《美食祈禱和戀愛》Chapter 109 (264):最後的感謝
Final Recognition and Reassurance
A few months after I'd left Indonesia, I returned to visit loved ones and to celebrate the Christmas and New Year's holiday. My flight landed in Bali only two hours after Southeast Asia was struck by a tsunami of staggering destruction. Acquaintances all over the world con-tacted me immediately, concerned about the safety of my Indonesian friends. People seemed particularly consumed with this worry: "Are Wayan and Tutti OK?" The answer is that the tsunami did not impact Bali in any way whatsoever (aside from emotionally, of course) and I found everybody safe and sound. Felipe was waiting for me at the airport (the first of many times we would be meeting each other at various airports). Ketut Liyer was sitting on his porch, same as ever, making medicine and meditations. Yudhi had recently taken work play-ing guitar in some fancy local resort and was doing well. And Wayan's family was living hap-pily in their beautiful new house, far away from the dangerous coastline, sheltered high in the rice terraces of Ubud. With all the gratitude I can summon (and on Wayan's behalf), I would now like to thank everyone who contributed money to build that home:
Sakshi Andreozzi, Savitri Axelrod, Linda and Renee Barrera, Lisa Boone, Susan Bowen, Gary Brenner, Monica Burke and Karen Kudej, Sandie Carpenter, David Cashion, Anne Con-nell (who also, along with Jana Eisenberg, is a master of last-minute rescues), Mike and Mimi de Gruy, Armenia de Oliveira, Rayya Elias and Gigi Madl, Susan Freddie, Devin Friedman, Dwight Garner and Cree LeFavour, John and Carole Gilbert, Mamie Healey, Annie Hubbard and the almost-unbelievable Harvey Schwartz, Bob Hughes, Susan Kittenplan, Michael and Jill Knight, Brian and Linda Knopp, Deborah Lopez, Deborah Luepnitz, Craig Marks and Rene Steinke, Adam McKay and Shira Piven, Jonny and Cat Miles, Sheryl Moller, John Morse and Ross Petersen, James and Catherine murdock (with Nick and Mimi's blessings), José Nunes, Anne Pagliarulo, Charley Patton, Laura Platter, Peter Richmond, Toby and Beverly Robinson, Nina Bernstein Simmons, Stefania Somare, Natalie Standiford, Stacey Steers, Darcey Steinke, The Thoreson Girls (Nancy, Laura and Miss Rebecca), Daphne Uviller, Richard Vo-gt, Peter and Jean Warrington, Kristen Weiner, Scott Westerfeld and Justine Larbalestier, Bill Yee and Karen Zimet.
Lastly, and on a different topic, I wish I could find a way to properly acknowledge my cher-ished Uncle Terry and my Aunt Deborah for all the help they gave me during this year of travel. To call it mere "technical support" is to diminish the importance of their contribution. Together they wove a net beneath my tightrope without which—quite simply—I would not have been able to write this book. I don't know how to repay them. In the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people in this world who sustain our lives. In the end, maybe it's wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices.
最後的感謝與確信
在我離開印尼幾個月後，我再度返回，來探訪親愛的朋友們，並慶祝聖誕與新年假期。東南亞慘遭海嘯侵襲才過兩個鐘頭，我的班機已在巴厘島降落。全球各地的朋友們立即與我聯絡，關心我的印尼朋友們是否安然無恙。大家似乎尤其擔心的是："大姐和圖蒂還好嗎？"答案是，海嘯並未衝擊巴厘島（情感上除外，當然），我看見大夥兒平安無事。斐利貝在機場等候我（未來許多次，我們將在各大機場相會，而這是第一次）。老四賴爺坐在他的陽臺上，一如往常，調製醫藥與禪修。尤弟最近在當地某大度假村接了彈奏吉他的工作，幹得不錯。大姐一家人在她們漂亮的新屋裏過着快樂的生活，房子遠離危險的海岸線，高高坐落於烏布的梯田間。帶着最大的感激（也謹代表大姐），我要謝謝捐款建屋的每一個人：
SakshiAndreozzi、SavitriAxelrod、Linda & ReneeBarrera、LisaBoone、SusanBowen、GaryBrenner、MonicaBurke & KarenKudej、SandieCarpenter、DavidCashion、AnneConne（她，連同JanaEisenberg，還很擅長於最後關頭的救援行動）、Mike & MimideGruy、ArmeniadeOliveira、RayyaElias & GigiMadl、SusanFreddie、DevinFriedman、DwightGarnerandCreeLeFavour、John & CaroleGilbert、MamieHealey、AnnieHubbard與幾乎難以置信的HarveySchwartz、BobHughes、SusanKittenplan、Michael & JillKnight、Brian & LindaKnopp、DeborahLopez、DeborahLuepnitz、CraigMarks & ReneSteinke、AdamMcKay & ShiraPiven、Jonny & CatMiles、SherylMoller、JohnMorse & RossPetersen、James &
CaterineMurdock（連同Nick與Mimi的祝福）、JosNunes、AnnePagliarulo、CharleyPatton、LauraPlatter、PeterRichmond、Toby & BeverlyRobinson、NinaBernsteinSimmons、StefaniaSomare、NatalieStandiford、StaceySteers、DarceySteinke、Thoreson姐妹（Nancy、Laura與Rebecca小姐）、DaphneUviller、RichardVogt、Peter & JeanWarrington、KristenWeiner、ScottWesterfeld & JustineLarbalestier、BillYee & KarenZimet。
最後一提的是，我想感謝我鍾愛的泰瑞伯父和黛比伯母在這一年的旅行期間幫助我的一切，僅僅說是"技術援助"，等於貶低了他們的重要貢獻。他們在我走的鋼絲底下編織一張網，少了這張網，我絕對寫不成這本書。我不知如何報答他們。然而最後，或許我們不該嘗試回報在這世上維護我們生命的人們。或許最後，更爲明智的做法，是臣服於人類神奇無邊的慷慨大度，只需持續道謝，永久不斷、真心誠意，只要我們還有聲音。
