《人生之钥》

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他这么做。
  我反对过,用理智和非理智的手段反抗。最终,我质问丈夫为什么要让儿子去寄宿学校。“因为我相信他会因此受益。”这就是他直接的回答。
  在此后的无眠之夜里,我必须承认他是对的。黎明前我接受了这点,不管我自己的感情怎样,我没有权利去阻挡孩子发展的道路。
  我记起了我的母亲在我要离开家到另外一个国家学习时,所写下的诗句:
  当你出生时,
  我对自己说,
  我已远离孤独。
  我没有意识到,
  这个倚在我臂弯的婴儿,
  只是借来的。
  是要我来照顾,
  而后要完好地交到另一个生命的手中。
  此后,她的生命,
  我只能从远处分享。
  “有些东西只有母亲才会爱。”这句成语总是让我们联想起那些在别人眼中不起眼甚至是厌恶,而在母亲眼中却是宝贝的小混混、小流氓一般的少年。
  它道出了,母爱是盲目的,不管对什么样的孩子,不管丑陋还是缺陷。在现实中,这也有另一种解释:母爱是极具洞察力的。
  当一个母亲看着她的孩子的时候,她看到的不仅仅是孩子的现在,也看到了他们未来可能成为的样子。在她的眼里,潜力超越了局限。
  她觉察到了孩子内在最好的东西,尽管这些特征可能尚不明显。她的解读方式是善意的,容得下失误,对于不确定的事情永远不骤然否定。对于人性的判断,可以说她们通常是正确的。
  倘若她懂得温暖和无私的情感,一个母亲会在任何时候爱她的孩子,在最坏的情况下也恒久不变。
  当一个孩子故意做了在别人看来不值得原谅的错事的时候,他的妈妈仍旧会充满愧疚地继续爱他。爱那个过去的他,也爱那个原本可以更好的他。
  我母亲在她70岁的时候,在一次交通事故中伤得很重。我接到通知,得知母亲正处在生死边缘,而且她的双腿都要被切除。
  “可怜的女人。”我的一个好心的邻居说道,“死或许都比这样要好。”
  在母亲接受最后一个手术之前,她还能对我说话。“我不知道我在为何而挣扎。”她说,“就算我活过来了,我还能在生命中指望得到什么呢?”
  “这要由你来决定,”我回答说,“只有你知道在轮椅上的生活是否值得过。”
  她想了想,说道:“我最在意的是我的孩子,看着你长大,看着你成长,当你需要我的时候有我在你的身边。”
  她活了下来,而且恢复了。许多年以后的今天,她独自一个人在一个公寓里生活,每天重复着生活。奇怪的是,她比以前更开心了,正在享受晚年。。 最好的txt下载网

Motherhood 母性(2)
拥有着她的新朋友们和她自己的爱好,她没有依赖任何人,她的生命现在是她自己的。
  但是时不时地,她也会想起那个危急的时刻,那一刻,身为母亲的爱让一切变得不同。
  In springtime; when our first lambs arrive; I go out to the sheep…pen to watch the ewes; see them nursing their young; tenderly; contentedly; licking the wet coats; bleating reassuringly。
  And I say to myself; how basic the maternal instinct is。 Being a mother is easy; all you have to do is follow your nature。 No call for careful planning; balanced judgements; knife…edge decisions; like everywhere else in life。
  Before long; however; motherhood takes on another aspect: When your treasure turns her innocent gaze upon you and says ‘no’; spits out the nourishing good food you have prepared for her; stamps her little foot and announces that she hates you。
  If you were a sheep; this is when you’d decide that time has e for weaning; turn your back on the offspring and enjoy chewing your grass in peace; without someone tugging at your udder。
  We; of course; can’t do that。 Our children need us and will continue to do so; long after the maternal bond starts to give。
  To love them just as much can be a challenge。 But this is where we start to learn from our young: lessons of patience; empathy and forbearance。
  Being a mother is no longer easy。 But it does bring its own rewards。
  Once I found myself in an air emergency。 Before attempting to crash…land; we had to spend an hour circling to burn up excess fuel。
  It was a very long hour。 The stranger in the seat next to me held my hand and told me his whole life was passing before him。
  My own mind was following a more morbid course; picturing my funeral; pondering whether there would be enough left of me to put in a coffin。
  Then another image broke through; the agonising thought my unconscious had been fighting to suppress: the toddler I had left behind; the image of him ing into our bedroom in the morning; getting into his mother’s bed to start the day with a cuddle。
  I saw him entering this room day after day; with a bed that remained empty; where he would never again feel his mother’s arms wrapped around his warm little body。
  It was then that I realised the terrible encumbrance of parental love。 How it keeps us fettered to this life; held to ransom; so that we can’t even die gracefully; without our hearts being broken。
  Since that day; I have only one prayer for myself: that I may live long enough to see my child able to get on without me。
