Lu Yan

The article 'Father' showcases the heaviness and complexity of fatherly love through delicate descriptions and profound emotional expressions. The father in the article made tremendous efforts for the family, and his image deeply touched the readers' hearts. The image of a father is not only a symbol of fatigue and hard work, but also a manifestation of selfless dedication to the family. The article vividly depicts the sacrifices he made for his family through specific details such as his father's rough hands, tired eyes, and tattered clothes. 父亲 ◎　鲁彦 “父亲已经上了六十岁了，还想作一点事业，积一点钱，给我造起屋子来 〔1〕  。”一个朋友从北方来，告诉了我这样的话。 他的话使我想起了我的父亲 〔2〕  。我的父亲正是和他的父亲完全一样的。 我的父亲曾经为我苦了一生，把我养大，送我进学校，为我造了屋子，买了几亩田地。六十岁那一年，还到汉口去做生意，怕人家嫌他年老，只说五十几岁 〔3〕  。大家都劝他不要再出门，他偏背着包裹走了。 “让我再帮儿子几年！” 〔4〕  他只是这样说。 后来屋子被火烧掉了，他还想再做生意，把屋子重造起来。我安慰他说，三年以后我自己就可积起钱造屋了 〔5〕  ，还是等一等吧。他答应了。他给我留下了许多造屋的材料，告诉我这样可以做什么那样可以做什么。他死的以前不久，还对我说： “早一点造起来吧，我可以给你监工。” 〔6〕 但是他终于没有看见屋子重造起来就死了。他弥留的时候对我说，一切都满足了。但是我知道他倘能再活几年，我把屋子造起来，是他所最心愿的。我听到他弥留时的呻吟和叹息，我相信那不是病的痛苦的呻吟和叹息。我知道他还想再活几年，帮我造起屋子来。 现在我自己已是几个孩子的父亲了。我爱孩子，但我没有前一辈父亲的想法，帮孩子一直帮到老，帮到死还不足。我赞美前一辈父亲的美德，而自己却不能跟着他们的步伐走去。 我觉得我的孩子累我，使我受到极大的束缚。我没有对他们的永久的计划，甚至连最短促的也没有。 “倘使有人要，我愿意把他们送给人家！”我常常这样说，当我厌烦孩子的时候。 唉，和前一辈做父亲的一比，我觉得我们这一辈生命力薄弱得可怜，我们二三十岁的人比不上六七十岁的前辈，他们虽然老的老死的死了，但是他们才是真正活着到现在到将来。 而我们呢，虽然活着，却是早已死了。 Father ◎ Lu Yan "Father is now over sixty, but he still wants to work to save up for a house to be built for me," a friend of mine from North China told me. That put me in mind of my father. My father was very much like his. Father went through untold hardships for me all his life. He brought me up, sent me to school, had a house built for me and bought me a few mu of land. He went to Hankou to engage in trade the year when he was already sixty. And he…