Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak

名曲欣賞~在老橡樹上繫上黃絲帶

I'm coming home, I've done my time我的刑期已滿，正要趕回家

Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine我必須知道有哪些東西還屬於我

If you received my letter若妳收到了我的信
Telling you I'd soon be free告訴妳我將重獲自由
Then you'll know just what to do那麼，妳知道該怎麼做
If you still want me, 如果妳還要我的話
if you still want me如果妳還要我的話

Tie a yellow ribbon around the old oak tree在老橡樹上繫條黃絲帶

It's been three long years漫長的三年過去了
Do you still want me妳還要我嗎？
If I don't see a ribbon around the old oak tree如果我看見老橡樹上沒有繫黃絲帶的話

I'll stay on the bus, forget about us我會留在巴士上，忘了我倆的過去

Put the blame on me責怪我自己
If I don't see a yellow ribbon around the old oak tree如果我看見老橡樹上沒有繫黃絲帶的話
Bus driver, please look for me司機先生，請幫我看一下

Cause I couldn't bear to see what I might see因為我無法承受即將看到的
I'm really still in prison我其實仍在監牢
And my love she holds the key只有吾愛握有鑰匙
Simple yellow ribbon what I need to set me free我需要的僅是黃絲帶，即可將我釋放

I've wrote and told her please我已寫信告訴過她
Now the whole damn bus is cheering現在，整車的乘客都在歡呼

And I can't believe I see 我無法相信我所看到的--------
A hundred yellow ribbons around the old oak tree老橡樹上掛滿了上百條的黃絲帶！

溫馨小故事

感激網友伊媚兒

黃絲帶

英文老歌「黃絲帶」的歌詞敘述一個故事：主角是個入獄服刑三年的男子，出獄前夕，他寫了一封信給妻子，問她是否還願意接納他？如果願意的話，請她在家門前那棵老橡樹繫上一條黃絲帶；而如果他沒有看到黃絲帶，便會識相的離開。

在返家的公車上，男主角的心裡七上八下，既期待、又怕受傷害，甚至不敢睜開眼睛，於是，懇求公車司機幫他看看結果如何。

沒想到，在經過他家門前時，公車司機和所有乘客都發出歡呼的聲音，他睜開雙眼，只見家門前的老橡樹上，繫著數百條的黃絲帶，正在風中飛舞著……。

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沒有上鎖的門

鄉下小村莊的偏僻小屋裡住著一對母女，母親深怕遭竊總是一到晚上便在門把上連鎖三道鎖；女兒則厭惡了像風景畫般枯燥而一成不變的鄉村生活，她嚮往都市，想去看看自己透過收音機所想像的那個華麗世界。

某天清晨，女兒為了追求那虛幻的夢離開了母親身邊。她趁母親睡覺時偷偷離家出走了。

「媽，妳就當作沒我這個女兒吧。」可惜這世界不如她想像的美麗動人，她在不知不覺中，走向墮落之途，深陷無法自拔的泥淖中，這時她才領悟到自己的過錯。

「媽！」

經過十年後，已經長大成人的女兒拖著受傷的心與狼狽的身軀，回到了故鄉。她回到家時已是深夜，微弱的燈光透過門縫滲透出來。她輕輕敲了敲門，卻突然有種不祥的預感。女兒扭開門把時嚇了一跳。「好奇怪，母親之前從來不曾忘記把門鎖上的。」母親瘦弱的身軀蜷曲在冰冷的地板，以令人心疼的模樣睡著了。

「媽……媽……」聽到女兒的哭泣聲，母親睜開了眼睛，一語不發地摟住女兒疲憊的肩膀。在母親懷裡哭了很久之後，女兒突然好奇問道：「媽，今天妳怎麼沒有鎖門，有人闖進來怎麼辦？」