  My only child has just started boarding…school。 The house is painfully empty。 It was the boy himself who wanted to go; backed up by his father。
  I resisted; with rational arguments and less rational emotions。 In the end I confronted my husband and asked him why he wanted to send our son away to school。 “Because I believe it would do him good;”was his straight answer。
  In the sleepless night that followed; I had to admit that he was right。 By daybreak I had accepted that; whatever my own feelings; I had no right to hold up a process that would assist my child in his social and academic development。
  And I remembered the lines my mother wrote in a notebook the day I left home to study in a foreign country:
  When you were born;
  I said to myself;
  I shall never again be alone。
  Little did I realise
  that the infant I cradled in my arms
  was given to me on loan;
  to care for and prepare
  for the day when I would hand her over;
  to another life
  that I can share

Motherhood 母性(3)
only from a distance。
  ‘Something only a mother could love。’ The phrase conjures up images of baby orang…utans; teenage hoodlums; repugnant monsters。
  It does suggest that a mother’s love is blind; oblivious to chara…cter disorders; to ugliness and failings; when in reality it is the other way round: maternal love is extraordinarily perceptive。
  When a mother looks upon her children; she sees not only what they are; but also what they may bee。 In her eyes; potential exceeds limitations。
  She is aware of the best in each one even when it’s not apparent。 Her interpretations are kind; generous to a fault; always giving the benefit of the doubt。 It says a lot about human nature that; more often than not; she’s proved right。
  Provided she is no stranger to warm and selfless feelings; a mother will love her children for all that is contained within them; or even; at times; in spite of it; remaining constant even in the worst scenarios。
  When a child has contrived to destroy anything in it worthy of affection; its mother; with deep regret; will continue to love it; partly for what it was; partly for what it might have been。
  At the age of seventy; my mother was badly injured in a motor accident。 I was reached by a message that she was on life support; both her legs were to be amputated。
  “The poor woman;” said my well…meaning neighbour。 “Wouldn’t it be better if she was just left to die?”
  Before her last operation; she was able to talk to me。 “I don’t know what I’m fighting for;”she said。 “What sort of life do I have to look forward to; even if I do survive?”
  “That’s for you to decide;” I answered。 “Only you can tell whether life in a wheel…chair would still be worth living。”
  She thought for a while about this; and then she stated: “What I value most is having my children。 Follow you as you grow older; see how your lives develop。 Be there for you when you need me。”
  She survived。 She recovered。 Today; many years later; she lives alone; in an adapted flat; where her daily routine is much the same as usual。 Except; amazingly; she’s happier than before: enjoying a late blossoming。
  With brand new friendships and interests to sustain her; she depends on no one; her life is her own。
  But now and then she remembers that critical moment; when a mother’s love for her children made all the difference。
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Feelings 感觉(1)
2000年的爱尔兰,全国上下都被一个消息震惊了:在一些宗教机构中,居然发生着虐待儿童的事件。
  尽管令人难以置信,但这都是真实的:我们社会中最脆弱的一群小生命,由于各种原因未能得到应有的爱、关怀和保护,却被囚禁在房子里,剥夺了身份,忍受着饥饿和痛苦,任凭掠夺者凌辱。
  有关当局早就知道他们的状况,但是却没有采取什么行动。谁会在乎那些无足轻重的孩子们呢?他们甚至连投票权都没有!
