你有多久没有经历过

身心的洗礼了？

有人说雪是善良的，因为它掩盖了世间的一切污浊；也有人说雨是公平的，因为它洗刷了万物的泥垢。你喜欢雨还是雪？

记得小时候对雨总是有两种感受，开始时特别讨厌雨，因为能把人淋湿，尤其是小雨，还特别压抑；后来被淋湿之后却喜欢上了那种雨中毫无顾忌、放肆玩耍的感觉。所以那时候对雨是又喜又恶。

可是到了现在，越长大越讨厌雨了，理由很多，因为怕淋湿，怕感冒，怕新换的衣服还得再换一次等等等等。一旦淋湿了，再也不是小时候开始放肆嬉戏的感觉了，相反则会带着埋怨行色匆匆，寻找避雨的地方。究竟是雨变得可恶了，还是我的心态变了呢？

慢慢地我发现，不仅如此，越长大，越会有很多的讲究，开始有了很多的束缚，而且更多的还是自己强加给自己的，究竟是为什么呢，为什么无形中，人会变得越来越不一样，变得越来越拘谨呢？

看到过一个挺有哲理的双语美文，就是讲述了作者通过在一场雨中经历进而产生的反思，给我的感触很深，随着年龄的增长以及阅历的丰富，我们看似越来越成熟，看似越来越坚强；实际不过是越来越把自己当做一个茧，在外边织了一层有一层所谓经验的保护壳，在避免伤害的同时，又束缚了自己。

就是下面的这个故事，把分享给大家，不知道你看完这个故事会有什么样的感受呢？

Run through the rain

雨中的记忆

She had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful brown haired, freckle-faced image of innocence.

她和妈妈刚在沃尔玛结束购物。这个天真的小女孩应该6岁大了，头发是美丽的棕色，脸上有雀斑。

It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the Earth, it has no time to flow down the spout.

外面下着倾盆大雨。雨水溢满了檐槽，来不及排走，就迫不及待地涌涨上地面。

We all stood there under the awning and just inside the door of the Wal-Mart. We all waited, some patiently, others irritated, because nature messed up their hurried day.

我们都站在沃尔玛门口的遮篷下。大家都在等待，有人很耐心，有人很烦躁，因为老天在给他们本已忙碌的一天添乱。

I am always mesmerized by rainfall.

雨天总引起我的遐思。

I get lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world. Memories of running, splashing so carefree as a child come pouring in as a welcome reprieve from the worries of my day.

我出神地听着、看着老天冲刷洗涤这世界的污垢和尘埃，孩时无忧无虑地在雨中奔跑玩水的记忆汹涌而至，暂时缓解了我一天的焦虑。

Her voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance we were all caught in, “Mom, let's run through the rain." she said.

小女孩甜美的声音打破了这令人昏昏欲睡的气氛，“妈妈，我们在雨里跑吧。”她说。

"What?" Mom asked.

“什么？”母亲问。

"Let's run through the rain!" She repeated.

“我们在雨里跑吧，”她重复。

"No, honey. We'll wait until it slows down a bit." Mom replied.

“不，亲爱的，我们等雨小一点再走。”母亲回答说。

This young child waited about another minute and repeated: "Mom, let's run through the rain."

过了一会小女孩又说：“妈妈，我们跑出去吧。”

"We'll get soaked if we do." Mom said.

“这样的话我们会湿透的。”母亲说。

"No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this morning," the young girl said as she tugged at her Mom's arm."

“不会的，妈妈。你今天早上不是这样说的。”小女孩一边说一边拉着母亲的手。

"This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?"

“今天早上？我什么时候说过我们淋雨不会湿啊？”

"Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!"

“你不记得了吗？你和爸爸谈他的癌症时，你不是说‘如果上帝让我们闯过这一关，那我们就没有什么过不去。’”

The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I swear you couldn't hear anything but the rain. We all stood silently. No one came or left in the next few minutes. Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say.

人群一片寂静。我发誓，除了雨声，你什么都听不到。我们都静静地站着。接下来的几分钟没有一个人走动。母亲停了一下，想着应该说些什么。

Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child's life. Time when innocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith.

有人也许会对此一笑了之，或者责备这孩子的不懂事，有人甚至不把她的话放在心上。但这却是一个小孩子一生中需要被肯定的时候。若受到鼓舞，此时孩子单纯的信任就会发展成为坚定的信念。

"Honey, you are absolutely right. Let's run through the rain. If get wet, well maybe we just needed washing." Mom said. Then off they ran.

“亲爱的，你说得对，我们跑过去吧。如果淋湿了，那也许是因为我们的确需要冲洗一下了。”母亲说。然后她们就冲出去了。

We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they darted past the cars and. They held their shopping bags over their heads just in case. They got soaked.

我们站在那里，笑着看她们飞快地跑过停着的汽车。她们把购物袋高举过头想挡挡雨，但还是湿透了。

But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars.

好几个人像孩子般尖叫着，大笑着，也跟着冲了出去，奔向自己的车子。

And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing.

当然，我也这样做了，跑了出去，淋湿了。我也需要接受洗礼。

Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, they can take away your money, and they can take away your health. But no one can ever take away your precious memories.

环境或其他人可以夺去你的物质财富，抢走你的金钱，带走你的健康，但没有人可以带走你珍贵的回忆。

So, don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories every day!

因此，记得要抓紧时间，抓住机会每天都给自己留下一些回忆吧!

To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven. I hope you still take the time to run through the rain.

世间万物皆有自己的季节，做任何事情也有一个恰当的时机。希望你有机会在雨中狂奔一回。