佚名
爱的羽翼会在何处驻足，无人知晓。偶尔，她可能会出现在最不寻常的地方。令人难以置信的是，她突然降临在洛杉矶郊区的一家康复医院，这里的大多数病人都丧失了最基本的身体机能。
医院的工作人员听到这个消息时，一些护士哭了，院长哈利震惊了。但从那时起，哈利把它当作一生中最伟大的日子，为它祈祷。
现在，怎么给他们缝制结婚礼服呢？可能有些麻烦，但哈利知道职员们会找到解决的办法。一个护士提出自愿效劳，他放心了，希望这会是两位病人——朱安娜和迈克一生中最美好的时光。
一天早晨，迈克出现在哈利的办公室门口，他的身体用带子缚在轮椅上，借助呼吸器呼吸。
“哈利，我想结婚。”迈克说道。
“结婚？”哈利张大了嘴巴，这太严重了，“和谁呢？”哈利问。
“朱安娜，”迈克说，“我们恋爱了。”
爱情，爱情穿越了医院的大门，降临在两个完全瘫痪的人身上，并进驻他们的心灵——尽管两位病人衣食不能自理，需要呼吸器才能呼吸，而且永远不能行走。迈克得了脊髓肌肉萎缩症，朱安娜身患多发性硬化病。
结婚的念头如此真切，当迈克拿出结婚戒指，露出多年不见的笑容时，态度就更加明显了。事实上，此时的迈克是医护人员见过的最温柔、最善良的。而此前他一直是公认的脾气最暴躁的人。
迈克的暴躁是可以理解的。25年来，他一直住在医疗中心。9岁时，他妈妈把他送来后，每周来看几次，直到去世。他经常大发雷霆，把护士骂走，但至少他觉得医院是他的家，病人们都是他的朋友。
曾经有一个女孩，坐在吱吱作响的轮椅里。迈克想，她一定注意到自己了。但她并没有在这里待很久。迈克在那儿度过了生命的一大半后，再也不想待下去了。
医疗中心要关门了，迈克被转移到另一家康复医院，远离了他的朋友们。
迈克开始变得孤僻，宁愿待在黑暗的房间里，整日足不出户。朋友驱车两个多小时来看他，他依然情绪低落，没有人能贴近他的心。
有一天，他躺在床上，突然，走廊传来一阵熟悉的吱吱声。古老的轮椅吱吱作响，就像在以前的中心遇到的女孩——朱安娜所坐的轮椅发出的。
吱吱声在他的门口停住了，朱安娜凝视着他，问他能否和她一起外出。他立即兴奋起来，再次见到她的那一刻，他的生命似乎重新回来了。
他开始再次仰望蓝天白云，参加医院的娱乐活动，不知疲倦地与朱安娜聊天。他的房间充满了阳光和欢声笑语。不久，他向从24岁就在轮椅上生活的朱安娜求婚，想知道她是否愿意嫁给他。
朱安娜曾经度过一段非常艰辛的日子。她经常因身体虚弱而昏倒，没能读完三年级。母亲以为她偷懒，总打她。她生活在恐惧中，一直担心母亲要抛弃她，所以，身体好些时，她就会像小女佣一样打扫房间。
24岁前，她和迈克一样，做过一次气管切开术，以使呼吸畅通。也就是在那个时候，她被确诊患有多发性硬化症。30岁时，她被送进医院接受24小时的全天护理。
所以，当迈克问她这个“重大”问题时，朱安娜想，如果他是在戏弄她，那将会给她带来无法承受的痛苦。
“他说爱我时，我非常害怕，”她说，“我想他是在跟我开玩笑。但他说，他是认真的，他爱我。”
情人节那天，朱安娜穿着一件白色的绸缎婚纱，上面缀满珍珠，而且宽松得遮住了轮椅和呼吸器。哈利自豪地把她推到房门前，她激动得泪流满面。
迈克穿着笔挺的白色衬衣和黑色夹克，脖子上还打了个精美的蝴蝶结，满脸洋溢着幸福的微笑。
护士和病人们挤满了走廊、房间，就连大厅也满是医护人员。房间的每个角落都传来呜咽声。医院有史以来，还没有两个在轮椅上生活的人结合在一起的先例。
医院的娱乐节目主持人珍妮特策划好了一切活动。医护人员用捐来的钱买了红色、白色的气球，树叶缠绕的拱门，搭配上鲜花。珍妮特请医院的厨师制作了一个三层柠檬味的结婚蛋糕。一个营销顾问还请来了摄影师。
珍妮特跟家人谈论起此事，感慨万千，看到这对有情人终成眷属是她一生中最费解，也最开心的时刻。
她思索了很多。
最后的程序——接吻，无法完成。珍妮特用白绸缎把这对新人的轮椅系在一起，以此来象征这浪漫的时刻。
婚礼结束后，牧师强忍着眼泪，悄悄走了出去：“我主持了无数次的婚礼，但这次，是最激动人心的。”牧师说，“他们克服了艰难险阻，找到了最纯洁的爱情。”
那晚，迈克和朱安娜第一次共入新房。他们知道，他们真挚的爱情打动了很多人，他们收获了最珍贵的礼物，也收获了最纯洁的爱情。爱情，你永远无法知道它会在何处驻足。
■心灵小语
没有人能够知道，爱情的翅膀会在什么地方驻足。然而，只有不畏惧艰难险阻，才能找到纯洁的爱情。所以，勇敢地去追求，爱神之箭终会帮你找到世界上最为珍贵的爱。
Where+Love+Lands++
Anonymous
No+one+knows+where+love’s+wings+will+land.+At+times,+it+turns+up+in+the+most+unusual+spots.+There+was+nothing+more+surprising+than+when+it+descended+upon+a+rehabilitation+hospital+in+a+Los+Angeles+suburb—a+hospital+where+most+of+the+patients+can+no+longer+move+of+their+own+accord.
