Dear son,
The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patience and try to understand me. If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I spend teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I repeat the same things thousand and one times, do not interrupt me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story until you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a shower, neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuse I invented, in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see me knowing little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking smile. I taught you how to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to confront life...When at some moment I lose the memory or the thread of our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember, and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous ,as the most important thing is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you listening to me. If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well when I needed and when not. When my tired leg do not allow me to walk, give me your hand, the same way I did when you gave your first step. And when someday I say to you that I do not want to live any more—that I want to rest forever, do not get angry. Someday you will understand. Try to understand that my age is not long but survived. Some day you will discover that, despite my mistakes, I always wanted the best thing for you and I tried to prepare the way for you. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent for seeing me near you. You must be next to me ,try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you started living. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and care. I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you. I love you, son.
Your father
亲爱的儿子, 当有一天,你发现我老了,并且我已经不再健康,请有耐心,试着去理解我。 如果我吃东西的时候很脏,如果我不能自己穿衣服,对我有点耐心并且要记得曾经是我花时间教你这些。如果我对你讲话时把一句话重复了多遍,不要厌烦我,听我说完。当你还是小孩子的时候,我也要每天给你读很多遍同一个故事直至你睡着。当我不想要洗澡的时候,请不要为我感到羞耻也不要指责我。要记得我曾经到处抓你,嘴里还说着无数的借口,就是为了让你进到浴室。当你发现我对新科技的了解很少的时候,给我一点时间,不要用带着嘲弄的笑容看着我。我曾经也教你做过很多事:怎么样健康的饮食,怎么穿衣服好看,怎么去面对生活。。。当我有一天突然想不起来什么事情,或者是忘记了我们正在谈话的内容,给我一点时间去回想,但是如果我做不到,你也不用变得紧张,毕竟,最重要的事不是我们的谈话,而是我想确保你能在我身边,听我说话。 当我不想要吃东西的时候,不要强迫我。我知道到我什么时候想吃,什么时候不想吃。当我疲惫的双腿已经不能在允许我走路了,给我你的手,就像当时我帮你迈出你的第一步一样。当我有一天对你说,我不想要再活下去了——我想要永远的休息,不要生气。有一天你会理解我的。 试着去了解我已经是风烛残年来日不多。总有一天你会发现,尽管我也有错误,但是我走是想要给你所有最好的事物,为你铺好了前行的道路。当我执意要呆在你的身边缠着你,请你一定不要觉得伤心、生气、或者是无可奈何。陪在我的身边,试着去理解我,帮我,就像当初我帮你开始你的人生一样。在我走路的时候搀扶着我,用爱和耐心陪我走完生命最后的旅程。我会用微笑和始终不变的无边无际的爱回报你。 我爱你我的孩子。 你的父亲