最后一次收到谈德义神父(Pierre E. Demers,SJ)的信是在去年圣诞节，信中他跟我分享了过节的平安、喜悦、与宁静，但在结尾他却提到：”Here, we”re in the dead of winter: the sun rises at 9 A.M. and goes down at 3：30 P.M. Since I practice no winter sports after 40 years abroad, I”m beginning my hibernation until spring which is very far behind. It”s 4：30 P.M. right now and pitch dark outside my window.”此刻春天已然到来，然而他却选择了冬天，自此长眠！