When+the+staff+heard+the+news,+some+of+the+nurses+began+to+cry.+The+administrator+was+in+shock,+but+from+then+on,+Harry+MacNarama+would+bless+it+as+one+of+the+greatest+days+in+his+entire+life.
Now+the+trouble+was,+how+were+they+going+to+make+the+wedding+dress？+He+knew+his+staff+would+find+a+way,+and+when+one+of+his+nurses+volunteered,+Harry+was+relieved.+He+wanted+this+to+be+the+finest+day+in+the+lives+of+two+of+his+patients—Juana+and+Michael.
Michael+strapped+in+his+wheelchair+and+breathing+through+his+ventilator,+appeared+at+Harry’s+office+door+one+morning.
“Harry,+I+want+to+get+married,+”Michael+announced.
“Married？”+Harry’s+mouth+dropped+open.+How+serious+was+this？+“To+who？+”Harry+asked.
“To+Juana,+”Michael+said.+“We’re+in+love.”
Love.+Love+had+found+its+way+through+the+hospital+doors,+over+two+bodies+that+refused+to+work+for+their+owners+and+penetrated+their+hearts—despite+the+fact+that+the+two+patients+were+unable+to+feed+or+cloth+themselves,+required+ventilators+just+to+breath+and+could+never+walk+again.+Michael+had+spinal+muscular+atrophy+Juana+had+multiple+sclerosis.
Just+how+serious+this+marriage+idea+was,+became+quite+apparent+when+Michael+pulled+out+the+engagement+ring+and+beamed+as+he+hadn’t+done+in+years.+In+fact,+the+staff+had+never+seen+a+kinder,+sweeter+Michael,+who+had+been+one+of+the+angriest+men+Harry’s+employees+had+ever+worked+with.
The+reason+for+Michael’s+anger+was+understandable.+For+twentyfive+years,+he+had+lived+his+life+at+a+medical+center+where+his+mother+had+placed+him+at+age+nine+and+visited+him+several+times+a+week+until+she+died.+He+was+always+a+raspy+sort+of+guy,+who+cussed+out+his+nurses+routinely,+but+at+least+he+felt+he+had+family+at+the+hospital.+The+patients+were+his+friends.
There+even+had+been+a+girl+once+who+went+about+in+a+squeaky+wheelchair+who+he+was+sure+had+eyed+him.+But+she+hadn’t+stayed+long+at+the+center.+And+after+spending+more+than+half+his+life+there,+now+Michael+wasn’t+going+to+get+to+stay+either.
The+center+was+closing,+and+Michael+was+shipped+to+live+at+the+rehabilitation+hospital,+far+from+his+friends+and+worse,+far+from+Betty.
That’s+when+Michael+turned+into+a+recluse.+He+wouldn’t+come+out+from+his+room.+He+left+it+dark.+His+friends+drove+more+than+two+hours+to+see+him.+But+Michael’s+spirits+sagged+so+low,+no+one+could+reach+him.
And+then,+one+day,+he+was+lying+in+bed+when+he+heard+a+familiar+creaking+sound+coming+down+the+hall.+It+sounded+like+that+same,+ancient,+squeaky+wheelchair+that+girl,+Juana,+had+used+at+the+center+where+he+used+to+live.
The+squeaking+stopped+at+his+door,+and+Juana+peered+in+and+asked+him+to+come+outdoors+with+her.+He+was+intrigued+and+from+the+moment+he+met+Juana+again,+it+was+as+though+she+breathed+life+back+into+him.
He+was+staring+at+the+clouds+and+blue+skies+again.+He+began+to+participate+in+the+hospital’s+recreation+programs.+He+spent+hours+talking+with+Juana.+His+room+was+sunny+and+light.+And+then+he+asked+Juana,+who’d+been+living+in+a+wheelchair+since+age+twentyfour,+if+she+would+marry+him.
Juana+had+already+had+a+tough+life.+She+was+pulled+out+of+school+before+finishing+the+third+grade,+because+she+collapsed+and+fell+a+lot.+Her+mother,+thinking+she+was+lazy,+slapped+her+around.+She+lived+in+terror+that+her+mother+wouldn’t+want+her+anymore,+so+on+the+occasions+when+she+was+well+enough,+she+cleaned+house+“like+a+little+maid”.ＨＴtρs://Μ.Ъīqiκυ.ΠＥt
Before+the+age+of+twentyfour,+like+Michael,+she+had+a+tracheotomy+just+to+breathe+and+that+was+when+she+was+officially+diagnosed+with+multiple+sclerosis.+By+the+time+she+was+thirty,+she+had+moved+into+a+hospital+with+roundtheclock+care.
So+when+Michael+asked+her+the+big+question,+she+didn’t+think+she+could+handle+the+pain+if+he+was+teasing.
