it's for you.." A6 ^6 h" X2 c
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当我老了
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9 |: p+ {8 } z$ E5 x当我老了,不再是原来的我。请理解我,对我有一点耐心。 , h2 V( E/ F0 f5 T6 z: d5 U1 L1 J
当我把菜汤洒到自己的衣服上时,当我忘记怎样系鞋带时,请想一想当初我是如何手把手地教你。 R+ f1 o2 l2 M: z# K2 X. v/ ^* K
当我一遍又一遍地重复你早已听腻的话语,请耐心地听我说,不要打断我。你小的时候,我不得不重复那个讲过千百遍的故事,直到你进入梦乡。
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5 G6 ?8 ?2 E) _当我需要你帮我洗澡时,请不要责备我。还记得小时候我千方百计哄你洗澡的情形吗?
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当我对新科技和新事物不知所措时,请不要嘲笑我。想一想当初我怎样耐心地回答你的每一个「为什么」。
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当我由于双腿疲劳而无法行走时,请伸出你年轻有力的手搀扶我。就像你小时候学习走路时,我扶你那样。
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当我忽然忘记我们谈话的主题,请给我一些时间让我回想。其实对我来说,谈论什么并不重要,只要你能在一旁听我说,我就很满足。
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当你看着老去的我,请不要悲伤。理解我,支持我,就像你刚才开始学习如何生活时我对你那样。当初我引导你走上人生路,如今请陪伴我走完最后的路。给我你的爱和耐心,我会抱以感激的微笑,这微笑中凝结着我对你无限的爱。 |