出殯儀式正式開始,靈堂入邊嘅空氣突然凝重咗。86Please respect copyright.PENANAN7l5feJ6oQ
家屬嘅喊聲漸漸低咗,只剩低壓抑嘅靜默。86Please respect copyright.PENANA9r5czU8laW
每個人都屏住氣,望住燒哥,等緊佢開口。86Please respect copyright.PENANAWeEFGtCL8D
燒哥清清喉嚨,聲音穩穩地響起,有一種老江湖的從容與敬意:86Please respect copyright.PENANAZqx3zM2Tn0
「各位主家,依家開始出殯儀式。依家係送先人最後一程86Please respect copyright.PENANAn4ty4u1CHr
由大仔擔旛買水,象徵接納孝道,跟隨王師傅往門外請水,畀先人潔淨身心,準備登仙。」86Please respect copyright.PENANAmuXDf0nNXQ
佢講得慢條斯理,但每一個字都好似落喺人心入邊,壓到個個人既胸口有種壓抑感。86Please respect copyright.PENANAteH5wjzKTi
大仔——一個三十幾歲嘅男人,眼濕濕,但仍然咬緊牙——無聲咁起身,接住燒哥遞嚟嘅招魂旛。86Please respect copyright.PENANAogJat9gl9b
旛上寫住先人的名字,燈光下微微閃爍,好似有生命咁顫動。86Please respect copyright.PENANA2Ajxfihg7y
我喺旁邊睇住,心頭一緊。86Please respect copyright.PENANAfHPwJ6gCq3
呢個儀式聽落簡單,但感覺背後有好多層意思——好似喺拉開一扇門,門外係另一個世界。86Please respect copyright.PENANAnifopuEf8M
王師傅——喃嘸師傅——個光頭佬喺燭光下閃著柔光,開始用喃音唸起經文。86Please respect copyright.PENANAyhIQCWweZq
佢點點頭,帶住大仔向門外行去。86Please respect copyright.PENANAoBPGpRZVwU
門外一早擺好一盆清水。86Please respect copyright.PENANAej87j6WRlg
王師傅低聲念起經文,聲音如流水般緩緩流出:86Please respect copyright.PENANAnbygZhmcEO
「請水潔身,孝道永存……」86Please respect copyright.PENANAP2yApJ6VTV
大仔擔住支招魂旛,雙手微微發震,由燒哥扶著彎腰由盆裏面舀起水。86Please respect copyright.PENANAx3OSOZuWsj
取水後,燒哥將手上既大葵扇係水面上輕輕撥左三下,發出「唰」三聲清趣既風聲:86Please respect copyright.PENANARukD0xDElS
「當天請水後一帆風順,陽人吉昌!」86Please respect copyright.PENANAe4MdR7GgFk
買水儀式完畢,王師傅帶大仔返嚟靈堂。86Please respect copyright.PENANArTZvJVokWJ
燒哥即刻遞上一條白毛巾,浸過請嚟既水,濕漉漉地滴著水珠。86Please respect copyright.PENANAkGL5HEtrAa
佢語氣輕咗啲,但係更加莊重:86Please respect copyright.PENANAmhZle2oXVS
「大仔,依家用呢條手巾,為先人洗面。呢個動作,係畀佢沐浴登仙界,潔淨往西方。」86Please respect copyright.PENANAMrKvyqLeGe
大仔震住手,輕輕抹過先人既臉龐。86Please respect copyright.PENANAZIpvHK3kN8
從額頭到下巴,每一下都慢、穩、輕,好似怕驚擾咗永恆既安詳。86Please respect copyright.PENANA57KYuH2wDI
王師傅喺旁邊跟著念:86Please respect copyright.PENANA5wIpajvSU3
「沐浴登仙界,潔淨往西方……」
呢句經聲一層層迴盪喺靈堂之中,聲音低沉卻有力。86Please respect copyright.PENANAWL876eYxzt
家屬有人暗暗咁喊但唔感太大聲,有人雙手合十,嘴角顫動。86Please respect copyright.PENANAqeLKepQNpO
嗰一刻,我心入面突然明白——86Please respect copyright.PENANAbFukvCEDrl
原來呢份水,唔止洗亡者,仲洗緊在場每一個人嘅心。86Please respect copyright.PENANA4zHGevptQj
洗面完咗之後,白哥——嗰個壯實嘅仵工上司,袖口捲起,露出滿佈疤痕嘅手臂——走上前,輕輕拍咗下大仔既膞頭,粗聲但溫柔地講:86Please respect copyright.PENANA7IwBhWYUgX
「大仔,先出去靈堂等,畀我哋處理後續。」86Please respect copyright.PENANArLBcy2vTr1
大仔點點頭,眼神空洞同平靜,好似終於放低咗一啲重擔。86Please respect copyright.PENANAhgK9BghdyB
家屬亦跟住散開少少,讓出空間畀專業人士。86Please respect copyright.PENANAgylbxWQ2Bc
白哥轉頭對拍檔使個眼色,兩個大漢即刻進入內堂。86Please respect copyright.PENANAT7OZuXkAIK
閂埋門之後剩低既,只係隱約既動作聲同細聲既交談。86Please respect copyright.PENANA8QxcIPdFi6
佢哋喺度進行收殮——最後嘅整理,為封棺準備。86Please respect copyright.PENANA41Rn2EZhQX
