Benjamin就像一个倒转的时钟,身体机能从老人倒退回婴儿。作为这样一个异于常人的人,Benjamin深知留在爱人和女儿身边是多么不现实的事儿。如同他自己所说,留下,就意味着让爱人Daisy照看两个孩子,并承受他人异样的目光。离开成了最好的选择。虽然远隔千里,但心底对她们的爱却不曾消减一分一毫。在女儿每年的生日,他都会按时邮寄贺卡,将浓浓父爱浓缩成一句句心里话。
Daughter: It's for me. 1970. I was two. "Happy Birthday." "I wish I could have kissed you good night." They're all for me. Five. "I wish I could have taken you to your first day of school." Six. "I wish I could have been there to teach you to play piano." 1981, 13. "I wish I could have told you not to chase some boy.” “I wish I could have held you when you had a broken heart.” “I wish I could have been your father. Nothing I ever did will replace that." I guess he went to India. “For what it's worth, it's never too late…"这是寄给我的。1970年,我才两岁。“生日快乐。” “我希望可以在你临睡前吻你。”都是寄给我的。五岁,“我希望可以领着你上第一天学。”六岁,“我希望可以在你身边教你弹钢琴。”1981年,13岁。“我希望可以告诉你,别去追那帮楞头小子。”“我希望你伤心的时候有我安慰。”“我希望可以当你的爸爸,再没有什么比这更让我魂牵梦绕。”我猜他去过印度。“只要是有意义的事,再晚去做还有意义的……”
Father: ... or, in my case, too early, to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit. Start whenever you want. You can change or stay the same. There are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. And I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you're proud of. And if you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength……对我来说,再‘早’去做都是有意义的。做你想做的人。这件事没有时间的限制,只要愿意, 什么时候都可以开始。你能从现在开始改变,也可以一成不变。这件事没有规矩可言。你能活出最精彩的自己,也可能搞得一团糟。我希望你能活出最精彩的自己。我希望你能见识到令你惊奇的事物。我希望你能体验未曾体验过的情感。我希望你能遇见一些想法不同的人。我希望你为你自己的人生感到骄傲。如果你发现自己还没有做到,我希望你有勇气……
Daughter: to start all over again. “重头再来。”
无需任何复杂的语言,反而是这些最平实的词句表达了最真切的心意。这里,Rose也借用电影台词祝愿每位网友朋友们都能see things that startle you, feel things you never felt before, meet people with a different point of view, live a life you’re proud of.
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