段兆宏:鬼哥,放我们一马吧
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我们先看一篇英语美文
The Childhood Days /Those Childhood Days
When you came into the world, she held you in her arms.
You thanked her by weeping your eyes out.
When you were 1 year old, she fed you and bathed you.
You thanked her by crying all night long.
When you were 2 years old, she taught you to walk.
You thanked her by running away when she called.
When you were 3 years old, she made all your meals with love.
You thanked her by tossing your plate on the floor.
When you were 4 years old, she gave you some crayons.
You thanked her by coloring the dining room table.
When you were 5 years old, she dressed you for the holidays.
You thanked her by plopping into the nearest pile of mud.
When you were 6 years old, she walked you to school.
You thanked her by screaming, "I'm not going!"
When you were 7 years old, she bought you a baseball.
You thanked her by throwing it through the next-door-neighbor's window.
When you were 8 years old, she handed you an ice cream.
You thanked her by dripping it all over your lap.
When you were 9 years old, she paid for piano lessons.
You thanked her by never even bothering to practice.
When you were 10 years old, she drove you all day, from soccer to gymnastics to one birthday party after another.
You thanked her by jumping out of the car and never looking back.
When you were 11 years old, she took you and your friends to the movies.
You thanked her by asking to sit in a different row.
When you were 12 years old, she warned you not to watch certain TV shows.
You thanked her by waiting until she left the house.
Those Teenage Years
When you were 13, she suggested a haircut that was becoming.
You thanked her by telling her she had no taste.
When you were 14, she paid for a month away at summer camp.
You thanked her by forgetting to write a single letter.
When you were 15, she came home from work, looking for a hug.
You thanked her by having your bedroom door locked.
When you were 16, she taught you how to drive her car.
You thanked her by taking it every chance you could.
When you were 17, she was expecting an important call.
You thanked her by being on the phone all night.
When you were 18, she cried at your high school graduation.
You thanked her by staying out partying until dawn.
Growing Old and Gray
When you were 19, she paid your college tuition, drove you to campus, carried your bags.
You thanked her by saying good-bye outside the dorm so you wouldn't be embarrassed in front of your friends.
When you were 20, she asked whether you were seeing anyone.
You thanked her by saying, "It's none of your business."
When you were 21, she suggested certain careers for your future.
You thanked her by saying, "I don't want to be like you."
When you were 22, she hugged you at your college graduation.
You thanked her by asking whether she could pay for a trip to Europe.
When you were 23, she gave you furniture for your first apartment.
You thanked her by telling your friends it was ugly.
When you were 24, she met your fiance10 and asked about your plans for the future.
You thanked her by glaring and growling, "Muuhh-ther, please!"
When you were 25, she helped to pay for your wedding, and she cried and told you how deeply she loved you.
You thanked her by moving halfway across the country.
When you were 30, she called with some advice on the baby.
You thanked her by telling her, "Things are different now."
When you were 40, she called to remind you of a relative's birthday.
You thanked her by saying you were "really busy right now."
When you were 50, she fell ill and needed you to take care of her.
You thanked her by reading about the burden parents become to their children.
And then one day she quietly died.
And everything you never did came crashing down like thunder.
"Rock me baby, rock me all night long."
"The hand who rocks the cradle...may rock the world".
Let us take a moment of the time just to pay tribute and show appreciation to the person called mom though some may not say it openly to their mother. There's no substitute for her. Cherish every single moment. Though at times she may not be the best of friends, may not agree to our thoughts, she is still your mother!!!She will be there for you...to listen to your woes, your braggings, your frustations, etc. Ask yourself...have you put aside enough time for her, to listen to her "blues" of working in the kitchen, her tiredness? Be tactful, loving and still show her due respect though you may have a different view from hers. Once gone, only fond memories of the past and also regrets will be left.
Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart. Love her more than you love yourself. Life is meaningless without her ...
译文:童年时光
当你来到人世,她抱你在怀里。
你以哭得天昏地暗来报答他。
在你1岁时,她为你哺乳,为你洗澡。
你以哭号了整夜来报答她。
你2岁时,她教你走路。
你以四处乱跑来报答她。
你3岁时,她满怀爱心为你备三餐。
你以将盘子摔在地上来报答她。
你4岁时,她给你几支彩笔。
你报答她,把餐桌涂成大花脸。
你5岁时,节日里她盛妆打扮你。
你报答她,扑通一声摔进旁边一堆泥巴里。
你6岁时,她步行送你去上学。
你报答她,扯着嗓子叫:“我就是不去!”
