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第五部分: Open theWindow of YourMind 打开你心灵的窗户(第1页)

  爱能历久常新。华发或会失去原有的光彩。双颊或会日显消瘦黯淡。然而,有爱的心中,从无寒冬霜冰,只有夏之温热。大多数人需要听到那“三个小字”——我爱你。

  wordsfromtheheart说出心里话1.stpeopleneedtohearthose“threelittlewords”—iloveyou.onceinawhile,theyhearthemjustintime.

  2.imetconniethedayshewasadmittedtothehospice1ward,whereiworkedasavo露nteer.

  herhusband,bill,stoodnervouslynearbyasshewastransferredfromthegurneytothehospitalbed.althoughconniewasinthefinalstagesofherfightagainstcancer,shewasalertandcheerful.wegothersettledin.ifinishedmarkinghernameonallthehospitalsuppliesshewouldbeusing,andthenaskedifsheneededanything.

  3.“oh,yes,”shesaid,“wouldyoupleaseshowmehowtousethetv?ienjoythesoapssomuchandidon’twanttogetbehindonwhat’shappening.”conniewasaromantic.shelovedsoapoperas,enovelsandvieswithagoodlovestory.aswebecameacquainted,sheconfidedhowfrustraitwastobemarried32yearstoamanwhooftencalledher“asillywoman.”

  4.“oh,iknowbilllovesme,”shesaid,“buthehasneverbeenoosayhelovesme,orsendcardstome.”shesighedandlookedoutthewindowatthetreesinthecourtyard.”i’dgiveanythingifhe’dsay‘iloveyou,’butit’sjustnotinhisnature.”

  5.billvisitedconnieeveryday.inthebeginning,hesatnexttothebedwhileshewatchedthesoaps.later,whenshebegansleepingre,hepacedupanddownthehallwayoutsideherroosoon,whenshenolongerwatchedtelevisionandhadfewerwakingments,ibeganspendingreofmyvo露nteertimewithbill.

  6.hetalkedabouthavingworkedasacarpenterandhowhelikedtogofishing.heandconniehadnochildren,butthey’dbeenenjoyingretirementbytraveling,untilconniegotsick.billcouldnotexpresshisfeelingsaboutthefactthathiswifewasdying.

  7.oneday,overcoffeeinthecafeteria,igothinthesubjectofwomenandhowweneedromanceinourlives;howwelovetogetsentimental1cardsandloveletters.

  8.“doyoutellconnieyouloveher?”iasked(knowinghisanswer),andhelookedatmeasifiwascrazy.

  9.“idon’thaveto,”hesaid.“sheknowsido!”

  10.“i’msuresheknows,”isaid,reachingoverandtouchinghishandsrough,carpenter’shandsthatweregrippingthecupasifitweretheonlythinghehadtohangonto”butsheneedstohearit,bill.sheneedstohearwhatshehasmeanttoyoualltheseyears.pleasethinkaboutit.”

  11.wewalkedbacktoconnie’sroobilldisappearedinside,andilefttovisitanotherpatient.

  later,isawbillsitbythebed.hewasholdingconnie’shandassheslept.thedatewasfebruary12.

  12.twodayslateriwalkeddownthehospicewardatnoon.therestoodbill,leaningupagainstthewallinthehallway,staringatthefloor.ialreadyknewfromtheheadnursethatconniehaddiedat11a.m.

  13.whenbillsawme,heallowedhimselftoeintomyarmsforalongtime.hisfacewaswetwithtearsandhewastrembling.finally,heleanedbackagainstthewallandtookadeepbreath.

  14.“ihavetosaysomething,”hesaid.“ihavetosayhowgoodifeelabouttellingher.”hestoppedtoblowhisnose.“ithoughtalotaboutwhatyousaid,andthisrningitoldherhowmuchilovedher...andlovedbeingmarriedtoher.youshouldhaveseenhersmile!”

  15.iwentintotheroomtosaymyowngoodbyetoconnie.there,onthebedsidetable,wasalargevalentinecardfrombill.youknowthesentimentalkindthatsays,“tomywonderfulwife...iloveyou.”

  1.大多数人需要听到那“三个小字”——我爱你。有时他们就会在最需要的时候听到。

  2.我在康尼住进收容所病房的那天见到了她。我在那儿当义工。把她从轮床抬上病床时,她的丈夫比尔焦虑不安地站在旁边。虽然康尼处于和癌症搏斗的晚期,但她仍然神智清醒,精神愉快。我们把她安顿好。我在医院提供给她使用的所有用品上标上她的名字,然后问她是否需要什么。

  3.“啊,是的,”她说,“请告诉我怎么用电视好吗?我非常喜欢肥皂剧,想随时跟上进展情况。”康尼是个浪漫的人。她酷爱肥皂剧、浪漫小说和讲述美好爱情故事的电影。

  随着我们越来越熟,她向我吐露说,跟一个经常叫她“傻女人”的男人生活了32年有多么沮丧。

  4.“唉,我知道比尔爱我,”她说道,“可是他从来不说他爱我,也不给我寄贺卡。”她叹了口气,朝窗外庭院里的树望去。”如果他说声‘我爱你’,我愿意付出一切,可这根本不是他的性格。”

  5.比尔每天都来探望康尼。一开始,康尼看肥皂剧,他就坐在床旁。后来,她睡的时候多了,比尔就在屋外走廊里踱来踱去。不久,康尼不再看电视了,醒的时候也少了,我开始花更多的义工时间和比尔在一起。

  6.他谈到他一直是个木工,他多么喜欢钓鱼。他和康尼没有孩子,但他们四处旅游,享受着退休生活,直到康尼得病。对他妻子病危这一事实,比尔无法表达他的感受。

  7.在自助餐厅喝咖啡时,我设法和比尔谈起女人这个话题,谈到生活中我们多么需要浪漫,多想收到充满柔情蜜意的卡片和情书。

  8.“你跟康尼说你爱她吗?”我明知故问。他瞧着我,就好像我有神经病。

  9.“我没有必要说,”他说道,“她知道我爱她!”

  10.“我肯定她知道,”我说。我伸出手,触摸着他那双木工粗糙的手。这双手紧握着杯子,似乎它是他需要依附的惟一东西——“可是她需要听到它,比尔。她需要听到所有这些年来她对你意味什么。请你考虑考虑。”

  11.我们走回康尼的房间。比尔进了屋,我走开去看望另一个病人。后来,我看见比尔坐在床边。康尼入睡了,他握着她的一只手。那天是2月12日。

  12.两天后的中午时分,我顺着临终安养院病房过道向前走着。比尔站在那里,靠着墙,凝视着地面。护士长已经告诉我,康尼在上午11点故去了。