纸质信：难以舍弃的尺素之情
<p>中国宋代词人晏几道曾写《蝶恋花》：“欲尽此情书尺素，浮雁沉鱼，终了无凭据。”词人倾诉于纸上，想寄予心爱之人，可她已流落不知去向，他不知将书信寄往何处，一腔热情不知向谁倾诉。本文作者生于现代西方国家，在这个人人都已习惯了发送电子邮件的时代，虽然年代、地域和环境都相差甚远，但怀揣长信而不知寄往何处的不安之情却是相通的。</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span>, <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heightened">heightened</span> <span word="anticipation">anticipation</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="approached">approached</span>, <span word="wondering">wondering</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="slender">slender</span>, <span word="handwritten">handwritten</span> <span word="treasures">treasures</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="box">box</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="swelled">swelled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="joy">joy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="carrier">carrier</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shook">shook</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heroic">heroic</span> <span word="deed">deed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="conveying">conveying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="missive">missive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>.</p><p><span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rhythm">rhythm</span>. <span word="Through">Through</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>, <span word="rain">rain</span>, <span word="heat">heat</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gloom">gloom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="personally">personally</span> <span word="addressed">addressed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="buddy">buddy</span> <span word="Duane">Duane</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span> <span word="of">of</span> 9-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="parting">parting</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="cry">cry</span>.</p><p><span word="Within">Within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mailbox">mailbox</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Duane">Duane</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="read">read</span>, “<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="OK">OK</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="you">you</span>.” <span word="That">That</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="conveyance">conveyance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="import">import</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Morse">Morse</span> <span word="code">code</span> <span word="message">message</span>: “<span word="What">What</span> <span word="hath">hath</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="wrought">wrought</span>.” <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>, <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="discovering">discovering</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="received">received</span>.</p>
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