你7岁时,她给你买来个棒球。
你报答她,把邻居的玻璃砸得稀里哗啦。
你8岁时,她递给你一支冰淇淋。
你报答她,膝盖上滴的全是它。
你9岁时,她掏钱让你学钢琴。
你报答她,从来不费心去练它。
你10岁时,她整天开车为你忙,从足球场到健身房,到一个又一个的生日会场。
你报答她,跳下车,头也不回背朝她。
你11岁,她带你和朋友去影院。
你报答她,请她坐到另一排。
你12岁,她警告你有些电视不要看。
你报答她,等她离开偏要看。
少年岁月
你13岁,她建议你把发型剪得体。
你报答她,对她连说没品味。
14岁时,她掏钱送你进夏令营。
你报答她,整月没有一封信。
15岁时,她下班回到家,期望有人拥抱她。
你报答她,把房门反锁不理她。
你16岁时,她手把手教你开她的车。
你报答她,逮着机会就玩车。
你17岁,她在等一个重要电话。
你报答她,电话粥煲了一通宵。
18岁你高中毕业时,她喜极而泣把泪洒。
你报答她,在外面聚会通宵达旦不回家。
成人、渐老
你19岁,大学学费她买单,扛着包开车送你到学校。
你报答她,在宿舍门外说再见,为的是不在朋友面前现大眼。
你20岁,她问你是否在约会。
你报答她,对她说,“这事不管不行吗!”
你21岁,她为你将来事业提建议。
你报答她,对她说,“我才不愿学你样!”
你22岁,大学毕业典礼上,她伸手把你紧拥抱。
你报答她,问她能否掏钱让你到欧洲逛一趟。
你23岁,她为你第一套公寓置家具。
你报答她,告诉朋友家具的模样丑。
你24岁,她遇到你的未婚妻,问你们将来何打算。
你报答她,对她怒目加咆哮,“妈……,得了吧,求你啦!”
你25岁,她花钱帮你筹办婚礼,哭诉深深爱着你。
你报答她,安家离她千万里。
你30岁,她打来电话为宝宝抚养提忠告。
你报答她,告诉她,“如今情况不同啦!”
你40岁,她打电话把醒提,亲戚的生日匆忘记。
你报答她,说你“实在忙得不用提。”
你50岁,她病倒需要你照顾。
你报答她,念叨父母成负担。
后来有一天,她悄悄地去了。
突然间,你该做未做的事,仿佛霹雳,在你耳边炸响。
“摇啊摇,摇我这个小宝宝,一夜到天亮。”
“摇摇篮的手啊……可以摇世界。”
让我们花一小会儿时间,对那个叫“妈”的人表示敬意,表达感谢,虽然有些人当着面说不出口。妈妈是不可替代的。珍惜与她在一起的每一时刻吧。虽然有时候,她可能不是我们最好的朋友,可能不同意我们的想法,但妈妈就是妈妈!!!她始终陪伴你身边,听你的伤心事,听你吹大牛,听你把沮丧倾诉……。扪心自问,你是否曾经抽出过足够的时间陪伴她,听她讲围着灶台转的“伤心事”,讲她也会疲劳???就算你与她意见不一,也要委婉,充满爱心,对她表示出应有的尊敬。一旦她去了,剩下的就只有对过去岁月的美好回忆,还有就是终生的遗憾。
不要以为,与你心最近,你就理所应得。
爱她,要甚于爱你自己。
舒婷也写道:你苍白的指尖理着我的双鬓,我禁不住象儿时一样,紧紧拉住你的衣襟。呵,母亲!为了留住你渐渐隐去的身影,虽然晨曦已把梦剪成烟缕,我还是久久不敢睁开眼睛,我依旧珍藏着那鲜红的围巾,生怕浣洗会使它,失去你特有的温馨。呵,母亲!岁月的流水不也同样无情,生怕记忆也一样退*呵,我怎敢轻易打开它的画屏,为了一根刺我曾向你哭喊,如今带着荆冠,我不敢,一声也不敢呻吟。呵,母亲!我常悲哀地仰望你的照片,纵然呼唤能够穿透黄土,我怎敢惊动你的安眠,我还不敢这样陈列爱的祭品,虽然我写了许多支歌,给花、给海、给黎明。呵,母亲!我的甜柔深谧的怀念,不是激流,不是瀑布,是花木掩映中唱不出歌声的枯井。
