雙語故事:愛,一生相伴
題記----
“人生若是如初見，你還能一眼認出我嗎？”以前的我對這個是很好奇的。
對於那些一見鍾情，並認定對方爲命定的戀人，最終且牽手一起走的人，總有種莫名的景仰還是什麼。
因爲曾經看一檔節目，主持人問那個男的，說你是怎麼對她一見鍾情的。
那個男的說：“我見他的第一眼，就知道，我完了。”
感覺在我們這個世界，很少有人能有“一見鍾情”的勇氣了
One fine day, an old couple around the age of 70, walks into a lawyer's office. Apparently, they are there to file a divorce. Lawyer was very puzzled, after having a chat with them, he got their story.
This couple had been quarreling all their 40 over years of marriage nothing ever seems to go right.
They hang on because of their children, afraid that it might affect their up-bringing. Now, all their children have already grown up, have their own family, there's nothing else the old couple have to worry about, all they wanted is to lead their own life free from all these years of unhappiness from their marriage, so both agree on a divorce.
Lawyer was having a hard time trying to get the papers done, because he felt that after 40 years of marriage at the age of 70, he couldn't understand why the old couple would still wants a divorce.
While they were signing the papers, the wife told the husband. “I really love you, but I really can't carry on anymore, I'm sorry.”
"It's OK, I understand." said the husband. Looking at this, the lawyer suggested a dinner together, just three of them, wife thought, why not, since they are still going be friends.
At the dining table, there was a silence of awkwardness.
The first dish was roasted chicken, immediately, the old man took the drumstick for the old lady. "Take this, it's your favorite."
Looking at this, the lawyer thought maybe there's still a chance, but the wife was frowning when she answer. "This is always the problem, you always think so highly of yourself, never thought about how I feel, don't you know that I hate drumsticks?”
Little did she know that, over the years, the husband have been trying all ways to please her, little did she know that drumsticks was the husband's favorite.
Little did he know that she never thought he understand her at all, little did he know that she hates drumsticks even though all he wants is the best for her.
That night, both of them couldn't sleep, toss and turn, toss and turn. After hours, the old man couldn't take it anymore, he knows that he still loves her, and he can't carry on life without her, he wants her back, he wants to tell her, he is sorry, he wanted to tell her, "I love you."
He picks up the phone, started dialing her number. Ringing never stops. He never stop dialing.
On the other side, she was sad, she couldn't understand how come after all these years, he still doesn't understand her at all, she loves him a lot, but she just can't take it any- more. Phone's ringing, she refuses to answer knowing that it's him. "What’s the point of talking now that it's over. I have asked for it and now. I want to keep it this way, if not I will lose face. "She thought. Phone still ringing. She has decided to pull out the cord.
Little did she remember, he had heart problems.
The next day, she received news that he had passed away. She rushed down to his apartment, saw his body, lying on the couch still holding on to the phone. He had a heart attack when he was still trying to get thru her phone line.
As sad as she could be. She will have to clear his belongings. When she was looking thru the drawers, she saw this insurance policy, dated from the day they got married, beneficiary is her. Together in that file there's this note.
"To my dearest wife, by the time you are reading this, I'm sure I'm no longer around, I bought this policy for you, though the amount is only $100k, I hope it will be able to help me continue my promise that I have made when we got married, I might not be around anymore, I want this amount of money to continue taking care of you, just like the way I will if I could have live longer. I want you to know I will always be around, by your side. I love you."
Tears flowed like river.
在一個晴朗的天氣裏，有一對七十餘歲的老夫婦走進了律師事物所裏面。很顯然，他們到這裏來是爲了辦理離婚手續。在跟他們寒暄了幾句後，這兩位的‘戲劇性’經歷讓負責辦理事務的律師們很是茫然、舉手無措。
這兩位在婚後的四十年裏面一直爭吵不停，兩人之間好象一切都是那麼不和諧、不自然。
由於擔心離婚後也許會對孩子們有不利影響，兩個人就繼續呆在一起，繼續湊合着。事到如今，孩子們都已長大成年，與自己分家獨過，這樣對老兩口來說已沒有什麼後顧之憂了。經歷了這麼多年不快的婚姻生活，兩人現在都只是想要分手離開，尋找自己的生活。
一紙離書讓律師倒犯起難來。眼前兩個人都70歲上下有着40多年的婚姻史，自己弄不明白爲什麼這兩人還要爭着離婚呢？
當他們忙碌着簽定離婚書時，老太太告訴老頭子說：“我啊，心裏還有着你，只是受不了跟你一起生活下去了，我也沒有招啊。”
老頭子接話說：“誒啊，沒啥，我也明白。”眼見着這老兩口說着話，律師提議仨人一起去吃頓便飯。老太太想了想，‘買賣不成仁義在’，自己幹嗎不去呢？
大家圍坐一起吃的時候呢，桌面上到是多了那麼點尷尬味道。
第一道菜是烤雞，菜剛上桌，馬上老頭一邊夾了個雞腿給老太太一邊嘴裏說着“來，平常你最愛吃這個。”
律師眼看着老頭一舉一動，心想這老兩口可能還有複合的可能。哪知道一旁老太太不幹了，眼眉挑了起來。
嘴裏頭唸叨“你看你，我最煩你這樣，你總是想幹啥幹啥，從來不問別人，你不知道我不愛吃這玩意麼？”
老太太哪裏知道，這麼多年走過來，老頭一直花心思想讓老伴心裏頭暖和，也不知道其實老頭嘴最喜歡的就是這雞腿。
老頭那裏知道一直以來老太太看不上自己所做的事，也不知道自己最愛吃的東西夾給老伴後反倒會讓她不高興。
那天晚上這倆人都覺得心裏不塌實，在牀上翻來覆去。許久過後，老頭心裏癢癢，他明白自己心裏還是惦記着老伴，自己這輩子沒她不行，他得跟老伴重歸於好，他得讓老太太知道自己‘老頭疼她’的想法。
老頭拿起了話筒，開始撥老伴的號碼，電話那邊一直在響，老頭也一直在撥號。
另一邊呢，老太太心裏也不好受，她也想不明白這麼多年過去了，老頭雜還不明白自己的心思呢。她心裏也疼老伴，但是她就是跟老頭過不下去了。電話零聲響個不停，她知道是老頭打過來地，可是就沒去接聽，因爲不知道拿起來時候跟老頭說些啥好呢。“都過去了，我本來就想這麼辦的，現在我就該一直這麼做下去，不然太丟老臉了。”
老太太這樣固執着卻忘了老頭心臟不太好。
第二天時候，老太太聽到信了，老頭昨天夜裏過世了。她急衝衝趕了過去，看到老頭臨走時趟在沙發上，手裏還握着電話。一定是在給她撥電話號碼的時候，老頭心臟病犯了。
老太太內心十分悲傷。她得爲老頭收拾身後事。當她打開老頭的抽屜時，她看到了老頭留下的保險單，那是在他們結婚時籤的，受益人是她。而且在保險單中夾着一張便條。
“留給我最最親愛的老伴，當你讀到這張字條的時候，我相信我已不在人世了。我給你買了這份保險，雖然只有十萬元錢，我希望它能幫我完成當初我娶你的時候許下的承諾。我也許不在了，我希望能夠用這些錢照顧你，就如同我還活着那般照顧你。我想讓你知道我會一直在你身邊。我愛着你......”
當老太太讀到這的時候，忍不住，淚水絕堤不已。
