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■Pi與老虎共度生死。圖為劇照。網上圖片
少年奇幻漂流二之二
《少年Pi的奇幻漂流》(Life of Pi),故事主線是主角Pi 與家人從印度乘船移民加拿大之際發生意外,家人喪生,而他則跟幾頭動物在救生艇上漂流,後來只餘下Pi和一頭叫理查帕克(Richard Parker)的孟加拉虎(Bengal tiger)!不用說,Pi和老虎共處一直危機處處,隨時害怕給牠咬傷甚至吃掉。後來Pi嘗試馴服牠但不果,最後領悟到一點:Maybe Richard Parker cannot be tamed, but with God's will, he can be trained(也許理查帕克不能馴服,但若是上帝的意願,牠可以訓練)。
上帝時刻看守 繼續歷練
終於,一人一虎可以在艇上和平共處:I never thought... that knowing Richard Parker was here might ever bring me peace... Without Richard Parker, I would have died by now. My fear of him keeps me alert. Tending to his needs gives my life purpose(我從沒料到......知道理查帕克在這兒原來會令我心境平靜。......沒有理查帕克,我現在已死去。我對牠的恐懼令我警醒,而照顧牠的需要則令我的生命有意義)。
後來小艇遇上風暴,一人一虎幾乎死去,Pi於是說出真摯的禱告:God, thank you for giving me my life. I'm ready now(上帝,感謝篚蝯鳩琤糽R,我現在已預備好了)。
他們最後無恙,但仍經歷種種考驗,Pi領悟到:Even when God seemed to have abandoned me, He was watching. Even when He seemed indifferent to my suffering, He was watching. And when I was beyond all hope of saving, He gave
me rest, then gave me a sign to continue my journey(即使上帝看來好像捨棄了我,祂都看守荂F即使祂看來好像對我的痛苦無動於衷,祂都看守荂F而當我已不再指望得到拯救時,祂給我休息,然後給我徵兆,繼續我的旅程)。
Richard不辭而別 Pi難受
後來一人一虎都獲救,但老虎竟不辭而別。很多年後,結婚生子的Pi對生命有如此體會:I suppose in the end the whole of life becomes an act of letting go. But what always hurts the most is not taking the moment to say goodbye(依我看,人的一生最終就是一個放手的行動。但最令人難受的,是沒有抓緊機會說再見)。
《少年Pi》是一齣關於生命、關於上帝的電影。最後給大家思考一個問題:片中的老虎究竟寓意甚麼?■余功
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