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母亲过去常问我什么是身体最重要的部分。这些年来，我总猜测着自己认为正确的答案。 我还比较小的时候，我认为声音对我们人类非常重要，于是就说：“是我的耳朵，妈妈。” 她说：“不。好多人都是聋子。但你要继续想，我很快就会再问你的。” 几年过去了，她才又问我。因为我做过一次尝试，所以我已经苦思冥想到了正确答案。 于是，这次我对她说：“妈妈，视力对每个人都很重要，所以一定是我们的眼睛。” 她看着我，对我说：“你学得很快，但答案不对，因为有好多人都是瞎子。” 又被难倒后，我继续求知。光阴荏苒，妈妈又问过几次，而她的回答总是：“不对，但你一年比一年聪明了，我的孩子。” 接着到了去年，爷爷去世了。每个人都很伤心。每个人都在哭泣。甚至父亲也失声痛哭。 当轮到我们向爷爷诀别时，妈妈望着我，问道：知道身体最重要的部分是什么了吗，我的宝贝？ ” 她现在问我这个问题，我大吃一惊。我总认为这是我和她之间的一个游戏。她看到我一脸困惑，对我说道：“这个问题非常重要。它能表明你曾真正生活过。过去你对我提到的身体的每个部分，我都告诉你是错的，并给你举例说明原因。但今天你需要学习这重要的一课。” 她低头看着我，只有母亲才能这样。我看到她的眼里噙满了泪水。她说：“我的宝贝，身体最重要的部分是你的肩膀。” 我问：“是因为它支撑着你的头吗？”她回答说：“不，是因为它能支撑一位哭泣时的朋友或你爱的人的头。每个人在生命中的某个时候都需要靠着一个肩膀哭泣，我的宝贝。我只希望你有足够的爱和朋友，能在你需要时找到一个肩膀哭" The Most Important Is the Shoulders My mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body was. Through the years I would take a guess at what I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought sound was very important to us as humans, so I said, “My ears, Mommy.” She said, “No. Many people are deaf. But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.” Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first attempt, I had contemplated the correct answer. So this time I told her, “Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes." She looked at me and told me, “You are learning fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.” Stumped again, I continued my quest for knowledge and over the years, Mother asked me a couple more times and always her answer was, “No, but you are getting smarter every year, my child.” Then last year, my grandpa died. Everybody was hurt. Everybody was crying. Even my father cried. My mom looked at me when it was our turn to say our final goodbye to Grandpa. She asked me, “Do you know what the most important part of the body is, my dear?” I was shocked when she asked me this now. I always thought this was a game between her and me. She saw the confusion on my face and told me, 'This question is very important. It shows that you have really lived your life. For every part of the body you gave me in the past, I have told you were wrong and I have given you an example why. But today is the day you need to learn this important lesson.” She looked down at me as only a mother can. I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important part of the body is your shoulder.” I asked, “Is it because it holds up your head?” She replied, “No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend or loved one when they cry. Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life, my dear. I only hope you have enough love and friends you will have a shoulder to cry on when you need it.” contemplate 深思 stump 难住 confusion 困惑 |
