心静自然凉

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心静自然凉

 

   家里空调机坏了,本也算不上什么大事。可坏的时间不对,7月底,大暑期。七月流火之季,谈热色变之时,就非同小可了。尤其又在亚热带南部地区——休斯敦,太阳当空,车盖上可以B.B.Q. ,一不留神会燎个泡。湿度又大,闷热的程度就可想而知了,没有空调万万使不得。休市可住人的房子只听说过好空调次空调,没听说过没空调。

   假如weekday(周日)里空调坏了,还可以躲在公司办公室里爽歪歪。可偏偏是在weekend (周末),高温难耐,如何是好?这立刻就成了我家里火上房的头等大事件了。急急火火打电话给修理师傅,竟然让人大为窝火,说次日才能来修。天呐!要呆在焖烧罐里一整天啊。真搓火!纯粹的火上浇油啊……

   先生将家里的窗打开,电扇都开到high 档(大风)也无济于事。坐着不动都汗津津的,稍做点事汗流浃背,满面流汗,眼镜在脸上挂不住竟被汗水冲下来。屋子里热的难耐就到院子里去,阴凉处的墙上温度计显示华氏102度。清晨还可以听到鸟叫虫鸣,此时只有家家户户的空调机嗡嗡作响,连飞禽走虫避之不及都热的歇菜了。炽烈的骄阳烤着地表,烘烘烈烈。水蒸气伴着高温,闷热难当。高温天气让花草树木都打蔫儿了,懒洋洋的没了精气神儿。

   屋里屋外都像蒸桑拿,要蒸一整天?不可想象。真上火! 无奈,只好风风火火的跑到mall(购物中心)里躲热浪。凉凉爽爽,舒舒服服的购物环境,就像灭火器,心中的邪火不翼而飞,哪里还能寻觅得到那个“热”字。满视野尽是流行的时尚的商品,却又使人欲火重生。几小时下来,衣服鞋子大包小包。先生疲惫的说:“还是回你的closet(衣橱)翻腾衣服吧,走的我两腿火烧火燎的痛。虽热,至少在家里可以平躺休息”。

   喝下一杯冰水,吃下一盘冰镇西瓜,汗就留不住了。随手拿起泰戈尔的诗经《吉檀迦利》漫不经心的翻阅着,这种书极能消除火气让你平心静气,心中的热火在心平气和中慢慢泯灭。此时桑拿屋的温度似乎也在缓慢地降低,汗已不流了。是冰水?是西瓜?要吗是书的作用,而我更相信人的适应力。

   现而今的人们都变得有些娇气了,没了空调,似乎就要气弊,过不去夏天了。办公室里大夏天空调非要调到初春深秋的温度还要穿毛衣,穿外套。为此,生生的又弄出个新病种来——空调病。过去没有空调的年代,人们是怎样度过的?生活在热带赤道的人们没有空调又是怎样度过的呢?无疑,空调使人的适应力降低了。

   朦胧中想起儿时住在北京胡同里,哪里有什么空调机,夏天顶多有个电扇,多数人不过是扇个大蒲扇。三伏天里喝上一种放在碎冰里冰镇过的汽水“北冰洋”就爽的可以,很解暑,喝上一瓶就是“透心儿凉”。美国现在那些甜度过高的饮料哪一种也比不过儿时喝过的“北冰洋”让我记忆犹新。想着想着“北冰洋”便在平静的心情中进入了梦乡,全然对桑拿屋不以为然麻木不仁了。这该是应了那句俗语“心静自然凉”。

木子

2016 - 8 - 3

 

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