
来到DND之后,每每听见别人说:“这小破地方,连Mall都只有一间。”便觉得可笑。其实是不止一间的,只不过人们对于眼睛直观上看到的物体往往有先入为主的观念,不愿再动脑子去思量,甚至不愿再仔细看上第二眼。
不过话说回来,比起Meridian Mall来说,Golden Center Mall的确就像一个依附于母亲的孩子,门开得小小的,连上面的Golden Center两个字都是小小的,毫不引人注意。但它们的确是分开的两间商场。所有权分得很开,职责亦分得很开。
上个星期六,两点半休息时,我跑去停车场抽烟。电梯旁的自动门坏了,一直发出哔哔声。我抽完烟下去对Hayley说了,她发短信给Steve(我们的代班经理)让他去看。过几分钟,Steve回来了。Hayley问他有没有修好那个门。他说没有。问他为什么,他笑笑说:”That’s Meridian’s door.”由此可知,有些事物洋人是分得很开的。中国的俗话说:事不关己,己不劳心。在洋人身上一样适用。
其实我想说的全不是这些,我想说的是一个流浪汉。我第一次遇见他,便是在Golden Center Mall的Food Court。
他第一次出现在Food Court大约是开学不久后的一个周六。我去干活,Hayley问我有没有看见那个流浪汉(她原话用的是homeless man,而不是beggar,这让我觉得有些洋妞还是可爱的)。她告诉我,某店的店主“苹果”最近很苦恼,因为这个流浪汉常常去她的店子吃东西。
起初我的确有些同情Apple。倒不是因为那个流浪汉本身。而是由于其他店子的人都抱着看好戏的心态对待这事。这让我颇有些不爽。
我并不敢多看他,因为怕他觉得不好受。他的头发已经是雪白的了,衣服是尽量穿得十分整齐的了,但上面难免染着各种水洗不去的污渍。吃的是普通的西点,喝杯咖啡。有时我收拾桌椅时经过他的身边,他会对我微笑。
可是第二天我一去就听说Apple已经向总管投诉过了,说他严重影响了她的生意。这让我对Apple的印象又一次严重打折——她总是在抱怨的,抱怨所有的一切。碗碟送得晚了,她抱怨说我懒;碗碟送得快了,她抱怨我不给她时间清洗。有时候端着装满碗碟的沉重大桶站在她店门口,她却久久对我视而不见,任我在那里站到腰酸腿软才拿空桶给我换。总之。做什么都是错。其实我又不是只帮她一家做事,她却总端着架子,一付高高在上的嘴脸。
她投诉过后,总管又一级一级的向下传达命令,说他再来时,一定不能让他逗留超过一个小时。所以第二天Steve一见他来了,就频繁的过来检查,甚至在他待到四十五分钟时,对小开说:如果他再待超过十五分钟,你就去提醒他该走了。因为我已经告诉过他他不能在这里待超过一个小时的。
小开没听清他说什么(也许他也在怀疑其真实性,因为洋人在这方面一般来说都是十分宽容的),他又把原话重复了一遍。我早已听清了,可是不想理他,有些恼怒的跑去后面洗托盘。出来时,小开对我说:“我还以为是什么大事呢。其实人家根本就不用我提醒,到点自己就走了。他只是无家可归而已,又不是不要脸。而且根本都没影响她什么。你说她有什么可投诉的?”
此后,他每个周末都去吃东西。每次都是自己付钱。每次都吃得很慢,但是吃得很干净。而且从不影响其他人进食,他只是安静地待在角落里吃他的东西,从不四处乱走,身上也并没有异味。离开之后他坐过的桌子,椅子,附近的地板全都收拾得干干净净,一点食物残渣都不会有,甚至连碗碟都替我送回去,完全不用我帮他收拾,从头到尾就好像他没去过一样。让我颇为感动。
然而有些受过教育的洋人甚至华人,去吃东西,就像商场里的食物不要钱一样,一去就是一大帮,喧哗吵闹,拼几张桌子不说,走了以后满桌残渣,地板上全是汤汤水水之类的,就更不要提那些铺天盖地的面条、饭粒及酱汁了。每次一看见就心生恐惧,疑心自己会累死在这破商场里。
再后来常常会在街上看见他。骑辆小破单车,车上满缚他的“行李”。悠然的在自行车道上骑着。表情看来甚至十分惬意。
我往往感动于这样的细节之美。所以我常说,会替他人着想的人,总能在第一时间博得我的好感。然而这世上以貌取人的人,还是太多太多。
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