晨起时,读到一篇《将爱放飞》的英语美文:There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods, she found two starving songbirds. She took them home and put them in a small cage. She cared them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds.
One day the girl left the door to the cage open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. As he flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. Suddenly she felt the bird go limp. She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. Her desperate love had killed him.
She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom. He needed to soar into the clear, blue sky. She lifted him from the cage and tossed him softly into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times.
The girl watched delightedly at the bird's enjoyment. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest melody that she had ever heard.
The best way to keep love is to give it WINGS!
附带翻译:从前,有个寂寞的女孩非常渴望爱。一天,她走在丛林中,发现两只快要饿死的小鸟。她把它们带回家,放入一个小笼子。经她悉心照料,鸟儿一天天强壮起来。每天早晨,鸟儿都要用美妙的歌声向她表示问候。女孩不由得爱上了这两只小鸟。
一天,女孩敞开了鸟笼的小门。那只较大较壮的鸟儿飞出了鸟笼。女孩非常害怕鸟儿会飞走。鸟儿飞近时,她死命将它抓住。她十分高兴,终于又把它捉了回来。突然间,她感觉到鸟儿四肢无力。她张开手,惊恐地盯着手中的死鸟。她不顾一切的爱害死了鸟儿。
她注意到另一只鸟儿在笼边扑闪着翅膀。她可以感觉到它对自由的无限向往。它渴望冲向明净的蓝天。她将它举起,轻轻抛向空中。鸟儿盘旋了一圈,两圈,三圈。
看到鸟儿快乐的样子,女孩很高兴。她的内心不再计较自己的得失。她希望鸟儿幸福。突然,鸟儿飞近了,轻轻落在她的肩上,唱起了她从未听过的最动人的歌。
令爱长驻的方法,最好莫过于赋予它一双翅膀——将爱放飞!
我们进入正题,故事很简单,主要角色是一位女孩和两只会唱歌的鸟儿。女孩极其渴望得到爱,以至于将爱转移到了动物的身上,这并没有什么不妥,人本身就是高级动物,和动物建立感情是成立的。
我最爱的母亲,极喜爱狗。她养的狗儿带着丝丝灵性,其中有一只名叫“仨”的狗儿生了大病,无精无采,不吃不喝,再到后来卧地不起,口吐白沫,母亲到处带仨看病,仨终是败了下来,期间母亲的眼睛红了一圈又一圈,却只有大哭一场,这时母亲已经43岁的年纪了。
这个世界是怪异的,每当快要抓住某些不知名的游离于五感之外的东西我们暂且称为“荒诞情绪”,它就会跑掉,所以我无法概况它,而这篇短文将却它唤醒了。
我读到,有个寂寞的女孩非常渴望爱,作为一个对孤独略知一二的人,女孩是值得尊敬的,孤独不必拿来自命清高,那只是不同人所拥有的不同心性,就好像一只鸟儿在一颗老树上嘶鸣,一个背筐老者驻足仰望道,年轻真好。一位骑牛孩童大叫道,该死的鸟。如果这位寂寞的女孩路过,她会久久凝望,不舍离去,共鸣会引起情绪巨大波动,随机唤醒一种叫荒诞情绪的东西。
拿破仑在国会演讲时曾经说过:“我通过改革天主教,终止了旺代战争;通过变成个穆斯林教徒,在埃及站住了脚;通过成为一名信奉教皇至上的人,赢得了意大利神父的支持。如果我去统治一个犹太人的国家,我也会重修所罗门的神庙。”他告诉我们,人的想象力是可以集中塑造的。女孩担心鸟儿会离开她,害怕失去爱,所以她把鸟儿牢牢握在手中,握死他,他就不会离开了,这是她的想象,这是我的想象,这是荒诞情绪,由点到线到面在到空间,荒诞情绪会勾起人的想象,就像一个容器,容纳你所有凌乱不堪。
我不知道我的笔下在写些什么东西,但如果能让你有所波动,那它便是达到了目的,我不用成功去定义,因为成功并不成功。且文字本身不该局限,所谓举例说明,所谓形散意不散,莫不及随心,我更喜欢罗素关于形而上学的那个有趣实验:假定这个世界是被上帝在五分钟前创造出来的,有谁可以证明这不是事实?
That is not answer!没有人,你试图告诉我五分钟前我在吃饭?五分钟前我在睡觉?五分钟前?啊!什么?五分钟前我见过你,我可以证明你的确存在,但你在哪里?五分钟是时间,而我不曾理解时间的意义。这是荒诞情绪,朋友,遗憾的是你正在研究我跑题严重的问题,可我已经告诉过你。