“He+told+me+he+loved+me,+and+I+was+so+scared,”+she+said.+“I+thought+he+was+playing+a+game+with+me.+But+he+told+me+it+was+true.+He+told+me+he+loved+me.”
On+Valentine’s+Day,+Juana+wore+a+wedding+dress+made+of+white+satin,+dotted+with+pearl+beads+and+cut+loose+enough+to+drape+around+a+wheelchair+and+a+ventilator.+Juana+was+rolled+to+the+front+of+the+room,+assisted+by+Harry,+who+proudly+gave+the+bride+away.+Her+face+streamed+with+tears.
Michael+wore+a+crisp+white+shirt,+black+jacket+and+a+bow+tie+that+fit+neatly+over+his+tracheotomy.+He+beamed+with+pleasure.
Nurses+filled+the+doorways.+Patients+filled+the+room.+An+overflow+of+hospital+employees+spilled+into+the+halls.+Sobs+echoed+in+every+comer+of+the+room.+In+the+hospital’s+history,+no+two+people—living+their+lives+bound+to+wheelchairs—had+ever+married.
Janet+Yamaguchi,+the+hospital’s+recreation+leader,+had+planned+everything.+Employees+had+donated+their+own+money+to+buy+the+red+and+white+balloons,+matching+flowers,+and+an+archway+dotted+with+leaves.+Janet+had+the+hospital+chef+make+a+threetiered,+lemonfilled+wedding+cake.+A+marketing+consultant+hired+a+photographer.
Janet+negotiated+with+family+members.+It+was+one+of+the+most+trying+and+satisfying+times+of+her+life+to+watch+the+couple+get+married.
She+thought+of+everything.
The+final+touch—the+kiss—could+not+be+completed.+Janet+used+a+white+satin+rope+to+tie+the+couple’s+wheelchairs+to+symbolize+the+romantic+moment.
After+the+ceremony,+the+minister+slipped+out+trying+to+hold+back+her+tears.+“I’ve+performed+thousands+of+weddings,+but+this+is+the+most+wonderful+one+I’ve+done+so+far,”+the+minister+said.+“These+people+have+passed+the+barriers+and+showed+pure+love.”
That+evening,+Michael+and+Juana+rolled+into+their+own+room+for+the+first+time+together.+Michael+and+Juana+knew+they+had+moved+many+people+with+their+love,+and+they+had+been+given+the+greatest+gift+of+all.+They+had+the+gift+of+love.+And+it’s+never+known+where+it+will+land.
爱的时刻
佚名
第一次见到她时，她正在校园的操场上漫步。我站在那里，目光追随着她的倩影，呆住了。她就是我的至爱，我对自己说。
开学的第一天，我向同学问起她，他们说她已经有男朋友了，让我忘了她。
几个月后，我听说她跟男朋友分手了。但是，至少过了半年后，我才约会她。我打电话到她寝室，紧张得吐字不清，甚至把她名字的前后音节都说反了。“周六晚上请你吃晚饭，好吗？”提议完，我尴尬极了，害怕遭她拒绝。“很高兴。”她似乎很开心地回答。
星期六，我去宿舍接她，她的美丽再次深深地打动了我。我在30里外的餐馆预订了晚餐。开车去那儿时，却迷路了，在乡间小路上漫无目的地转了一个多小时。我越来越焦躁，她却一直兴致高昂，她说，她读过这些乡村的历史，很高兴能来游玩。
我们最终没能找到那家餐馆，汽油也快用完了。10点时，我们才吃了点汉堡和油炸食品，算是晚餐。她美丽的花裙，金黄的直发，娇好的面容，站在当地孩子中间显得更加光彩照人。
回到学校后，我正要为那个夜晚道歉，但感觉到她温暖的手，抓住了我的手，然后迅速地在我脸上吻了一下，温柔地说道：“谢谢你让我度过了一个快乐的夜晚。”我还没回过神来，她已跑进寝室，在我眼前消失了。
曾有多少这样的时刻啊——充满了包容、优雅与爱意，我几乎不敢相信。记得婚礼那天，在太平洋海滨，那个清新的星期天早晨，她挽着父亲的手步入教堂，我站在旁边凝视着她即将成为我妻子的时刻；或是我们的两个孩子出生，她经历了旁人无法体会的分娩痛楚后，脸上因欣喜而光彩四溢的时刻。
但是1993年10月15日，情形却完全不同。那天，在度过了一个难眠之夜后，我们早上5点钟就起床了。当手术刀即将划开你心上人的血肉肌肤时，你又怎能安然入眠呢？她吻了吻我们两个熟睡的孩子，但他们却没有醒来对她说“祝您好运”或者“我爱您，妈妈”。到了医院，签完一些文件后，我看她换上一件褪了色的棉袍和一双袜子，似乎手术室最大的伤害是寒冷。
她扑到我怀里哭着说不做手术。我握着她的手，注射器扎进她的手臂，泪水很快停住了，那原本清澈，机灵的双眼，现在满是恐惧，慢慢地合上了。
我痛苦而慌乱地与她吻别，然后，看着她穿过那道无情的门，被推进手术室。我整天待在候诊室，用校对稿子来分散我的焦虑。
快傍晚了，她才回到病房，胸前缠着一大片绷带，我想她会喜欢那个外科医生精心而巧妙地给她缠的绷带。我想起我们的孩子还是婴儿时，她为他们的摇篮缝制床单。这些绷带看起来亲切又安全可靠——不像我想的那么粗糙。
灯光昏暗的房间里，充斥着强烈的消毒水味儿。我坐在她旁边，感到我们的生命是如此息息相关。我，也是病人，茫然地盯着窗外灰粉色的云彩掠过午后的天空，感到心力交瘁。
差不多快七点了，她微微动了一下，听到她的呻吟，我移到床边，从桌子上的水罐里拿出一点冰片，轻轻触了一下她的嘴唇，拂开她额前被汗水沁湿的灰白头发。
“我爱你。”我说。
听到这些话，她慢慢地睁开眼睛，目光开始很模糊，没有焦点，很快，她敏锐地认出我来，嘴角浮现出一抹温柔的笑。
“我也爱你。”她呢喃道，眼睛又闭上了。我几乎筋疲力尽。回想起第一次见到她的情景。仿佛又回到了年轻时代，那个阳光灿烂的早上。她就是我的至爱。我再一次发自内心地说道，她就是我的至爱。
Moments+of++Love
Anonymous
When+I+first+saw+her,+she+was+walking+across+the+medschool+quad.+I+stood+motionless+Anonymous+as+if+stunned,+following+her+with+my+eyes.+She+is+the+one,+I+said+to+myself.
