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1、When the Moon Follows Me MaryE.Potter Eachofmysonsmadethediscoveryearly.Wewouldberidinginthecaratnight,andalittlevoicewouldcalloutfromthebackseat,“Hey,themoonisfollowingus!”Iwouldexplainthatthemoonwasnotactuallyglidingalong
2、withourcar.Therewouldbeanotherperiodofcriticalobservationandthefinalverdict,deliveredmorequietlythistime:“Butitreallyismoving.Icanseeit.”IthoughtofthatoneeveningasIwasdriving.Themoon,onedayshortoffullness,rodewithme,firstglidingsmoothly,thenbouncingove
3、rthebumpystretches,nowonmyright,thenstraightahead,thesilverlightwashingoverdrygrassesinopenfields,streakingalongthroughblackbranches,finallydisappearingastheroadwounditswaythroughthehills.WhenIcrestedthehillinthevillage,thereitwasagain——grownsuddenlyim
4、mense,ripe,floodingthetownwithasprawlinglightsomagicalIbegantounderstandwhyitissaidtoinspire“looniness.”Icouldhardlywaittogetbackhometoshowtheboys.Robertwasinthebathtub,soIgrabbedJohn.“Closeyoureyesandcomeseewhatfollowedmehome,”Isaid,hopingtoincreaseth
5、edramaticimpact.Iledhimoutintothenight.“Okay.Open!Isn’titbeautiful?”JohnblinkedafewtimesandlookedatmeasifImight,indeed,beloony.“Mom,it’sjustthemoon.Isthisthesurprise?”Isupposehewashopingforapuppy.Ishouldhaverealizedthat,beingonlyten,hewasprobablytooyou
6、ngtoknowhowmuchwesometimesneedthemagicandromanceofmoonlight——alightthatisnothingliketheharshglareofthesunthatitreflects.Moonlightsoftensourfaults;allshabbinessdissolvesintoshadow.Iterasesthemyriaddetailsthatcrowdandrushusinthesunlight,leavingonlysharpo
7、utlinesandhighlightsandbroadbrushstrokes——thefundamentalshapeofthings.Ofteninthesoothing,restorativeglowwestaretransfixed,bouncingourambitionsandhopesandplansoffthisgreatreflector.Wedreamourdreams;weexaminethestructureofourlives;wemakeconsidereddecisio
8、ns.Inahectic,confusingworld,ithelpstostepoutintoaquiet,clearswathofmoonlight,toseekoutthefundamentalsandeschewtheincidentals.ThenightafterIshowedJohnthemoon,heburstbreathlesslythroughthedoor,calling,“Mom,comeoutforaminute!”Thistime,hele
