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2. Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible ment.
3. When the island had al st sunk, Love decided to ask for help.
4. Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said, “Richness, can you take me with you？”
5. Richness answered, “No, I can’ t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you.”
6. Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful ves l. “Vanity, plea help me！”
7. “I can’ t help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat,” Vanity answered.
8. Sadness was clo by so Love asked, “Sadness, let me go with you.”
9. “Oh … Love, I am so sad that I need to be by my lf！”
10. Happiness pas d by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.
11. Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.” It was an elder. So bles d and overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they ar ved at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder,
12. Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped me？”
13. “It was Time,” Knowledge answered.
14. “Time？” asked Love. “But why did Time help me？”
15. Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, “Becau only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is.”
1. 从前有一个岛，所有的情感都住在那里：幸福、悲伤、知识和所有其它的，爱也不例外。一天，所有的情感听说小岛即将沉没，因此建造小船，纷纷离开，除了爱。
2. 爱是唯一留下来的，因为它希望能坚持到最后一刻。
3. 小岛即将沉没了，爱决定请求帮助。
4. 富有驾着一艘大船从爱身边经过，爱说， “富有，你能带上我么？”
5. 富有回答说： “不行，我的船上载满金银财宝，没有你的地方。”
6. 虚荣坐在漂亮的小船中从爱身边驶过，爱问： “虚荣，你能帮助我么？”
7. 虚荣说： “不行，你全身湿透，会弄脏我的船。”
8. 悲伤的船靠近了，爱问： “悲伤，请带我走吧。”
9. “哦……爱，我太难过了，想一个人呆着。”
10. 幸福经过爱的身边，它太开心了，根本没听见爱在呼唤。
11. 突然，一个声音喊道： “来，爱，我带你走。” 声音来自 “年老” 。爱太高兴了，甚至忘了问他们即将去何方。当他们来到岸上，年老自己离开了。爱突然意识到 “年老” 给了它多大的帮助。
12. 于是，爱问另一位老者--知识： “谁帮助了我？”
13. 知识说： “是时间。”
14. “时间？” 爱问： “但是时间为什么帮助我？”
15. 知识睿智地微笑道： “因为只有时间了解爱的价值。”
Dear Son 父亲致儿子的一封信
1. Dear son:
2. The day that you e me old and I am already not, have patience and try to understand me …
3. If I get dirty when eating… if I can not dress… have patience. Remember the hours I spent teaching it to you.
4. If, when I speak to you, I repeat the same things thousand and one times… do not interpt me… listen to me
5. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story until you gets to sleep…
6. When I do not want to have a shower, neither shame me nor scold me…
7. Remember when I had to cha you with thousand excu s I invented, in order that you wanted to bath…
8. When you e my ignorance on new technologies… give me the necessary time and not look at me with your cking smile…
9. I taught you how to do so many things… to eat well, to dress well… to confront life…
10. When at some ment I lo the me ry or the thread of our conversation… let me have the necessary time to remember… and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous… as the st important thing is not my conversation but surely to be with you and to have you listening to me…
11. If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well when I need to and when not.
12. When my tired legs do not allow me walk...
13. … Give me your hand… the same way I did when you gave your first steps.
14. And when someday I say to you that I do not want to live any re… that I want to die… do not get angry… some day you will understand…
15. Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived.
16. Some day you will discover that, despite my mistakes, I always wanted the best thing for you and that I t ed to prepare the way for you…
17. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent for eing me near you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you started living. Help me to walk… help me to end my way with love and patience. I will pay you by a smile and by the immen love I have had always for you.