It+was+the+first+day+of+school.+When+I+asked+a+classmate+about+her,+he+told+me+to+forget+it.+She+has+a+boyfriend,+he+said.
A+few+months+later+I+heard+she’d+ended+her+relationship.+But+I+waited+at+least+half+a+year+to+ask+for+a+date.+When+I+telephoned+her+dormitory+and+asked+nervously+for+her,+I+transposed+the+syllables+of+her+first+and+last+names+into+ludicrous+garble.+“Dinner+on+Saturday？”+I+proposed,+embarrassed+and+expecting+rejection.+“I+would+enjoy+that,”+she+answered,+sounding+pleased.
On+Saturday+I+greeted+her+at+the+dorm+and+was+again+entranced+by+her+loveliness.+I+had+made+reservations+at+a+restaurant+30+miles+away.+I+lost+my+way+and+drove+aimlessly+on+rural+roads+for+an+hour+as+my+exasperation+mounted.+She+remained+goodhumored+happy,+she+said,+to+tour+villages+whose+histories+she+had+read+about.
We+never+located+the+restaurant,+and+then+almost+ran+out+of+gas.+We+finally+ate+at+10+p.m.,+hamburgers+and+fries+at+a+dinner.+In+her+floral+dress,+with+her+straight+blond+hair+and+classic+features,+she+stood+out+among+the+local+kids.
Back+at+school,+I+was+ready+to+apologize+for+the+evening.+But+I+felt+her+warm+hand+take+mine,+and+then+she+quickly+kissed+my+cheek.+“Thank+you+for+a+wonderful+evening,”+she+said+softly.+Before+I+comprehended+what+had+happened,+she+disappeared+into+the+dormitory.
How+many+times+have+there+been+moments+like+that,+moments+of+such+encompassing+grace+and+love+that+I+doubted+their+actuality？+Moments+like+the+day+of+our+marriage,+when+on+a+crisp+Sunday+morning+on+the+Pacific+coast+she+entered+the+church+on+her+father’s+arm+and+I+gazed+down+the+aisle+at+my+soontobe+wife.+Or+the+moments+when+our+two+children+were+born+and+her+face+became+radiant+as+she+emerged+from+the+unreachable+realm+of+labor+into+exaltation.
But+October+15,+1993,+was+different.+That+day,+we+arose+at+5+a.+m.,+having+a+hard+slept.+How+can+you+rest+when+a+blade+will+soon+sever+flesh+so+dear？+She+kissed+both+of+our+children+as+they+slept,+but+they+never+stirred+or+said+“Good+luck”+or+“I+love+you,+Mommy.”+In+the+hospital,+after+we+signed+the+papers,+I+watched+her+change+into+a+faded+cotton+gown+and+two+pairs+of+socks,+as+if+the+worst+injury+that+day+would+be+the+chill+of+the+operating+room.
She+cried+in+my+arms+and+said+she+didn’t+want+the+surgery.+I+held+her+hand+as+an+I.+V.+was+‘ed+into+her+arm.+In+a+few+seconds+her+tears+stopped+and+she+closed+those+eyes+that+had+always+seemed+so+clever+and+clear,+but+now+looked+so+fearful.
Feeling+frantic+and+disconnected+I+kissed+her,+and+then+she+was+wheeled+away+through+the+unforgiving+doors+of+the+operating+suite.+I+spent+the+day+in+the+waiting+room+polishing+a+manuscript+whose+only+significance+was+its+power+to+distract.
When+she+returned+to+her+room+late+that+afternoon,+on+her+chest+was+an+expanse+of+billowing+white+bandage+placed+by+a+surgeon’s+hands+with+a+precision+and+delicacy+she+would+have+admired.+I+was+reminded+of+the+coverlet+she+had+appliqued+for+our+children’s+cradle+when+they+were+infants.+The+bandage+looked+gentle+and+protectivereassuring+and+not+as+harsh+as+I+had+expected.
