中国好声音第一季没有看过，这一季间断地看了一些，印象最深的不是别的，却是每个歌手离开好声音舞台时场上播放的一小段歌声：“I promise you...”最后宣萱把这首歌完整地演绎了一遍，歌名叫《Footprints in the Sand》，我很喜欢。于是我上网了解了一下，知道了原来是出自Leona Lewis的首张专辑《Spirit》，歌曲不但旋律动听，歌词也很感人，进一步的了解发现，原来歌词是基于一首用散文体写作的宗教诗。这首诗歌也叫《Footprints in the Sand》，又称《Footprints》。

《脚印》

有一天夜里我梦见和神同行在沙滩上。我人生中的许多场景在天空中闪现。在每一个场景中我都见到了沙滩上的脚印。有时候那里有两组脚印，有时候却只有一组。

这使我感到困惑，因为我发现在我人生当中那些低落的时期，也就是在我遭受剧烈的痛苦、深感悲伤、或品尝失败的日子里，我只能见到一组脚印。

于是我对神说，“神啊，你向我许诺过，只要我跟随你，你就会永远和我同行。可是我发现在我人生中那些最难捱的时期，沙滩上都只有一组脚印。为什么，在我最需要你的时候，你却不在我的身旁？”

神回答说，“之所以那时你只见到一组脚印，是因为那时我正背着你。”

感想

作为男性，我总是尽可能地避免使自己进入感情失控的境地：男性不该随便掉泪，可是我读到这篇寓言诗的末尾，霎那间泪水夺眶而出。对此我想我可以做许多注解，解释我为什么会这样，可是想想，算啦，掏心掏肺的干嘛呢，谁没感动过呢。只想注明一下，其实我也并非基督徒的。

附：英文版《脚印》

One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky. In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, other times there were one set of footprints.

This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life, when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat, I could see only one set of footprints.

So I said to the Lord, "You promised me Lord, that if I followed you, you would walk with me during the most trying periods of my life there have only been one set of footprints in the sand. Why, when I needed you most, you have not been there for me?"

The Lord replied, "The times when you have seen only one set of footprints, is when I carried you."