【赫临译笔】人体最重要的部位是什么？ - 心云驛站

妈妈过去常常问我人体最重要的部位是什么。多年来我一直在猜测正确答案是什么。

小时候，我认为声音对人类很重要，因此回答：“是耳朵，妈妈。”

妈妈说：“不对，有许多人是聋子。你继续思考，我过一段时间再问。”

几年过去了，妈妈旧话重提。自从第一次尝试后，我一直在思考这个问题。

因此，这次我说：“妈妈，视力对每个人都很重要，因此，一定是眼睛。”

　　　　
妈妈看了看我，答道：“你正在迅速成长，但答案还是不对，因为有许多人是盲人。”

几年中，就这个问题妈妈又问了两三次，她的答复总是：“不对，孩子，但你每年都变得更聪明了一点。”

然后，到了去年，爷爷去逝了。一家人都很伤心，大家都在哭。当轮到我向爷爷临终告别时，妈妈看着我问：“亲爱的，你现在知道人体最重要的部位了是什么吗？”

她此时问起这个问题，我很意外。我一直以为这是我俩间的一个小游戏。她看到我一脸困惑，说：“这个问题很重要，这反映出你是否真正懂得了生活的意义。”我看到她双眼溢满了泪水。妈妈说：“亲爱的，人体最重要的部位是肩膀。”

我问：“是因为肩膀能够支撑起我们的头部吗？”

她回答道：“不是，是因为当朋友或所爱的人哭泣时，肩膀能够为他们的头部提供依靠。亲爱的，每个人一生中都有哭泣的时候，这时都需要一个肩膀来依靠。我只希望你拥有足够的朋友足够的爱，当你需要时，你会有一个肩膀可以依靠。”

那时那地，我懂得了人体最重要的部位不是一个私有的部位，而是一个同情别人痛苦的部位。

My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would 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."

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. My Mom looked at me when it was our turn to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, 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." I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, "My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder."

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 that you have enough love and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry on when you need it."

Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a selfish one. It is sympathetic to the pain of others.

丛中笑发表于 2013-8-31 21:24
肩挑人生，肩挑家庭，肩挑社会……

深刻啊！

ヮ成熟、羙° 发表于 2013-9-1 10:29
老师说得对，两肩是担着很重的东西。