鄧永鏘（DavidTang）中國會、上海灘創辦人
IcontactedthepolicewhenIdiscoveredIwasbeingstalked!First,IreceivedaletterafterIplayedthepianoataconcertwiththeHongKongPhilharmonic.Itwasaflatteringandprobablyundeservedmissive.Butitwaseffectivelyafanmail.ItwastheonlyoneIgot.Sonaively.Irepliedonnote-paperthatcarriedmyaddressandtelephonenumber,thankingthefanforherremarks.Thenthetelephonebegantoring.Attheoffice,thenmycar,thenmymobile,thenmyhome.Thenshestartedringingmytwochildrenandmyex-wifeandmygirlfriend.Ididnotknowhowshegotholdofallthesetelephonenumbers,butthecallswerenon-stop.Essentially,MissNg,asshecalledherself,wantedtomarryme!Shetriedtoconvincemychildrenthatshewasanexcellentstepmother!Shealsotoldmygirlfriendtoleavemeasshe,MissNg,wouldbemarryingme.MissNgwasclearlyderanged.ImightnotbeasuglyasQuasimodo,butIwashardlyCaryGrant,andIsimplycouldnotunderstandwhysomeonewouldregardmeasanobjectofdesire.
Atthebeginning,Ididn掐knowwhattodo.Infact,Iwasratheramusedtobestalked.Butsoon,itbecameanuisance.EverywhereIwent,thewretchedtelephonerang.MissNgwasanutcase!
ThenIthoughtthebestsolutionwastoconfronther.Iaskedhertomeetme.Therewasafrissonintheairattheofficeonthedayofourmeeting.MissNgarrived.Shewasaboutfour-foot-six.Shemusthavebeeninherlatethirtiesandworeadressthatmighthavebeenacostumeinapantomime.Shehadanirritatingsmile,smallbutbananainshape.Shewasgenerallypetiteanddevoidofanamoebaofattraction.Itwasafatalmeeting.Isuddenlyrealizedthatthistotalstrangerinfrontofmehadbeeninterferingwithmylife."Theseareforyou,"MissNghandedmeabag."What掇init?"Iasked."精！"shesmiled."Theyaregoodforyou.好潤！""No,no,"Ireplied."Istoppedtaking精whenIwas12.Youkeepit."
"Nonsense,"shepushedherbaginfrontofme.
"Please,MissNg,"Isaid."Youmustleavemealone.Inparticular,youmustleavemyfamilyalone.Andmygirlfriend.Andmyoffice.Youmustleaveusallalone!
"No,"MissNgprotested."Itwillbeverygoodforyou."
Isaidfirmly,"MissNg,thismeetingisover.Thankyouverymuchforyour精.Youmustleaveandyoumustneverringanyofusagain."
"No,Ishan掐leave."MissNgstoodthere,asfirmlyastheXianterracottaarmy.
"Youcannotstay,Iamafraid.Stephen!"Ishouted."PleaseseeMissNgoff!"
Stephenwasmyofficeboy.Hewasastrongboy.Healsohadabananasmile.Buthissmilewasapleasantsmile,unlikeMissNg掇.Hesawmeraging.HegotholdofMissNgbywrappinghisarmsroundherandamazingly,liftedheroffthegroundand,withhergesticulatingarmsandlegs,carriedhertowardstheofficeentrance.MissNgwasceremoniouslydumpedinthecorridor.
Thepointofthisstory,however,isnottotellyoumyridiculousexperienceofbeingstalked,buttoletyouknowthatStephenisaDownSyndromeboywhoperfectlyunderstoodmyneedsatthehourofperilandisascapableasanyotheroffice-boyImighthavehad.
Stephenhasnowbeenwithmeforover10years.Ofcourseheneedsattention.Ofcourseheneedsextracare.Ofcoursehetriesourpatienceatwork.Butheisasunshineboy.Hegotridofmystalkerandsometimeshewouldsaytomethathewouldneverletherintheofficeagainifshereturned.SoheremembersthisincidentandIthroughhim.AndheandhisDownSyndromefriendsneedourhelptointegratethemintonormallifewithallofitsexcitementlikestalking.That掇whyIchallengedtheGovernmenttotakeonjustacoupleofthesewonderfulDownSyndromeyoungpeopleinsomeemployment.TheGovernment掇workforceis160,000strong.Yet,notone,notonesingleoneofthemisDownSyndrome.IwillnowstalktheGovernment.