出殯儀式正式開始,靈堂入邊嘅空氣突然凝重咗。82Please respect copyright.PENANAvnln0HGJxw
家屬嘅喊聲漸漸低咗,只剩低壓抑嘅靜默。82Please respect copyright.PENANAaOFMjHSGUe
每個人都屏住氣,望住燒哥,等緊佢開口。82Please respect copyright.PENANAxUhhkVYAkx
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:82Please respect copyright.PENANAF5OnkaKXQM
「各位主家,依家開始出殯儀式。依家係送先人最後一程82Please respect copyright.PENANAyAK26FmCDf
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。」82Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1dMXtbhyW
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。82Please respect copyright.PENANA2LyVtFOBAv
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。82Please respect copyright.PENANAHS5qEySvWj
旛上寫住先人的名字,燈光下微微閃爍,好似有生命咁顫動。82Please respect copyright.PENANAjBBmYbWkiL
我喺旁邊睇住,心頭一緊。82Please respect copyright.PENANAyCqDTsQrro
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。82Please respect copyright.PENANAuOVlSFguAH
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。82Please respect copyright.PENANAGt1FoZfP9L
佢點點頭,帶住大仔向門外行去。82Please respect copyright.PENANAKBern3zZV7
門外一早擺好一盆清水。82Please respect copyright.PENANAs8zYy5Bya7
王師傅低聲念起經文,聲音如流水般緩緩流出:82Please respect copyright.PENANA6bnZzpjgTq
「請水潔身,孝道永存……」82Please respect copyright.PENANAULxsHhtvD3
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。82Please respect copyright.PENANARZ7UlhqsF1
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:82Please respect copyright.PENANAEncDS2lhw5
「當天請水後一帆風順,陽人吉昌!」82Please respect copyright.PENANAR5wFsdu0oY
買水儀式完畢,王師傅帶大仔返嚟靈堂。82Please respect copyright.PENANASR2ZPZF2r0
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。82Please respect copyright.PENANAKN85mvAPeU
佢語氣輕咗啲,但係更加莊重:82Please respect copyright.PENANA8SNRNxeppS
「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。」82Please respect copyright.PENANAbgeVMpAReC
大仔震住手,輕輕抹過先人既臉龐。82Please respect copyright.PENANA8wv6Ro169U
從額頭到下巴,每一下都慢、穩、輕,好似怕驚擾咗永恆既安詳。82Please respect copyright.PENANAo1tjE4u8Pd
王師傅喺旁邊跟著念:82Please respect copyright.PENANAu3ZAzwKZbi
「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。82Please respect copyright.PENANAeAsVrOv7L9
家屬有人暗暗咁喊但唔感太大聲,有人雙手合十,嘴角顫動。82Please respect copyright.PENANA2doYYW5Yn1
嗰一刻,我心入面突然明白——82Please respect copyright.PENANAENSAT1TbVs
原來呢份水,唔止洗亡者,仲洗緊在場每一個人嘅心。82Please respect copyright.PENANA7YKq59XlZN
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:82Please respect copyright.PENANAgedswEuCGC
「大仔,先出去靈堂等,畀我哋處理後續。」82Please respect copyright.PENANA7X74IHHBqb
大仔點點頭,眼神空洞同平靜,好似終於放低咗一啲重擔。82Please respect copyright.PENANAHFJLsyv2wQ
家屬亦跟住散開少少,讓出空間畀專業人士。82Please respect copyright.PENANAuRpPETZThS
白哥轉頭對拍檔使個眼色,兩個大漢即刻進入內堂。82Please respect copyright.PENANAUalBP95KZ8
閂埋門之後剩低既,只係隱約既動作聲同細聲既交談。82Please respect copyright.PENANAQSYbXgLtgw
佢哋喺度進行收殮——最後嘅整理,為封棺準備。82Please respect copyright.PENANAaXi9TQMeES
