I met a man who came to Florida for his father’s funeral (葬礼).He and his father hadn’t seen each other for years.His father had left when he was a boy.They hadn’t talked until recently,when his father had sent him a birthday card with a note saying he’d like to see his son again.
The man decided that he would take his family to visit in two months.But his daughter could not leave school and so they put off the trip.
In November the son received a call from his father’s neighbor.His father was in the hospital because of heart problems.
On the phone,his father said:“I’m fine.You don’t have to come.”
He called his father every few days after that and they talked about getting together “soon”.
I met the man on Friday.He had come to Florida to bury (埋葬) his father.I put my arm around his shoulder and he started crying.“I should have come sooner.He shouldn’t have had to die alone.” We sat together until late afternoon.
That night,I asked my dad to play golf with me the next day.And before I went to bed,I told him:“I love you,Dad.”