几年前在 Omaha 的一个晚上，和往常一样我从办公室回到家中 , 把书包和自己扔到沙发上，疲惫地按开电视，想伴随着些许热闹的声响洗簌。可就在我将要转身之时，一股磁性的声音留住了我——是正在播放的一封书信——让我邂逅了至今最喜欢的一部黑人电影 Waiting to Exhale.

这部影片的可圈可点之景众多，最主要的感觉是真实，甚至每一个人都可以从中找到自己的影子和那些似曾相识的心情，这也正是我辗转买到它的原版书，碟片和磁带的原因（只可惜现在都没了，非常惋惜，罢了）。今天想和大家分享的也正是我最欣赏的一段——即前面提到的那封信，由于反复看过太多次，因此都快能背下来了：

Dear Bernadine, I guess you don’t like to write or call, Ah? I don’t want to think you threw my business card away and I couldn’t call you since you never told me where you worked. It took me the longest to think about trying the hotel. I know you probably thought that night was just something frivolous, but as I told you before I left, it meant more to me than that.

I buried my wife back in August, and for her sake I’m glad she is not suffering anymore. I’ve also sold the house and just about everything in it. I don’t need all the memories and definitely don’t need the space.

I want to see you again Bernadine, and not for another one night. If there is any truth to what is known as your soul mate, then you’re as close to it as I’ve ever come. I’m not interested in playing games or starting something I can’t finish, I play for keeps.

I know you’re thinking now that I’m probably grieving and feeling sorry for myself and there may be some truth to that, but I know I was in love with you long before we ever turn the key to the hotel room.

I’m not asking you to make any promise or any kind of commitment, all I’m asking is if you’ll be willing to explore this relationship further.

I’ll be waiting to hear from you, here is my number again， just in case. I hope you and your kids are doing fine, I truly hope I can get the chance to meet them at some point.

Love, James

ps: If there is anything you need, call me first. 

 
                                                                                   

posted on 2007-03-12 13:04 惠瑾 阅读(1120) 评论(6)  编辑  收藏 所属分类: Feel A Glow 网摘收藏