A beautiful lie, a destined encounter

The old man with frosty temples is sitting alone in a room that is not very spacious but so silent that you can hear the wind blowing leaves, the old man's face is crawling with the traces of age, one by one, engraved on a slightly thin face, the more he looks old and powerless.

　　"Advent, advent, or just the two of us old and immortal together." The old man sat on a rocking chair made of rattan, holding the frame with the picture of his beloved in this life, with a tape recorder on the armrest, murmuring with an indescribable vicissitude and sorrow. His eyes were already black and white, the whole world was blurred in his eyes, losing color and focus. Yes, the old sycamore tree outside the window swayed its thin branches in the rustling wind, rustling down the yellow leaves to match this peaceful picture. He has almost reached the twilight, since the death of his wife who sang for life, his body is not very strong, his legs and feet are not good, and now even the eyes of the heart of the window close, the heart of indescribable bitterness.

　　The cell phone is also quietly resting on the coffee table, on which a lot of "filial" daughters, sent a message of concern, but only some very ordinary greetings. For example: "Dad, the weather has cooled down today, you did not catch a cold, right? Be careful to add clothes." The first time I was away, you were able to live alone. Do you need me to come back and take care of you?" "Dad, today there is haze in Beijing, not suitable for travel, you'd better not go out." It also seems to be still filial, the old man only has such a daughter, but, a year ago, she also pursued her dream in the field, became a tour guide and writer, got married and had children, and settled down. He didn't want his daughter to worry about him, and he also hoped very much that she would come back to see him. So, day after day, caught in such a contradiction, but also unknowingly after a year. Even when her mother was critically ill he only said lightly, "Your mother would like to see you, when are you free to come back?" At that time, his daughter was conducting a very important examination, and her body was also hospitalized because she had the acute flu, so the fact that she was working could not be delayed any longer. Therefore, he decided to let his daughter prepare for the test without worrying, and did not tell her about her mother's real condition for fear of affecting her.

　　A week later, when his daughter came back from thousands of miles away to visit her mother, she knew what it meant to say that "children want to be filial, but their parents do not wait." And so he was left alone as an old man. The love of his life passed away, leaving him all alone. And his woman, on her deathbed, froze a smile to comfort him, asking him to spend his old age without her.

　　Thinking of this, the old man could not help but moisten his eyes. At this time, accompanied by the ethereal, clear song, the phone rang. "Duh, Dad, Zheng, and I have decided to bring you here next month. It's not easy for you to be alone, and life is more secure with us, and we miss you. What do you think?" The old man hesitated for a moment, is not this what he had been thinking about? To be with his daughter and son-in-law, to share the joy of family life. Now, why should he hesitate when his daughter has such a rare filial heart? "No, I'm fine living here, there's still your mother. She can't let go of her home her dream, this is the happiness she has exchanged for her performance again and again." "But, you are alone, there is so old, in case something happens, it is inconvenient ah." "I am in good health, my eyes are not dazzling, my ears are not deaf. If you are worried about me, just bring Niu Niu back to see me more often, so I will be satisfied." The old man said against his will to his young daughter on the other end of the phone. "But ...... well, if you want to stay with my mother then I will comply with you." The daughter on the other end of the phone knew that the house, was the seat of her mother and father's lifelong dreams and all the good memories, so she no longer forced it. She was just a little uneasy.

　　The phone hung up and silence returned to the house. Some people wondered why the old man did not tell the truth about his impending blindness so that his daughter could rightfully be around to take care of him and keep him company. Only he knew.

　　His daughter's career is just starting, and with a young granddaughter with congenital heart disease, it is not an easy life. Therefore, he would rather fumble in the dark than tell his daughter the truth, so he told the lie "I am fine, you do not have to worry".

　　At the same time, a young man who was found to have only one year left to live did not want to add an unnecessary burden to his family, so he asked a friend to send a message to his parents that he knew a friend who had found a good doctor who could cure him and was going abroad to recuperate from his illness, telling them not to worry. The handsome young man thought that his parents had worked hard for him all his life, and did not want them to toss and turn every night because of this disease, and could not sleep. First, he lied that there was hope so that they could live a few years of peace and relaxation, and finally, even if he left, he could ask his friends to tell his parents that the doctors had done their best and that this was a destined calamity, so they would not be so sad, and besides, the savings he had left before he died could also be used to honor his parents.

　　So, the youth put on his jacket, pulled out the needles without a second thought, and left the hospital, not so much the hospital, but towards death. When he came out, the whole sky was gray, dark clouds were stacking up, and there was a momentum of black clouds pressing the city to destroy it. It was as if the sky was going to cry for him.

　　Later, when the nearly blind old man was staggering on the road and almost hit by a cab, the disoriented youth saved him. Two hearts for the sake of people and lonely and bitter leaned together. After that, the old man's empty house, not only has a heavenly song, there is a burst of laughter full of vitality, that is the youth in the great old man, the great father to tell jokes.

　　And how should we, normal people in good health, treat our parents and the people around us?

　　Sometimes, for the sake of those we love, the lie may be bitter, but there is no choice. Just as the shooting star tells the lonely sky, don't be afraid, I am only temporarily gone, one day I will come back. This beautiful lie gives strength to ourselves and brings happiness to others