最美的人们12-拯救大卫（在线收听） |
| [00:01.48]David [00:03.45]Years ago, when I was working as a psychologist at a children's institution in England, [00:10.88]an adolescent boy showed up in the waiting room. It was David. [00:15.69]David wore a black raincoat that was buttoned all the way up to his neck. [00:19.95]His face was pale, and he stared at his feet while wringing his hands nervously. [00:25.53]He had lost his father as an infant, [00:28.06]and had lived together with his mother and grandfather since. [00:31.66]But when David turned 13, [00:33.20]his grandfather died and his mother was killed in a car accident. [00:37.79]He was very depressed, refusing to talk to others. [00:41.39]The first two times we met, David didn't say a word. [00:44.89]He sat in the chair and only looked up at the children’s drawings on the wall. [00:49.36]As he was about to leave after the second visit, I put my hand on his shoulder. [00:54.53]He didn't shrink back, but he didn’t look at me either. [00:58.24]“Come back next week,” I hesitated a bit. [01:02.50]Then I said, “I know it hurts.” [01:04.92]He came, and I suggested we play a game of chess. He nodded. [01:09.71]After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon [01:12.90]—in complete silence and without making any eye contact. [01:16.72]It's not easy to cheat in chess, but I admit that I made sure David won once or twice. [01:23.17]It seemed as if he enjoyed my company. [01:25.90]But why did he never look at me? [01:28.54]“Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain with,” I thought. [01:32.36]“Perhaps he senses that I respect his suffering.” [01:35.10]I kept wondering and playing with him, until some months later, suddenly, he looked up at me. [01:41.03]“It’s your turn,” he said. [01:43.43]After that day, David started talking. [01:45.93]He got friends in school and joined a bicycle club. [01:49.62]He wrote to me a few times; letters about how he would try to get into university. [01:54.57]After some time, the letters stopped. Now he had really started to live his own life. [01:59.93]Maybe I gave David something. At least I learned a lot from him. [02:04.05]I learned how time makes it possible to overcome what seems to be an insuperable pain. [02:09.64]I learned to be there for people who need me. [02:12.58]And David showed me how one [02:14.21]—without any words—can reach out to another person. [02:17.94]All it takes is a hug, [02:20.11]a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch, a sympathetic nature [02:24.15]—and an ear that listens. |
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