Blessed
佚名/Anonymous
AfriendandIwerestandinginlineatthegrocerystoretheotherday,andIwastellingherhowlazymychildrenwere.Ihadcomeinfromworkthatmorning,andlikemosttimes,myhousewaswrecked.
「Ibelievechildrennowadaysarejustoutforwhattheycanget.Ibendoverbackwardsforthem,andtheycan』tevenhelpkeepourhouseclean.Itwouldn』tbothermeso,butit』sthewomanwholooksbadifthehouseisamess.」
「Doyouknowhowblessedyouare?」Awomanbehindusasked.「Iwouldlovetogohomeandfindmyhouseamess.Iwouldn』tmindmycarpetbeingruinedorthedisheslefteverywhere.Iwouldn』tmindthedirtyclothesbeingpiledhighormanysockstomatch.Iwouldn』tevenmindanyonetalkingaboutmydirtyhome.Matteroffact,Iwouldloveit.Iwoulddearlylovetokickmywaythroughthehousejusttogettomykidsandbeabletohugthem,kissthemandtellthemhowmuchIlovethem.Yousee,mytwochildrenwerekilledinanautoaccidentandnowit』sjustmyhusbandandme.Myhousestaysclean,myclothesstayputup,thedishesaredone.
「Therearenofingerprintsonmywalls,nomysteriousspotsonmycarpets.Therearenosoundsofarguing,noslammingdoors,nolaughter,no『IloveyouMom』.Soyousee,youareveryblessed.WhatIwouldgivetobegoingthroughwhatyouarerightnow.HowIwouldlovetobeabletoholdmykids,wipeawaytheirtears,sharetheirdreams.Justtowatchthemplay.IfIhadmychildren,Iwouldn』tcarehowmyhouselooked.Iwouldbehappyjusttohavethem.」
Nowifyoucomeintomyhouseandseeabigoldmess,youcanthinkbadthoughtsifyouwant,butIfeelgreatlyblessed.
有一天在雜貨店,我和一個朋友排隊購物時,我不斷地向她訴說我的孩子們是多麼懶惰。那天清晨,我上完晚班回家,房間又像多數時候那樣,亂作一團。
「我覺得,如今的孩子總是一味索取,我為他們竭盡全力,可他們甚至都不能幫我保持房間整潔。就算我不煩,其他女人看到我那又髒又亂的房間,也會指責我。」
「你知道自己多幸福嗎?」我們身後的一個女人說道,「我非常希望回到家後,能看到房子裡混亂不堪。地毯弄髒了,或者到處是碟子、成堆的髒衣服、混雜的襪子,我都不介意,甚至別人要說我的房子有多髒,我也不在乎。事實上,我就喜歡那樣。只要能再和我的孩子們在一起,能擁抱、親吻並告訴他們,我是多麼愛他們,我就非常願意踢開腳邊的雜物,在混亂的房子裡穿行。你知道嗎?在一次車禍中,我的兩個孩子都遇難了,現在只剩下我和丈夫,我的房子總是很乾淨,衣服堆放整潔,碟子也擺放妥當。
「牆壁上沒有手指印,莫名其妙的污點也不會出現在地毯上。房子裡沒有吵鬧聲,沒有『砰』的關門聲,沒有笑聲,也聽不到有人說『我愛你,媽媽』。所以,要知道,你是多麼幸福啊!此刻你所反感的一切正是我渴望得到的。我多麼希望能抱著自己的孩子,擦乾他們的眼淚,分享他們的夢想,或者只是看著他們玩耍。如果我還有孩子,房子再亂我也不在乎,只要擁有他們,我就開心了。」
現在,如果你進了我的房子,看到一片混亂。你覺得多糟糕我都無所謂,因為我感到非常幸福。
1.Ibelievechildrennowadaysareoutforwhattheycanget.Ibendoverbackwardsfor,andtheycan』tevenhelpkeepourhouse.Itwouldn』tbothermeso,butit』sthewomanwholooksifthehouseisamess.
2.Matteroffact,Iwouldloveit.Iwoulddearlytokickmywaythroughthehousejusttogettomyandbeabletohugthem,kissthemandtellthemhowIlovethem.Yousee,mytwochildrenwere_______inanautoaccidentandnowit』sjustmyhusbandandme.
3.Nowifyouintomyhouseandseeabigmess,youcanthinkbadthoughtsifyouwant,butIgreatlyblessed.
1.那天清晨,我上完晚班回家,房間又像多數時候那樣,亂作一團。
2.我非常希望回到家後,能看到房子裡混亂不堪。
3.房子裡沒有吵鬧聲,沒有『砰』的關門聲,沒有笑聲,也聽不到有人說『我愛你,媽媽』。
1.AfriendandIwerestandinginlineatthegrocerystoretheotherday,andIwastellingherhowlazymychildrenwere.
inline:排隊;排列;協調;有秩序
2.Myhousestaysclean,myclothesstayputup,thedishesaredone.
putup:提供;建造;舉起;推舉,提名;供給……住宿