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“真奇怪，谁会送这些东西作为葬礼，”
有人说道，“它看上去像是祝贺新生的。”
“它是祝贺新生的，”
丈夫静静地说，“约翰诞生在永恒的国度了。”
我惊讶地看着他。
我知道，他这样一个从不坦率谈及此事的人，说出这话很不容易。
他拿出鲜花，递给我那只靴形瓷瓶，我捧着它，就像当年安所做的那样，用手指抚摸着它，思索着它所蕴含的种种意义。
我想，友谊并未随着岁月的流逝而消失；我想起记忆长河中的感激之情；还有更为重要的——新生的希望。
此时正是这些在慰藉我们的心灵。
Atthetimemysonwasbornin1956，Isharedahospitalroomwithayoungwomanwhoboreasononthesameday.Partlybecausemyparentsoselliheroomwassoohelovelystofroses.
Astheseventhflementwasbroughtin，Iwasbeginningtofeelunfortable，fornoflowershadarrivedformyroommate，Aheedgeofherbedandleanedforwardtoadmirethelatestbouquet.Sherettyyoungwomaherewassomethingabe，browmademethinkshehadknownto，toomuessforonesoyoung.Ihadthefeelingshehadalwayshadtoadmiresomeoneelse'sflowers.
"I'menjoyieofthis，"shesaidasthoughshehadreadmythoughtsandwastryingtoreassureme."Wasn'tItheluetogetyouforaroommate？"
Istillfeltunfortable，however.IfonlythereweresomemagiIcouldpushtotakeawaythesadnessinhereyes.Well，Ithought，atleastIseethatshehassomeflowers.Wheherethatday，Iaskedthemtosendhersome.
TheflowersarrivedjustasAnnandIwerefinishingsupper.
"Aforyou，"shesaid，laughing.
"No，notthistime，"Isaid，lookingatthecard."Theseareforyou."
Aheblossomsalosayinganything.Sheranherfingersacrossthepale-blueceramicbooteeandlightlytouchedeachofthesweetheartrosesledihtoehemonhermemory.
"HowIeverthankyou？"shesaidsoftly.
Iwasalmostembarrassed.Itwassuchalittlekindnessonmypart.Thesonborntomyhusbadayin1956turobeouronlychild.Fornearly21yearshefilledourliveswithloveandlaughter，makie.ButinApril1977，afteralong，painfulbattlewithcer，hediedquietlyinourarms.
AtthefuneralhomeIwasalohmysoninaroomfilledwiththestofroses，whenadeliverymanbroughtinati.Ididn'treadthetillater，aswerodetothecemetery."ToW.Joh;thecardsaid，"fromtheboyithyouatMemorialHospital，andhismother."
OnlytheheceramicbooteeIhadgiventoasadyoungwomansomanyyearsago，nowonfilledwithroses.AnnandIhadlotouch.Shehadneverknownourson，neverbeenawareofhisillhavereadthenoticeofhisdeathinaneassedthebesideme.She，too，remembered.
"Akiur;Mothersaid.
Afewdayslater，myhusbandandI，withseveralmembersofourfamily，weeryto'sgrave.Thebooteeofrosessatatitsfoot，toweredoverbytallrays.
&quethatanyonewouldsehioafu;someonesaid."Itseemsmoreappropriateforabirth."
"Therewasabirth，"saidmyhusbaly."Johnwasborer;Ilookedathimwithsurprise，knowingthosewordswerediffianwhohadneverspokesuchmatters.
&iedouttheflowersaheceramicbootee.Ihelditand，justasAnraceditwithmyfihinkingofallthemessagesited：theembersoffriendshipthatglhtheyears，gratituderememberedaall，thepromiseofResurre，whifortsusnow.
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