1、1爱只是一根线Love Is Just a Thread Sometimes I really doubt whether there islove between my parents. Every day they are verybusy trying to earn money in order to pay the hightuition for my brother and me. They dont act in theromantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. Intheir opinion, “I love you“
2、is too luxurious for themto say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentines Dayis even more out of the question. Finally my fatherhas a bad temper. When he is very tired from the hardwork, it is easy for him to lose his temper. One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. Isilently sat down beside her an
3、d looked at her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you.“ I saidafter a while. “What?“ she replied, still doing her work. “Is there love between you and Dad?“ Iasked her in a very low voice. My mother stopped her work and raised herhead with surprise in her eyes. She didnt answerimmediately. Then she 2b
4、owed her head andcontinued to sew the quilt. I was very worried because I thought I hadhurt her. I was in a great embarrassment and Ididnt know what I should do. But at last I heardmy mother say the following words: “Susan,“ she said thoughtfully, “Look atthis thread. Sometimes it appears, but most
5、of itdisappears in the quilt. The thread really makes thequilt strong and durable. If life is a quilt, then loveshould be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere oranytime, but its really there. Love is inside.“ I listened carefully but I couldnt understandher until the next spring. At that time, m
6、y fathersuddenly got sick seriously. My mother had tostay with him in the hospital for a month. Whenthey returned from the hospital, they both lookedvery pale. It seemed both of them had had aserious illness. After they were back, every day in themorning and dusk, my mother helped my fatherwalk slow
7、ly on the country road. My father hadnever been so gentle. It seemed they were themost harmonious couple. Along the country road,there were many beautiful flowers, green grassand trees. The sun gently glistened through theleaves. All of these made up the most beautifulpicture in the world. 3The doct
8、or had said my father would recoverin two months. But after two months he still couldntwalk by himself. All of us were worded about him. “Dad, how are you feeling now?“ I askedhim one day. “Susan, dont worry about me.“ he saidgently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walkingwith your mom. I like t
9、his kind of life.“ Readinghis eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply. Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts andsweet kisses. But from this experience, I understandthat love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Loveis inside, making life strong and warm. 爱只是一根线 有时候，我真的怀疑父母之间是否有真爱。他们天天忙于赚钱，为我
10、和弟弟支付学费。他们从未像我在书中读到，或在电视中看到的那样互诉衷肠。他们认为“我爱你”太奢侈，很难说出口。更不用说在情人节送花这样的事了。我父亲的脾气非常坏。经过一天的劳累之后，他经常会发脾气。 一天，母亲正在缝被子，我静静地坐在她旁边看着她。 过了一会儿，我说：“妈妈，我想问你一个问题。 ” “什么问题?”她一边继续缝着，一边回答道。 4我低声地问道：“你和爸爸之间有没有爱情啊?” 母亲突然停下了手中的活，满眼诧异地抬起头。她没有立即作答。然后低下头，继续缝被子。 我担心伤害了她。我非常尴尬，不知道该怎么办。不过，后来我听见母亲说： “苏珊，看看这些线。有时候，你能看得见，但是大多数都隐藏
11、在被子里。这些线使被子坚固耐用。如果生活就像一床被子，那么爱就是其中的线。你不可能随时随地看到它，但是它却实实在在地存在着。爱是内在的。 ” 我仔细地听着，却无法明白她的话，直到来年的春天。那时候，我父亲得了重病，母亲在医院里陪了他一个月。当他们从医院回来的时候，都显得非常苍白，就像他们都得了一场重病一样。 他们回来之后，每天的清晨或黄昏，母亲都会搀扶着父亲在乡村的小路上漫步。父亲从未如此温和过。他们就像是天作之合。在小路旁边，有许多美丽的野花、绿草和树木。阳光穿过树叶的缝隙，温柔地照射在地面上。这一切形成了一幅世间最美好的画面。 医生说父亲将在两个月后康复。但是两个月之后，他仍然无法独立行走。我们都很为他担心。 有一天，我问他：“爸爸，你感觉怎么样?” 他温和地说：“苏珊，不用为我担心。跟你说吧，我喜欢与你妈妈一块散步的感觉。我喜欢这种生活。 ”从他的眼神里，我看得出他对母亲的爱之深刻。 5我曾经认为爱情就是鲜花、礼物和甜蜜的亲吻。但是从那一刻起，我明白了，爱情就像是生活中被子里的一根线。爱情就在里面，使生活变得坚固而温暖。
