提要

諺語「A friend in need is a friend indeed」的翻譯是「患難見真友」， 因為「有福同享」、「錦上添花」人人都會；但是「有難同當」、「雪中送炭」卻十分難能可貴。

Mr. Wilson's family decided to renovate his home. He purchased this house two and a half years ago. Since his kids were growing, he and his wife wanted to redecorate it.

They decided to take down the wall of their living room. Initially, when Wilson bought this house, wooden walls were used as a part of interior decorations. The worker removed the splint of the wooden walls, surprisingly found a gecko stuck in the hollow space between the walls.

Mr. Wilson couldn't believe his eyes and wondering how the gecko was there because the wooden wall was completely sealed and there was no room to move behind the walls. Then he found out that one of the gecko's feet was struck by a nail, which was hammered from the outside.It was stapled shape nail and the gecko was completely unharmed.

Wilson and his family were astonished seeing the gecko behind the wooden wall, and they felt so bad for it. Mrs. Wilson reminded her husband that they hammered a nail to hang their kid's photo. Nevertheless, how the gecko survived until now without moving was such a mystery.

The curious family decided to wait for some time and see the magic of how the gecko with a nail stuck on its feet survived for several months without moving, and with no food.

While they were arranging other things, Wilson's son shouted to him, "Dad look here, I found Another gecko!"

Yes, there was another gecko that appeared carrying the food in the mouth. Yeah, that was how the gecko fed while it was stuck in the whole time. This persistent act was so heartwarming and touching everyone in the room. Both geckoes kept the hope of surviving, against all odds from the difficult situation.

The little creature like gecko was blessed to carry such a wonderful heart and wit. How come human beings like us, the mammals with six senses and bestowed with luxuries of life, couldn't carry love and care in our hearts, rather than hatred?

解說

威爾遜先生與家人決定翻新住家。他們兩年半前買了這間房子，由於他的孩子已經長大了，所以威爾遜和妻子想重新裝修。

他們要拆除客廳的牆重新隔間，當初威爾遜買屋時，木牆被當作室內裝飾的一部分。當工人卸下木牆的夾板時，驚奇地發現一隻壁虎牢牢地卡在牆間的空隙中。

威爾遜先生不敢相信自己的眼睛，也不知道為什麼壁虎會在那裡，因為木牆被完全密封，牆後也沒有移動的空間。然後，他發現壁虎的一隻腳被釘子釘住了，釘子是從牆外打進去的。那是釘書針形狀的釘子，剛好夾住壁虎前腳，卻完全沒有傷著牠。

威爾遜和家人驚訝地看著木牆後面、動彈不得的壁虎，他們為牠感到難過。威爾遜太太提醒丈夫，為了掛孩子的照片，所以他們在牆上敲釘子。然而，這隻壁虎如何在不能動的情況下存活到現在，仍然是個謎。

好奇的一家人，決定等上一段時間，希望找出腳被釘住的壁虎，如何在不能動、 沒有食物的情況下存活十幾個月的神奇之處。

當他們忙碌安排其他事情時，威爾遜的兒子對他喊道：「爸爸，看這裡，我發現了另一隻壁虎！」

是的，還有另一隻嘴叼著食物前來送餐的壁虎，這就是被卡住的壁虎，能夠活過兩年多的原因。這個不離不棄的舉動是如此暖心，感動了房間裡的每個人。兩隻壁虎同心對抗困境，保留了生存的希望。

像壁虎這樣的小生命，都因為心念與智慧而受到上蒼眷顧；像我們這樣擁有六種感官、豐富生命的人類，怎敢不在心中充滿愛與關懷，取代仇恨與猜忌呢？