18. I love you son…
19. Your father
1. 孩子：
2. 哪天你看到我渐渐老去, 身体也渐渐不行, 请耐着性子试着了解我……
3. 如果我吃的脏兮兮, 如果我不会穿衣服……有耐性一点……你记得我曾花多久时间教你这些事吗？
4. 如果, 当我一再重复述说同样的事情……不要打断我, 听我说……
5. 你小时候, 我必须一遍又一遍地读着同样的故事, 直到你静静睡着……
6. 当我不想洗澡, 不要羞辱我也不要责骂我……
7. 你记得小时后我曾编出多少理由, 只为了哄你洗澡……
8. 当你看到我对新科技的无知, 给我一点时间, 不要挂着嘲弄的微笑看着我……
9. 我曾教了你多少事情啊……如何好好的吃, 好好的穿……如何面对你的生命……
10. 如果交谈中我忽然失忆不知所云, 给我一点时间回想……如果我还是无能为力, 请不要紧张……对我而言重要的不是对话, 而是能跟你在一起, 和你的倾听……
11. 当我不想吃东西时, 不要勉强我，我清楚知道该什么时候进食……
12. 当我的腿不听使唤……
13. 扶我一把……如同我曾扶着你踏出你人生的第一步……
14. 当哪天我告诉你不想再活下去了……请不要生气…… 总有一天你会了解……
15. 试着了解我已是风烛残年, 来 可数。
16. 有一天你会发现, 即使我有许多过错, 我总是尽我所能要给你最好的……
17. 当我靠近你时不要觉得感伤, 生气或无奈；你要紧挨着我, 如同我当初帮着你展开人生一样的了解我, 帮我……扶我一把, 用爱跟耐心帮我走完人生……我将用微笑和我始终不变无边无际的爱来回报你。
18. 我爱你孩子。
19. 你的父亲
Life Together一生相随
1. One fine day, an old couple around the age of 70, walks into a lawyer’ s office. Apparently, they are there to file a divorce. Lawyer was very puzzled, after having a chat with them, he got their story: This couple had been quarreling all their 40 over years of mar age nothing ever ems to go ght.
2. They hang on becau of their children, afraid that it might affect their up-b nging. Now, all their children have already grown up, have their own family, there’ s nothing el the old couple have to worry about, all they wanted is to lead their own life free from all the years of unhappiness from their mar age, so both agree on a divorce.
3. Lawyer was having a hard time trying to get the papers done, becau he felt that after 40 years of mar age at the age of 70, he couldn’ t understand why the old couple would still wants a divorce.
4. While they were signing the papers, the wife told the husband. “I really love you, but I really can’ t carry on any re, I’ m sorry.”
5. “It’ s OK, I understand.” said the husband. Looking at this, the lawyer suggested a dinner together, just three of them, wife thought, why not, since they are still going be f ends.
6. At the dining table, there was a silence of awkwardness.
7. The first dish was roasted chicken, immediately: the old man took the dmstick for the old lady. “Take this, it’ s your favo te.”
8. Looking at this, the lawyer thought maybe there’ s still a chance, but the wife was frowning when she answer. “This is always the problem, you always think so highly of your lf, never thought about how I feel, and don’ t you know that I hate dmsticks？”
9. Little did she know that, over the years, the husband have been trying all ways to plea her, little did she know that dmsticks was the husband’ s favo te.
10. Little did he know that she never thought he understand her at all, little did he know that she hates dmsticks even though all he wants is the best for her.
11. That night, both of them couldn’ t sleep, toss and turn, toss and turn. After hours, the old man couldn’ t take it any re, he knows that he still loves her, and he can’ t carry on life without her, he wants her back, he wants to tell her, he is sorry; he wanted to tell her, “I love you.”
12. He picks up the phone, started dialing her number. Ringing never stops. He never stop dialing.
13. On the other side, she was sad, she couldn’ t understand how come after all the years, he still doesn’ t understand her at all, she loves him a lot, but she just can’ t take it any re. Phone’ s nging; she refu s to answer knowing that it’ s him. “What’ s the point of talking now that it’ s over？ I have asked for it and now. I want to keep it this way, if not I will lo face. “She thought. Phone still nging. She has decided to pull out the cord.
14. Little did she remember, he had heart problems.
15. The next day, she received news that he had pas d away. She shed down to his apartment; saw his body, lying on the couch still holding on to the phone. He had a heart attack when he was still trying to get th her phone line.
16. As sad as she could be. She will have to clear his belongings. When she was looking th the drawers, she saw this insurance policy, dated from the day they got mar ed, beneficiary is her. Together in that file there’ s this note.
17. “To my dearest wife, by the time you are reading this, I’ m sure I’ m no longer around, I bought this policy for you, though the a unt is only $100k, I hope it will be able to help me continue my promi that I have made when we got mar ed, I might not be around any re, I want this a unt of ney to continue taking care of you, just like the way I will if I could have live longer. I want you to know I will always be around, by your side. I love you.”
18. Tears flowed like ver.
19. When you love someone, let them know. You never know what will happen the next minute. Learn to build a life together. Learn to love each other for who they are. Not what they are.