Sitting+beside+her+in+a+dimly+lit+room+that+smelled+sharply+of+disinfectant,+I+realized+that+because+my+life+was+so+intertwined+with+hers,+I,+too,+was+a+patient.+I+felt+depleted+and+wrecked+as+I+stared+blankly+out+the+window+at+pinkgray+clouds+slowly+traversing+the+afternoon+sky.
It+was+almost+7+p.+m.+before+she+stirred.+I+heard+her+moan,+and+moved+to+the+edge+of+the+bed.+I+lightly+touched+her+lips+with+an+ice+chip+from+the+pitcher+on+her+bedside+table,+and+brushed+the+grayflecked+hair+across+her+sweaty+brow.
“I+love+you,+”I+said.
At+these+words,+her+eyes+opened+hesitantly.+At+first+her+gaze+seemed+confused+and+unfocused,+but+for+an+instant+her+eyes+sharpened+with+recognition,+and+a+gentle+smile+lifted+the+edges+of+her+mouth.
“I+love+you+too,+”she+whispered,+and+then+her+eyelids+shut.+I+was+close+to+exhaustion+and+dislocated+in+time+as+I+recalled+the+moment+I+first+saw+her.+It+was+as+if+I+was+young+again+and+the+sun+was+resplendent+in+the+morning+sky.+She+is+the+one,+I+said+once+more+in+my+mind’s+voice.+She+is+the+one.
爱的约会
佚名
在纽约地铁中心总站，咨询处上方的时钟显示的时间是5点54分。年轻高大的陆军中尉抬起黝黑的脸庞，眯着眼睛看上面的时间，一颗心激动得怦怦直跳，6分钟后，他就要见到那个女人了——在过去的13个月里一直占据着他心灵某个特殊位置的女人。虽然他们素未谋面，但她的信却一直是他的精神支柱。
布兰福德中尉记得那天，战斗最艰苦的时刻，他的飞机被敌机重重包围。他曾在一封信里对她坦言，他常会感到畏惧。就在战斗打响的前几天，他收到了她的回信：“你当然会畏惧……勇士们都会那样，下次在你不自信时，我希望你能听到我为你朗诵的声音：‘啊，是的，尽管我要走过死亡之谷，但我将勇往直前，因为你与我同在。’……”他记得，正是那封信使他重新振作。
此时，他就要听到她真实的声音了，还有4分钟就6点了。
一个女孩走近他，布兰福德中尉一惊。她戴着一朵花，但不是他们约好的那种红玫瑰。这个女孩只有18岁左右，而霍丽丝•梅内尔告诉过他，她已30岁。“有什么关系呢？”他还回信说，“我32岁”，其实他只有29岁。
他又想到了在训练营时看过的一本书——《人性的枷锁》，书里有一个女人写的批注。他难以相信，一个女人竟能如此透彻地读懂男人的心。书签上有她的名字：霍丽丝•梅内尔。于是他找来一本纽约市电话簿，查到了地址，给她写信，并收到了回信。因为执行任务，第二天他就坐船离开了，但他们仍然保持通信。
13个月里，她始终诚挚地给他回信，通常是他的信还未到，她的信就来了。因此，他深信，他们彼此深爱着。
然而，她拒绝送他照片，并解释说：“如果你真心对我，我的外表并不重要。如果我长得很漂亮，我会认为，你是爱我的外貌，那样会令我很反感。如果我长相平凡（你必须承认这个更有可能），就会担心，你和我通信，是因为内心孤独，无人倾诉。别向我要照片。你来纽约时就可以看到我了，可以在那时作出某些决定。”
还有1分钟就6点了……布兰福德猛抽了一口烟，心跳更加快了。
一位年轻的女士向他走来，她身材苗条，金黄的卷发拢在小巧的耳后，双唇红润，下巴精致，眼睛深蓝动人。她穿着淡绿的西装，浑身散发着青春的活力。
他开始向她走去，根本没注意她是否戴着玫瑰花，他走近，看到她嘴角浮起动人的微笑。
“问路吗，军人？”她轻轻地说。他又走近一步，接着，他看到了霍丽丝•梅内尔。
霍丽丝•梅内尔就站在这姑娘的身后，一个40多岁的女人，灰白的头发塞在破旧的帽子下面，很胖，厚实的双脚穿着低跟鞋。
可在她那皱巴巴的外衣上别着一朵红玫瑰。
绿衣女孩匆匆离去。
布兰福德心碎了，他多想跟着那女孩啊，然而他又真切地渴望见这个女人，是她的精神一直陪伴他，激励他；她就站在那里，苍白丰满的面庞，温柔而理性；灰色的眼睛里闪着温和的光芒。
布兰福德没有犹豫，他紧抓着那本破旧的《人性的枷锁》，它是向她证明身份的依据。尽管这不会是爱情，但是一种珍贵的东西，是他曾经拥有并要感激的友情……
尽管因深深的失望而感到痛苦，布兰福德仍摆正双肩，敬了个礼，然后把书递给那个女人，“我是约翰•布兰福德，您——您是梅内尔女士吧，我可以——可以请您吃饭吗？”
女人微笑着。“孩子，我不明白这是怎么回事，”她说道，“那位穿绿衣服的年轻小姐请求我戴上这朵玫瑰，她说如果你请我一块出去，就告诉你，她在街对面的餐厅等你。她说这是一种考验。”
■心灵小语
爱情之花需要甘露的沐浴才能绽放。如果你是一个向往爱情的人，那么开始用美好的品质来浇这盆爱之花，这样它才能成长，才能长出蓓蕾，才能美丽绽放。
Appointment+with+Love
Anonymous
Six+minutes+to+six,+said+the+clock+over+the+information+booth+in+New+York’s+Grand+Central+Station.+The+tall,+young+Army+lieutenant1+lifted+his+sunburned+face+and+narrowed+his+eyes+to+note+the+et+time.+His+heart+was+pounding+with+a+beat.+In+six+minutes+he+would+see+the+woman+who+had+filled+such+a+special+place+in+his+life+for+the+past+13+months,+the+woman+he+had+never+seen,+yet+whose+written+words+had+sustained2+him+unfailingly.
