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Identity 身份(3)
The whole point of migrating; which by far outweighs the hardship; is the wonderful freedom it brings。 The privilege of not being expected to conform。 The advantage of belonging to all cultures and none。 Choosing the best from each one you sample but at heart remaining your true unaffected self。
We all love people who represent an image: who take to life as if it were a stage。 Acting out impressions we can easily interpret; taking their bow from the rest of us。
Some of them bee cult figures: James Dean; Kennedy; Elvis; Grace; Diana – the list is long。 But there are also modest examples of people pursuing symbolic lives in relative obscurity。
I’m sure you can think of a few examples of people who have successfully invented themselves: the perfect housewife ensconced in her colour…matched home; the businessman in a tailored suit taking his seat in the board…room。 The bearded bohemian; the stern intellectual; the sweet…smiling bimbo; and so on。 All helping us decipher the mystery of human nature by labelling themselves unequivocally。
In my younger days I worshipped such people; mistaking for self…realisation masks cultivated by their owners to the point where they lost touch with their own reality。
Perhaps that was the reason why they all died young?
I didn’t see the connection。 Mourning my lost idols; I did my best to follow in their footsteps。 Until the day when a wise person told me:
“Dear girl; don’t be tempted to live by an image。 It’s a much too dangerous game。 To survive in this world you need substance。 And an image is no more substantial than a dream。”
When did you last hear someone sighing: “Those were the days。” Was it a middle…aged woman in clothes too young for her; humming her favourite golden oldie; or a weathered man who still wears his hair long and speaks in the idiom of twenty years ago? Or – was it your own voice you heard?
You may well be one of many who are caught in a time warp maintaining an old…fashioned style; as if; at some stage; your inner watch had stopped; and everything since passed you by。
We all have traces of it; this urge to halt the passage of time; whether it is a wish for eternal youth; a nostalgic hankering for things gone by; or a vain attempt to defer the final curtain。
But then there are those who cling to an outgrown persona; because it is the only one they trust。 They seem to be afraid to mature and develop; accept that each given moment offers and adds something new。
What deep insecurity lies behind such fear? Was there in their past but one occasion; when they came vibrantly alive? When they felt; finally; that they were loved and valued: someone with a right to be?
Whatever the reason; there is no escaping the fact that life is all about change and growth。 You are now a somewhat different person from when you started reading this text。
‘No one can bathe in the same river twice。 Because everything flows。’
At six years of age; stunned by grief; I left my first home; not expecting to return。
In those days it was considered healthy to turn your back on pain。 Never look back; but build a bright new future with whatever was at hand。
I grew up with a void in my heart: an ever…present sadness that I did not understand。 I thought it had always been there。 Part of my constitution。 Until I went back。
The land between the lakes looked the same: on one side; Little Lee; frosty surface glittering in sunlight within a frame of golden reeds; streaked by long blue shadows from snow…laden trees。 This was our playground in winter and summer。 A haven of childhood serenity。
To the north; guarded by dark forests; shrouded by purple cloud rising as the ice settled; the vast deep waters of Large Lee stretched into the unknown。 Menacing; but at the same time powerful; majestic。 The steep shores – forbidden ground – were dangerously attractive。
Spanning these two was the space where my character formed; my picture of the world developed。 It was my cradle – the cradle we never outgrow; although we often deny it。
Tears filled my eyes; as the wound inside me slowly began to heal。 For the first time in forty years I knew the feeling of being whole。
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Others 别人(1)
随着现代社会婚姻的动荡和单亲家庭的增多,重组家庭变得越来越普遍。而这其中关系的处理绝非易事。实际上,人们犯的最大的错误,莫过于假装他们过得很轻松。
在亲眼看到了很多家庭中的离合后,我忍不住要下一个结论:那些带着孩子改嫁的女人们,总是倾向于对新的配偶产生一种歉疚感,觉得是自己让这个男人承受了别的男人种下的苦果;而再婚的男人们,常常对自己的孩子有种愧疚感,认为自己让孩子不得不承受母亲被人替代的结局。
对于第一种情况,女人带来的孩子会认为自己是不受欢迎、没人疼的包袱;而对于第二种情况,男人带来的孩子则会挑剔、憎恶父亲的选择。无论哪种情况,都无益于这个重组家庭的和谐,也无法让新的家庭有一个健康的环境。
我们都需要一个温馨、安全的家来当作自己的营地,一个能让自己为生命中各种各样的战斗做好准备的地方,一个能让自己在战斗中喘息的栖息之地。
军队中的每一个士兵都有平等的权利。所以,让我们停止内疚和抱歉,不论是否有血缘相连,都来支持彼此,让彼此感受除家以外任何地方都无法给予的东西。
我认识的一个男人是个麻烦缠身的人,他正值中年,经历着婚变。在治疗期间,医生让他在一页纸上写下所有他认为处理不来的事情,在纸的背面则写下他最享受的事情。
“好了。”当他把写好的纸递给医生时,医生说:“你的一部分工作完成了,现在剩下的,就是由你自己决定如何处理单子上的这些事情了。”
他开始向写下的那些他不喜欢的事?
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