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AGoodbyeKiss
TheBoardMeetinghadcometoanend.Bobstartedtostandupandjostledthetable,spillinghiscoffeeoverhisnotes."
Howembarrassing.Iamgettingsoclumsyinmyoldage."
Everyonehadagoodlaugh,andsoonwewerealltellingstoriesofourmostembarrassingmoments.ItcamearoundtoFrankwhosatquietlylisteningtotheothers.Someonesaid,"
Comeon,Frank.Tellusyourmostembarrassingmoment."
Franklaughedandbegantotellusofhischildhood."
IgrewupinSanPedro.MyDadwasafisherman,andhelovedthesea.Hehadhisownboat,butitwashardmakingalivingonthesea.Heworkedhardandwouldstayoutuntilhecaughtenoughtofeedthefamily.Notjustenoughforourfamily,butalsoforhisMomandDadandtheotherkidsthatwerestillathome."
Helookedatusandsaid,"
IwishyoucouldhavemetmyDad.Hewasabigman,andhewasstrongfrompullingthenetsandfightingtheseasforhiscatch.Whenyougotclosetohim,hesmelledliketheocean.Hewouldwearhisoldcanvas,foul-weathercoatandhisbibbedoveralls.Hisrainhatwouldbepulleddownoverhisbrow.NomatterhowmuchmyMotherwashedthem,theywouldstillsmelloftheseaandoffish."
Frank&
lsquo;
svoicedroppedabit."
Whentheweatherwasbadhewoulddrivemetoschool.Hehadthisoldtruckthatheusedinhisfishingbusiness.Thattruckwasolderthanhewas.Itwouldwheezeandrattledowntheroad.Youcouldhearitcomingforblocks.Ashewoulddrivetowardtheschool,Iwouldshrinkdownintotheseathopingtodisappear.Halfthetime,hewouldslamtoastopandtheoldtruckwouldbelchacloudofsmoke.Hewouldpullrightupinfront,anditseemedlikeeverybodywouldbestandingaroundandwatching.Thenhewouldleanoverandgivemeabigkissonthecheekandtellmetobeagoodboy.Itwassoembarrassingforme.Here,Iwastwelveyearsold,andmyDadwouldleanoverandkissmegoodbye!
"
Hepausedandthenwenton,"
IrememberthedayIdecidedIwastoooldforagoodbyekiss.Whenwegottotheschoolandcametoastop,hehadhisusualbigsmile.Hestartedtoleantowardme,butIputmyhandupandsaid,&
No,Dad.&
ItwasthefirsttimeIhadevertalkedtohimthatway,andhehadthissurprisedlookonhisface.
Isaid,&
Dad,I&
mtoooldforagoodbyekiss.I&
mtoooldforanykindofkiss.&
MyDadlookedatmeforthelongesttime,andhiseyesstartedtotearup.Ihadneverseenhimcry.Heturnedandlookedoutthewindshield.&
You&
reright,&
hesaid.&
Youareabigboy....aman.Iwon&
tkissyouanymore.&
Frankgotafunnylookonhisface,andthetearsbegantowellupinhiseyes,ashespoke."
Itwasn&
tlongafterthatwhenmyDadwenttoseaandnevercameback.Itwasadaywhenmostofthefleetstayedin,butnotDad.Hehadabigfamilytofeed.Theyfoundhisboatadriftwithitsnetshalfinandhalfout.Hemusthavegottenintoagaleandwastryingtosavethenetsandthefloats."
IlookedatFrankandsawthattearswererunningdownhischeeks.Frankspokeagain."
Guys,youdon&
tknowwhatIwouldgivetohavemyDadgivemejustonemorekissonthecheek....tofeelhisrougholdface....tosmelltheoceanonhim....tofeelhisarmaroundmyneck.IwishIhadbeenamanthen.IfIhadbeenaman,IwouldneverhavetoldmyDadIwastoooldforagoodbyekiss."
-BishopThomasCharlesClary
英文短篇哲理小故事大全精选2:
TheBridgeKeeper
Therewasonceabridgewhichspannedalargeriver.Duringmostofthedaythebridgesatwithitslengthrunningupanddowntheriverparalleledwiththebanks,allowingshipstopassthrufreelyonbothsidesofthebridge.Butatcertaintimeseachday,atrainwouldcomealongandthebridgewouldbeturnedsidewaysacrosstheriver,allowingatraintocrossit.
Aswitchmansatinasmallshackononesideoftheriverwhereheoperatedthecontrolstoturnthebridgeandlockitintoplaceasthetraincrossed.Oneeveningastheswitchmanwaswaitingforthelasttrainofthedaytocome,helookedoffintothedistancethruthedimmingtwilightandcaughtsightofthetrainlights.Hesteppedtothecontrolandwaiteduntilthetrainwaswithinaprescribeddistancewhenhewastoturnthebridge.Heturnedthebridgeintoposition,but,tohishorror,hefoundthelockingcontroldidnotwork.Ifthebridgewasnotsecurelyinpositionitwouldwobblebackandforthattheendswhenthetraincameontoit,causingthetraintojumpthetrackandgocrashingintotheriver.Thiswouldbeapassengertrainwithmanypeopleaboard.Heleftthebridgeturnedacrosstheriver,andhurriedacrossthebridgetotheothersideoftheriverwheretherewasaleverswitchhecouldholdtooperatethelockmanually.Hewouldhavetoholdtheleverbackfirmlyasthetraincrossed.Hecouldheartherumbleofthetrainnow,andhetookholdoftheleverandleanedbackwardtoapplyhisweighttoit,lockingthebridge.Hekeptapplyingthepressuretokeepthemechanismlocked.Manylivesdependedonthisman&
sstrength.
Then,comingacrossthebridgefromthedirectionofhiscontrolshack,heheardasoundthatmadehisbloodruncold."
Daddy,whereareyou?
Hisfour-year-oldsonwascrossingthebridgetolookforhim.Hisfirstimpulsewastocryouttothechild,"
Run!
Run!
Butthetrainwastooclose;
thetinylegswouldnevermakeitacrossthebridgeintime.Themanalmostlefthislevertorunandsnatchuphissonandcarryhimtosafety.Butherealizedthathecouldnotgetbacktothelever.Eitherthepeopleonthetrainorhislittlesonmustdie.Hetookamomenttomakehisdecision.
Thetrainspedsafelyandswiftlyonitsway,andnooneaboardwasevenawareofthetinybrokenbodythrownmercilesslyintotheriverbytheonrushingtrain.Norweretheyawareofthepitifulfigureofthesobbingman,stillclingingtightlytothelockingleverlongafterthetrainhadpassed.Theydidnotseehimwalkinghomemoreslowlythanhehadeverwalked:
totellhiswifehowtheirsonhadbrutallydied.
Nowifyoucomprehendtheemotionswhichwentthisman&
sheart,youcanbegintounderstandthefeelingsofourFatherinHeavenwhenHesacrificedHisSontobridgethegapbetweenusandeternallife.CantherebeanywonderthatHecausedtheearthtotrembleandtheskiestodarkenwhenHisSondied?
HowdoesHefee