Benjamin就像一個倒轉的時鐘,身體機能從老人倒退回嬰兒。作為這樣一個異于常人的人,Benjamin深知留在愛人和女兒身邊是多么不現實的事兒。如同他自己所說,留下,就意味著讓愛人Daisy照看兩個孩子,并承受他人異樣的目光。離開成了最好的選擇。雖然遠隔千里,但心底對她們的愛卻不曾消減一分一毫。在女兒每年的生日,他都會按時郵寄賀卡,將濃濃父愛濃縮成一句句心里話。
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…"這是寄給我的。1970年,我才兩歲。“生日快樂。” “我希望可以在你臨睡前吻你。”都是寄給我的。五歲,“我希望可以領著你上第一天學。”六歲,“我希望可以在你身邊教你彈鋼琴。”1981年,13歲。“我希望可以告訴你,別去追那幫楞頭小子。”“我希望你傷心的時候有我安慰。”“我希望可以當你的爸爸,再沒有什么比這更讓我魂牽夢繞。”我猜他去過印度。“只要是有意義的事,再晚去做還有意義的……”
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……對我來說,再‘早’去做都是有意義的。做你想做的人。這件事沒有時間的限制,只要愿意, 什么時候都可以開始。你能從現在開始改變,也可以一成不變。這件事沒有規矩可言。你能活出最精彩的自己,也可能搞得一團糟。我希望你能活出最精彩的自己。我希望你能見識到令你驚奇的事物。我希望你能體驗未曾體驗過的情感。我希望你能遇見一些想法不同的人。我希望你為你自己的人生感到驕傲。如果你發現自己還沒有做到,我希望你有勇氣……
Daughter: to start all over again. “重頭再來。”
無需任何復雜的語言,反而是這些最平實的詞句表達了最真切的心意。這里,Rose也借用電影臺詞祝愿每位網友朋友們都能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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