Marvel is everywhere

奇跡無處不在

Back during the Vietnam war, when I was stationed in Thailand, I met a beautiful Thai wom an named Surapun. We fell in love and got married soon after. When my wife learned, after a trip to a doctor, that she couldn’t have children, we both prayed that somehow things would be changed , that we would be able to have a family of our own.

My tour ended, and I went back to the United States, to my assignment1 in Nevada. I started the huge amount of immigration2 paperwork necessary for Surapun to join me back in the States.

A short time later I received a letter from Surapun. She was pregnant! The doctor had been wrong. We were ecstatic. I couldn’t wait till she joined me. I rushed the paperwork to her for her signature.

A long time went by with no response. Letters I sent to her went unanswered. I was get ting frantic. Then a letter came from her mother, telling me my wife had died. I was devastated4. I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t have the money for air fare back to Thailand to pay my respects. I hadn’t known my in-laws well, and soon I fell out of touch. I vowed5 someday I would return to Thailand. Eventually, I moved on with my life. I remarried and had two children. It was nearly30 years till I went back to Thailand.

After searching many official records, I found my wife’s grave. Alone with my memories I stood

be side it and prayed. Just then a young Thai woman walked up. She put her hands together in the wye position, a Thai gesture of respect. “Did you know her”“I asked her.

“No,”she said. “But I am the reason she’s dead. It weighs heavy on my mind. I have no family. They all died. And when I feel lonely I come here.”

“Why here”“I asked.

“She died while giving birth to me. I have spent my life searching for my father, but he is an American, and I think he doesn’t want to be found.”

Now, after so long, there I stood with my daughters Siriki, an answer to a 30-year-old prayer.

時光追溯到了越南戰爭時期，我駐紮在泰國。在那裏，我結識了一位漂亮的泰國女人，她名叫蘇拉潘。我們一見鍾情，沒過多久便結婚了。在一次會診之後，我妻子得知她不能懷孕。我們聽到這個消息後默默祈禱，無論如何都希望這個事實發生轉機，我們也能擁有一個屬於我們自己的完整的家庭。

任期結束後，我又回到了美國，開始我在內華達的巡查任務。我開始大量搜集和整理有關移民的信息，因為我想要和蘇拉潘一起在美國生活。

沒過多久，我收到了蘇拉潘寄來的一封信。天哪！她懷孕了！那個醫生誤診了。我們感到陣陣的狂喜。我迫不及待地想要她和我一起回美國，共同開始幸福的生活。我心急火燎地繼續為她籌備辦理移民的基本資料。

很長一段時間過去了，蘇拉潘杳無音信。我寄給她的信一封也沒有回應。我急得有點發瘋了。後來終於有了回音，不過寄信人是她的媽媽。在信中，她告訴我說，我的妻子已經不在了。我感覺周圍的一切都在旋轉，天昏地暗。我無所適從，不知道該做些什麽。我連去泰國的機票錢都沒有，我甚至無法親自表示自己的敬意。我和蘇拉潘的家人不太熟悉，不久我們也失去了聯係。我發誓有一天我一定要回泰國。後來，我繼續著我的生活。我再婚了，並且還有兩個孩子。大概30年後，我又回到了泰國。

我查閱了許多官方記錄，找到了我妻子的墓地。帶著所有的回憶，我站在墓碑旁默默地祈禱。就在這時，有一個年輕的泰國姑娘走上前來。她雙手合十擺成一個倒著的“Y”形，這是泰國人表示尊敬禮貌的手勢。“你認識她嗎？”我問道。

“不，”她回答道，“但是她因我而死。我總是為此而感到內疚、傷痛。我沒有家庭。他們全都去世了。每當我感到孤獨無助的時候就會來這裏。”

“為什麽會選擇這裏？”我問道。

“她剛生下我就死了。我一直在尋找我的父親，但是他是個美國人，我想也許他根本不想我找到他。”