Pls give yourself few min to read this...
和另一女人約會？
結婚了廿一年後，我發現了一種別出心裁的方法,可以讓愛的火花永保新鮮。
After being married for twenty-one years, I found a unique way
to refresh my love life.
不久以前 ，我和另一位女士約會，其實那還是我妻子的主意，
Not long ago, I was going to have a date with a lady, and the
idea came from my wife.
有一天她說：「我知道妳很愛她。」我很驚訝，立刻爭辯說：
「但我愛的是妳呀！」「我知道，但你也愛她呀！」
One day my wife said: I know you love her. I was shocked: The
one I love is you! She said: I know, but you love her
too.
我妻子要我去看的女士是我的母親。
The lady that my wife asked me to visit was my mother.
她已經寡居了十九年，然而我忙碌的工作和身為二個孩子父親的責任，令我分身乏術，以致很少有時間和她相聚。
She has been alone for nineteen years. I was busy with my job
and my children, so I had no time to visit her.
那晚，我打電話給她，邀約她第二天和我一起吃晚餐和看電影。
That night, I called her and invited her to have dinner with me
and to watch a movie after that.
「怎麼了，你還好嗎？」她問道。
' What happened? Are you alright?', she asked.
母親是那種會認為晚上那麼晚打電話，又突然邀約她，一定不會有什麼好事的人。
「我想如果有機會和妳單獨約會，一定很有意思。」我回答。
I answered: I was just thinking that if I have the chance to
date with you alone, I am sure it will be very interesting.
她想了一會兒，然後說：「我非常樂意。」
After a while, she said: ok.
那個星期五下班以後，我開車去接她時，心裡有一點緊張,
The Friday came. After I knocked off from work, I fetched
her at her home. I felt a little bit nervous.
因為從未嚐試過這樣的約會。
because I had never been on a date with my mom before.
當我到達她家時，我看她對這樣的約會，似乎也有一點緊張。
When I reached her house, I found that she seemed a little
nervous too..
她在門內等著，身上穿著大衣，裡面那件禮服
還是最後一次慶祝結婚紀念日所穿的呢！
She was in the suit which she wore during her last wedding
anniversary with my dad and was waiting for me in her
house.
她的頭髮還特意捲了一下，臉上的微笑像天使一般。
She had done her hair specially and was smiling like an
angel.
上了車後，她得意洋洋地說：「我告訴我的朋友，我要和我的兒子外出約會，他們都好羨慕，迫不及待要聽聽我們約會的情形。」
When she got into my car, she proudly said: all my friends were
jealous of me when they knew that I'm going on a date with my
son.
我們去一家雖不豪華，但十分雅致，溫暖舒適的餐廳。
We went to a restaurant which was not expensive but was warm and
cosy.
我母親挽住我的臂彎，好像第一夫人一般。
My mom held my hand as if she was the wife of the president.
入座以後，我必須幫她看菜單點菜，
After getting her seated, I helped her to order her food,
因為她的眼睛現在只有大的字才看得見。
because she could only read the big capital letters.
用餐一半時，我抬起頭來，看到母親正在凝視我，
When we were eating, I found she was staring at me,
嘴角帶著懷舊的笑容說：「記得當你小時候，總是我為你看菜單的。」「那現在妳正好可以休息，輪到我來為妳服務了。」我回答。
She smiled and said: I remembered that during your childhood, I
always ordered the food for you.
I answered: Then now is your chance to take a rest and let me serve
you.
一面享用晚餐，我們一面聊天，聊得很愉快，
We kept talking during our dinner,
談了許多最近幾年來，各自生命中的一些事。
Sharing about our life and some special events happening these few
years.
我們聊得太久了，所以趕不上電影。當我送她回到家門口，
We talked for a very long time until we missed the movie.
When I fetched her back to her house,
她說「我要再和你一起外出，但下次讓我作東好嗎？」我答應了。
She said: I'd like to date with you again, but please let me pay
the bill the next time. I agreed.
回家後，妻子問我：「你的晚餐約會如何？」
When I got back to my home, my wife asked: how's your date with
your mom?
「非常有意思，比我想像的好多了！」 ~我回答。
' It was interesting and fun, beyond my expectations', I
answered.
幾天以後，母親因心臟病猝發而去世。這事發生得太突然了，
A few days later, my mom passed away due to heart failure. It
happened unexpectedly
讓我完全措手不及。
I wasn't prepared for it at all..
不久以後，我收到一封信，裡面是上次我和母親約會的那家餐館的一張收據，上面有一張字條寫著：「我已先付了賬，因為我確定自己不可能再有機會去了，但我還是付了兩人份的賬──你和你的妻子。
你絕對想不到那一晚的約會對我有多大的意義，我愛你。」
Soon after this, I received a letter with a receipt of the
restaurant where I had dinner with my mom, and a message: I have
already paid the bill for our next date. Even though I know I
probably won't have the chance to date with you anymore, I still
pay the bill for two persons: you and your wife. You will never
know how much the date meant to me, I love
YOU.
從那一刻起，我深深體會，一定要及時說：
「我愛你」，並且要常常撥出時間給我們所愛的人。
At that moment, I realize: We must always spare our precious
time for our loved ones and tell them that we love them before it
is too late.
世上沒有任何事比自然如來因緣和你的家庭更重要，
多花時間和他們在一起，因為這事絕不能拖延到「以後有時間再說 ...」。
There is nothing more important than your family; spend more
time with them before it is too late.
「樹欲靜而風不止，子欲養而親不待」 是人生一大憾事。
Don't have any regrets in our life.
~{ 愛無分 ,愛有份}~
不要等到爱得太迟，珍惜现在。祝您辛福！
轉寄 只為好東西要和好朋友分享
Forward this, share it with all your friends and family members,
because we should share good things with them.
每一封信，都帶著我對你的祝福 ^_^
Regards from me to you in this letter ^_^
