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Asalittleboy,therewasnothierthanSumygrandfather'sfarmiernPennsylvania.Surroundedbymilesofwindihehouseandbarnprovidedendlesshoursoffunforacitykidlikeme.Iwasusedtoasapinparlorsthatseemedtowhisper,“ouched!”
Istillrememberoernoonwheyearsold.Sivisittothefarm,I'dwahananythingtobeallowedtoclimbthestonewallssurrouy.Myparentswouldneverapprove.Thewallswereold;somest,otherslo.Still,myyearningtoscrambleacrossthosewallsgrewsthatfinally,afternoon,Isummonedallmydehelivingroom,wheretheadultshadgatheredafterSundaydinner.
“I,uh,Iwanttoclimbthestonewalls,”
Isaidhesitantly.Everyonelookedup.“Iclimbthestonewalls?”
Instantlyatupfromthewomenintheroo“Heavens,no!”
theydismay,“You'llhurtyourself!”
Iwasn'ttoodisappoiherespoasI'dexpected.ButbeforeIcouldleavetheroom,Iedbymygrandfather'sboomingvoiowholdonjustaminute,”
Iheardhimsay,“Lettheboyclimbsthestonewalls.Hehastolearntodothingsforhimself.”
“Scoot,”
hesaidtomewithawink,“andeandseemewheback.”
ForthewoandahalfhoursIclimbedthoseold,wallsaimeofmylife.LaterImetwithmygraellhimaboutmyadventure.I'llwhathesaid.“Fred,”
hesaid,grinning,“youmadethisdayaspecialdayjustbybeingyourself.Alwaysremember,there'sohiswholeworldlikeyou,andIlikeyouexactlyasyouare.”
ManyyearshavepassedsiodayIhostthetelevisiramMisterRogers'Neighborhood,seenbymillionshoutAmerica.Therehavebeeheyears,butohihesame:mymessagetoattheendofalmosteveryvisit.“There'sohiswholeworldlikeyou,”
thekidstmesay,“andpeoplelikeyouexactlyasyouare.”
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。
“我,呃,我想爬那些石墙。”
我犹犹豫豫地说。
大家都抬起头来。
“我可以去爬那些石墙吗?”
屋内的女士们立即异口同声地说道,“天哪,不可以!”
她们惊慌地叫道,“你会伤着自己的!”
我并不十分失望,这是我意料之中的结果。
但就在我要离开客厅时,爷爷低沉的声音让我停了下来,“等一会儿,”
我听见他说,“让孩子去爬石墙吧,他必须学会自己去做事。”
“快走吧,”
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