1. 在一个阳光明媚的 子里，一对70多岁的老夫妇走进了律师事务所。显然地，他们准备到那儿办理离婚手续。律师对这对年老的夫妇提出要离婚的事感到非常困惑。后来，跟他们交谈了之后，他得知他们之间有这样一段故事： 这对夫妇从40年前结婚之 起就一直吵个不停。他们似乎找不到共同点，一切在他们看来都格格不入。
2. 由于担心他们的离婚会给孩子的成长带来不良影响，这对老夫妇把离婚的事搁浅到现在。现在，他们的孩子都长大成人了，也有他们各自的家庭了。于是，这对老夫妇再也没有什么事可以担忧的了。他们现在渴望的就是过各自的生活，免受这些年来婚姻带给他们的种种不幸。正因为这样，两个老人都赞同通过离婚解决事情的争端。
3. 律师极其艰难地为他们拟造了一份离婚协议书，因为他觉得，经过婚后40年的相濡以沫现在两个老人都70多岁了，他就是弄不明白为什么这对老夫妇仍然坚持要离婚。
4. 当他们签署文件时，老夫人遗憾地告诉丈夫： “我真的很爱你，但我再也不能忍受下去了，我非常抱歉。”
5. “没有关系，我理解。” 她的丈夫有点悲伤地回答道。看到他们夫妇还有一线挽救的希望，律师于是建议他们三个人一起去吃顿晚餐。就他们三个人，老夫人想道，为什么不呢，反正他们很快就成为朋友了。
6. 餐桌上，这对夫妇沉默不语，尴尬的气氛顿时弥漫开来。
7. 第一道菜是烤鸡。立刻地，老夫人的丈夫夹了一个鸡腿给她说道： “尝尝这个，我知道你最喜欢吃鸡腿了。”
8. 见到这种情景，律师心想，他们相亲相爱到这个地步本不应该提出离婚的。然而，出奇意料的是，当老夫人接过丈夫所夹的菜时，眉毛却很不自然地皱了一下答道： “这就是问题所在，你总是自以为是，从来没有顾及过我的感受，难道你就不知道我很讨厌吃鸡腿吗？”
9. 她一点也不清楚，这些年来，她的丈夫一直使尽办法讨她开心；她一点也不知道，鸡腿是她丈夫最喜爱吃的食物。
10. 他一点也不清楚，他的妻子会认为他完全不了解她；他一点也不知道，他妻子讨厌吃鸡腿，尽管他把自己最喜爱吃的都给了她。
11. 那天晚上，两个老人都睡不着，各自在自己的床上辗转反侧。挣扎了几个小时后，老夫人的丈夫终于忍耐不住，他发觉他仍然深爱着老夫人。他的生活不能没有老夫人，他要她回来，他要亲口告诉她， “我很抱歉，” 他要亲口告诉她， “我爱你。”
12. 于是，他拿起电话，开始按老夫人的电话号码，铃声响个不停，但另一边却没人接。尽管对方不接他的电话，他还是一直不停地在按着重拔键。
13. 另一方面，老夫人也很伤心，她搞不清楚为什么经过多年来的相处她丈夫仍然一点都不了解她。事实上，她也非常爱她的丈夫，但她再也不愿意跟他一起生活了。电话铃声在响，老夫人知道是她丈夫打来的，但她心意已决不再接他的电话。 “现在谈论还有什么意思呢？我和你的感情已经结束了。当初，第一次提出离婚的人是我，那我现在也得保持这种现状。要不然，你会说我反悔，那我岂不是很丢脸。对，对，就这样下去。” 老夫人心想道。电话铃声仍然在响，她于是索性把电话线拉开了。
14. 悲剧就这样发生了，她一点也不曾记起，她的丈夫有心脏病。
15. 第二天早上，老夫人得知她丈夫昨晚已逝世的消息。她径直向他的公寓里跑去，发现死后的丈夫躺在沙发上，手里仍然拿着电话。那天晚上，当她的丈夫试图接通她的电话时，心脏病突然发作，他就这样离开了她。
16. 尽管她很悲伤，老夫人仍不得不亲自动手清理他的遗物。当老夫人认真细致地翻着一个抽屉时，她发现了一张保险单。保险 期从他们结婚之 起算起，毫无疑问，保险受益人是她。在这个文件夹里，还有一份就是她丈夫亲手写的遗嘱，里面说道：
17. “献给我最亲爱的妻子：当你读着这封遗嘱的时候，我确信我已不在人间。我为你买了这份保险。虽然金额总数才区区100英磅，但我希望它能帮助我继续履行我们结婚时我所起的照顾你一生一世的诺言。我不能再陪你一起度过你的余生，但我希望保险金额里的钱能够帮助我实现照顾你后半生生活的愿望，就像我可以重生的话那样照顾你。我同时也想让你知道，我会一直在你的周围，在你的身边，保护你关心你，我爱你！”
18. 老夫人读着读着，泪水如小河流水般奔涌而出。
19. 当你爱着一个人的时候，务必要让他们知道，因为你永远不知道下一分钟将会发生什么事。学会一起生活，学会互爱，不是他们是你的什么，而是他们是你的谁.
