作者:三毛
If I had my life to live over...
如果有来生,
I would have talked less and listened more.
我会少说,多听
I would have invited friends over to dinner
我会请朋友来家吃饭,
even if the carpet was strained and the sofa faded.
即便地毯脏了,沙发褪色了。
I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.
我会抽时间听祖父絮叨他的青年时代
I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.
我不会因为刚刚把头发梳理定型而要求在夏天关上车窗。
I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose
我会点燃那支雕成玫瑰状的蜡烛,
before it melted in storage.
而不让它在尘封中熔化。
I would have sat on the lawn with my children
我会与孩子们坐在草地上,
and not worried about grass stains.
不去担心草地上的污渍。
I would have cried and laughed less while watching television –
and more while watching life.
我会把泪水和笑声更多地留给观察人生,
而不是观看电视。
I would have gone to bed when I was sick
如果生病了,我会卧床休息,
instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding patter
if I were not there for the day.
而不是自认没有我,地球就不转了。
I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, would not show soil or was guaranteed to last a life time.
我不会买那些仅仅是实用,或者不显脏,或者保证能用一生的东西。
There would have been more 'I love yous'... more 'I'm sorrys'...
我会更多地说“我爱你”……“对不起”……
but mostly, given another shots at life,
然而,最重要的是,如果有来生,
I would seize every minute...
我会抓住每一秒……
look at it and really see it...live it...
看人生,读人生……体验人生……
and never give it back.
再也不放手
三毛
三毛,1973年定居西属撒哈拉沙漠和荷西结婚。1981年回台后,曾在文化大学任教,1984年辞去教职,而以写作、演讲为重心。1991年1月4日在医院去世,年仅四十八岁。她的作品都很出名,主要有《倾城》,《撒哈拉的故事》,《雨季不再来》,《梦里花落知多少》等。
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