佚名/Anonymous
Asalittleboy, therewasnothingIlikedbetterthanSundayafternoonsatmygrandfather', ,“Nottobetouched!”
, I';somestonesweremissing, , myyearningtoscrambleacrossthosewallsgrewsostrongthatfinally, onespringafternoon, Isummonedallmycourageandenteredthelivingroom, wheretheadultshadgatheredafterSundaydinner.
“I, uh, Iwanttoclimbthestonewalls,”.“CanIclimbthestonewalls?”Instantlyachoruswentupfromthewomenintheroom.“Heavens, no!”theycriedindismay,“You'llhurtyourself!”Iwasn'ttoodisappointed;theresponsewasjustasI', Iwasstoppedbymygrandfather'sboomingvoice.“Nowholdonjustaminute,”Iheardhimsay,“.”
“Scoot,”hesaidtomewithawink,“andcomeandseemewhenyougetback.”ForthenexttwoandahalfhoursIclimbedthoseold, .I'llneverforgetwhathesaid.“Fred,”hesaid, grinning,“, there'sonlyonepersoninthiswholeworldlikeyou, andIlikeyouexactlyasyouare.”
Manyyearshavepassedsincethen, andtodayIhostthetelevisionprogramMisterRogers'Neighborhood, , butonethingremainsthesame:mymessagetochildrenattheendofalmosteveryvisit.“There'sonlyonepersoninthiswholeworldlikeyou,”thekidscancountonhearingmesay,“andpeoplecanlikeyouexactlyasyouare.”
小时候,我最喜欢在爷爷的农场里度过每一个星期天的下午,爷爷家在宾夕法尼亚州的西部。农场四周都围上了石墙,绵延数十里。房子和谷仓给我这个来自城市的男孩带来了无尽的乐趣。我早习惯了城里整洁如一的客厅,似乎在肃然警告:“不许乱碰!”
记得我八岁那年,第一次去农场,就非常希望能爬农场周边的石墙。但我知道,父母是绝对不会同意的。这些墙年深日久,有些石头都不见了,还有些已经松动或崩塌。但是,我渴望爬这些墙的欲望如此强烈,终于在一个春天的下午,我鼓足勇气,走进客厅,大人们午餐后都会聚集在这里。