Run Through The Rain雨中穿行
1. She had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart. She must have been 6 years old，this beautiful brown haired，freckle-faced image of innocence. It was pou ng outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters，so much in a hurry to hit the Earth it has no time to flow down the spout.
2. We all stood there under the awning and just inside the door of the Wal-Mart. We waited，some patiently，others ir tated becau nature mes d up their hur ed day. I am always mesme zed by rainfall. I get lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world. Me es of nning，splashing so carefree as a child come pou ng in as a welcome rep eve from the wor es of my day.
3. Her voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance we were all caught in. “Mom，let’ s n through the rain，” she said.
4. “What？” Mom asked.
5. “Let’ s n through the rain！” She repeated.
6. “No，honey. We’ ll wait until it slows down a bit，” Mom replied.
7. This young child waited about another minute and repeated： “Mom，let’ s n through the rain.”
8. “We’ ll get soaked if we do，” Mom said.
9. “No，we won’ t，Mom. That’ s not what you said this rning，” the young girl said as she tugged at her Mom’ s arm.
10. “This rning？When did I say we could n through the rain and not get wet？”
11. “Don’ t you remember？When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer，you said，If God can get us through this，he can get us through anything！”
12. The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I swear you couldn’ t hear anything but the rain. We all stood silently. No one came or left in the next few minutes. Mom pau d and thought for a ment about what she would say.
13. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a ment of affirmation in a young child’ s life. Time when innocent tst can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith. “Honey，you are absolutely ght. Let’ s n through the rain. If get wet，well maybe we just needed washing，” Mom said. Then off they ran.
14. We all stood watching，smiling and laughing as they darted past the cars and. They held their shopping bags over their heads just in ca. They got soaked. But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars. And yes，I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing. Circumstances or people can take away your mate al pos ssions，they can take away your ney，and they can take away your health. But no one can ever take away your precious me es. So，don’ t forget to make time and take the opportunities to make me es every day！
15. To everything there is a ason and a time to every purpo under heaven. I hope you still take the time to n through the rain.
1. 她和妈妈刚在沃尔玛购完物。这个天真的小女孩应该6岁大了，头发是美丽的棕 ，脸上有雀斑。外面下着倾盆大雨，雨水溢满了檐槽，来不及排走，就迫不及待地涌向了大地。
2. 我们都站在沃尔玛门口的遮篷下。大家在等待，有的人很耐心，也有人很烦躁，因为老天在给他们本已忙碌的一天添乱。雨天总能引起我的遐思。我出神地听着、看着老天洗刷走这世界的污垢和尘埃，孩时无忧无虑地在雨中奔跑玩水的记忆汹涌而至，暂时缓解了我这一天的焦虑。
3. 小女孩甜美的声音打破了这令人昏昏欲睡的气氛， “妈妈，我们在雨里跑吧，” 她说。
4. “什么？” 母亲问。
5. “我们在雨里跑吧，” 她重复。
6. “不，亲爱的，我们等雨小一点再走，” 母亲回答说。
7. 过了一会小女孩又说： “妈妈，我们跑出去吧。”
8. “这样的话我们会湿透的，” 母亲说。
9. “不会的，妈妈。你今天早上不是这样说的。” 小女孩一边说一边拉着母亲的手。
10. “今天早上？我什么时候说过我们淋雨不会湿啊？”
11. “你不记得了吗？你和爸爸谈他的癌症时，你不是说 ‘如果上帝让我们闯过这一关，那我们就没有什么过不去了。’”