慈父 AGoodHearttoLeanon
佚名/Anonymous
WhenIwasgrowingup, , andwhenwewouldwalktogether, hishandonmyarmforbalance, , heneverleton.
Itwasdifficulttocoordinateoursteps-hishalting, mineimpatient-andbecauseofthat, wedidn', healwayssaid,“.”
Ourusualwalkwastoorfromthesubway, , , .
Whensnoworicewasontheground, itwasimpossibleforhimtowalk, , NY, onachild', , andhewouldnothavetogooutsideagainuntilwemethiminBrooklyn'onhiswayhome.
WhenIthinkofitnow, -withoutbitternessorcomplaint.
Henevertalkedabouthimselfasanobjectofpity, “goodheart”，andifhefoundone, theownerwasgoodenoughforhim.
NowthatIamolder, Ibelievethatisaproperstandardbywhichtojudgepeople, eventhoughIstilldon'tknowpreciselywhata“goodheart”'thaveonemyself.
Unabletoengageinmanyactivities, , , wherehecouldhaveagoodtimejustsittingandwatching.
Ononememorableoccasionafightbrokeoutatabeachparty, 'tcontenttositandwatch, buthecouldn',“I'llfightanyonewhowillsitdownwithme!”.
Inowknowheparticipatedinsomethingsvicariouslythroughme, （poorly），he“played”, he“joined”, , hewasreallysaying,“Thisismyson, butitisalsome, andIcouldhavedonethis, too, ifthingshadbeendifferent.”Thosewordswereneversaidaloud.
Hehasbeengonemanyyearsnow, , IamsorryInevertoldhimhowsorryIwas, howunworthyIwas, , whenIamenviousofanother'sgoodfortune, whenIdon'thavea“goodheart”。
AtsuchtimesIputmyhandonhisarmtoregainmybalance, andsay,“yousetthepace, Iwilltrytoadjusttoyou.”