冰心则写道:母亲,好久以来,就想为你写一首诗。但写了好多次,还是没有写好。母亲,为你写的这首诗,我不知道该怎样开头,不知道该怎样结尾,也不知道该写些什么。就像儿时面对你严厉的巴掌,我不知道是该勇敢接受,还是该选择逃避。母亲,今夜我又想起了你,我决定还是要为你写一首诗。哪怕写得不好,哪怕远在老家的你,永远也读不到……母亲,倘若你梦中看见一只很小的白船儿,不要惊讶他无端入梦。这是你至爱的女儿含著泪叠的,万水千山,求他载著她的爱和悲哀归去。
郑国柱:尽管母亲依旧贫穷,儿女对母亲的爱绝不含糊,我们只喊一声“母亲万岁”。更深沉的爱在心中如火山喷涌,尽管母亲平凡无功,她在儿女心中是真正的英雄。王侯将相的功业谁能谁住多少?儿女们却能把母亲的恩德牢记心中。尽管母亲人微言轻,她在儿女心中却比泰山还重,她没有惊天动地的伟业,却用母浇灌了儿女的成功。
杜景华:你那一双小脚,曾走过了多少路?而在你那廲弱的双肩上,还担着重负。这条路长而又长哟,它淌满着你的血,你的汗,你的泪,和道不尽的屈辱,你一张褐*的面颊,到写着你长年的奔波劳碌。然而,你却似乎从不知道什么叫苦,你总是在顽强的,不停的走,脚下永远是一条漫长的路。没有曾问你为什么走,你也从未想到向谁讲述,你总是那样默默的,不声不响的走,走。。。。。。你那一双小脚,走出一条长长的,看不到尽头的路。
献给母亲的诗
“m-more”:那是母亲所给予我的太多太多;
“o-old”:可是母亲却在慢慢变老;
“t-tear”:就是母亲曾为我拭去的那串串泪珠;
“h-heart”:这是母亲那颗金子般纯净的心灵;
“e-eye”:她是母亲那爱意盈盈的眼神;
“r-right”:是我对母亲的祝愿——永远永远地健康幸福!
——把它们拼起来后,你就会明白为什么我们深情呼唤:母亲——mother!
母爱是一缕阳光,让你的心灵即便在寒冷的冬天也感到温暖如春;母爱是一泓清泉,让你的情感即使蒙上岁月的风尘仍然清澈澄净。祝天下母亲身体健康青春永驻!让我们一起看段兆宏的这篇:《鬼哥,放我们一马吧》
鬼哥,放我们一马吧
段兆宏
我妈妈九十多岁了,耳聪目明,思维敏捷;能饭小酌,心身康健。老人家六十岁以前生活在枣(阳)南山区老家—吴店镇白水村,后来和子女共同生活在枣阳城区。1962年与我父亲结婚,收养一女,育二子两女,我是长子。解放后父亲一直担任四队会计,1983年因病去世。关于父母,我在已刊发的《怀念父亲段行方》《妈妈的闪光轶事》中多有记述。
父亲一生勤劳廉洁节俭,一心扑在工作上,受到社员们普遍赞誉;妈主内,勤劳精明节俭,把家庭治理得井井有条。即使在条件极其艰苦的年月,父母也把全家的日子调理得像模像样、有滋有味。真是涩中求顺,苦里寻乐。邻居们都很眼气。
妈妈没有上过学,解放后参加了一段时间扫盲班,只认得自己的姓—叶和大小上下等少数笔画简单的汉字。妈不信“神”,认为好生活都是辛勤劳动换来的,兑不得假,不能投机取巧;可相信“鬼”是存在的,尤其是生活在山区老家的时候。那时的老家,山高林密,沟深水长;房屋简陋,道路崎岖;野兽卧林,禽鸟蹲树。白天路远人稀,夜晚黑灯瞎火。很多怪异现象无法解释,往往归咎鬼怪作祟。
