英語沙龍全年文本15我所記得的

1、15、ALLI When my fatherspoke to me, healwaysbegan theconversation with “HaveIyou yet today howmuchI adore1 you?” Theof love wasreciprocated2in hislater years, ashislifebegan tovisibly3 ebb4,wegreweven 15、ALLI When my fatherspoke to me, healwaysbegan theconversation with “HaveIyou yet today howmuchI a

2、dore1 you?” Theof love wasreciprocated2in hislater years, ashislifebegan tovisibly3 ebb4,wegreweven At82 he wasreadyto die, andI wasreadytolet him got wouldend. Welaughed and criedand held handsand told each otherofourlove t itwastime.I said,“ Dad,afteryou have goneI wanta signfromtyou are fine,” He

3、laughed atthe absurdity5t;Dad didnt ve int convinced7 me I itive Idid either,butI had hadmany couldget some signal “fromthe otherside”My father andI wereso deeply connected Ifelt hisy moment he died.Later Itthe heirsterile9 wisdom10,hadlet me holdhis hand ashe hadslipped DayafterdayIprayedtohearfrom

4、him, butnothinghappened;nightafternight I asked fora dreambeforeIfell asleep. Andyetfour longmonths passed and I heard and felt nothing but grief at his loss. Mother had died five years because of Alzheimersdisease12, and, thoughIhadgrowndaughtersof myown,Ifeltlikealost Oneday, whileI waslyingon ama

5、ssage table in a darkquietroom waitingmy ment,a wave oflongingformyfather t over me,andI began wonder ifI hadbeen too demandingin askingforasign fromhim. Itmind wasin a acutee.Iexperienced an unfamiliarclarityin whichI have added long columnsofyhead.Ichecked to makesure Iwasand not dreaming, andI tI

6、 wasasfar removed fromadreamyeassibly be.Each thoughtI hadwaslikea drop of waterdisturbingastill and I marvelledat13thepeacefulnessof each passing moment.ThenI thought,“havebeen trying tocontrolthe messagesfrom theother side; Iwill t Suddenly my mothers face appeared-my mother, as she had been befor

7、e Alzheimersdiseasestripped14 herofhermind,herhumanity15and50pounds. Hermagnificentsilver haircrownedher t face.Shewasso real and so closeIfeltcould reach out and touch her. She looked as she had a dozen years ago, before the diseasehadbegun.Ievensmelledthefragrance16ofJoy,herfavouriteperfume17.She

8、seemed to be waiting and did not speak. I wondered how it could happent I wasthinkingofmyfatherandmymotherappeared,andIfeltalittleguilty asked for her as well.tIhad I said, “Oh,mother,Iam so tyouhad tosuffer t disease.”She tipped her head slightlyto oneside,asthough to acknowledge18what hadsaid abou

9、t her suffering.Thenshed-abeautiful-andsaiddistinctly19,“ butall Irememberislove.”and sheI began toshiver ina roomsuddenly gone cold, andI yt love wegive andreceive is tmattersandt is remembered.disappears;loveremains.Herwordsarehadsaid about her suffering.Thenshed-abeautiful-andsaiddistinctly19,“ b

10、utall Irememberislove.”and sheI began toshiver ina roomsuddenly gone cold, andI yt love wegive andreceive is tmattersandt is remembered.disappears;loveremains.HerwordsarethemostimportantIhaveeverheard,and t moment is forever engraved20 on my heart.I have not yet seen or heard from my father, but I have no doubts whenIleastexpectit, hewillappearandsay, “HaveItoldyouyettoday ttI更82夠終止開心地笑，為防傳染，父親悄然離世時，沒讓我握著5502.reciprocatevt.回報，報答，互5.absurdity:n.荒誕，2.reciprocatevt.回報，報答，互5.absurdity:n