TheLifeBloomsjustLikeFlowers
人生好似一個包裹，這個包裹裡藏著快樂與悲傷、成功與失敗，希望與絕望。人生也是一個學習的過程。那些經歷給我們上了全新的課，讓我們變得更好。隨著每一天的過去，我們學會了處理各種各樣的問題。
DanceWithMe和我跳舞吧
Whenwe』reyoungandwedreamofloveandfulfillment,wethinkperhapsofmoon-drenchedParisiannightsorwalksalongthebeachatsunset.
Noonetellsusthatthegreatestmomentsofalifetimearefleeting,unplannedandnearlyalwayscatchusoffguard.
Notlongago,asIwasreadingabedtimestorytomyseven-year-olddaughter,Annie,Ibecameawareofherfocusedgaze.Shewasstarringatmewithafaraway,trancelikeexpression.Apparently,completingTheTaleofSamuelWhiskerswasnotasimportantaswefirstthought.
Iaskedwhatshewasthinkingabout.
「Mommy,」shewhispered,「Ijustcan』tstoplookingatyourprettyface.」
Ialmostdissolvedonthespot.
Littledidsheknowhowmanytryingmomentstheglowofhersincerelylovingstatementwouldcarrymethroughoverthefollowingyears.
Notlongafter,Itookmyfour-year-oldsontoanelegantdepartmentstore,wherethemelodicnotesofaclassiclovesongdrewustowardatuxedoedmusicianplayingagrandpiano.SamandIsatdownonamarblebenchnearby,andheseemedastransfixedbytheliltingthemeasIwas.
Ididn』trealizethatSamhadstoodupnexttomeuntilheturned,tookmyfaceinhislittlehandsandsaid,「Dancewithme.」
IfonlythosewomenstrollingundertheParismoonknewthejoyofsuchaninvitationmadebyaround-cheekedboywithbabyteeth.Althoughshoppersopenlychuckled,grinnedandpointedatusasweglidedandwhirledaroundtheopenatrium,IwouldnothavetradedadancewithsuchacharmingyounggentlemanifI』dbeenofferedtheuniverse.
年輕時幻想愛與滿足時，我們腦海中首先閃現的意象，不是月光浸潤下巴黎街頭的夜色，就是夕陽映照下海灘上的散步。
沒有人告訴我們，一生中那些最動人的時刻，常常在我們未曾防備、猝不及防之時突然閃現。
不久前的一天晚上，臨睡前我給7歲的女兒安妮讀故事，發現她眼睛直愣愣地盯著我，一副恍惚、出神的樣子。顯然，此時塞繆爾·惠斯克斯的故事已退居其次了。
我問她在想什麼。
「媽媽，」她悄聲地說，「我忍不住想看你的臉，好漂亮。」
那一刻，我簡直就要被熔化了。
她不會知道，她這純稚的話語，在我後來的歲月裡激勵我度過多少艱難的時光。
前不久我帶4歲的兒子塞姆去一家非常高級的百貨商店，大廳內飄蕩的悠揚的經典情歌的旋律，把我倆都吸引到那位身著燕尾服、正在彈鋼琴的音樂家的身邊，我倆在旁邊的大理石長椅上坐下，和我一樣，塞姆似乎也被這扣人心弦的旋律打動了。
塞姆是什麼時候站到我跟前的，我都沒察覺。他伸出雙手捧著我的臉頰，「和我跳舞吧！」
那些在月光下慢步巴黎的女人，能享受到接受一個滿口乳牙、圓圓臉蛋的小男孩的邀請而共舞的快樂嗎？我們滑動，我們旋轉，似乎有顧客在竊笑、在私語、在指指點點，可與這麼迷人的年輕紳士共舞，縱然你用整個世界來與我交換，我亦不屑。
ColoursoftheSky天空的色彩
Ifwelookattheskyonaperfectlyfinesummer』sdayweshallfindthatthebluecolouristhemostpureandintenseoverheadandwhenlookinghighupinadirectionoppositetothesun.Nearthehorizonitisalwayslessbright,whileintheregionimmediatelyaroundthesunitismoreorlessyellow.Thereasonofthisisthatnearthehorizonwelookthroughaverygreatthicknessoftheloweratmosphere,whichisfullofthelargerdustparticlesreflectingwhitelight,andthisdiluterthepureblueofthehigheratmosphereseenbeyond,Andinthevicinityofthesunagooddealofthebluelightisreflectedbackintospacebythefinerdust,thusgivingayellowishtingetothatwhichreachesusreflectedchieflyfromthecoarsedustoftheloweratmosphere.Atsunsetandsunrise,however,thislasteffectisgreatlyintensified,owingtothegreatthicknessofthestrataofairthroughwhichthelightreachesus.Theenormousamountofthisdustiswellshownbythefactthatthenonlywecanlookfullatthesun,evenwhenthewholeskyisfreefromcloudsandthereisnoapparentmist.Butthesun』sraysthenreachusafterhavingpassed,first,throughanenormousthicknessofthehigherstrataoftheair,theminutedustofwhichreflectsmostofthehigherstrataoftheair,theminutedustofwhichreflectsmostoftheblueraysawayfromus,leavingthecomplementaryyellowlighttopasson,Then,thesomewhatcoarserdustreflectsthegreenrays,leavingamoreorange-colouredlighttopasson;andfinallysomeoftheyellowisreflected,leavingalmostpurered.Butowingtotheconstantpresenceofaircurrents,arrangingboththedustandvapourinstrataofvaryingextentanddensity,andofhighorlowcloudswhichbothabsorbandreflectthelightinvaryingdegrees,weseeproducedallthosewondrouscombinationsoftintsandthosegorgeousever-changingcolourswhichareaconstantsourceofadmirationanddelighttoallwhohavetheadvantageofanuninterruptedviewtothewestandwhoareaccustomedtowatchforthosenotinfrequentexhibitionsofnature』skaleidoscopiccolourpainting.Witheverychangeinthealtitudeofthesunthedisplaychangesitscharacter;andmostofallwhenithassunkbelowthehorizon,andowingtothemorefavourableanglesalargerquantityofthecolouredlightisreflectedtowardus,especiallywhenthereisacertainamountofcloudisthiscase.These,solongasthesunwasabovethehorizon,interceptedmuchofthelightandcolour,butwhenthegreatluminaryhaspassedawayfromourdirectvision,hislightshinesmoredirectlyontheundersidesofallthecloudsandairstrataofdifferentdensities;anewandmorebrilliantlightflushesthewesternsky,andadisplayofgorgeousever-changingtintsoccurswhichareatoncethedelightofthebeholderandthedespairoftheartist.Andallthisunsurpassablegloryweoweto—dust!