爱的小盒子The Golden Box(第1页)
爱的小盒子TheGoldenBox
佚名Anonymous
&eriousgoldenboxwastiedwithribbonandsatuponashelfabovethesideboardinthediningroom。
Duringmychildhood,Iwouldoftenwohadandwhyitwasneveropeime-to-time,IwouldseemyparentslookuponthatgoldenboxaimesIwouldachairtogetacloserlook,butwouldouchitforfearIwouldspoilsomethingspecial。
nandoffonmyowhatboxfaded。However,Iwouldetovisitasmalltreasuresittinginitsusualpladthemysterywouldealiveagain。
Isoonmarriedandhadyowimewewouldvisitmyparents’home,Iwouldspotthatgoldentreasureaorywasheldwithin。Manyyearspassedasthatboxuedtositwithitsmysteriousts,undisturbed。
&ragiyfatherhappenedday。Ourfriendsandfamilygatheredtomournthelossofthebiggestheroiheohoughtwouldneverdie。
&her’sfuneral,Ifoundmymotherintheirroom—oheyhadsharedforsomanyyears,holdingthattreasuredboxiehands。Withtearsinhereyesaimeofmemoriesi,shecarefullyuheribbogoldentreasure。
Onayellowedpieceofpaperwerewrittenthesewords:
MyLove,Igofara>
Ihavetogo。
Iotstay。
Myloveforyou
Iwillholddear,
UntilthattimeIholdyounear。
SoIask,Darling,waitforme
WhileIamfaracrossthesea。
’TilIreturknowthis
&hisboxsealed>
AllMyLove,
Frank
&hertoldmethisstory:Mypareinhighstheirbestfriehemuponablinddate。Asmyparent’sfrieheirlovealsogrelannedassooedfromhighschoolbut“UncleSam”hadotherideas。
Beforemyfatherwentofftowar,hewrotethoselacedtheminthatgoldenboxahtheribbonasatokeingloveformymother。Heaskedthatsheopentheboxonlyifsheknewhewouldnotbee。
Asthosemoheirlove,faithaaihroughthatdifficulttimeuntiltheywouldbetaiherfiurhewar,theymarried。However,Momkeptthatboxunopenedasaremembraheirloveaithathardtimeintheirlives。
&herpassedaway,Isawmymotherslowlydee。Shehadlostthezestforlifeshe’doncehadwhenmyfatherwasalive。Iknewshewasdyingofabrokebecausehertrueloveurned。
Soon,Ifoundmyselfinmyoldfamilyhomeholdingthatgoldenbox。Butinsteadofaribbon,itithablueohthatblueribbohermystery。
AsIuheribbonIthoughtofallthosewonderfulyearsmyparentsandIhadshared。TheyhadgiveimeofloveanddIknewIwouldfeelthatlovefortherestofmylife。Whehelidandlookedinside,Ifoundthatyellolacedtheresomanyyearsagoandaeninmymother’sownhand。Itread:
MyDearSon,
&imeIheldyou,mypreciousboy,
&wasfilledwithsomuchjoy。
AsIwatchedyougrowfromaboytoaman,
HowthankfulIamandIknowit’ssotrue,
You’reawonderfulsonandI’llalwaysloveyou。
Mom
餐具柜的架子上,摆放着一个神秘的金黄色盒子,上面系着一条深红色丝带。童年时的我,常常好奇于这个盒子的来历以及它为何从未被打开过。有时,我会看见父母望着那个金黄色的盒子微笑。有时,我会爬到椅子上,这样就可以近距离看它,但我从未触摸过它,因为我害怕损坏了这件特别的物品。
当我长大后开始独立生活时,对那个盒子的记忆慢慢淡却了。然而,每次回家探望父母时,我都会望一下依然摆放在那里的那件小珍藏,那种神秘感再一次浮现。
不久,我结婚了,并有了自己的孩子。但是每次回家探望父母,我都会看一下那个金黄色的珍藏,想知道其中的故事。多年过去了,盒子和它的神秘内容依然摆放在那里,很安静。
父亲在春季的一天辞世了,这种悲痛始终伴随着我们。朋友和亲人们都前来哀悼这位我生命中最伟大的英雄。我一直认为他是不会离开我的。