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賈作真人 2023.03.31; 更新: 2024.01.12 |
【夢罄】
【夢解】
Charley was a fighter. She has won many battles, against the odds, in recent years, shedding a few of her lives on the way.
She has lost her final battle to aging, as we all will eventually.
It has been a privilege to share Charley's path for 14 years.
She has been a great companion and inspiration.
Charley’s background was a mystery. All we knew was that she was passed from one owner to another. She arrived to our family at the age of six. [I notice that many cats to be given away are said to be aged six.] Settling in a family that speaks a foreign language was challenging.
Soon Charley’s beauty won over everybody. Several great artists even painted her. [Some suggested that Rembrandt’s portraits of Charley are fake though.] When she looks at you with her big round eyes, you feel that she has something to say, though we could be just imagining.
Charley enjoys being combed and stroked. She loves being pampered by everyone around her. Her appetite is remarkably good. Every gram of food is recorded on her waistline, which nobody seems to mind. There’s no looking back for Charley!
Charley enjoyed her privileged life day after day, year after year, taking others’ love and services for granted. Little did she realise that the nights and days have consumed all her youth.
One night, she came and sat in front of me to reveal her mind:
[I shall try to record Charley’s encrypted message as well as I can.]
“Don’t call me absurd, don’t call me silly; please take what I have to say seriously.
I’ve been granted my wish to visit this colourful world. Now that I’ve finished my journey, nothing matters to me anymore.
I was a plant in my previous life. Your family saved me by keeping me warm. So I’ve come back to repay you with my hair.
[Charley loses a lot of hair every day. Charley’s story reminds me of “The Story of the Stone”,
in which Lin Daiyu returned to repay, throughout her life, tear to her sympathesizer.]
The most loved flowers will fall one day. The most treasured relationships will end eventually. I hope our encounter will leave you with a sweet memory, whenever you see the moon shines upon you.”
To thank Charley for her company, inspiration and speaking on my behalf, I’ve composed this piece. I’ll burn it into my memory and cherish it for the rest of my life.
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