昨晚上臨睡前無聊的換台正好Oxygen演到Thorn Bird的結局,雖然前不久, 在一個寂寞無聊的周末,才看過整個片子但還是停住了。 Meggie 終於告訴Ralph她死去的兒子Dane是他們兩人的孩子之後,Ralph 是如此的震驚,在生命彌留之機才意識到自己畢生的選擇為God 奉獻卻從未選擇自己的愛。 看到這兒又讓我淚流滿麵,為人生的殘酷和無奈而感傷。
這部小說大學的時候就讀過,當時也是流行一時,在女生之間傳閱,但那時讀了也就是覺得Meggie 和Ralph愛的高尚。 這麽多年,在經曆了生活的起起伏伏後,我似乎才能更深刻的感受和明白其中的愛與恨,堅強和懦弱,與命運掙搏的艱辛。我佩服Meggie從一個小女孩成長為堅強的女性,雖然她擁有的隻是短暫的快樂,雖然她知道她永遠不能擁有Ralph全部的愛, 卻能一輩子頑強的愛那一個人。 可整個故事畢竟是個悲劇,好像在告訴我人是無法戰勝命運的,注定了我也是要忍受孤獨和痛苦。
Quote from the novel.
There is a legend about a bird which sings just once in its life, more sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth. From the moment it leaves the nest it searches for a thorn tree, and does not rest until it has found one. Then, singing among the savage branches, it impales itself upon the longest, sharpest spine. And, dying, it rises above its own agony to out-carol the lark and the nightingale. One superlative song, existence the price. But the whole world stills to listen, and God in His heaven smiles. For the best is only bought at the price of great pain... or so says the legend...