母親回答說：「不只是今天而已，我怕妳晚上突然回來進不了家門，所以十年來門從沒鎖過。」

母親十年如一日，等待著女兒回來，女兒房間裡的擺設一如當年。這天晚上，母女回復到十年前的樣子，緊緊鎖上房門睡著了。

沒有上鎖的門：

家人的愛是希望的搖籃，感謝家的溫暖給予不斷成長的動力。

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種花的郵差

有個小村莊裡有位中年郵差，他從剛滿二十歲起便開始每天往返五十公里的路程，日復一日將憂歡悲喜的故事，送到居民的家中。就這樣二十年一晃而過，人事物幾番變遷，唯獨從郵局到村莊的這條道路，從過去到現在，始終沒有一枝半葉，觸目所及，唯有飛揚的塵土罷了。

「這樣荒涼的路還要走多久? O？」

他一想到必須在這無花無樹充滿塵土的路上，踩著腳踏車度過他的人生時，心中總是有些遺憾。

有一天當他送完信，心事重重準備回去時，剛好經過了一家花店。

「對了，就是這個！」

他走進花店，買了一把野花的種籽，並且從第二天開始，帶著這些種籽撒在往來的路上。

就這樣，經過一天，兩天，一個月，兩個月……，他始終持續散播著野花種籽。沒多久，那條已經來回走了二十年的荒涼道路，竟開起了許多紅、黃各色的小花；夏天開夏天的花，秋天開秋天的花，四季盛開，永不停歇。

種籽和花香對村莊裡的人來說，比郵差一輩子送達的任何一封郵件，更令他們開心。

在不是充滿塵土而是充滿花瓣的道路上吹著口哨，踩著腳踏車的郵差，不再是孤獨的郵差，也不再是愁苦的郵差了。

種花的郵差：

人生如白駒過隙，時光飛逝，何妨留下善行，提供後人乘涼。

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亞馬遜雨林景觀

Red-and-Green Macaws DO grow on trees in the Amazon

The biodiversity in these wet tropical forests is mind-blowing. It is home to the largest collection of living plant and animal species in the world. One in ten known species on this planet lives in the Amazon Rainforest. Amazonia is home to around 2.5 million insect species, tens of thousands of plants, and more than 2,000 birds and mammals. So far, at least 40,000 plant species, 2,200 fishes, 1,294 birds, 427 mammals, 428 amphibians, and 378 reptiles have been scientifically classified within this region. One in five of all bird and fish species live here. The Scarlet Macaws above are indigenous to the American tropics. The photographer wrote, “Red-and-Green Macaws DO grow on trees in the Amazon.” Photo #1 by Billtacular

San Rafael Falls, Quijos River, Amazon, Ecuador

The San Rafael Falls and Quijos River are located at the foot of the highly active Reventador Volcano which rises out of the Amazon jungle east of the Andes. Based on archaeological evidence, it is believed that humans first inhabited this Amazon paradise at least 11,200 years ago. Photo #2 by Imagesunion

Streams of light in the Amazonian mist. Inside this rainforest, you never quite know what you might see . . . Photo #3 by Jon Rawlinson

You might see a Tupi ‘red bird,’ also known as the scarlet ibis, one of the most beautiful Brazilian birds, because of the color of their plumage. Photo #4 by J.Gil Photography

Or you might see an Amazonian ‘Godzilla.’ Photo #5 by Laurent

In Amazonia, you might even stumble upon an Emerald Boa. Eek! Photo #6 by Free Pet Wallpapers

Amazon rainforest jaguar. Bet you won’t bump into one of these beautiful beasties in an urban jungle? Photo #7 by By Land Rover Our Planet

