It was one busy morning in those rush hours
那是一个忙碌的早晨,正是早高峰时段
when I hopped into the bus heading town to run some errands,
我刚跳上公交车的门槛,筹备进城去办事
I sat next to some guy his name was Musa.
一个男子坐在我的旁边,他的名字叫Musa
He said hi and I replied with a smile
他对我打招呼,我回之以微笑
and our conversation began from there.
大家的交谈从从这里开始了
We talked about a lot of things
大家谈到不少东西
particularly about life and work
尤其是关于生活和工作
and he just began complementing my natural look.
接着他就开始赞美我质朴的打扮
He said he was impressed with how natural I was,
他说,我闭月羞花的相貌让他眼前一亮
am a kind of girl who keeps it all natural,
我是那种不饰铅华的女生
no make up and I always keep my African natural hair as it is.
我从不化妆,头发也一直它最自然的样子
So Musa said those words genuinely
Musa的赞美十分真诚
and like any girl would, I felt good and appreciated
我十分高兴,我想所有些女生都会如此
even though it was from a stranger.
即便那些赞美源于一个陌生人之口
In the back of my mind I knew he would then ask for my number as most guys do
我心中暗暗想到,他必然会探问我的电话号码,就像大部分男生会做的那样
but we reached the end
可是大家的邂逅非常快告一段落
and said goodbye to each other just like that
大家只不过对他们说了再见
and I have never seen him since then.
从那之后我再也没见过他
So what am trying to say here is that
此刻我想要说的是
sometimes people aren't always as thought of by the society,
有时大家并不像社会舆论惯常以为的那样恶劣
so keep seeing the best in people instead of assuming worst things about them.
与其假设他们是无恶不作的坏蛋,不如试着看到他们身上最好的品质吧!