<p class="ql-block">一代巨星，谢贤走了。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">谢贤先生享年89岁，应该属于极高寿的“喜丧”。从各报导中看到，他晚年仍受家人悉心照料，并在弥留之际等到了儿子谢霆锋见最后一面，最终在家人陪伴下安详离世。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">除了谢贤，比他更早几天离世的香港名人，还有大家公认的金牌制片人，施南生，享年75岁。她是香港电影黄金时代的幕后推手，参与制作了《英雄本色》《倩女幽魂》等经典。</p> <p class="ql-block">我不是超级电影迷，但像上述这两位在电影节里举足轻重的人物，我还是知道的。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">其实还有一个我挺欣赏的人物，也在上周离世了，不过相信很多朋友并不认识他，他是日本作家，东野圭吾。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">2026年7月23日因结肠癌去世，享年68岁。他是世界闻名的畅销书作家，代表作有《嫌疑人X的献身》《白夜行》等。我喜欢他写的推理小说。</p> <p class="ql-block">过去这几年，我似乎看到不少我认识的朋友与不认识的名人相继离世。也许是一时有所感触，这几天我想起了已经离开了25年的老爸。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">我爸在2001年离世时，我并没在他身边，而且我最后见他的时候，是在他突然离世的一年前。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">相比上述几个名人，我爸在他62岁离世算是太早了一点。他不是什么名人，他只是一个很普通的小人物，不过在我心中，却是一个影响我半生的大人物。</p> <p class="ql-block">时隔多年，现在我也步入花甲之年了，最近我回忆起以前与老爸相处的点点滴滴，隐隐约约感觉到，当初我不是很理解的老爸，在当年处理某些事情上的态度，现在我似乎理解了。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">原来我用了超过25年的时光，才懂得一些东西。很庆幸，我在有生之年，在花甲之年里，终于理解了老爸的当年。。</p> <p class="ql-block">A legendary star, Patrick Tse, has passed away.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">Mr. Tse was 89 years old, which is considered a "joyous funeral" for an exceptionally long life. According to various reports, he was well cared for by his family in his later years, and his son Nicholas Tse made it back in time to see him one last time before he passed away peacefully surrounded by family.</p> <p class="ql-block">Apart from Patrick Tse, another HK celebrity who passed away a few days earlier was the widely acclaimed producer, Nansun Shi, at the age of 75. She was the driving force behind HK cinema's golden era, having produced classics such as A Better Tomorrow & A Chinese Ghost Story.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">I'm not a huge film buff, but I do know influential figures like these two in the film industry.</p> <p class="ql-block">There's actually another person I admire who also passed away last week, though I'm sure many of you may not know him. He is Japanese writer, Keigo Higashino.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">He passed away on July 23, 2026, due to colon cancer at the age of 68. He was a world-renowned bestselling author, known for works such as The Devotion of Suspect X & Journey Under the Midnight Sun. I enjoy his mystery novels.</p> <p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">Over the past few years, it seems I've seen quite a number of people—both acquaintances & celebrities I don't know personally—pass away one after another. Perhaps struck by a sudden wave of emotion, these past few days I've been thinking about my late father, who has been gone for 25 years.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">When my dad passed away in 2001, I wasn't by his side, and the last time I saw him was a year before his sudden death.</p> <p class="ql-block">Compared to the celebrities mentioned above, my father's passing at 62 was relatively early. He wasn't a famous figure, just an ordinary man. But in my heart, he was someone who influenced half my life.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">Now, years later, I've also entered my sixties. Recently, as I recall the little moments I shared with my father, I have a vague sense that I now understand certain attitudes he had toward things back then, which I didn't quite comprehend at the time.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">It took me over 25 years to finally grasp some things concerning my late father. I'm grateful that in my lifetime, at this age of sixty, I've come to understand my father at last..</p>