最好的遗产是爱
主播:Doris
编辑:许月
有一种记忆可以很久,有一种思念可以很长,有一双手那手心的舒适和温暖,让人一生无法忘怀。最好的遗产是金钱还是房子?是他的爱,没有豪迈的语言,却是最真的情:亲情!
As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter. He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his oldest son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some common intestinal disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously. But the malady was actually acute appendicitis and the boy died suddenly that night.
Knowing the death could have been prevented if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health deteriorated under the enormous burden of his guilt. To make matters worse his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Al could handle, and he turned to alcohol to help him cope. In lime Al became an alcoholic.
As the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he possessed-his home, his land, his art objects, everything. Eventually Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room.
When I heard of Al' s death, I reacted with the same disdain the world shows for one who ends his life with nothing material to show for it." What a complete failure! " I thought. What a totally wasted life!
As time went by, I began to reevaluate my earlier harsh judgment. You see, I knew Al's now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free flow of love between them. I knew that kindness and caring had lo come from somewhere.
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his father. It is so hard to defend an alcoholic. One day I worked up my courage to ask him." I'm really puzzled by something," I said." I know your father was basically the only one to raise you. What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"
Ernie sat quietly and reflected for a few moments. Then he said," From my earliest memories as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, I love you, son."
Al的爱不会像太阳那样炽烈,但绝不会如流星那样一闪而逝,而是会追随你有限的一生,温暖地陪伴,不离不弃。同时,也会延续,即使天荒地老,他一直在!
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to judge Al as a failure. He had not left any material possessions behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known.
It is the greatest gift on earth and it lasts beyond life because you never forget your one true love. This is the Best Legacy!
都说,父爱如山,伟岸绝伦。也说,父爱如灯,照亮前路。父爱,有如一缕阳光,让你的心灵即使在寒冷的冬天也能感到温暖如春;父爱,亦如一泓清泉,让你的情感即使蒙上岁月的风尘依然纯洁明净。父爱,是一座山峰,让你的身心即使承受风霜雪雨也沉着坚定;父爱,也是一片大海,让你的灵魂即使遇到电闪雷鸣依然仁厚宽容……
I think the most pure form of love is. . . is the love between a father and his child. And I think it's unconditional and it's honest and it's real and it's generous. And it gives you power to keep going when things don't look promising.
It might seem like your dad will be around forever, but your time together can be cut short when you least expect it. Take advantage of the time you have with your father. Expressions of love are not always easy.They often take conscious effort.
Those you have sought to reach, whether they be in your family or elsewhere, are part of a chain of love that can extend through the generations. Your influence on their lives, whether or not you see results, is immeasurable. Your legacy of dedicated kindness and caring can transform lost and hopeless lives for years to come.
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