Lieutenant+Blandford+remembered+one+day+in+particular,+during+the+worst+of+the+fighting,+when+his+plane+had+been+caught+in+the+midst+of+a+pack+of+enemy+planes.+In+one+of+his+letters+he+had+confessed3+to+her+that+he+often+felt+fear,+and+only+a+few+days+before+this+battle+he+had+received+her+answer，“Of+course+you+fear...+all+brave+men+do.+Next+time+you+doubt+yourself,+I+want+you+to+hear+my+voice+reciting+to+you，‘+Yeah,+though+I+walk+through+the+Valley+of+the+Shadow+of+Death,+I+will+fear+no+evil:+for+thou+art+with+me.’...”+He+had+remembered,+and+it+had+renewed+his+strength.
Now+he+was+going+to+hear+her+real+voice.+Four+minutes+to+six.
A+girl+passed+close+to+him,+and+Lieutenant+Blandford+started.+She+was+wearing+a+flower,+but+it+was+not+the+little+red+rose+they+had+agreed+upon.+Besides,+this+girl+was+only+about+18,+and+Hollis+Meynell+had+told+him+she+was+30.+“What+of+it？”+he+had+answered.+“I’m+32.”+He+was+29.
His+mind+went+back+to+that+book+he+had+read+in+the+training+camp.+Of+Human+Bondage+it+was+and+throughout+the+book+were+notes+in+a+woman’s+handwriting.+He+had+never+believed+that+a+woman+could+see+into+a+man’s+heart+so+tenderly,+so+understandingly.+Her+name+was+on+the+book+plate:+Hollis+Meynell.+He+had+got+hold+of+a+New+York+City+telephone+book+and+found+her+address.+He+had+written+she+had+answered.++Next+day+he+had+been+shipped+out,+but+they+had+gone+on+writing.
For+13+months+she+had+faithfully+replied.+When+his+letters+did+not+arrive,+she+wrote+anyway,+and+now+he+believed+that+he+loved+her+and+that+she+loved+him.
But+she+had+refused+all+his+pleas+to+send+him+her+photograph.+She+had+explained，+“If+your+feeling+for+me+has+any+reality,+what+I+look+like+won’t+matter.+Suppose+I’m+beautiful.+I’d+always+be+haunted4+by+the+feeling+that+you+had+been+taking+a+chance+on+just+that,+and+that+kind+of+love+would+disgust+me.+Suppose+I’m+plain+(and+you+must+admit+that+this+is+more+likely),+then+I’d+always+fear+that+you+were+only+going+on+writing+because+you+were+lonely+and+had+no+one+else.+No,+don’t+ask+for+my+picture.+When+you+come+to+New+York,+you+shall+see+me+and+then+you+shall+make+your+decision.”
One+minute+to+six+...+he+pulled+hard+on+a+cigarette.+Then+Lieutenant+Blandford’s+heart+leaped.
A+young+woman+was+coming+toward+him.+Her+figure+was+long+and+slim+her+blond+hair+lay+back+in+curls+over+her+delicate+ears.+Her+eyes+were+as+blue+as+flowers,+her+lips+and+chin+had+a+gentle+firmness.+In+her+palegreen+suit,+she+was+like+springtime+come+alive.
He+started+toward+her,+forgetting+to+notice+that+she+was+wearing+no+rose,+and+as+he+moved,+a+small,+provocative+smile+curved+her+lips.
“Going+my+way,+soldier？”+she+murmured.+He+made+one+step+closer+to+her.+Then+he+saw+Hollis+Meynell.
She+was+standing+almost+directly+behind+the+girl,+a+woman+well+past+40,+her+graying+hair+tucked+under+a+worn+hat.+She+was+more+than+plump5+her+thick+ankled+feet+were+thrust+into+lowheeled+shoes.
But+she+wore+a+red+rose+on+her+rumpled+coat.+The+girl+in+the+green+suit+was+walking+quickly.+Blandford+felt+as+though+he+were+being+split+into+two,+so+keen+was+his+desire+to+follow+the+girl,+yet+so+deep+was+his+longing+for+the+woman+whose+spirit+had+truly+companioned+and+upheld+his+own+and+there+she+stood.+He+could+see+her+pale,+plump+face+was+gentle+and+sensible+her+gray+eyes+had+a+warm+twinkle6.