Star of the water – In the rivers of the Amazon. The photographer noted, “The water lily (Victoria regia), an aquatic plant is typical of the Amazon region. Its leaves are large and circular, with folded edges, forming a sort of basin. They can reach 2 meters in diameter. The leaves of the lily pad can withstand the weight of a small child in the water without sinking.” According to an Indian legend about the lilypad, “As its flowers open at night, the Indians liken to the moon and stars. They say that once in the Amazon, there lived an Indian girl that he wanted to become a star. At night, she liked to look at the sky to admire the stars. She thought that the moon could come pick her up on Earth and take it to heaven. One night, a beautiful Indian girl leaned over the side of the river, where the moon was reflected. She was mesmerized by the image of the moon, fell into the river and disappeared into the water. The moon then turned into a lilypad. So the flower of the lily pad is called ‘star of the waters’.” Photo #8 by Miriam C de Souza

A typical house in the Amazon. Photo #9 by Francisco Chaves from Buenos Aires, Argentina

Looking down at the ‘lungs of the planet.’ Photo #10 by Wallpapers Diq

Looking up in Amazon rainforest - Árvore Mogno

Looking up in Amazon rainforest – Ãrvore Mogno. Photo #11 by Signey

Monkeys hanging out in the Amazonian jungle

Monkeys hanging out in the tropical jungle. Photo #12 by Worldwide Happy Media

Brown Woolly Monkey in the Amazon. Photo #13 by Evgenia Kononova

Amazon rainforest – ‘inside of kills’. Photo #14 by Hudson Alves

Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest, Kotococha tribe 'Wild Boy'

The photographer wrote of the ‘Wild Boy’, “His eyes reflects the nostalgia of an almost extinct World. Wearing an Amazon Toucan, traditionally used only for the sacred dances and very special moments, this boy is learning from the Shamans the traditional dances of the Kotococha culture, a knowledge which is only transmitted from the shaman to the few chosen by word of mouth. Origin: Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest, Kotococha tribe.” Photo #15 by Gustavo MorejÃ³n

Comunity Nova Esperança, Baré people. Cuieiras river, tributary of the Rio Negro, Amazonia, Brazil. Photo #16 by Daniel Zanini H.

Folklore of Amazonas is nourished from legends and stories in which mystery and inexplicable things are always present. One example on Wikipedia includes “if you ask people about the lagoon of Cochaconga, they will say that it is enchanted. They say it has the ‘form of a neck’ and that with the smallest noise provoked by an animal or the scream of a person, there will be a tremendous thunderstorm in which an enormous monster will appear in the shape of cow. This monster will become mad with the strangers. That’s why, whoever passes by this remote place, does it with maximum precautions for not altering the local silence.” Photo #17 by NewWorldReview

Aerial roots of Red Mangrove on an Amazonian river. Photo #18 by Cesar Paes Barreto

Amazon Poison Dartfrog or Reticulated Poison Frog found at the inflows of the Amazon River in Peru live high up in the rainforest

Amazon Poison Dartfrog, also known as the Reticulated Poison Frog, can be found at the inflows of the Amazon River in Peru live high up in the rainforest. The photographer also noted that these very little beauties are only about 15-20 mm in size. Photo #19 by Dominik Hofer

Iracema Waterfalls. Photo #20 by Hudson Alves

A great of deal of travel along Amazônia is by water. That may be due to the abundance of waterways. Photo #21 by Daniel Zanini H.

Adventure trying to travel muddy Amazonia roads

Or perhaps travel by river may simply be easier than the adventure of trying to travel muddy Amazonia roads? Here you don’t get stuck in traffic, you just get stuck. Photo #22 by J.Gil Photography

Amazon Rainforest, seen from the Alto Madre de Dios river, in Peru. Before 1960, access to the forest’s interior was restricted and the Amazon jungle remained mostly intact. During the 1960s, farms were established based on crop cultivation and the slash and burn method. Deforestation was so considerable that the areas which were cleared of forest were visible to the naked eye from outer space. Photo #23 by Martin St-Amant

