「你都不會覺得孤單嗎?」Lampo問我。
其實我也不知道該怎麼回答。
大多時候我都會覺得寂寞,尤其當實踐那些只有自己堅持的事情的時候,
試著讓自己重視的人能理解,卻往往倒頭來更突顯一個人的無奈。
也許就像Mglee說的那樣,別人只能體會但無法真正了解,
只有自己聞的到那苦澀中的刺,也只有自己能替自己表態。
但是當自己真正一個人在完全陌生的地方的時候,
一個離線訊息、一封e-mail、一通電話、一個間接的傳遞,
都可以讓人更有勇氣去面對那些只有自己能面對的那些。
Gustavo問:「這輩子印象最深、最悲慘的一天?」
為了練習過去式,每個同學輪流回答。
輪到我和法國來的Gabrina時,我們都想不到。
最後大家輪完了,Gustavo問我想到了嗎?
我想到了。
當我六歲左右到小學上課的第一天,
一句英文也不會的我塞了一張美元鈔票口袋當午餐費,
拿著餐盤在出口時,
在學校餐廳打工的高年級男生問我:
「蕃茄還是芥末?」
我點了頭又指了指,他就是不懂,
「蕃茄還是芥末?」他不斷重複問。
最後一根稻草壓了下來,我端著餐盤哭著離開,
一個人默默坐在吵雜不堪的戶外餐廳,
耳邊都是陌生語言的歡笑聲。
回憶中的那一天似乎漫長到幾乎擱潛了,
一直到現在似乎還在岸邊掙扎著。
也許某部分的我一直都在那邊緣,
就像之後再也不買學校的午餐,
就怕那句「蕃茄還是芥末?」
所以我現在在這裡大口吸著過度飽和的氧氣,
我要上岸。
用拼湊的單字買車票,
對著看不懂的菜單決定今天的晚餐,
面對所有投向一個落單亞洲女生的異樣眼光,
對著銀行員說明我要換多少現金...
顯然這些對於某些人而言,絕對不成問題。
對我來說卻是要跨越那好幾年的恐懼。
我孤單嗎?
是的吧!誰又不是了?
可我們都需要別人給我們些什麼,
然後我們也給別人些什麼,
這樣才能面對一個人個體的事實。
幸好我有不少別人。
4 則留言:
Hey! Hard to believe you still remember 6 years old things, this one must hurt you so much!! No one knows it if you don't speak it out,glad to know you got it over now ( because you wrote that you face it & learn so many things yourself now,it shall means you're grow up and pretty strong now.).
Life is same way to everybody ( me too! ), not just you, we all have to face many first time things ( first time drive bicycle, first time go abroad, first time have a baby, first time have a job...., and many many hard times & pressures while we deal with this " life courses " ).
Face it, deal it, and transform it to positive way or let go, then, we can learn some more and become stronger & stronger, growing pains will make us higher loadings & getting responsibilities, hopefully, it can always bring us to higher level and good life. If you can share it out to us, we will be there to support you as always. Maybe we don't know everthing, but we shall can help as much as we can.OK?!
Start to make it positive way and enjoy your life, including all these trips you arranged, I believe you will become so happy on your life ( compare to those people who can't have chance like you did/ experienced ).
Good luck to you, always let us know that you need and back up from us, OK?!
Devin
Thanks dad,
I believe every one has it's weakness in their personality,
it's not that I'm fear of all the first experience but what I choose is to face what once I were deeply threatened which is also my weakness.
I'll be fine.
Hi, I know you are independent and capable person since childhood,but, positive thinking to face the weakness, is not easy for everyone,I believe you should no problem on it.
Enjoy it and keep in touch, we're always behind you!!
Devin
你還有陽光啊 陽光是寂寞最美好的夥伴..問候一聲!隔壁的葡萄牙..!
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