A letter for everyone

Dear 瑪莉,
　　Please find enclosed my entire Noblet collection as a sigh that I forgive you.
　　When I received your book, the emotions inside my brain felt like they were in a tumble dryer, smashing into each other. The hurt felt like when I accidentally stapled my lips together. The reason I forgive you is because you are not perfect. You are imperfect, and so am I. All humans are imperfect, even the man outside my apartment who litters.
　　When I was young, I wanted to be anybody but myself. Dr Bernard Hazelhof said if I was on a desert island that I would have to get used to my own company-just me and the coconuts. He said I would have to accept myself, my warts and all and that we don』t get to choose our warts. They are a part of us and we have to live with them.
　　We can, however, choose our friends and I am glad I have chosen you.
　　Dr Bernard Hazelhof also said that everyone’s lives are like a very long sidewalk. Some are well paved. Others, like mine, have cracks, banana skins and cigarette butts.
　　Your sidewalk is like mine but probably not as many cracks. Hopefully, one day our side walks will meet and we can share a can of condensed milk.
　　You are my best friend. You are my only friend.
　　Your American penpal, Max 傑瑞 Horowitz
　　Ps. I have recently found a perfect job with a survey company. All I have to do is eat things and tick boxes.
親愛的瑪麗，
　　請接受我搜集的全部諾布萊，作為我原諒你的信號。
　　當我收到你的信時，我內心的感情，就像在甩干桶里一樣，都被打碎了。痛苦如同我的嘴被訂書器突然訂上了。我原諒你是因為你不是完人，你並不是完美無瑕，我也是，人無完人。即便是那些在我們外亂扔雜物的人。
　　當我年輕的時候，我想變成任何一個人，除了我自己。伯納德醫生說如果我在一個孤島上，那麼我就要適應一個人生活，只有我和椰子。他說我必需要接受我自己，我的缺點和全部。我們無法選擇我們的缺點，它們也是我們的一部份，然而我們必須適應它們。
　　然而，我們能選擇我們的朋友。我很高興選擇了你。
　　伯納德醫生還說，每個人的生命就像很長的人行道，有些很整潔，還有的像我一樣，有裂縫、香蕉皮和菸頭。你的人行道像我一樣，但是大概沒有我這麼多裂縫。令人欣慰的是有朝一日我們的人行道會相交，我們可以分享同一罐煉乳。
　　你是我最好的朋友，也是我唯一的朋友。
　　你的美國朋友馬克思。