英語溫馨夜讀I PART3 08 Say“I Love You” 說出我愛你

[00:00.75]Say“I Love You” 說出我愛你 [00:08.95]In a class I teach for adults, I gave the class homework. [00:13.55]The assignment was to go to someone you love and tell them you love them. [00:18.47]It doesn’t sound like a very tough assignment, [00:21.64]until you realize that most of the men were over 35 [00:25.36]and were raised in the generation of men [00:27.99]that were taught that expressing emotions is not“macho”. [00:32.26]At the beginning of our next class, [00:35.86]I asked if someone wanted to share his experience. [00:39.15]A man raised his hand. He appeared quite moved and a bit shaken. [00:44.62]He began,“Dennis, I was quite angry with you last week [00:50.86]when you gave us this assignment. [00:52.50]I didn’t feel that I had anyone to say those words to. [00:56.00]But as I was driving home my conscience started talking to me. [01:00.92]It was telling me that I knew exactly who I needed to say‘I love you’to. [01:05.84]You see, five years ago, [01:10.07]my father and I had a serious disagreement and never resolved it since that time. [01:15.22]We avoided seeing each other [01:17.72]unless we had to be at Christmas or other family gatherings. [01:21.38]So last Tuesday by the time I got home [01:24.73]I had convinced myself I was going to tell my father I loved him.” [01:29.07]“It’s weird, but just making that decision [01:33.09]seemed to lift a heavy load off my chest.” [01:35.83]“The next day at 5.30 p.m., I was at my parents’house ringing the doorbell. [01:41.65]It was Dad who answered the door.” [01:44.80]“I didn’t waste any time—I took one step in the door and said, [01:50.51]‘Dad, I just came over to tell you that I love you.’” [01:54.43]“It was as if a transformation came over my dad. [01:58.36]Before my eyes his face softened, [02:01.39]the wrinkles seemed to disappear and he began to cry. [02:05.04]He reached and hugged me and said,‘I love you too, son, [02:09.85]but I’ve never been able to say it.’” [02:12.15]“It was such a precious moment.” [02:14.34]“But that’s not even my point. [02:17.51]Two days after that visit, [02:20.33]my dad had a heart attack and ended up in hospital, unconscious. [02:24.95]I don’t know if he’ll make it.” [02:27.46]“So my message to all of you in this class is this: [02:31.18]Don’t wait to do the things you know need to be done. [02:35.23]What if I had waited to tell my dad—maybe I will never get the chance again! [02:40.38]Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now!”

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