继承家族殡仪馆事业.docVIP

继承家族殡仪馆事业 　　曾经绝大多数人会谈“殡”色变，估计现在也有不少人会抗拒。给逝去的人整理衣服、清洗面部、涂唇、上腮红、轻轻地梳理头发……让逝者有尊严地、体面地离去，这是殡葬师的工作，也是殡仪馆的服务。不知道大家有没看过日本电影《入殓师》，该片讲述了日本入殓师为死去的人化妆整仪、纳入棺中的工作以及他的生活。影片中主角先是阴差阳错被迫无奈选择入殓师作为职业，后来竟爱上了这份工作。面对朋友、妻子的威逼，他选择了坚持；澡堂的老婆婆的去世，也终于让妻子理解了丈夫。这部电影让人对这个职业多了一份理解和感动，少了一点恐惧。以下是从事殡葬事业的一对美国父女的谈话，看看他们的工作对他们的生活有些什么影响。 　　David Greene （Host）： Time now for StoryCorps， the project that records people talking about their lives. This Friday before Labor Day， we’ll hear about a business that’s been in the same family for more than a century. Don Byles is a funeral director in New London， Conn. His grandfather started the family business in 1904. 　　Now， Don is getting ready to hand over the 1）funeral home to his 25-year-old daughter， Mackenzie. They recently sat down for a conversation at StoryCorps. 　　Don Byles： I think I was in junior high when I figured I was going to follow in the family footsteps. I had no clue about， like， being a 2）carpenter， or... 　　Mackenzie Byles： You’re not too good at that. 　　Don： ...I could’ve been a rock star， but I couldn’t play anything real good. But， you know， I didn’t think too much about doing anything else. 　　Mackenzie： Are you nervous for me to take it over？ 　　Don： No. I’m not nervous about that. You will be the fourth generation of the family line. Now， I know I’ve had some reactions when I was growing up， hitting the dating pool. And when they asked what you did， some people would walk away. But how about yourself？ Have you had problems？ 　　Mackenzie： I mean， I’m single now， so maybe I just don’t know if it’s affecting my dating life. But did I tell you about the time at school when this girl came up to me and asked me what my major was？ I told her， and she literally turned around and walked away and didn’t say anything to me. And I got scared that my whole college experience was going to be people not wanting to be my friend， because I work at a funeral home. It’s very odd. 　　Don： So what do you think the hardest part of your job is？ 　　Mackenzie： Peop