Lieutenant+Blandford+did+not+hesitate.+His+fingers+gripped+the+worn+copy+of+Human+Bondage+which+was+to+identify+him+to+her.+This+would+not+be+love,+but+it+would+be+something+precious,+a+friendship+for+which+he+had+been+and+must+ever+be+grateful...
He+squared+his+shoulders,+saluted,+and+held+the+book+out+toward+the+woman,+although+even+while+he+spoke+he+felt+the+bitterness+of+his+disappointment.+“I’m+John+Blandford,+and+you—you+are+Miss+Meynell.+May—may+I+take+you+to+dinner？”
The+woman+smiled.+“I+don’t+know+what+this+is+all+about,+son,”+she+answered.+“That+young+lady+in+the+green+suit,+she+begged+me+to+wear+this+rose+on+my+coat.+And+she+said+that+if+you+asked+me+to+go+out+with+you,+I+should+tell+you+she’s+waiting+for+you+in+that+restaurant+across+the+street.+She+said+it+was+some+kind+of+a+test.”
来自天堂的玫瑰
佚名
红玫瑰是她的最爱，她的名字叫罗斯，也是“玫瑰”的意思。每年情人节，丈夫都要送她一些玫瑰花，并用漂亮的丝带扎着。丈夫去世的那年，她依然收到了玫瑰花，卡片像往年一样写着：“献给我的爱人！”
每年，丈夫送她花时，都要写下这样一些话：“我爱你，今朝更胜往昔。”“时光流转，我对你的爱历久弥新。”她知道，这是她最后一次收到丈夫的玫瑰花了。
她想，玫瑰花一定是他预订的。她亲爱的丈夫或许不知道，自己会死去。他总喜欢提前把一些事情安排妥当，这样，即使再忙，也可以从容应对，处理好一切。
她修剪好枝叶，将花插到一个别致的花瓶里。然后，把花瓶放到面带微笑的丈夫的遗像旁。她在丈夫最喜欢的椅子里一坐就是几个小时，伴着玫瑰花，凝神地望着他的照片。
一年终于过去了，没有丈夫的日子十分难挨。在孤独与寂寞中，她又迎来一个情人节。情人节前夕，家里门铃响了，有人送来一束玫瑰花，放在了门口。
她把玫瑰花拿进屋，吃惊地看着它们。然后走到电话旁，拨通了花店的电话，是店主接的，她要他解释为什么还有人送花给她，增添她的悲伤。
“我知道您的丈夫一年前就过世了，”店主说，“我也知道您会打电话来问究竟的。您今天收到的花，已经提前付过款了。您丈夫总是提前做好计划，万无一失，而预订好的。
“他预付了花款，委托我们每年给您送花。还有一件事，我想您有必要知道,还有一张特别的小卡片……是他去年写的。
“那张卡片……是他让我们要在他死后的第二年送给您。现在他不在了，所以就把卡片送给您了。”
她谢过店主，挂断了电话，泪如泉涌。她的手抖动着，慢慢地伸向那张卡片。
卡片里丈夫写给她的一张便条，她静静地注视着它，这是他亲手写给她的……“亲爱的，你好！我知道我已经离开你一年了，我希望这一年里你没有受太多的苦。
“我知道这一年你一定很孤单，很痛苦。如果换上我是你，我也会那样的。我们的爱使生命中的一切都变得美好。我对你的爱用语言无法表达，你是我完美的爱妻。
“你是我的朋友，我的爱人，你让我时刻都心满意足。我知道这才仅仅过去一年，但我还是要你努力去忘记痛苦。我想让你快乐，即使流泪也是因幸福而泣。所以每年我都要送你玫瑰花。
“当你收到这些玫瑰时，想想我们一起度过的美好时光，我们曾经是多么幸福呀！我一直深爱着你，并将一直深爱下去。但是，亲爱的，答应我，一定要好好活着。
“请努力寻找幸福，珍惜生命中的每一天。我知道那并不容易，但我仍希望你能努力去做。玫瑰花每年都会如期而至，除非你不再应门，花店才会停止送花。
“每年送花时，花店派人来送五次，以免你外出。五次来访后，送花人便可确定把花送到我告诉他们的另一个地方，那就是我们的重逢之地。”
■心灵小语
爱情，可以是瞬间的美丽，也可以成为一生的守护，而且历久弥新。所以，请相信，虽然岁月流转，但爱情依然可以毫不褪色，甚至可以更胜往昔。
Roses+for+Rose
Anonymous
Red+roses+were+her+favorites,+her+name+was+also+Rose.+And+every+year+her+husband+sent+them,+tied+with+pretty+bows.+The+year+he+died,+the+roses+were+delivered+to+her+door.+The+card+said,+“Be+my+Valentine,”+like+all+the+years+before.+
Each+year+he+sent+her+roses,+and+the+note+would+always+say,+“I+love+you+even+more+this+year,+than+last+year+on+this+day.”++
“My+love+for+you+will+always+grow,+with+every+passing+year.”+She+knew+this+was+the+last+time+that+the+roses+would+appear.
