靈異故事:Photo of the dead 3(死亡照片 3)
A white marble cross that marked their graves had been broken off at the base, perhaps by vandals or a lightning bolt, and had fallen on the ground at the head of the tomb. Small, orange wildflowers were growing up around it. This might not have been so unusual except for the fact that they were the only flowers growing anywhere in the cemetery. The contrast of these symbols of life and springtime next to a symbol of death was so striking, I decided to take a photograph of it.
I took my camera out of my backpack and started looking for a good angle for the photograph but couldn't find one. I decided that the best angle would be from the top of the tomb looking straight down at the cross, but I felt that standing on it would be disrespectful so I took a few shots from other angles. Unsatisfied, I said to the young couple buried there, "Excuse me. I don't mean any disrespect but I'd just like to stand on your tomb for a second to take a picture of your flowers. I hope you don't mind."
Hoping I had won their approval, I stood on the lid and took the photo from the angle I wanted. I can't recall feeling any cold sensations or chills other than the ones I was already riddled with due to my overactive imagination. I stepped down from the tomb and said thank you. Before I left, I picked up their cross and put it back in place on their tomb. The break was clean so it fit like a puzzle piece.
The sun was setting quickly and I was worried about finding my way back in the dark, so I decided to head home. I walked through the creaky, old gate again and kick-started the motorcycle. After being immersed in such profound silence for so long, the noise of the engine seemed louder than ever.
墳?zāi)股狭⒅陌咨罄硎旨軓牡撞繑嚅_了，掉到了前面的地上，可能是盜墓人破壞得吧，要么就是被閃電擊到了。橘黃色的小花從四周長(zhǎng)出來，野花生長(zhǎng)在墓地的任何地方，本都不是希奇的(補(bǔ)：但問題是，整個(gè)墓地，只有這個(gè)地方長(zhǎng)著花)。在這里生命與春天萬物復(fù)蘇的氣息與死亡的象征形成了強(qiáng)烈的對(duì)比，我決定要拍張照片，永遠(yuǎn)留住這幅畫面。
我從背包里拿出照相機(jī)，想要找一個(gè)合適的角度拍照但是怎么也選不好。我最后發(fā)現(xiàn)最好的角度應(yīng)該是從墳?zāi)股狭⒅旨艿奈恢贸抡?，但是我覺得站到上面去可能會(huì)褻瀆亡靈，因此只是從其它的角度拍了幾張。但是這些我都不大滿意，于是我就對(duì)下面的年輕夫婦說，“請(qǐng)?jiān)?，我沒有任何冒犯的意思，我只是到你們的墳?zāi)股厦鎺酌腌娙ソo你們的花兒拍張照片。希望你們不會(huì)介意。”
但愿我是得到了他們的同意，我站了上去從恰當(dāng)?shù)慕嵌扰牧苏掌Ｆ鋵?shí)由于我那過分活躍的想象力，我的大腦里面剛才一直充斥著恐懼與不安，但是此刻我并沒有因?yàn)橛植忍ち怂麄兊膲災(zāi)苟械侥憫?zhàn)心驚。我從上面走下來，對(duì)他們說了謝謝。離開之前，我撿起他們的十字架重新放回去，斷裂的痕跡一目了然，因此看上去就像是個(gè)拼圖一樣。
太陽已經(jīng)轉(zhuǎn)到了西邊，馬上就要落下去了，我恐怕天黑后找不到路所以決定趕緊回去。我又一次走過那扇古老的晃晃悠悠的大門，發(fā)動(dòng)了摩托車。在那個(gè)安靜至極的地方呆了這么長(zhǎng)時(shí)間以后，馬達(dá)的聲音真有點(diǎn)震耳欲聾。
I took my camera out of my backpack and started looking for a good angle for the photograph but couldn't find one. I decided that the best angle would be from the top of the tomb looking straight down at the cross, but I felt that standing on it would be disrespectful so I took a few shots from other angles. Unsatisfied, I said to the young couple buried there, "Excuse me. I don't mean any disrespect but I'd just like to stand on your tomb for a second to take a picture of your flowers. I hope you don't mind."
Hoping I had won their approval, I stood on the lid and took the photo from the angle I wanted. I can't recall feeling any cold sensations or chills other than the ones I was already riddled with due to my overactive imagination. I stepped down from the tomb and said thank you. Before I left, I picked up their cross and put it back in place on their tomb. The break was clean so it fit like a puzzle piece.
The sun was setting quickly and I was worried about finding my way back in the dark, so I decided to head home. I walked through the creaky, old gate again and kick-started the motorcycle. After being immersed in such profound silence for so long, the noise of the engine seemed louder than ever.
墳?zāi)股狭⒅陌咨罄硎旨軓牡撞繑嚅_了，掉到了前面的地上，可能是盜墓人破壞得吧，要么就是被閃電擊到了。橘黃色的小花從四周長(zhǎng)出來，野花生長(zhǎng)在墓地的任何地方，本都不是希奇的(補(bǔ)：但問題是，整個(gè)墓地，只有這個(gè)地方長(zhǎng)著花)。在這里生命與春天萬物復(fù)蘇的氣息與死亡的象征形成了強(qiáng)烈的對(duì)比，我決定要拍張照片，永遠(yuǎn)留住這幅畫面。
我從背包里拿出照相機(jī)，想要找一個(gè)合適的角度拍照但是怎么也選不好。我最后發(fā)現(xiàn)最好的角度應(yīng)該是從墳?zāi)股狭⒅旨艿奈恢贸抡?，但是我覺得站到上面去可能會(huì)褻瀆亡靈，因此只是從其它的角度拍了幾張。但是這些我都不大滿意，于是我就對(duì)下面的年輕夫婦說，“請(qǐng)?jiān)?，我沒有任何冒犯的意思，我只是到你們的墳?zāi)股厦鎺酌腌娙ソo你們的花兒拍張照片。希望你們不會(huì)介意。”
但愿我是得到了他們的同意，我站了上去從恰當(dāng)?shù)慕嵌扰牧苏掌Ｆ鋵?shí)由于我那過分活躍的想象力，我的大腦里面剛才一直充斥著恐懼與不安，但是此刻我并沒有因?yàn)橛植忍ち怂麄兊膲災(zāi)苟械侥憫?zhàn)心驚。我從上面走下來，對(duì)他們說了謝謝。離開之前，我撿起他們的十字架重新放回去，斷裂的痕跡一目了然，因此看上去就像是個(gè)拼圖一樣。
太陽已經(jīng)轉(zhuǎn)到了西邊，馬上就要落下去了，我恐怕天黑后找不到路所以決定趕緊回去。我又一次走過那扇古老的晃晃悠悠的大門，發(fā)動(dòng)了摩托車。在那個(gè)安靜至極的地方呆了這么長(zhǎng)時(shí)間以后，馬達(dá)的聲音真有點(diǎn)震耳欲聾。
