水兵的圣诞礼物

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  一个圣诞前夜,我和妻子带着孩子在巴黎街头漫步。不久,我们走进一家普通餐馆进晚餐。我环顾四周,发现顾客都在默默地吃饭。一位留着胡须的中年男子坐在角落里,正无精打采地弹奏着钢琴。
  我们邻座的一位水兵吃完饭后正在写信。在那洋溢着青春的脸上,一丝幸福的笑容清晰可见。
  我用法语点了几个菜,可端上来的却是另外的东西。妻子不停地埋怨,小女儿也一直在抽泣,真让我心烦意乱!多么令人沮丧的圣诞夜啊!
  这时从门口走进来一位年迈的妇人,胳膊上挎着满满一篮花。“买鲜花吗,先生?”她问我,我毫不犹豫地摇了摇头。“一束只卖一法郎。”还是没人应她。店里的所有人都显得无动于衷。
  水兵写完信,起身走向卖花的老妇人,“圣诞快乐!”他微笑着挑出两束鲜花。他将一束花放入信封,然后递给老妇人二十法郎。她想找钱给他。“不必了,夫人。”水兵俯身亲吻了一下她那苍老的额角,“这是我赠送给您的圣诞礼物!”
  “我可以将这束花献给您美丽的女儿吗,先生?”水兵转身对我说。我被眼前发生的一切弄懵了,一时竟不知所措。他将另一束花递给我女儿。“圣诞快乐!”然后他祝福了我们所有的人,之后便离开了饭店。在场的每个人都停止了用餐,静静地坐着,若有所思……
  “太棒了!”坐在角落里的钢琴师突然高声叫道“圣诞快乐!”接着他开始弹奏起一首欢快的圣诞颂歌《第一个圣诞节》。大家激情高涨,和着乐曲的节拍跳起了欢乐的舞蹈。
  一个原本令人沮丧的夜晚变成了最美好的圣诞之夜!多亏了那位水兵和他的圣诞礼物!
  

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