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作者：芦笛 在 罕见奇谈 发贴, 来自 http://www.hjclub.org
加人, give me a break
芦笛
Sorry, buddy. This is not to be rude. I am literally asking you to allow me to have a good rest.
As you know, my computer is down and is not yet fixed. My friend has just had a look at it. According to his diagnosis, it is a mechanical problem: The hard disk drive is faulty and thus the motor does not drive the plates. His recommendation is to get a new hard disk drive or a new computer. But I am not in a hurry, because I have just found that life without a computer is much more normal and healthier. Being hooked by the internet, I have missed real life for too long.
Yesterday I dated with my wife. Just like three decades ago, we agreed to meet at a place. But of course this time the place was less romantic. It was the library or the post office if the former was closed. To be more precise, it was not a date at all. Rather, it was an order issued by my wife and carried out by me to the letter.
Anyway, I went to the downtown as I had been ordered. The traffic was just impossible, so I got stuck on the road. Then I had a problem finding a place to park my car as the car park was so damn full. I started to worry that I might be late as I did not have a watch (too poor to afford, ye know) and the clock in my car was not working either.
Finally, I parked my car and hurried to the library, just on time. Then I found it closed, so I walked to the post office to find it closed as well. I could not do anything except standing outside the post office, shivering in the icy wind, cursing my wife silently.
Half an hour passed, yet she was nowhere to be seen. I cursed even more vigorously, though still silently. Then I saw her on the other side of the street. She saw me as well and smiled at me. Then she stopped, waiting for the traffic light to change color.
At that moment, my heart missed one beat. All of a sudden, the forgotten past surged back to me in an instant. My heart was at first gripped by tender mercy and then melted completely in the unimaginable warmth. Through my foggy eyes, I saw a slim young girl hurrying towards me, with an apologetic smile on her youthful face, exactly as had happened three decades earlier.
When she finally came to me, I summoned all the willpower to suppress the tremendous urge to hug her. I knew pretty well if I did that, she would be embarrassed, even though nobody would even notice it. So we went to all sorts of stores and did a lot of purchase. Like all women, she could not make a quick decision as long as purchasing was concerned. So I had to behave like an idiot, trying on this jumper and that leather shoe, all that kind of stuff, ye know. Oddly enough, I did not feel bored as I would always feel so under such circumstances. Instead, I found it quite enjoyable. It was pretty odd. I could not understand it myself.
Then we went to a Chinese restaurant to have lunch. The food was really awful, less tasty than those dishes she made at home. Still, I found the atmosphere rather touching. Then we went home together, with me driving, one hand holding her hand.
In the evening, when we were sitting in the living room watching TV, I told her that we should date like that more often.
“What?! You thought that was a date?” She asked me.
“Sure. Who says married couples cannot date?”
“What for? For all that purchase? You must be joking! I know you hate shopping and I really appreciate the extraordinary patience you showed today. It was really remarkable.”
“Come on, don’t say that. I really enjoyed our shopping.”
She knew I never lied to her. So she was really puzzled and kept asking me why.
“Why? To make you feel loved. Do you feel loved, at least today?”
She nodded with a happy smile. I sighed:
“We are an ideal couple, aren’t we? The only flaw is that we should not have had child at all. It was YOUR idea. I never wanted children in the first place…” I was angry with our son, who did not come back for Xmas this year. This was the first time such thing had ever happened.
“Can you imagine that he is not your son, but a step-son, brought to you by my previous marriage? Would it make you feel better?”
To this I had no reply and could only laugh wryly.
You see, she is just like that. She is really something wonderful.
加人, old buddy, I am telling you this boring story, in order to tell you what I have missed for the past 5 years. I need a rest, a long rest, so as to pick up what I have lost. I do hope you will understand.
I am not saying I will quit the internet forever. For one thing, I’ll still have to finish my duel with Gao Han before I really stop writing. But that can wait until next year when I finally get my computer sorted out. Apart from this, I might write some pieces every now and then, but I will NOT write as often and regularly as before. I need a real life, not only living with some ghosts in the cipher space.
Taking this opportunity, I would like you to know that it has been a great privilege having you as an old buddy. I appreciate your quick wits, your great sense of humor, and above all, your kindness and tolerance. By nature, you are a true Christian, much truer than those “Christians full of Chinese characteristics” such as Weizhi. You are wise enough to appreciate a good article and to get nourished by the wisdom it contains. In the meantime, you are kind and tender enough not to be judgmental and self-righteous. The last strongpoint makes you a real Christian, even though you are not a churchgoer. It is also this feature that distinguishes you from lots of Chinese readers, since being judgemental and self-righteous has become the vital part of our culture. In short, I am proud of you as my friend.
I must leave now. You see, I would not have come to my institute, had I not wanted to have a word with Yu Dalang at the internal forum. As I do not have an email address now, I have to use this primitive way to communicate with him. But this would be the last time I talk to him this year, so I will not come back to my “work unit” until next year. Thus, I will be absent during the New Year festival. However, I won’t miss whatever you have to say in this forum, for I treasure the friendship with you just as you do, old buddy. I wish you a very prosperous New Year and all the best with your new job!
作者：芦笛 在 罕见奇谈 发贴, 来自 http://www.hjclub.org |
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