A brother like that-哥哥的小愿

Abrotherlikethat|哥哥的小愿Paulnodded.“MybrothergaveittomeforChristmas.”Theboywasshocked.“Youmeanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditdidn’tcostyounothing4?Boy,Iwish...”Hehesitated.OfcoursePaulknewwhathewasgoingtowishfor.Hewasgoingtowishhehadabrotherlikethat.ButwhattheladsaidshockedPaulallthewaydowntohisheels5.“Iwish,”theboywenton,“thatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat.”Paullookedattheboyinastonishment,thenimpulsively6headded,“Wouldyouliketotakearide7inmyautomobile?”“Ohyes,I’dlovethat.”Afterashortride,theboyturnedandwithhiseyesaglow8,said,“Mister,wouldyouminddrivinginfrontofmyhouse?”Paulsmiledalittle.Hethoughtheknewwhattheladwanted.Hewantedtoshowhisneighborsthathecouldridehomeinabigautomobile.ButPaulwaswrongagain.“Willyoustopwherethosetwostepsare?”theboyasked.Heranupthesteps.TheninalittlewhilePaulheardhimcomingback,buthewasnotcomingfast.Hewascarryinghislittlecrippled9brother.Hesat10himdownonthebottomstep,thensortofsqueezedupagainsthim11andpointedtothecar.“Theresheis,Buddy,justlikeItoldyouupstairs.HisbrothergaveittohimforChristmasanditdidn’tcosthimacent.AndsomedayI’mgonnagiveyouonejustlikeit...thenyoucanseeforyourselfalltheprettythingsintheChristmaswindowsthatI’vebeentryingtotellyouabout.”Paulgotoutandliftedtheladtothefrontseatofhiscar.Theshining-eyedolderbrotherclimbedinbesidehimandthethreeofthembeganamemorableholidayride.OnthatChristmasEve,Paullearnedwhatitmeansby“Itismoreblessed12togive...”MyWishfortheWorldIsThatWeallCouldBeBrothersLikeThat.罗从哥哥那里得到一辆新车作为圣诞礼物。圣诞节前夜，保罗离开办公室时，街上的一个小男孩绕着那辆闪闪发亮的新车，羡慕地问道：“先生，这是你的车吗？”保罗点点头：“这是我哥哥送给我的圣诞礼物。”男孩满脸惊讶：“你是说这是你哥哥送的礼物，你一个子儿没花？嗨，真希望……”他话语吞吐起来。保罗当然知道他希望什么：他是希望也能有个那样的哥哥送他一辆车子。但男孩的话却让保罗万分震惊。“我希望自己也能成为那样的哥哥，送辆车给弟弟。”男孩继续说。保罗惊愕地看着男孩，然后脱口而出：“愿意坐我的车兜兜风吗？”“喔，愿意，我太愿意了。”车子开了一小段路后，小男孩转过身来，双眼生辉：“先生，你能不能把车子开到我家门前？”保罗笑了笑，心想自己知道小家伙有何打算：他想向邻居们炫耀一番，他能坐辆大车子回家呢。可保罗这次又错了。“你能不能把车子停在那两级台阶前？”男孩问道。男孩跑上台阶，过了一会儿保罗听到他返回的脚步声，但动作有些缓慢。他搂着跛脚的弟弟，把他安顿在最底下一级台阶上坐下，然后紧贴着他，指着那辆新车说：“看见了吧，小弟，刚才我在楼上全告诉你了。这是保罗的哥哥送给他的圣诞礼物！没花他一分钱呢。将来有一天，我也要送给你一辆这样的车子，到时你就能亲眼去看那些我老对你说起的、挂在橱窗里的圣诞饰品了。”保罗走下车，将跛脚弟弟抱到车子的前座。满眼发亮的哥哥也爬上车子，坐在弟弟的旁边。三个人开始了一次令人难忘的节日之旅。那个平安夜，保罗才真正体会到“施予比接受更有福”这句话的真正含义。但愿世人都能成为那样的哥哥。=========================