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2014-01-12 22:53:51  ·   46次点击

 

家有一老如有一宝
--献给八十岁老父亲
最近一周,我与在西安、咸阳还有韩城工作的哥哥姐姐电话联系异常的频繁,不为别的,只有一个缘由:今年腊月二十七,老父亲整八十了。虽然父亲从一个多月前就开始在电话里游说,今年不过生日,你们不是忙工作就是孩子忙上学,明年在过吧!但是,父亲的这个要求被我们这群子女断然拒绝了。
怎样给老父亲过一个既高兴又满意的生日,如何给他选购生日礼物,一时成了我们谈论最多的话题。父亲虽然八十岁了,但是,生活上是一个极有品味和欣赏能力的人。记得小时候,父亲一人在煤矿上班,却要养活我们兄弟姊妹六个,母亲一天到晚精力都放在了怎么喂饱我们,怎么别冻着我们上。然而,父亲却不一样,闲暇之余,养花弄草,甚至养过两只乌龟、三条金鱼和一只画眉鸟,当然,最爱的就是看书读报。在那个年代,父亲的很多做法和言行都不被理解,可是,按照现在的说法那叫“超前意识”,叫“享受生活”。
父亲在煤矿工作了一辈子,可奇迹般的没有出过任何大小事故,这一点,也足以证明,父亲是个谨慎、认真的人。在我的记忆里,父亲在家的时间不多,一直担任采煤队长、掘进队长的他,只有在周末我们在家的时候,用“滴铃滴铃”的自行车铃声提醒我们,他回来了。记忆里,一直续存着骑在那辆永远锃亮的永久自行车上潇洒、帅气的父亲。  
父亲对于我们六个子女和孙辈过于慈爱,违背了“严父慈母”的规矩,这一点,让如今已是72岁的母亲耿耿于怀。“这老头,每次好人都是他做,让我背一个得罪人的名声。”每每,母亲说这句话时,总是一脸的不屑,“读过书的人心眼就是多。”这话像是在贬低父亲,也好像告诉别人,不读书就是不行,连做个好人都不会选择门道。
父亲在他那个年代算是个有文化的人,年少时家境颇丰,奶奶请私塾进门教书,一些大门庭的规矩很多,父亲一直延续遵守着。仍记得那些,父亲教育我们“进门先称呼;大人未动碗筷小孩不能吃;饭桌上不能翻搅饭菜;茶半酒满的倒法;吃饭时少说话”等等规矩。那时,年少的我们总认为父亲在管教我们,但是,走入社会后,我们猛然发觉父亲在教我们如何做人,怎样做事。
说实话,父亲不是一个会掌控钱物的人,出身富裕的他,对钱财没有母亲那么精明。他不会像母亲那样为了省下八分一毛的,跟商贩讨价还价;也不会为了便宜块儿八毛的,挑质量差的水果蔬菜买;更不会为了省下看似可观的钱数,买回不称心的物件。“买就要买最好的,吃就吃最贵的”这是父亲的消费理念。还记得,三年前,自己刚学会开车,在买车的问题上,一直纠结买什么价位、牌子的车。父亲说话了:“我虽然不懂什么车品牌,但是,建议还是买个安全系数高的,可能价格贵的,但是,安全有保障,我们也就少些担心。”
父亲有一个很好的习惯,一有时间就会看书读报。这个习惯不仅影响着我们几个子女,还影响着他的孙辈。脑海里,一直忘不了,四岁的外孙倚在他身边,手里拿着图册像模像样地模仿他看书的样子;忘不了,爷孙俩到书店各自寻找喜爱的书籍的情景;忘不了,为了一个典故、一段评述,爷孙俩你一句我一句相互补充时的俏皮;更忘不了,每次电话里,他总是叮嘱几个孙辈要多看书、多读报的执着。
看到这,是不是觉得我那八十岁的老父亲很潮,很可爱。古语云“天地乃无形之父母;父母乃有形之天地”,父亲对我们子女的影响可谓比天高,对我们的爱恒久绵长。我们也知道“树欲静而风不止,子欲养而亲不待”的残酷,于是,和哥哥姐姐相约父亲生日那天一定回家,而随着这一天的到来,心情越发激动和期盼,这注定是一场难忘情缘。(小庄矿丁运华)
 
                                                                                               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