一位母親寫給世界的信

陳志華

在兒子上學(xué)的第一天，這位母親給這個世界寫了一封信，信中是對兒子無盡的期許與愛意。

Dear?World，

My?son?starts?school?today.?It?s?going?to?be?strange?and?new?to?him?for?a?while.?And?I?wish?you?would?treat?him?gently.

You?see，?up?to?now，?he?s?been?the?king?of?the?roost?（鳥類的棲息處）.?He?s?been?the?boss?of?the?back?yard.?I?have?always?been?around?to?repair?his?wounds，?and?to?soothe?（緩解）?his?feelings.

But?now，?things?are?going?to?be?different.?This?morning，?he?s?going?to?walk?down?the?front?steps，?wave?his?hand?and?start?on?his?great?adventure?that?will?probably?include?wars，?tragedy?and?sorrow.?To?live?his?life?in?the?world?he?has?to?live?in?will?require?faith，?love?and?courage.

So，?World，?I?wish?you?would?sort?of?take?him?by?his?young?hand?and?teach?him?the?things?he?will?have?to?know.?Teach?him―but?gently，?if?you?can.?Teach?him?that?for?every?scoundrel?（惡棍），?there?is?a?hero;?that?for?every?enemy，?there?is?a?friend.?Teach?him?the?wonders?of?books.?Give?him?quiet?time?to?think?about?the?eternal?mystery?of?birds?in?the?sky，?bees?in?the?sun，?and?flowers?on?the?green?hill.?Teach?him?it?is?far?more?honorable?to?fail?than?to?cheat.?Teach?him?to?have?faith?in?his?own?ideas，?even?if?everyone?else?tells?him?they?are?wrong.?Teach?him?to?sell?his?brawn?and?brains?to?the?highest?bidder，?but?never?to?put?a?price?on?his?heart?and?soul.?Teach?him?to?close?his?ears?to?a?howling?mob?and?to?stand?and?fight?if?he?thinks?he?s?right.?Teach?him?gently，?World，?but?don?t?treat?him?with?too?much?care?and?attention，?because?only?the?test?of?fire?makes?fine?steel.

This?is?a?big?order，?World，?but?see?what?you?can?do.?He?is?such?a?nice?little?fellow.

How?does?the?mother?want?her?son?be?treated?by?the?World？