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　　One family, which had emigrated from Japan and settled at the turn of the century near San Francisco, had established a business in which they grew roses and trucked them into San Francisco three mornings a week.
　　The other family was a naturalized family from Switzerland who also marketed roses, and both families became modestly successful, as their roses were known in the markets of San Francisco for their long vase-life.
　　For almost four decades the two families were neighbors, and the sons took over the farms, but then on December 7,1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. Although the rest of the family members were Americans, the father of the Japanese family had never been naturalized. As they planned to leave the country, his neighbor made it clear that, if necessary, he would look after his friend"s nursery. It was something each family had learned in church: Love thy neighbor as thyself. "You would do the same for us." he told his Japanese friend.
　　It was not long before the Japanese family was transported to a barren landscape in Canada. A full year went by. Then two. Then three. While the Japanese neighbors were in Canada, their friends worked in the greenhouses, the children worked before school and on Saturdays, and the father"s work often stretched to 16 and 17 hours a day. And then one day, when the war in Europe had ended, the Japanese family packed up and boarded a train. They were going home.
　　What would they find? The family was met at the train station by their neighbors, and when they got to their home, the whole Japanese family stared. There was the nursery, intact, scrubbed and shining in the sunlight ―― neat, prosperous and healthy.
　　And the house was just as clean and welcoming as the nursery. And there on the dining room was one perfect red rosebud, just waiting to unfold ―― the gift of one neighbor to another.
　　
　　20世纪初，一个日本家庭移民到美国，定居在圣弗朗西斯科附近，靠种玫瑰为生。他们大清早将玫瑰送往圣弗朗西斯科出售，每周三次。
　　另有一个家庭从瑞士迁入美国，也以卖玫瑰为生。因为他们的玫瑰都以花期长而闻名于圣弗朗西斯科，所以两家的生意都不错。
　　两家人做了将近40年的邻居，各自的儿子接管了农场。然而，1941年12月7日，日本偷袭了珍珠港。尽管家里其他成员都加入了美国国籍，但这位日本父亲却一直保持原国籍。于是，他们打算离开这个国家。邻居明确表态，若有需要，他乐意照看朋友的花圃。每个家庭都在教堂学过：要像爱自己一样去爱邻居。他对日本邻居说：“如果你是我，你也会这么做的。”
　　不久，日本家庭去了加拿大一块贫瘠的土地。日子一年年过去了……日本邻居在加拿大生活时，瑞士邻居在花圃忙碌。上学前和周六，孩子们都要去干活，父辈们一天的工作时间长达十六七个小时。欧洲战争结束那天，日本家庭打理好行囊，踏上了回家的列车。
　　他们看到了什么?瑞士邻居到车站迎接他们。踏进家门，日本家庭所有的人都惊呆了。花圃就在那儿，完好无损，一尘不染，在阳光的照耀下熠熠生辉。一切井然有序，呈现出一片欣欣向荣的景象。
　　他们的屋子和花圃一样，一尘不染，迎接主人的归来。餐厅里有一朵漂亮的红玫瑰，含苞欲放――这是一个邻居为另一个邻居准备的礼物。

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