我小时候问妈妈:“为啥称鬼为'鬼哥’?”妈说:“听老人讲,本来也有女鬼,只是它们都变成了妖精。”又说:“我琢磨着,鬼也是要面子的。要是称'鬼爷’'鬼叔’,就把它们喊老了,会不高兴的;如果叫'鬼弟’'鬼侄’,又把它们喊嫩了,也不会高兴的。想来想去,称'鬼哥’就好些,也随和。要是它们一高兴,发点善心,或许就不会伤害我们了。”“您见过鬼吗?”妈说:“鬼很神密,来无影去无踪,咋会让人看见?”妈对鬼有很多神奇而朦胧的描述,我归纳妈妈的意思:鬼会在漆黑的夜晚,密层的林中,深渊的水里,偏僻的坟间,特别是在风雨交加的夜里,发出恐怖怪异的响声和幽光,让人霎时惊怵,使你毛骨悚然,就像芒刺在背。妈又补充道:“恶鬼是少数,一般情况下,鬼与人相安无事。真要是遇到了,要好好说,哄着它、抬举它、求乞它。”
我喜欢和妈妈叙家常。她说话有条理,讲的很生动。有些往事,妈妈讲过很多遍,我总是虔诚地听下去,生怕听漏了或引不出新的有趣的话题。我想,读懂了妈妈,就弄清了我们的家史,这很珍贵,也是我的责任。妈妈常说,她在农村受的苦真是三天三夜也说不完。这一点儿也不夸张,我确信,大多数是我亲眼所见。妈妈个子不高,身体单薄,最胖时也只有八十斤左右;年轻多病,中年丧夫,老年丧子;五十多岁时牙齿全部脱落,因病头发稀疏;身上多处留有旧疮的凹痕,还落下一些老病根。
妈妈历经沧桑和坎坷,为了这个大家庭,她一次又一次坚强地振作起来,让痛苦藏在心底,把幸福写在脸上,给着我们一方灿烂的天空,至今还在为子孙帮忙、操心。妈妈进城三十多年来,做过小吃,烤过红薯,卖过菜,每项工作都做得有声有色。我们大家庭在妈妈的旗帜下,通过诚实劳动,加上得到了亲友的大力帮助和支持,条件改善了许多,日子过得还算红火。妈妈常说:“六十岁前,把病害完了,把苦吃尽了,这几十年,苍天总算开眼了,我无忧无虑,无病无灾,真是幸福!”可三十多年前那些惊恐万分的鬼事还是历历在目。
1969年冬,父亲带班修焦枝铁路去了。一天深夜,三岁的大妹妹发高烧,开始还大哭,后来就哭不出声了,额头烫手,呼吸急促。妈妈感到事情严重。没有电话,赤脚医生住在七里外的一队。妈妈立即叫醒六岁多的我,一起向十里外的吴店卫生院赶。这天雨夹雪,天漆黑,妈妈戴上斗笠,披着蓑衣,用棉袄把妹妹包着搂在怀里。我带着斗笠,双手捧着手电筒在后面照路。妈妈深一脚浅一脚急促地向前赶,我在后面跑着追。路过深凹的密林时,嘟(鸟起飞声)……哗啦啦(树上雪抖落声)……。妈妈霎时一怔,抽泣道:“鬼哥啊,发发善心吧,我娃病重,要去瞧病,娃是我的命根子,万不可伤害他们,有啥事对我说,放我们一马吧!”脚步没停,踉跄地向前冲。我吓哭了,紧拽着妈妈。妈说:“别怕,别怕啊,鬼哥不会伤害小娃的。”哪顾得了这些!只是一门心思地向医院奔去……。
六七十年代,每年秋冬季都要开展农田水利基本建设,父亲总是带班到外村外乡进行土地平整、修建水库。妈妈在家,白天参加集体劳动,早中晚做饭,照护孩子,洗衣裳是夜里的事。我家喝水要到两里外的井里挑,洗菜洗衣就在附近的堰里。堰离家虽不远,可堰边没房屋,上头是田冲,左右两边是高山密林,天黑后阴森吓人。妈妈往往把我们姊妹几个安顿好后,夜里独自一人到堰里洗衣裳。她本来就相信有鬼,听邻居们说堰里常有“水猴子(水鬼)”出没,水猴子会把人拖进水里淹死!可衣裳要洗,白天没时间,再怕也得去。妈妈说,有几次洗衣裳听到水猴子扑水声,吓得魂都丢了。