垃圾堆中的瑰寶

他是我同學，他有個令我羨慕不已的「特異功能」！最近，他在整理環保區的回收物時，被回收箱裡的一道金光吸引住了。

那是一個金色的燈杯，上面裝飾著金色的花朵，原本鑲著塑膠寶石的地方現在已經空空如也，因此顯得破舊不堪，中間裝蠟燭的玻璃容器也不見了。或許，這就是它被拋棄的原因吧！少了寶石的點綴，它顯得黯淡無光。

然而，他那雙發現美的眼睛，看到的卻是另一個世界、另一種可能性。「這個問題容易解決。」她總是能在別人丟棄或看似破舊的東西中看到無限的希望，認為只要稍加修理和改造，它們就能重獲新生。就像她那些補了又補的舊衣服一樣，只要還能穿，她就會真心珍惜著。

於是，她把燈杯撿回寮房清洗，然後在她收集的小東西中，挑選出幾顆白色的塑膠珍珠，用膠水將它們小心翼翼地粘在燈杯上。她還找到一個大小合適的玻璃杯，可以用來裝蠟燭。

當她把自己的作品拿給我看時，臉上的喜悅都快溢出來了。而且我敢肯定，如果有人喜歡，她一定會毫不猶豫地把它送出去。因為她一開始就不是為了擁有，而是覺得丟掉可惜，希望可以透過修修補補，找回它應有的光芒。

對我來說，最有趣的部分是，面對同一個燈杯，有人會因為它缺少了幾顆寶石，把它視為垃圾；但對他而言，它卻是一件具有價值、美麗且實用的東西。這不禁讓我開始思考，我是否也能像她那樣，從看似毫無價值的東西中，發掘它不為人知的美？或許美好的事物，的確存在於觀看者的眼中；但更重要的是，它也存在於那些願意在最不可能的地方尋找美的人們的心中。

透過他的眼睛，我看到我們的生活中處處充滿了被忽視的美好。只要我們用心去看，去發現，那些看似平凡的事物，就能如同那個燈杯一般，綻放出驚人的光彩。

Let me tell you a story about my classmate whose “special ability” I envy.

Recently, my classmate was tidying up our recyclables when a flash of gold caught her eye. It was a candle holder with gold flowers, but it looked a little old because plastic gems were missing from the spots that once held them, and the glass container for the candle was also missing. Maybe that’s why it was thrown away. It didn’t look as pretty without the gems.

However, she who has an eye for beauty saw another world and another possibility.

“Well, that can be fixed easily”, she thought. It was so like her to see how old, broken things could still be used with a bit of fixing and modification, just like how she appreciates and cherishes her old clothes genuinely as long as they could still be worn.

After washing the candle holder she found in the recycle bin, she picked out a few shining stones from her collection of bits and pieces and stuck them on with glue. She also found a glass just about the right size to fit in it as a container for the candle.

When she showed me her work, her whole face was radiating with joy. And I’m sure if someone liked it, she’d give it away without hesitation, because she didn’t want it for herself in the first place. She just thought that it would be a pity to throw it away and wanted to make the most of it by fixing it.

Interesting enough, the same candle holder, with missing plastic germs, that was trash to someone was beautiful and useful to another. I couldn’t help but think: Could I, like my friend, see the value in something that doesn’t seem good at first sight? Perhaps beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but more so in the heart of those who look for it in the least expected places!

Through her eyes, I realized that our lives are filled with overlooked beauty. As long as we look carefully and discover, those seemingly ordinary things can shine with amazing brilliance just like this candle holder.

作者：法端
編輯：聞挈