“但是,”孩子问道,“您是知道的,在天堂,我除了歌唱和微笑,不必做任何事,那才是我所需要的快乐啊。”
上帝说:“你的天使每天都会为你歌唱,对你微笑。你将感受到她无尽的爱,也会因此而快乐。”
“但是,”小孩又问,“我不懂他们的语言,怎么能听得懂他们说话呢?”
“那很容易啊,”上帝说,“你的天使会教你从未听过的最甜美的语言,并且她会耐心地教你如何去讲这些语言。”
小孩仰脸望着上帝说:“那我要是想和您说话该怎么办?”
上帝微笑着对他说:“你的天使会教你如何双手合十去祈祷呀。”
小孩说:“我听说人间有坏人,那么遇到坏人,谁来保护我呢?”
上帝搂住小孩说:“你的天使会尽全力保护你,甚至甘冒生命危险!”
小孩悲伤地说:“但是,再也看不到您了,我会很伤心的。”
上帝拥着小孩说:“你的天使会时常和你提起我,还会教你怎样回到我身边,当然,我始终与你同在。”
那一刻,天堂很平静,但已骗可以听得见凡间的声响。
小孩急切而温和地说:“哦,上帝,我马上要出发了,请您告诉我,我的天使叫什么名字。”
上帝回答说:“你的天使的名字并不重要你就简单地叫她‘妈妈’吧!”
琳达的情人节
&Admirer
佚名Anonymous
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She'dfeltsorryforLindaandhadioeoutoine'sDayforsuppera;No。"Lindatoldher。"Idon'twanttobeasparewheel。"
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Lihedoortolethimin。"Thanks,"hesaid。"Whatfloorisapartment401on?"Lihedeliveryman。"401ismyapartment。"shesaid。"Thebeforyou。"saidthedeliveryman。"Oh—I—they'tbeforme,"Li;Theremustbesomekindofmistake。"Themahroughtheplasticbag。"AreyouLinda?"heasked。"Yes,Iam。"Lindasaidassheblushed。Themaheflowerstoher。"HappyValentine'sDay。"hesaid。
Lindatooktheflowersuptoherapartmeookofftheplastidreadthecard。"Linda"itread。"HappyValentine'sDay。Lovefromyoursecretadmirer。"Lindawasshocked。Whocouldhavesenttheseflowers?Shedidniheflorist'sshop。Themanwhoahephonedidn'trememberanything。"We'vehadsomaoday。Youmustuand,"thesaid。"Ofcourse,"saidLinda。"Howweretheypaidfor?Iftheywerepaidforbyacreditcard,perhapsyoucouldtellmethe;"Theywerepaidforbya;Sorry。"Liheflowers。Theywerebeautiful。
IhreeyearsthatLihherboyfriendhehadherfloouldhenowhe'ddumpedher?Wasitamanshedidn'tknow?Wasitsomeonewhowasiediwastooshytotellher?Whatifityguy?Someoneshedidn'tlike?Theph。ItwashersisterAnna。"HappyValentine'sDay。"shesaidtoLinda。"Howareyoudoing?""Idon'tknow,"Li;Igotflowers。They'refromasecretadmirer。Ihavehey'refrom。Thefloristdoesn'tremember。Idon'tknowifIshouldbehappyorworried。"Annawasquietforamiwasme,"shesaid。"I'myoursecretadmirer。""Really?"Lindasaid。"Areyoumad?"A;Notatall!"saidLinda。Annawasrelieved。"YsisterLinda。You'retheonlysisterIhaveandIloveyou。AohaveagoodValentine'sDay。""Anna,thankyou。"Lindasaid。"ThisisthebestValentine'sDaypresentI'veeverreceived。"
琳达感到沮丧极了,情人节快到了,而她却是孤孤单单一个人。两个星期之前,男朋友甩了她。三年以来,他们的感情一直很好。突然之间,他提出要结束他们之间的关系,琳达还没有恢复过来。她身边的每个朋友都在热切期待情人节的到来,她们也都有正在认真交往的男友,就连妹妹安娜也有了情人节的安排。