Strong drought in the Amazon rainforest. In 2005, parts of the Amazon basin experienced the worst drought in one hundred years. In 2010 the Amazon rainforest experienced another horrific drought, in some ways more extreme than in 2005. In a typical year the Amazon absorbs 1.5 gigatons of carbon dioxide; during 2005 instead 5 gigatons were released and in 2010 8 gigatons were released. Photo #24 by Hudson Alves

Rock jumping on a hot day as the rivers of Amazon suffer flooding for 4 or 5 months of the year

Just as there can be droughts, the rivers of Amazon suffer flooding for 4 or 5 months of the year. The photographer said that on a hot day, they went ‘rock jumping.’ Photo #25 by J.Gil Photography

Amazonas floating village, Iquitos in the Amazon Basin. It’s the part of South America drained by the Amazon River; its tributaries drains an area of about 2,670,000 square miles (6,915,000 sq km), or roughly 40% of South America. Photo #26 by Sascha Grabow

An Amazon Chestnut Sunrise. Photo #27 by Vicente Pinheiro via Ana_Cotta

Amazon rainforest, near Manaus, Brazil. Image taken from top of a 50 m tower for meteorological observations, and the top of vegetation canopy is typically 35 m. The image was taken within 30 minutes of a rain event, and a few white ‘clouds’ above the canopy are indicative of rapid evaporation from wet leaves after the rain. Much of the Amazon is still unexplored, many of its indigenous plants and animals are unknown . . . perhaps even plants yet to be discovered that could cure diseases that plague the people on our planet. The leaves and branches of the rainforest are so dense that it creates a “roof” that does not allow the sunlight to reach the ground. The ground remains dark, damp and waiting for discovery. Photo #28 by Phil P Harris

A Yagua (Yahua) tribeman demonstrating the use of blowgun (blow dart), at one of the Amazonian ‘islands’. Photo #29 by JialiangGao www.peace-on-earth.org

Another folklore of Amazona from Peru are attributed to certain animals. For example: The mochuelo that “freezes the soul”, or the “quien-quien” that makes fun of the travelers in the roads. When the singing crickets sounds like bells, it is supposedly foretelling of a “big evil.” Photo #30 by Roosevelt Garcia

Amazonian Forest and Renato River. Photo #31 by Leonardo F. Freitas

Amazonian Rainforest, Monkey Island (Peru)

Monkey Island, Peru, is a part of Amazonia. Photo #32 by Alex Guerrero from New Haven, United States

Amazonian rainforest, upper Amazon basin, Loreto region, Peru. Photo #33 by Pahpaha

Balbina Dam in Amazon, Brazil. Photo #34 by Seabirds

Stormy clouds cover the Amazonian jungle. Photo #35 by lapidim

On the Tambopata River in the Peruivan Amazon Rainforest, a group of kids play football on a tiny sand island in the middle of the river

The photographer explained, “On the Tambopata River in the Peruivan Amazon Rainforest, a group of kids play football on a tiny sand island in the middle of the river.” Photo #36 by Mike Cooper

Bamboo and ferns in the rainforest. Photo #37 by Tadd and Debbie Ottman

Native village of Chipitiere, in the Cultural Zone of Manu National Park, Peru. Photo #38 by Martin St-Amant

Toucan, the earl of Amazonia. Photo #39 by Tambako the Jaguar

Waterfall flowing from the Andes down in the Amazon Basin. Photo #40 by Worldwide Happy Media

Three-Toed Sloth in the Amazon. The photographer noted a local superstition: ‘don’t look at him if you’re pregnant…or your baby may look like him!’ Photo #41 by Pierre Pouliquin

Walking through paths in the Amazonian rainforest. Photo #42 by CREES-MANU

San Rafael Falls in the Amazon jungle. Photo #44 by Drriss

The photographer wrote, “Yacumana and Chullachaqui are two demons of the local legends. Yacumana is a demon of the water (boa man); Chullachaqui can transform itself to mimic any person…is it your mum coming to you? No, look at his feet, that’s how you recognize him, he always has a big one!” Photo #44 by Pierre Pouliquin