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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墨西哥《數字家庭》十一月號 + M$ U N9 y% }. [' i) d9 R
: j: ?# }% b5 u# Z5 H$ T! d" fI am old now,1 i' Z. q5 c. t4 q2 K
No longer the Mom you have known.
; ~5 l4 G" ~3 J$ o; ]$ ~5 qWould you, please Give me a little more patience.
& E& M% Q2 ~" @3 ?When I splash the dinner soup onto my clothes, or the shoelaces slip away from my shoes,4 ^* q! D1 v4 O
Do you remember how I helped your first time./ p Y& s! |5 j# g( } _
When I splash the dinner soup onto my clothes,
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Do you remember how I helped your first time.& \1 f0 b) W o2 @( p
Everyday I am saying the same like greasy dinner,
9 L( S. Z, f& Z8 M9 e0 l; TPay attention to it . l6 f# ?8 c2 n5 h! C
and don't try to change my habit. 2 V! _+ R; s, u1 k0 g
When you were small,
7 Z9 I3 N0 x; V% y" R- bI have had to tell a story one thousand times
" e1 y2 h9 ?' D4 J' i6 L" `) l% zUntil you can dream it.. W; S3 ~. ?4 G0 _9 X# ^, n
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When I need your help my bath,9 }; f9 A& K9 P3 P- T0 j8 o9 ^
Promise me that you are not bothered,
. F9 ~# n2 A$ K6 B" m* D- CBecause you have fresh memory that how hard I was to persuade you to wash.
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! v# S5 ?8 y! @ S. ~& ?. b' JI feel helpless when new thing comes before me,% r2 _2 M5 G0 Q- n: m0 e+ l& I7 h
Don't make a laugh at me.5 M3 v4 P7 g' D) W- e
Many years ago you just shared the same shame to ask me answer your every WHY / U- Q w8 o0 r7 n! B$ a) `! P
When the weak legs won't support me again, $ C2 u i4 q G3 o
By my arms are your powerful hands.
- p/ U0 i$ v; { ^" y' J2 ILooking into the mirror,) ^2 `3 y6 g" I
I saw a toddler very like you, when I was young./ f: E) Q0 Y8 ?& f+ D- G5 F1 T
# v- \ b& O$ W4 m' h, yThe links of our chats suddenly disappear,: y& [+ ], b) x1 h' Y2 b3 V
Before I find them, a long time had passed...
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' D* P, X O+ w* bWhen you were small,
" A- \( R# s* E* s! RI have had to tell a story one thousand times, e0 q+ T* F4 r3 U% E7 Y* k
Until you can dream it.
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, U% q% O O3 yWhen I need your help my bath,
" e/ G( a' f7 e" ~. ^Promise me that you are not bothered,( P9 s; y4 T# }3 U# t3 e2 ~
Because you have fresh memory that how hard I was to persuade you to wash. . \+ O* A, W' m0 [
+ o/ M6 f8 A; K" o% M9 ~" |( q3 ?# iI feel helpless when new thing comes before me,7 l, e$ N+ C# n, c. G8 L
Don't make a laugh at me.4 j4 n7 ~' ~: N" S6 @: b1 J% Q3 s
Many years ago you just shared the same shame to ask me answer your every WHY + u# K2 l7 d) a) C" \
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When the weak legs won't support me again,
1 i8 _- l! U$ B* f, z- ^9 HBy my arms are your powerful hands.2 c* y3 A# \: \% A5 ~
Looking into the mirror,3 s; B1 r |# l' o
I saw a toddler very like you, when I was young.
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The links of our chats suddenly disappear,
# S$ d2 f' C3 F) A9 b3 [Before I find them, a long time had passed...To me, nothing is more important, ?0 d% }8 D' J7 d' t2 d/ K! h+ O
than have you on my sides,! e# R4 w& r$ c4 s; w2 }
Everything oked, to see you again.
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As I am growing very old and older,
6 O; ^# I4 ^4 l% ]7 fbe not sad with it. 8 ]6 B3 t! l5 Y) t3 n; ]0 k/ p: `
Read my mind,9 c- ~' Q! b& L, W9 j3 f* S/ g$ V
Hear my voice,
7 E. k$ G- H4 VI am still your Mom, I'll say.
( P% w R. a, H: y+ qRead my mind," C) c L; I% Y+ I4 w- z' x) G$ I+ D
Hear my voice,
$ m; W; }4 a3 x6 _- F; g$ w& DI am still your Mom, I'll say.# B( x) z5 r1 K. d Q* N4 N# H* f
I led you set your first step in your life,
( Q' J( O3 Q0 p$ NIt's your turn now to observe my end of the road.
; p, w- J' t. hLove me with tolerance,
6 L$ F: [( q9 U w5 `( I! Ito enjoy the smile on my face,
; y& \( \4 l aYou already know, wherever and whenever I smile it's for you..
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当我老了
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% M4 w% g; k X4 x% p3 s当我老了,不再是原来的我。请理解我,对我有一点耐心。 ) g2 c% A1 N+ k6 s r# V7 _
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。
/ H# e% h- M T6 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。 6 d N0 d5 v3 T% P% G) e9 O
1 D3 {4 ]! G! E0 b/ Q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? 9 O$ H7 m2 x% ]1 D( p1 f
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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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8 M. s9 x* x! X! i5 s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。 |