Test of True Love　最爱的考验

Test of True Love　最爱的考验

◎ Narayan Murthy

My husband is an engineer. Since the day we met, he has always been the rock in my life. I knew he had his feet firmly planted on the ground, and it seemed that no matter what else went crazy, he would be the one constant.

我的丈夫是一名工程师。自从我们相识以后，他一直都是我生命里的依靠。我知道他做事情脚踏实地，好像无论发生什么事，他都会一如既往地做好自己的工作。

Three years of romance and two years of marriage later, I tired of him. He is the most unromantic man I know. He never bought me flowers, he never surprised me, and nothing had changed in our marriage.

经过三年恋爱和两年婚姻生活，我对他感到厌倦了。他是我见过的最不浪漫的人，他从来不送花给我，也从来不给我惊喜，我们的婚姻生活毫无变化。

After some time, I finally found the courage to tell him that I wanted out. He just sat there, speechless. My heart froze, what kind of man was I married to who didn’t even know what to say to make me stay? After a while, he spoke. “What can I do to change your mind?”

一段时间后，我终于鼓起勇气向他提出离婚。他只是一言不发地坐在那里。我的心凉了，我究竟嫁给了什么样的人啊，甚至连挽留的话都不会说？过了一会儿，他说：“我该怎么做才能让你改变主意呢？”

“I will stay if you can give me a good answer to this question,” I replied coldly, “if I asked for a flower that grew on a cliff, and you knew that getting it for me meant certain death, would you still get if for me?”

“如果我想要长在悬崖峭壁上的一枝花，你也知道去采那花必死无疑，你会去给我采吗？若你能给我一个满意的答案，我就留下来。”我冷冷地说。

His face grew troubled. “Can I give you the answer tomorrow morning?” With that, my heart sank. I knew that I could never be happy with a man who couldn’t give me an answer straight away.

他满脸忧愁，说道：“我能明早答复你吗？”听到这话，我的心直往下沉。与这样一个不果断的人生活在一起不可能有幸福，这点我很清楚。

The next morning, when I woke up, he was missing. In the living room, under a warm glass of milk, was a note. My eyes grew misty as I read it.

第二天早上，我醒来时，他已经不在了。客厅里，一杯热牛奶下压着一张字条。看着看着，我的眼睛模糊了。

“Dear, I have my answer. I will never pick the flower for you if it meant certain death.

“亲爱的，我现在回答你。如果采那朵花一定会死的话，我决不会去采。

But before you leave, I hope you will give me a chance to give you my reasons.

“但在你离开之前，我希望你能给我一个机会讲明理由。

You always sit in front of the computer and type the whole day. But you always end up in tears because your format goes all over the place. I need my fingers to do the formatting for you, so that your tears will become smiles.

“你整天坐在电脑前打字，但最后总会大哭起来，因为你的格式常常乱七八糟。我需要用我的手指为你调整格式，让你破涕为笑。

You like to travel but always get lost. I need my eyes to take you to the nicest places on earth. Every time you leave the house, you forget your keys. I need my legs to run home and open the door for you.

“你喜欢旅游，但经常迷路。我需要用我的眼睛带你去世界上最美的地方。你每次出门都会忘带钥匙，我需要用我的腿跑回家为你开门。

You never know how to take care of yourself. I need my hands to help you get rid of the pesky white hair you hate so much when you grow old, to trim your nails and to feed you.

“你总是不懂得照顾自己。当你变老时，我需要用我的双手来为你拔掉令你讨厌的白发，为你修剪指甲，喂你吃饭。

So you see, that’s why I cannot pick the flower for you. Until I find someone who loves you more than I do, I will need my body to take care of you.

“你看，这就是我为什么不去为你采花的理由。在找到一个比我更爱你的人之前，我会全心全意地照顾你。

If you accept my reasons, then open the door and I will be waiting with your favorite muffin.”

“如果你接受我的理由，那么，请开门吧。我买了你最爱吃的松饼等着你。”

With tears streaming from my eyes, I opened the door. And there he was, with an extremely worried look on his face. He still had nothing to say; he just stood there, waving the packet he had in his hand in front of me.

我泪流满面，打开了门。他站在那儿，脸上露出焦急的神色。他仍旧没说什么，只是站着，并晃了晃手中的那包松饼。

I knew then that I would never find another man who will love me as much as my husband does.

那时，我就知道我再也找不到比我丈夫更爱我的人了。

Just because someone does not love you the way you want him to, it doesn’t mean that he does not love you with all he has.

也许，对方爱你的方式不是你所期望的那样，但这并不意味着他不是全身心地爱你。

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