《阿甘正传》:生活像一盒巧克力
这是母亲去世前,阿甘(Forrest Gump)在母亲面前听到的最后一次微言大义。“妈妈,为什么你会死?”“妈妈,我的命运会怎样?”乍看起来幼稚可笑的问题,还原了人最本真的状态,问出了许多我们心底曾经或仍然在问的疑惑。而妈妈的回答则告诉我们一个寻常人对生活的领悟:生活本来就不麻烦,生活其实是一件很简单的事,永远不要庸人自扰地去追问更多。——听听甘妈妈是怎么诠释的:
Gump: What's the matter, Mama?
Mum: I'm dying, Forrest. Come on in, sit down over here.
Gump: Why are you dying, Mama?
Mum: It's my time. It's just my time. Oh, now...don't you be afraid, sweet heart. Death is just a part of life. Something we're all destined to do. I didn't know it, but I was destined to be your mama. I did the best I could.
Gump: You did good.
Mum: Well...I happen to believe you make your own destiny. You have to do the best with what God gave you.
Gump: What's my destiny, Mama?
Mum: You're going to have to figure that out for yourself. Life is a box of chocolates, Forrest. You never know what you're going to get.