第20章幸福最好
Happier
佚名Anonymous
&riedsohardtomakethierforourkidsthatwemadethemwrand,I’dker。
I’dreallylikeforthemtoknowabouthand-me-downdhome-madeicedleftovermeatloaf。Ireallywould。
Mycherishedgrandson,Ihopeyoulearnhumilitybysurviviyoulearevenwhennooneislooking。
IhopeyoulearntomakeyourbedandmoashthedIhopenobodygivesyouabrand-newyouaresixteen。
Itwillbegoodifatleastoimeyouseeababy,andyouhaveagoodfriehyouifyoueverhavettosleep。
Ihopeyougetablackeyefightingforsomethingyoubelievein。
Ihopeyouhavetoshareabedroomwithyerbrother。Anditisallrighttodrawalihemiddleoftheroom,butwheoderthecoverswithyoubecausehe’sscared,Ihopeyou’lllethim。
AndwhenyouwanttoseeaDisneymovieandyourkidbrotherwantstotagaloakehim。
Ihopeyouhavetohillwithyourfriendsandthatyouliveinatownwhereyoudoitsafely。
Ifyouwantaslingshot,Ihopeyourfatherteachesyouhowtomakeoeadofbuyingone。Ihopeyiandreadbooks,andwheouseputers,youalsolearnhowtoaddandsubtrayourhead。
Ihopeyougetsieoneblowssmokeinyourfa’tcareifyoutrybeeroIhopeyouwo。Andifafriendoffersyouajs,Ihopeyouaresmartenoughtorealizethatpersonisnotyourfriend。
Isurehopeyoumaketimetositonaporchwithyrandpaofishingwithyouruncle。
Ihopeyourmotherpunishesyouwhenyouthrowabaseballthroughaneighbor’swindow,andthatshehugsyouandkissesyouwhenyougiveheraplasterofparedmoldofyourhand。
&hingsIwishfhtimesanddisappoi,hardiness。
我们努力想让子女生活得更好,最终却事与愿违。对我的孙儿们,我知道怎么做才会更好。
我很想让他们知道,兄长传给我的旧衣服,小时候吃过的家里自制的冰淇淋,以及吃剩的肉糕。我的确很想讲给他们听。
我的宝贝孙子,我希望你在遭遇失败后懂得谦逊,也希望你能诚实,即使没有人注意你。