“I cant believe it. These blooms have lasted so long this year，” my wife said.

“I hadnt really thought about it， but you are right. As much as I love lilacs， they come and go so fast，” I said.

It has been incredibly exciting this year here in my backyard. Our lilac tree has produced the most blooms I have ever seen. The scent is so wonderful that I spend a lot of time just standing on our small deck breathing it all in.

Many of the branches are hollow and cracked leaving me to believe it has seen many springs. A few winters ago one of the biggest branches crashed to the ground under the weight of melting snow. It broke my heart. I guess I wasnt expecting much from the old thing this year. But it is magnificent！

Since we have been experiencing so much rain lately the flowers have become heavier. The once tall bush seems to be under a lot of pressure. I can relate to that.

Sadly， today I noticed the first bunch of flowers turning brown. It wont be long until they are all gone. But herev what Ive learned from it.

Some people are like fragrant flowers. They come into our lives ever so briefly and leave behind a scent that remains embedded in our being. They brighten your day by just having had contact with them even if for a moment. If kindness had a scent it would remind you of them.

Like when I smell pine， all the best Christmas memories rush through my mind. When I smell roses I think of romantic， moon-filled evenings.

Some people， having given so much to you， remain a part of who you are forever. You cannot possibly go through a day without thinking about them. Their beautiful spirit gently nudges your heart each time you hear their name. The very thought of them stirs within your soul like the sweet fragrance of a thousand roses.

Loved ones who have passed on， having given their lives to you， having stayed in bloom through a lifetime of eternal spring， are like these lilacs. Although my heart is saddened having discovered that they are dying， I will not remember them that way. I will forever see a thousand blooms each time I think of them. In the coldest， darkest days of the winter of my life， the memory of them will get me through it all. Even the slightest fragrance will bring a smile to my face and my heart will pound remembering the love.

Im thankful every day not only for the beauty of the people in my life， but for the lingering fragrance and everlasting memories of ever having loved them at all.

Loving them and life means I will have “spring forever in my heart.”

“我真的不敢相信，这些花今年能开这么久，”妻子说。

“我没怎么留意过，你这么一说倒也对。我喜欢紫丁香，不过它们的花期的确很短，”我说。

今年我家后院的景象令人无比兴奋。我们的紫丁香树从来没有开过这么多花。紫丁香的香味如此馥郁，我久久地站在小露台上呼吸它的香气。

好些紫丁香的枝条已经中空开裂，这使我相信这棵紫丁香树已经经历了好几个春天。前几年的一个冬天，由于积雪融化，这棵树上最大的枝条被压垮落到了地上，伤透了我的心。我本以为今年没什么指望了。不过现在看来，它太了不起了！

最近雨水比较多，紫丁香花也开得日渐繁茂起来。往日高大的树丛看上去承受着不小的重量。我知道这是开花的结果。

然而，令我伤心的是，今天我发现第一簇花已经开始变成褐色了，不用多久它们就会全部凋落。伤心之余，我也从中悟出了一些道理。

一些人，就像芳香馥郁的鲜花。他们在你的生命中匆匆而过，只留下一缕清香——它深深嵌入我们的生命当中。即使与他们只有一瞬间的接触，这些人已照亮我们的生活。如果友善具有清香，它会使你记起生命中曾经出现过的这些人。

就像当我回味松树的香气时，那些关于圣诞节的温馨回忆便会涌上心头；当我闻到玫瑰的芳香时，我便会想起月色如水的浪漫夜晚。

一些人，在赋予你如此多之后，已经永久变为你的一部分。在经历磨难时，你无法不想到他们。每一次听到他们的名字，他们美丽的灵魂都会轻轻碰击你的心灵。你内心深处对他们的想念，就像千朵玫瑰那样甜蜜芬芳。

那些你挚爱的、已逝的人，他们把生命传承给你，绽放在生命永恒的春天中，恰似这些紫丁香。当我发现花儿行将凋谢，我的心情变得沉重，但我不会把这一情景记在心中。日后想起它们时，我都会记起群花怒放的情景。在我生命里最寒冷、最黑暗的冬季，想起它们就会使我克服一切困难挫折；即使是最细微的一缕芳香，也能让我的脸庞浮现笑容，让我的心在搏动中感念爱。

我每天充满感激，不仅仅因为我身边那些可爱的人，也因为对他们的爱而产生的隽永芳香和恒久回忆。

热爱他们，热爱生命，我将拥有“心中永恒的春天”。