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這則感人至深、催人淚下的廣告由新加坡社區發展部(Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports)拍攝,主旨是在提倡”婚姻”及強調”家庭”的重要性(新加坡政府爲了促使年輕人結婚組成家庭,也是蠻拼的~)。
廣告中的場景,是在一場喪禮的告別式上,主角是一名印度裔的婦人,致詞懷念她過世的華裔丈夫。然而沒有聲淚俱下,她卻開始數落丈夫在床上打鼾、放屁等不雅的壞習慣,還當場模仿起來,讓喪禮的來客都笑了。
不過她話聲一轉,這才提到真正的體悟。原來當她丈夫病重的時候,就是聽到這些鼾聲、放屁聲才讓她安心,知道伴侶”仍然活著”;而如今丈夫離世,再也不在自己身邊,想聽到這些惱人的聲音,卻再也不可得了…
原來,就是這些不完美之處,才造就了最適合自己的完美伴侶。最後這位母親叮咛她的孩子,都能找到一位”美麗地不完美”的伴侶(beautifully imperfect)。廣告最後打出一個”家”的字樣,點出整個故事的主旨,家庭和伴侶的美好,常常是隱藏在表層之下的,需要細細體會才能探知。
Mrs. Li, I believe you have some words to say about your dear’s departure?
李太太,相信你對所深愛的丈夫也有一番心底話想說。
I am not going to say praises for my late husband, not today.
今天我不打算在這裏贊美我的丈夫。
Neither might I agree to talk about how good he was.
更不打算說任何他的優點。
Enough people have done that here.
這一些大家都聽得多了。
Instead, I want to talk about some things that will make some of you feel a bit uncomfortable.
我想和大家分享一些也許會讓你們感到……不自在的事。
First off, I want to talk about what happened in bed.
我就從他在床上的表現說起吧。
Ever have difficulty starting your car engine in the morning?
你試過在早上開不動汽車引擎嗎?
That’s exactly what David’s snoring sounded like.
喏,大衛的打鼾聲就像那樣。
But wait. Snoring wasn’t everything.
不過,這還只是前奏。
There was also this rear and wind action going on as a while.
緊接著,他還會制造連綿不斷的後部排氣音效。
Some nights, it would be so forceful. It would wake him up.
有時大聲得連他自己也會從夢中驚醒。
—“How was that?”he would ask.
—“Oh, it’s the dog.”I would say, “go back to sleep, dear.”
還問:“什麽聲音那麽吵?”
我總是說:“是狗在叫,沒事,睡吧!”
Or you might find this all very funny.
感覺很好笑,對吧?
But towards the end of his life when his illness was at its worst, these sounds indicated to me that my David was still alive.
但當他病情開始惡化時,這些聲音卻成了對我的一種安慰。提醒著我大衛還活著。
And what I wouldn’t be is just to hear those sounds again before I sleep.
如今,我再也沒有這熟悉的聲音伴隨入夢了。
In the end, it’s these small things that you remember, little imperfections that make them perfect for you.
人生就是這樣,攜手一生,記憶最深的卻是,這一些點點滴滴的不完美凝聚成我們心中的完美。
So to my beautiful children, I hope one day you too find your self’s life partners who are as beautifully imperfect as your father was to me.
我衷心盼望,我心愛的孩子也能像我一樣,在漫漫的人生道路上,找到一位像他們父親那樣不完美的完美伴侶。
