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1、AtanairportIoverheardafatheranddaughterduringtheirlastmomentstogether.Herflightwasreadyforboardingandtheywerestandingnearthedeparturegate.Theyhuggedandhesaid,"Iloveyou,Iwishyouenough."Sheinturnsaid,"Daddy,ourlifetogetherhasbeenmorethanenough.YourloveisallIeverneeded.Iwishyouenough,too,Daddy."在
2、机场我无意中听到父女俩在最后分别时刻的谈话。女儿正准备上飞机,他们站在飞机门附近。他们拥抱着,父亲说:“我爱你,我希望你能知足常乐,尽享人生。”女儿回答说:“爸爸,我们在一起生活了这么长时间我已经很知足了,您给我的爱也够了,我也希望你能知足常乐,尽享人生,爸爸!”Theykissedgoodbyeandsheleft.ThemanwalkedovertowardsthewindownearwhereIwasseated.Icouldseethathewantedandneededtocry.吻别后,女儿走了。父亲朝着我座位附近的窗子走过来,我可以看出他忍不住要哭。Itriednot
3、tointrudeuponhisprivacy,buthewelcomedmebyasking,"Haveyoueversaidgoodbyetosomeoneknowingthatitwouldbeforever?"我尽力不触及他的隐私,但他却向我打招呼,问:“你曾经有过明知是永别却还对某人说再见的经历吗?”"Yes,Ihave."SayingthatbroughtbackmemoriesIhadofexpressingmyloveandappreciationforallthatmyDadhaddoneforme.Recognizingthathisdayswerenumber
4、ed,Itookthetimetotellhim,facetoface,howmuchhemeanttome.SoIknewwhatthismanwasgoingthrough.“我有过这种经历。”这句话让我想起我曾为父亲为我所做的一切向他表示过我的爱和感激。知道他在世的日子不多后,我特意当面对他说他对我有多么重要。所以我理解这个人此时的感受。"Forgivemeforasking,butwhyisthisgoodbyeforever?"Iasked.“请原谅我问一句,为什么是永别呢?”我问。"Iamoldandshelivesmuchtoofaraway.Ihavechallen
5、gesaheadandtherealityis,hernexttripbackwillbeformyfuneral,"hesaid.“我老了,她又住的那么远。我的未来生活充满挑战。实际上,她再回来的时候便是参加我的葬礼了。”他说。"Iheardyousay'Iwishyouenough'MayIaskwhatthatmeans?"“我听到你说‘我希望你知足常乐,尽享人生’,那是什么意思?”Hebegantosmile."Thatisawishthathasbeenhandeddownthroughthegenerations.Myparentsusedtosayittoeveryo
6、ne."他露出微笑。“那个愿望是我们家代代相传的。我的父母过去常对每个人说。”Themanpausedamoment,thenlookedup,asiftryingtorememberthedetails.那人顿了一下,抬了抬头,像是在尽力回想其中的细节。"WhenwesayIwishyouenough,wewanttheotherpersonstohavealifefilledwithenoughgoodthingstosustainthem."“我们对人们说知足常乐,尽享人生,就是希望对方的生活里充满幸事,支撑他们走下去。”Hethenturnedtomeandsharedth
7、efollowing,asifhewererecitingitfrommemory:他转向我,对我说了下面这些话,像是在背诵:Iwishyouenoughsuntokeepyourattitudebright.我希望你有足够的阳光让你乐观。Iwishyouenoughraintoappreciatethesunmore.我希望你有足够的雨水让你更加感激阳光。Iwishyouenoughhappinesstokeepyourspiritsup.我希望你有足够的幸福使你情