She+thought,+he+ordered+roses+in+advance1+before+this+day.+Her+loving+husband+did+not+know,+that+he+would+pass+away.+He+always+liked+to+do+things+early,+way+before+the+time.+Then,+if+he+got+too+busy,+everything+would+work+out+fine.+
She+trimmed+the+stems,+and+placed+them+in+a+very+special+vase.+Then,+sat+the+vase+beside+the+portrait+of+his+smiling+face.+She+would+sit+for+hours,+in+her+husband’s+favorite+chair.+While+staring+at+his+picture,+and+the+roses+sitting+there.+
A+year+went+by,+and+it+was+hard+to+live+without+her+mate.+With+loneliness+and+solitude2,+that+had+become+her+fate.+Then,+the+very+hour,+as+on+Valentines+before,+the+doorbell+rang,+and+there+were+roses,+sitting+by+her+door.+
She+brought+the+roses+in,+and+then+just+looked+at+them+in+shock.+Then,+went+to+get+the+telephone,+to+call+the+florist+shop.+The+owner+answered,+and+she+asked+him,+if+he+would+explain,+why+would+someone+do+this+to+her,+causing+her+such+pain？+
“I+know+your+husband+passed+away,+more+than+a+year+ago,”+The+owner+said,+“I+knew+you’d+call,+and+you+would+want+to+know.+The+flowers+you+received+today,+were+paid+for+in+advance.Your+husband+always+planned+ahead,+he+left+nothing+to+chance.
“There+is+a+standing+order,+that+I+have+on+file+down+here,+And+he+has+paid,+well+in+advance,+you’ll+get+them+every+year.+There+also+is+another+thing,+that+I+think+you+should+know,+he+wrote+a+special+little+card...he+did+this+years+ago.
“Then,+should+ever,+I+find+out+that+he’s+no+longer+here,+that’s+the+card...that+should+be+sent,+to+you+the+following+year.”+
She+thanked+him+and+hung+up+the+phone,+her+tears+now+flowing+hard.+Her+fingers+shaking,+as+she+slowly+reached+to+get+the+card.
Inside+the+card,+she+saw+that+he+had+written+her+a+note.+Then,+as+she+stared+in+total+silence,+this+is+what+he+wrote...“Hello,+my+love,+I+know+it’s+been+a+year+since+I’ve+been+gone,+I+hope+it+hasn’t+been+too+hard+for+you+to+overcome.
++“I+know+it+must+be+lonely,+and+the+pain+is+very+real.+For+if+it+was+the+other+way,+I+know+how+I+would+feel.+The+love+we+shared+made+everything+so+beautiful+in+life.+I+loved+you+more+than+words+can+say,+you+were+the+perfect+wife.
“You+were+my+friend+and+lover,+you+fulfilled+my+every+need.+I+know+it’s+only+been+a+year,+but+please+try+not+to+grieve3.+I+want+you+to+be+happy,+even+when+you+shed+your+tears.+That+is+why+the+roses+will+be+sent+to+you+for+years.
“When+you+get+these+roses,+think+of+all+the+happiness,+that+we+had+together,+and+how+both+of+us+were+blessed.+I+have+always+loved+you+and+I+know+I+always+will.+But,+my+love,+you+must+go+on,+you+have+some+living+still.
“Please…try+to+find+happiness,+while+living+out+your+days.+I+know+it+is+not+easy,+but+I+hope+you+find+some+ways.+The+roses+will+come+every+year,+and+they+will+only+stop,+when+your+door’s+not+answered,+when+the+florist4+stops+to+knock.
“He+will+come+five+times+that+day,+in+case+you+have+gone+out.+But+after+his+last+visit,+he+will+know+without+a+doubt,+to+take+the+roses+to+the+place,+where+I’ve+instructed+him,+and+place+the+roses+where+we+are,+together+once+again.”+++++++++++++++ 无尽的昏迷过后，时宇猛地从床上起身。想要看最新章节内容，请下载星星阅读app，无广告免费阅读最新章节内容。网站已经不更新最新章节内容，已经星星阅读小说APP更新最新章节内容。
他大口的呼吸起新鲜的空气，胸口一颤一颤。
迷茫、不解，各种情绪涌上心头。
这是哪？
随后，时宇下意识观察四周，然后更茫然了。
一个单人宿舍？
就算他成功得到救援，现在也应该在病房才对。
还有自己的身体……怎么会一点伤也没有。
带着疑惑，时宇的视线快速从房间扫过，最终目光停留在了床头的一面镜子上。
镜子照出他现在的模样，大约十七八岁的年龄，外貌很帅。
可问题是，这不是他！下载星星阅读app，阅读最新章节内容无广告免费
之前的自己，是一位二十多岁气宇不凡的帅气青年，工作有段时间了。
而现在，这相貌怎么看都只是高中生的年纪……
这个变化，让时宇发愣很久。
千万别告诉他，手术很成功……
身体、面貌都变了，这根本不是手术不手术的问题了，而是仙术。
他竟完全变成了另外一个人！
难道……是自己穿越了？
除了床头那摆放位置明显风水不好的镜子，时宇还在旁边发现了三本书。
时宇拿起一看，书名瞬间让他沉默。
《新手饲养员必备育兽手册》
《宠兽产后的护理》
《异种族兽耳娘评鉴指南》
时宇：？？？
前两本书的名字还算正常，最后一本你是怎么回事？
“咳。”
时宇目光一肃，伸出手来，不过很快手臂一僵。
就在他想翻开第三本书，看看这究竟是个什么东西时，他的大脑猛地一阵刺痛，大量的记忆如潮水般涌现。
冰原市。
宠兽饲养基地。
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