  这一令人不安的消息,被一个理由安抚了——这是很早以前就发生过的事情了,现在事情改变了。
  而现在,我们社会中最脆弱的一群小生命,由于各种原因未能得到应有的爱、关怀和保护,却流落在街头,被剥夺了身份,忍受着饥饿和痛苦,任凭掠夺者凌辱。
  有关当局早就知道他们的状况,但是却没有采取什么行动。谁会在乎那些无足轻重的孩子们呢?他们甚至连投票权都没有!
  要让那些掌权的人意识到,这些可怜的小生命的命运是掌握在他们手中的,需要的不仅仅是公众的大声疾呼。
  康涅马拉(Connemara)的一个旅馆经营者给郡上的管理者写了一封言辞激烈的信,抱怨说在他所在的地区,一个以美丽的自然风光而闻名的地方,一些主要道路的维修却偏偏被安排在旅游旺季进行。就算这种行为不是一种破坏,那也算是没有专业水准和极度缺乏专业敏感性的表现了。
  郡上的工程师在回信中礼貌地、遗憾地解释道:鉴于爱尔兰的气候,他们没有别的办法,只能在夏季维修道路,因为只有在夏天,柏油才能干。
  当那位旅馆主人给我讲述这个故事的时候,他笑了:“这么多年了,我一直生气、沮丧,但这一切却都是源于我的无知!”
  这让我想起了我认识的一个男人,由于他妈妈身患癌症,要接受治疗,他8岁便被送到了乡下的亲戚家,但是为了不让孩子多心,没有人告诉过他被送走的理由,而他的童年一直沉浸在这一阴影中。
  他几个星期都缓不过来,觉得自己一定是做了什么不可原谅的错事,才不能回家,不能得到父母的爱。即使长大后他知道是自己误解了,但那种被拒绝的感觉还是存在着。
  想想就可怕,即使是在我们说着这些事情的时候,有多少的生命和关系,都被充满敌意、破坏性的感受侵蚀着,而这些仅仅源于误解。
  只有每个人在允许某种情绪生根之前,确保自己得到的信息是正确的时候,这世界上才能少一些对着错误的对象号叫的傻瓜。
  门铃响了。一个朋友走进来,脸色苍白,眼眶红红的,眼圈发黑,他的嘴唇颤抖着说:“她离开我了,”他痛哭着,好像字字都让他钻心地疼,“14年的美好婚姻啊,她就这么走了。”
  我忍不住想到,他的妻子曾悄悄地对我说过,他们的婚姻对她而言就像是一座牢笼:一个紧锁的牢房,沉闷而让她窒息,无法接近阳光和新鲜空气。“我一定得逃出去,”她平静地说,“否则只能死去。”
  “我爱她,”他断断续续地说道,“自从我们相遇那天起,我就是为她而活。我的一生都在为她的幸福奋斗。没有她,我就失去了一切。”
  他的话让我想到,这种对配偶的深度投入,似乎更多地是对男人而言的。我猜想,这是否来源于他们婴儿时期的一种无意识的渴望——那时他们所有的需求都会被一个慷慨的圣母满足,而她所要的回报,仅仅是顺从。
  “这会不会是因为,”我小心翼翼地试探道,希望能够帮助他领悟些东西,“你们之间的关系一直更多的是基于你的而非她的需求呢?”
  “根本就不是,”他突然反驳说,似乎是被冒犯了,“我从来都没想过我自己。我给了她一切,我的身体、灵魂,我的整个人都是她的。”当他再次沉思时,似乎又有些茫然了,“什么样的女人会想着要抛弃这样的爱啊?”
  我无心回答他,或许有一天我会告诉他。
  在所有的情感中,最危险的是那些我们不知道自己拥有的情绪。它们是冲动的原由;它们让我们的行为变得古怪,破坏了我们的判断力。
  拒绝去体会那些痛苦的感觉是人类很自然的选择,但是,这种压抑多多少少要为破坏性的爆发负有责任。
  那么,这是否就意味着,另一种极端就是健康的呢?一旦有些负面的情绪和感觉,便大呼小叫、呐喊、大笑或是大哭,没�
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