同一時間,燒哥喺靈堂上大聲講到:86Please respect copyright.PENANAkoGFoHdMTw
「依家為先人成殮,請大家站立於原位,是日沖犯生肖為雞年,年數是……86Please respect copyright.PENANAFJZ5JqBsJl
如有以下生肖者請面向門外回避,請殮!」86Please respect copyright.PENANAGCV7llDCel
幾秒靜默後,內堂傳出白哥一聲:「殮!」86Please respect copyright.PENANAhg9m1NmzQp
燒哥隨即再講:「成殮禮畢!萬事大吉,無需回避,請各位坐下。」86Please respect copyright.PENANA4K3jSfAJjg
內堂門再次打開,空氣中多咗一陣檀香同木味。86Please respect copyright.PENANAvKPzFYwLbo
兩個仵工合力推住棺木,由內堂慢慢移出,木輪喺地板上碾出「咯吱」聲,沉而穩。86Please respect copyright.PENANAWO0TTLtVJP
成個靈堂再一次靜止。86Please respect copyright.PENANAojhIyQWI5W
燒哥抬手示意:「請家屬上前,瞻仰遺容。」86Please respect copyright.PENANAjY0d9o2II7
大仔同幾位近親企起身,神情凝重。86Please respect copyright.PENANAG3nNQS1trn
大仔第一個走上前跪低,雙手摸著棺邊,低聲咁講:86Please respect copyright.PENANAOmtBtEEWtg
「阿爸,走得安心唔好掛心。」86Please respect copyright.PENANATiOallc0p4
佢聲音沙啞,好似卡係喉嚨裡面。86Please respect copyright.PENANAIZhXUXJQkV
跟住母親、妻子、兄妹都一一上前,有人喊出聲,有人靜靜咁喊。86Please respect copyright.PENANAJKDNjz6D84
王師傅在旁邊繼續念住經文,聲音流過每個人心底。86Please respect copyright.PENANARNCzBgnzqe
我第一次見到呢幕,心入面一陣發酸。86Please respect copyright.PENANANNnY6G0mNR
喪禮唔只係悲傷,而係一場令活著既人學識放手、學識珍惜既課題。86Please respect copyright.PENANAee3xBDYaC0
之後就封棺儀式。86Please respect copyright.PENANAl1rgZMVY6C
燒哥再次大聲講到:86Please respect copyright.PENANAluvzJQTmSM
「依家為先人封棺,請大家站立於原位,是日沖犯生肖為雞年,年數是……86Please respect copyright.PENANAAfuFvfPUIi
如有以下生肖者請面向門外回避,其他人請微微垂低頭,封棺!」86Please respect copyright.PENANALjwpHv522w
封棺後,燒哥大聲講:86Please respect copyright.PENANASnH97kYzwY
「封棺!萬事大吉,無需回避,請各位坐下。」86Please respect copyright.PENANAuxJrPWmgdk
燒哥隨即再宣佈火葬埸地方同埋英雄飯地點,之後示意白哥可以出殯。86Please respect copyright.PENANAW0iU7BT5Bh
白哥點左下頭後,同幾個仵工合力將棺木抬上靈車,步伐整齊穩重。86Please respect copyright.PENANAEqUmfLLYtM
做完出殯後,燒哥跟我說:86Please respect copyright.PENANAd9C40zlUor
「小壬,今日出殯既儀式做完曬,其他既野就交比白哥佢地處理,我地返鋪頭食晏啦。86Please respect copyright.PENANAm3xJXmtoWM
另外岩岩主家比左封利是你,你好好袋起,呢封係你入行第一封利是。」86Please respect copyright.PENANAH4tB4kM9KW
我呆咗一秒,接過利是封。86Please respect copyright.PENANATPRQrWHcUZ
利是封唔厚,但重量卻出奇地重。86Please respect copyright.PENANAMdnSJpzIrW
我低頭望住佢,心入面湧起好多感覺。86Please respect copyright.PENANAAcQC5xd0Pi
呢封唔只係錢——佢係一份「認可」,一份「交接」。86Please respect copyright.PENANALnfDKlfAP8
代表我正式踏入呢一行,從旁觀者變成參與者。
呢一行,唔係為死人服務,86Please respect copyright.PENANAQE3Ol5oF75
而係教活著既人,點樣學識「送別」。86Please respect copyright.PENANAgLz5VGKfDG
學識喺喊聲同寂靜之間,搵返人情最後一點溫度。86Please respect copyright.PENANA5bxdY6vtxS
我慢慢將利是封收好,心入面靜靜諗:86Please respect copyright.PENANAbYScodN01G
「原來,做殯儀呢一行,唔只係送人走,仲係幫生者,學識點樣放手。」86Please respect copyright.PENANA7EziVx9WaM
我知道,自己真正踏入咗呢條路——86Please respect copyright.PENANAmMwARicl7l
一條關於「生與死」的學問之路。86Please respect copyright.PENANAJmWi8eq4t2


