今晚是安宁的钢琴独奏音乐会。两人一坐下,邵强就开始专心致志地读节目单,林心只得环顾四周。不到一千个座位的大厅里,只有四成的听众。对于艺术这类风花雪月的玩艺,本地人大多不大热心。他们活得非常实际,早晚谈论的无非是吃、穿、住、行和如何赚钱。他们都很勤奋,努力去学习一切谋生、发达的技能。来toastmasters的那些人多是抱了非常功利的目的,林心club里的不少会员是卖保险和做传销的。林心公司里的同事很愿意和她说华语,不过他们的华语程度十分有限,基本上只有、谓、宾,没有定、状、补,稍微深入点的话题,就得说英文。而他们的英文又常常在马来话、福建、广东等方言之间串来串去,常常弄得林心一头雾水。和paul在一起的时候,也有这个烦恼。两人一起去喝酒、烧烤、出海、潜水、开车去新山都很开心,但是两人的谈话永远是浅尝辄止。开始的新鲜劲儿一过,林心慢慢地觉出了小地方和小地方的人的乏味。
邵强终于看完了节目单,侧过头来看着她。林心被他看得有点不好意思,摸着自己的脸笑着说:“看什么?我脸上有节目表?”邵强低声说:“你很会挑耳环。每一副都好看!”
这时剧场的灯光暗下来。在一束追光里,安宁穿了黑色的燕尾服在那里弹肖邦,林心虽然不太懂古典音乐,但是还是被那华丽的演绎感动了。这个世界上真是有天才的!可是放眼望去,满街上走的大多还是小心翼翼过日子的平常人。她自认不是个贪心的人。她要的不过是一份舒服的生活:有个足够爱她的老公,有足够用的钱,足够大的房子,足够好的车,每年去国外旅行一次。
她偷眼看看身边的邵强,他半闭着眼睛,好像是沉浸到一个遥远的世界里去了。
音乐会的最后,静静的剧场里除了安宁的音乐,又出现了一个新的声音:一个睡着了的中年男人,响亮地打起鼾来。他就坐在林心和邵强的身后。人们都开始向这边看。林心直担心台上的安宁会一气之下,拂袖而去。
邵强过身,轻轻把那人拍醒。
音乐会散了之后,林心对邵强说:“今天多亏了你!不然安宁要被气跑了。”
邵强笑笑说:“这里的人就这素质。不过在任何人群里,精英都是少数。”
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toastmasters:起源于美国,现在遍及全球。以训练public speaking 和leadership为宗旨,实行俱乐部会员制。
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