一个漆黑的夜里,妈叫我端着煤油灯陪她去洗衣裳,洗了一会,一阵风突然把灯刮灭了,恰在这时,水面不远处扑通(魚跃击水)几声,把妈妈吓懵了,拔腿就跑,把吓哭的我紧紧地拉住。可衣裳还泡在水里,犹豫了好一会,哭乞道:“鬼哥,放我们一马,莫惹我们,我也是没办法,娃子多,当家的又不在家,我洗完就走。”便蹑手蹑脚地走到堰边,把衣裳捞起来拉着我就跑……。以后每次夜里洗衣裳,妈妈总是先干咳几声,把棒槌捶响点,给自己壮胆。遇到奇怪的响声,妈妈总是那句话:鬼哥,放我一马吧。值得庆幸的是,妈妈总算没有吓出大病来。
父亲去世后,全家面临着巨大压力。姐姐远在荆门,虽常接济我们,可有些事是远水不解近渴的。我和大妹妹在外地上学,家中只有妈妈和年幼的弟弟妹妹。父亲在世时,卖柴一直是我家的主要经济来源,妈妈力气不大,卖一挑柴也换不了几个钱,转而想别的门路。八十年代初,包产到户,有些余粮,还不好卖,妈妈就操起了做米粉的老手艺。晚饭后,开始做米粉,两大锅,足有五十斤,盛入四个瓷盆冷却定型。第二天凌晨四点左右,把米粉均匀地切成小号麻将子大小,用盐、葱花和辣椒油拌好,挑到八里外的白水高中,七点前赶到学校操场边。妈妈做的米粉好吃,又舍得,很受同学们欢迎,往往半个小时就能卖完。
妈妈多次对我讲,卖米粉最难过的坎就是三队那座“转山”。转山是我家到白水高中必经的一座山,山高、坡陡、林密、路窄,三里多崎岖山路在山腰间盘转,周边没有村庄住户,山脚下有一口深堰,常有碎石滚落,偶有野兽出没。妈妈走这段路本来就提心吊胆,总是先干咳几声,试探一下,壮壮胆;再哼几声歌,强作轻松。一个漆黑的凌晨,雾气很大,妈妈挑着米粉跌跌撞撞地走着。突然,从林中传来一阵凄惨的类似婴儿的啼叫声,接着群鸟飞起,刹时万分恐怖。妈妈吓瘫在地上,两手分别护着米粉盆子。哭泣道:“鬼哥啊,我孤儿寡母,生活所迫,这是逼上梁山啊!你行行好,让我过去。你想吃什么,我想法给你做;你在哪里,我给你磕头了。”不敢停,爬起来慌忙地向前赶……。
这条鬼门关般的转山路,夜晚让人惊恐万分,也没有挡住妈妈的脚步。为了生活,为了孩子,为了活出个样子来,惊吓过后,依然做着米粉,卖着米粉,一次次去闯那鬼门关。真难想象妈妈是如何度过那些年的!真是纤弱而坚强的妈妈,平凡而伟大的母亲!那柔爽筋道的米粉,铺就了我们姊妹几个求知成长的康庄大道!想到这些,我总是泪流满面,内心滴血!
受妈妈影响,耳闻目染,小时候我也相信鬼是存在的,走夜路往往担惊受怕。上初中以后,特别是学了哲学、化学和生物课后,我就逐渐成了无神论者、无鬼论者。为了解放妈妈,让她不再迷信,不再信鬼,不再困扰,不再惊恐,多次反复地向老人家讲科学道理,解释有关现象。如坟头“鬼火”是空气中磷化氢自燃形成的;水猴子根本不存在,那些声音是魚跃出水面的拍打声;山林中发出的怪异声音是野兽山鸟的吼叫声……。妈妈似乎认同了我的解释,对鬼的恐惧也慢慢地减轻了。
妈妈进城三十多年来,很少再提到鬼。问起缘由,妈妈笑道:“日子好过了,不再起早摸黑了。鬼怕人多,鬼怕光,总是躲在阴暗的角落里。城里人多,夜里亮堂堂的,鬼不敢来。”
2020年12月
段兆宏,男,湖北省枣阳市人,1963年8月生,中共党员,大学文化。公务员,先后履职枣阳市经委,枣阳市清潭镇政府,枣阳市社保局。
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