临近回美国的日子,我去外婆家看望,等到快走的时候,外婆默默地从橱子里拿出了二十多双她亲手做的,工艺独特的绣花布鞋,有室内穿的,室外穿的,夏天穿的,冬天穿的,统统都是我的尺码。外婆今年已经87岁,眼睛不好,做鞋子的速度已经大不如前,一双大概要两星期的时间才能完成。我问外婆怎么会有这么多双鞋给我,她只是笑着跟我说:“我要拼命做鞋子,直到我做不动了,才会停歇,这样即使我不在人世,你也还是会有我做的鞋子穿。” 后来妈妈告诉我,外婆在我不在中国的时候,每天都在为我做鞋子。
虽然我是穿着外婆做的鞋子长大的,即使远离家乡上学工作,也都会习惯性地带一两双在身边。但正因为外婆的爱源源不断,我开始渐渐当做理所当然。直到那个时候,我才发现,这些绣花鞋,不仅仅是我每年都能收到的礼物,这是我外婆对我的一种独特的爱的表达方式。我一直寻寻觅觅的艺术家,其实就是我的外婆,她是我心中最伟大的艺术家,因为她是爱的艺术家。
我穿着她给我做的鞋子,去探索世界,去发现自我,去努力追求着让生命更有意义的目标,回头看看,家人的鼓励和爱,虽来自世界的另一端,却从来都是很近很近,让我在挫折与挑战中,走得坚定。因为在爱里行走,便没有恐惧。
My grandma, Xixiu Zhao, an 87-year-old Chinese woman, has her own unique way of creating beautiful embroidered shoes for loved ones. All these decades, she never sold them, but made them as gifts for family members and friends.
In my case, she has continued making shoes for me from infancy until adulthood – even now, while I live so far away in America. No matter where I am, I always have my grandma’s handmade shoes with me. They make me feel close to home, helping me to be brave and confident when I travel life’s valleys.
World Premiere:
Venue: Screening Hall 1, Broadway Cinema, InCity, NIngbo, China.
Time: 14:00 p.m., 10th April (Saturday)
周师傅用一日雕刻一枚叶子的方式,对远在亚丁湾护航的妻子表达爱。
精神病医院的护士胡立和王文婷,
用艺术的方式,每日耐心引导病人,
让他们表达出内心的声音,
并惊喜地发掘了他们杰出的艺术天赋
Doctors from mental health hospital in Ningbo, China discover the painting talents from patients when they are trying to use painting as a treatment method.
中村圭子的姑姑由于一场疾病,
只有1岁孩子的智力。
姑姑最爱的事情就是反复折叠千纸鹤。
几十年如一日,
圭子一家人时常会陪伴在她身边
与她一起做千纸鹤,
让她感受到爱与温暖。
塔普.格林先生退休后是一名的士司机,
他的爱妻生前认为拥抱他人是件美好的事情,
于是为了纪念妻子,
他制作了讲述拥抱的好处的卡片,
发放给乘客,
并时常给予乘客拥抱。
My given name is Temple Beaufort Green Jr, but most know me as Buzz, which I have been called since before I could walk. I was born in New Orleans, my youth was in the central coast area (Salinas, Monterey) of California but in my adult life have lived in places as different and far apart as Boston and Bangkok, including Seattle, Honolulu, Jakarta and Phoenix amongst many others.
I am basically retired but drive commercially for limo companies and ride sharing companies.
The hugging card is my way of memorializing my wife. She cut the article out of the paper about 30 years ago that extols the benefits of hugging. I am a hugger and want to spread the word, so a couple of years ago I decided that in order to share it I needed to print cards with it on it. First printing was 2000 cards and it nearing time to reprint. The response is universally positive.
As for a definition of love my aunt once said to me that when you truly feel that you don't want to spend another day of your life without that certain someone in it, you are probably in love. That feeling encompasses everything positive about "love".
Texts on the hugging card:
Hugging is healthy: It helps our body's immune system, it keeps you healthier, it cures depression, it reduces stress, it induces sleep, it's invigorating, it's rejuvenating, it has no unpleasant side effects, and hugging is nothing less than a miracle drug. Hugging is all natural: It is organic, naturally sweet, no pesticides, no preservatives, no artificial ingredients and 100 percent wholesome.
Hugging is practically perfect: There are no movable parts, no batteries to wear out, no periodic checkups, low energy consumption, high energy yield, inflation-proof, non-fattening, no monthly payments, no unsurance requirements, theft-proof, non-taxable, non-polluting and of course, fully returnable.