心中永恒的春天

“I cant believe it. These blooms have lasted so long this year，” my wife said.

“I hadnt really thought about it， but you are right. As much as I love lilacs， they come and go so fast，” I said.

It has been incredibly exciting this year here in my backyard. Our lilac tree has produced the most blooms I have ever seen. The scent is so wonderful that I spend a lot of time just standing on our small deck breathing it all in.

Many of the branches are hollow and cracked leaving me to believe it has seen many springs. A few winters ago one of the biggest branches crashed to the ground under the weight of melting snow. It broke my heart. I guess I wasnt expecting much from the old thing this year. But it is magnificent！

Since we have been experiencing so much rain lately the flowers have become heavier. The once tall bush seems to be under a lot of pressure. I can relate to that.

Sadly， today I noticed the first bunch of flowers turning brown. It wont be long until they are all gone. But herev what Ive learned from it.

Some people are like fragrant flowers. They come into our lives ever so briefly and leave behind a scent that remains embedded in our being. They brighten your day by just having had contact with them even if for a moment. If kindness had a scent it would remind you of them.

Like when I smell pine， all the best Christmas memories rush through my mind. When I smell roses I think of romantic， moon-filled evenings.

Some people， having given so much to you， remain a part of who you are forever. You cannot possibly go through a day without thinking about them. Their beautiful spirit gently nudges your heart each time you hear their name. The very thought of them stirs within your soul like the sweet fragrance of a thousand roses.

Loved ones who have passed on， having given their lives to you， having stayed in bloom through a lifetime of eternal spring， are like these lilacs. Although my heart is saddened having discovered that they are dying， I will not remember them that way. I will forever see a thousand blooms each time I think of them. In the coldest， darkest days of the winter of my life， the memory of them will get me through it all. Even the slightest fragrance will bring a smile to my face and my heart will pound remembering the love.

Im thankful every day not only for the beauty of the people in my life， but for the lingering fragrance and everlasting memories of ever having loved them at all.

Loving them and life means I will have “spring forever in my heart.”

“我真的不敢相信，這些花今年能開這么久，”妻子說。

“我沒怎么留意過，你這么一說倒也對。我喜歡紫丁香，不過它們的花期的確很短，”我說。

今年我家后院的景象令人無比興奮。我們的紫丁香樹從來沒有開過這么多花。紫丁香的香味如此馥郁，我久久地站在小露臺上呼吸它的香氣。

好些紫丁香的枝條已經中空開裂，這使我相信這棵紫丁香樹已經經歷了好幾個春天。前幾年的一個冬天，由于積雪融化，這棵樹上最大的枝條被壓垮落到了地上，傷透了我的心。我本以為今年沒什么指望了。不過現在看來，它太了不起了！

最近雨水比較多，紫丁香花也開得日漸繁茂起來。往日高大的樹叢看上去承受著不小的重量。我知道這是開花的結果。

然而，令我傷心的是，今天我發現第一簇花已經開始變成褐色了，不用多久它們就會全部凋落。傷心之余，我也從中悟出了一些道理。

一些人，就像芳香馥郁的鮮花。他們在你的生命中匆匆而過，只留下一縷清香——它深深嵌入我們的生命當中。即使與他們只有一瞬間的接觸，這些人已照亮我們的生活。如果友善具有清香，它會使你記起生命中曾經出現過的這些人。

就像當我回味松樹的香氣時，那些關于圣誕節的溫馨回憶便會涌上心頭；當我聞到玫瑰的芳香時，我便會想起月色如水的浪漫夜晚。

一些人，在賦予你如此多之后，已經永久變為你的一部分。在經歷磨難時，你無法不想到他們。每一次聽到他們的名字，他們美麗的靈魂都會輕輕碰擊你的心靈。……