死去三個           1997 9           快 報

 

 

 

在短短的日子內﹐我們失去了三名國際知名人士 —— 維沙玆、戴安娜王妃及德蘭修女。本來維沙玆和德蘭修女根本是風馬牛不相及﹐但他們之間多了個戴安娜就不同了﹐她既是維沙玆的好友﹐另一方面又極得德蘭修女的鍾愛﹐有了她﹐維沙玆和德蘭修女似乎又扯上了一點關係﹐更湊巧是戴安娜的死期竟在那二人之間﹐真令人感到冥冥中好像真的有極玄妙的安排。

 

                                                        Versace 的喪禮

 

維沙茲的葬禮﹐戴安娜及艾頓莊皆有出席﹐我猜想戴安娜當時也有人生無常、命運難測的感概﹐但無論她怎樣想﹐她大概做夢也猜不到數星期後自己竟也同樣魂歸天國﹐而艾頓莊又在她的葬禮中高歌一曲﹐更奇怪的是德蘭修女據說本來是打算參加戴安娜的葬禮﹐即使如因健康問題去不成﹐亦聲稱會在葬禮那天為她祈禱﹐相信德蘭修女也估計不到﹐葬禮尚未舉行﹐她自己竟已離開人間﹐宇宙的安排﹐想落真是恐怖。

 
 
其實嚴格來說﹐我們不能將維沙茲及戴安娜拿來興德蘭修女相提並論﹐德蘭修女無論在人格、境界已超凡入聖﹐她將人類尊嚴交回給每一個被社會遺忘、遺棄的貧窮苦難人﹐令我們謹記人不單是動物只求溫飽﹐我們幫助別人﹐不應單在物質上﹐而是要學曉怎樣去尊重他人﹐即使是社會上最低層的。而維沙茲和戴安娜﹐他們大概是好人﹐但不會是聖人吧。
 
                                                                             戴安娜的喪禮
 
相關參考﹕戴安娜王妃葬禮 (56)
                       Candle in the Wind - Elton John (戴安娜追思會版本﹐歌詞為紀念戴安娜重新編排)
                                                                                                    

 
Elton John - Candle In The Wind
(戴安娜追思會版本﹐歌詞為紀念戴安娜重新編排)
 
Goodbye England's rose
May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart
 
You called out to our country
And you whispered to those in pain
Now you belong to heaven
And the stars spell out your name
 
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
 
And your footsteps will always fall here
Along England's greenest hills
Your candle's burned out long before
Your legend ever will
 
Loveliness we've lost
These empty days without your smile
This torch we'll always carry
For our nation's golden child
 
Even though we try the truth brings us to tear
Or our words cannot express
The joy you brought us
Through the years
 
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
 
And your footsteps will always fall here
Along England's greenest hills
Your candle's burned out long before
Your legend ever will
 
Goodbye England’s rose
May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart
 
Goodbye England's rose
From a country lost without your soul
Who'll miss the wings of your compassion
More than you'll ever know.
 
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
 
And your footsteps will always fall here
Along England's greenest hills
Your candle's burned out long before
Your legend ever will