同一時間,燒哥喺靈堂上大聲講到:82Please respect copyright.PENANAXGvQmmeZz1
「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……82Please respect copyright.PENANA0JPAcOylsr
如有以下生肖者請面向門外回避,請殮!」82Please respect copyright.PENANAsRdXHJ7Rin
幾秒靜默後,內堂傳出白哥一聲:「殮!」82Please respect copyright.PENANAwYe6RYOGed
燒哥隨即再講:「成殮禮畢!萬事大吉,無需回避,請各位坐下。」82Please respect copyright.PENANA3iP1jfLltJ
內堂門再次打開,空氣中多咗一陣檀香同木味。82Please respect copyright.PENANAB6pGV8XlOS
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。82Please respect copyright.PENANAjxTYK4G5e9
成個靈堂再一次靜止。82Please respect copyright.PENANAN1NVFRerkJ
燒哥抬手示意:「請家屬上前,瞻仰遺容。」82Please respect copyright.PENANAy74DrhupCf
大仔同幾位近親企起身,神情凝重。82Please respect copyright.PENANADE8ab1kMSm
大仔第一個走上前跪低,雙手摸著棺邊,低聲咁講:82Please respect copyright.PENANAaJIIjR8BgW
「阿爸,走得安心唔好掛心。」82Please respect copyright.PENANADQEMmOfITK
佢聲音沙啞,好似卡係喉嚨裡面。82Please respect copyright.PENANA4CNV3TSYhb
跟住母親、妻子、兄妹都一一上前,有人喊出聲,有人靜靜咁喊。82Please respect copyright.PENANAIZzLbE1Msm
王師傅在旁邊繼續念住經文,聲音流過每個人心底。82Please respect copyright.PENANAxrHf2fzH27
我第一次見到呢幕,心入面一陣發酸。82Please respect copyright.PENANAgJos8MadI6
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。82Please respect copyright.PENANARRgyDAvQnt
之後就封棺儀式。82Please respect copyright.PENANAgklC5Vck0m
燒哥再次大聲講到:82Please respect copyright.PENANAzTs5l4lXkQ
「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……82Please respect copyright.PENANAkgfogK4hu7
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!」82Please respect copyright.PENANARZkmLpn4eS
封棺後,燒哥大聲講:82Please respect copyright.PENANA4fmhcvYaxR
「封棺!萬事大吉,無需回避,請各位坐下。」82Please respect copyright.PENANAWBqE3pEbS2
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。82Please respect copyright.PENANA2YjZdghLRB
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。82Please respect copyright.PENANAdjUBVcOn84
做完出殯後,燒哥跟我說:82Please respect copyright.PENANA66JXY2t8S3
「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。82Please respect copyright.PENANAUd1hdBlT3q
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。」82Please respect copyright.PENANARUFnStEsf6
我呆咗一秒,接過利是封。82Please respect copyright.PENANAS5q9xlzfXT
利是封唔厚,但重量卻出奇地重。82Please respect copyright.PENANARI8gg6m4Y2
我低頭望住佢,心入面湧起好多感覺。82Please respect copyright.PENANACzuROZRhNZ
呢封唔只係錢——佢係一份「認可」,一份「交接」。82Please respect copyright.PENANAZFxduJpaH1
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,82Please respect copyright.PENANAcDU9J9ggUh
而係教活著既人,點樣學識「送別」。82Please respect copyright.PENANAnjXKQQCn4c
學識喺喊聲同寂靜之間,搵返人情最後一點溫度。82Please respect copyright.PENANATJD7CixhHl
我慢慢將利是封收好,心入面靜靜諗:82Please respect copyright.PENANAqAX9vPP3Q0
「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。」82Please respect copyright.PENANAqXBR1nuvX9
我知道,自己真正踏入咗呢條路——82Please respect copyright.PENANAia3RgdiWVm
一條關於「生與死」的學問之路。82Please respect copyright.PENANAvztSqTde7E


