画秋叶

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清晨沿江开车去上班,天气出奇的温暖,夜晚的浓雾还没有散去,江心大大小小的岛屿被乳白色的雾气笼罩。秋风轻起,雾气袅袅升腾开来,如轻纱般,飘飘渺渺地弥漫着小岛,心想中国古书里描绘的“蓬莱仙岛”,大约如此吧。

   昨夜下了大雨,地上潮湿着,天虽阴,但叶儿刚换色,浓郁热烈如秋阳般挂在枝头,与江心素纱倒成了反差。目不暇及地观望着一树又一数的彩叶,惊叹造物主奇美佳作。下午去孩子学校接他们,回家路上,经过小山谷,又是满目色彩 - 鲜艳的黄,如火的红,浑厚的褐,还有常绿树的青翠。而曾经葱绿的远山,已然漫山秋叶,层林尽染,如织锦般连绵起伏于天边。。。禁不住对三个孩子说,“How I wish I could draw... However, even the best painter will not be able to capture the autumn in terms of its richness, its beauty and its spirit." (我多希望能绘画。。。可是即便最好的画师,也无法勾勒这份秋的饱满,秋的精美,秋的灵魂。)

   然,秋天也是短暂的,几周后,这份饱满注定要凋零,这份精美注定要枯萎,但秋的魂会留下来,在某一个冬日飘雪的夜晚,回想秋,仍然浓烈温暖。秋魂中盈溢着苹果的清甜,栗子的香,还有故乡的记忆,那天Jessica告诉轻舟,天气凉起来,特别怀念家乡的冰糖葫芦、糖炒栗子......

   秋魂的精灵该是挂在枝梢的彩叶,它们述说着秋的璀璨,然后才在秋风中飘落,回到大地母亲的怀抱。想起美国作家(O Henry)欧亨利的小说"The Last Leaf"《最后一枚叶子》,故事里的女主人公Johnsy因患肺炎,在死亡边缘挣扎,窗外秋叶在瑟瑟风中片片凋零,于是她自认,窗户外最后一枚秋叶从藤枝落下时,也是她去世的日子。她的邻居,一位年老的画师,对自己一直无法将心中的图景画出来而感到灰心,当他了解到Johnsy的心思,在最后一枚叶子要落下的夜晚,画了一枚秋叶,挂到屋外的枝头。故事的结尾是,Johnsy 因枝头挂着不落的最后叶子而重获生存下来的信心,她康复了;而老画师在完成他一生的精典作品 - “最后一枚叶子”后,却因夜深作画着凉染肺炎而去世。

   画家牺牲自己的生命,帮助女主人公Johnsy,Johnsy得以生存。那枚最后的叶子,是画师一辈子的杰作,更是他灵魂作品 - 他因之付出了生命,也收获了Johnsy的生命。故事的寓意告诉我们,在生活中,我们可以为周围的人,尤其是需要帮助的人,画那么一枚彩叶,让光彩照亮人生路径,祝福他人。

   这学期每次上完课后,我边收拾教具,边朝门外走,学院外系的一堂课用同一个教室,而音乐系大学生贝丝正好也修那堂课,每回离开教室时,贝丝总是高声清脆地用中文向我道别:“谢谢老师,再见老师。”我也同样向她道别。今天离开教室前,没有听到贝丝银铃般的声音,才想起上课前收到她的电子信件,她发烧了,无法上学。那一刻,我说不出的心疼,于是今夜全家灵修时,为贝丝早日康复献上了祷告。

   其实,贝丝课后那声道别早已是我忙碌脚踪的“那枚秋叶”,亲切温馨地陪伴着我每日回途的路程。

   虽然不擅丹青,我们仍然可以为他人画一枚秋叶,也许是一声赞扬,一句鼓励,一个微笑,一份祈祷,足以点燃人的热情,也关爱、激励着他人。

   秋叶终究要落的,但温暖的秋魂却永植于心,不会枯萎,也不凋零。

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