第60章哥哥的心愿
TheWishofBrother
佚名Anonymous
AfriendofminenamedPaulreautomobilefromhisbrotherasaChristmaspresent。OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcameoutofhisoffice,astreeturwaswalkingaroundtheshinynewcar,admiringit。
“Isthisyourcar,Mister?”hesaid。
Paulnodded,“MybraveittomeforChristmas。”Theboywasastounded,“Youmeanyaveittoyouanditdidn’tcostyouanything?Boy,Iwish。。。”Hehesitated。
OfcoursePaulkhewasgoingtowishfor。Hewasgoingtowishhehadabrotherlikethat。ButwhattheladsaidjarredPaulallthewaydowntohisheels。
“Iwish,”theboywenton,“thatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat。”
Paullookedattheboyinastohenimpulsivelyheadded,“Wouldyouliketotakearideinmycar?”
“Ohyes,I’dlovethat。”
&ride,theboyturhhiseyesaglow,said,“Mister,wouldyinfrontofmyhouse?”
Paulsmiledalittle。Hethoughthekheladwaoshowhishathecouldridehomeinabigautomobile。ButPaulwaswrongagain。“Willyoustopwherethosetwostepsare?”theboyasked。
&hesteps。TheninalittlewhilePaulheardhimingback,buthewasnotingfast。Hewasghislittlecrippledbrother。Hesathimdowomstep,thensortofsqueezedupagainsthimahecar。
“Theresheis,Buddy,justlikeItoldyouupstairs。HisbraveittohimforChristmasanditdidn’tadsomedayI’mgonnagiveyouolikeit。。。thenyouseeforyourselfalltheprettythimaswindowsthatI’vebeentryingtotellyouabout。”
Paulgotoutaheladtothefroofhiscar。Theshining-eyedolderbrotherbesidehimahreeofthembeganamemorableholidayride。ThatChristmasEve,PaullearJesusmeantwhenhesaid;“Itismoreblessedtogive。。。”
我有个朋友叫保罗,他的哥哥送给他一辆车作为圣诞礼物。圣诞节前夜,保罗下班走出办公室,看见一个淘气的小男孩绕着他那辆崭新的车欣赏着,不时地发出赞叹声。
“这是您的车吗,先生?”他问道。
保罗点了点头,说:“这是我哥哥送给我的圣诞礼物。”男孩很吃惊,激动得有些语无伦次:“您是说这是您哥哥送的,您没花一分钱?噢,我真希望……”
保罗当然知道男孩希望什么,无非希望也有这样一位哥哥。但是,小男孩接下来的话完全出乎他的意料。
“我希望,”男孩继续说道,“我也成为那样的哥哥,可以送车给弟弟。”