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A New Look from Borrowed Time By Ralph Richmond
第二次生命的启示 拉尔夫.里士满
Just ten years ago, I sat across the desk from a doctor with a stethoscope. “Yes,” he said, “there is a lesion in the left, upper lobe. You have a moderately advanced case…” I listened, stunned, as he continued, “You’ll have to give up work at once and go to bed. Later on, we’ll see.” He gave me no assurances.
Feeling like a man who in mid-career has suddenly been placed under sentence of death with an indefinite reprieve, I left the doctor’s office, walked over to the park, and sat down on a bench, perhaps, as I then told myself, for the last time. I needed to think. In the next three days, I cleared up my affairs; then I went home, got into bed, and set my watch to tick off not the minutes, but the months. two and a half years and many dashed hopes later, I left my bed and began the long climb back. It was another year before I made it.
十年前的一天,我坐在一名手持听诊器的医生对面。“你的左肺叶上部确实有一处坏损,而且病情正在恶化”——听到这里,我整个人一下懵了。“你必须停止工作卧床休息,有待观察。”医生对我的病情也是不置可否。
就这样,事业方面方兴未艾的我仿佛突然被人判了死刑,却说不准何时执刑。我离开医生的办公室,来到公园的长椅上坐下。这也许是最后一次来这儿了,我对自己说。我真得好好整理一下思绪。接下来的三天我把手头的事务全部处理完毕。我回到家,躺到床上,然后把手表从显示分钟改为显示月份。两年半的时间过去了,在无数次的失望之后,我终于可以离开病床,艰难地向从前的生活状态回归。一年之后,我做到了。
I speak to this experience because these years that past so slowly taught me what to value and what to believe. They said to me: Take time, before time takes you. I realize now that this world I’m living in is not my oyster to be opened but my opportunity to be grasped. Each day, to me, is a precious entity. The sun comes up and presents me with 24 brand new, wonderful hours—not to pass, but to fill.
I’ve learned to appreciate those little, all-important things I never thought I had the time to notice before: the play of light on running water, the music of the wind in my favorite pine tree. I seem now to see and hear and feel with some of the recovered freshness of childhood. How well, for instance, I recall the touch of the springy earth under my feet the day I first stepped upon it after the years in bed. It was almost more than I could bear. It was like regaining one’s citizenship in a world one had nearly lost.
我之所以谈起这段经历,是因为那段度日如年的岁月让我懂得应该珍惜什么,信仰什么。那段岁月让我明白一个道理:牢牢抓住时间,而不是让时间将你套牢。现在我终于明白,我生活着的这个世界不是等待我去打开的一扇牡蛎,而是需要我去抓住的一个机会。每一天我都视若珍宝,每一轮太阳带给我的崭新的二十四小时都鲜活而精彩,我绝不可将其虚度。
从前,我终日忙碌,无暇顾及生活中某些重要的细节,诸如水波上的光影,松林间的风吟——现在,我终于学会去欣赏它们的美好。如今,我仿佛重返童年,又觉得自己所见所闻所感的一切都那么新鲜。当我卧床数年后重新将双脚踏在大地上的那一刻,脚下那久违了的松软土壤让我激动得情难自抑,仿佛重新拥有我差一点就失去的世界。
Frequently, I sit back and say to myself, Let me make note of this moment I’m living right now, because in it I’m well, happy, hard at work doing what I like best to do. It won’t always be like this, so while it is I’ll make the most of it—and afterwards, I remember—and be grateful. All this, I owe to that long time spent on the sidelines of life. Wiser people come to this awareness without having to acquire it the hard way. But I wasn’t wise enough. I’m wiser now, a little, and happier.
“Look thy last on all things lovely, every hour.” With these words, Walter de la Mare sums up for me my philosophy and my belief. God made this world—in spite of what man now and then tries to do to unmake it—a dwelling place of beauty and wonder, and He filled it with more goodness than most of us suspect. And so I say to myself, Should I not pretty often take time to absorb the beauty and the wonder, to contribute a least a little to the goodness? And should I not then, in my heart, give thanks? Truly, I do. This I believe.
我现在时常舒舒服服地坐着,提醒自己要记住当下的每分每秒,因为现在的我健康、快乐,能努力做自己最爱做的工作。这一切如此美好,却终将消逝,在如此美好的生活消逝之前,我一定要倍加珍惜。在它逝去之后,我会记得曾经拥有的美好,并心存感激。这一切改变都得益于我在生命边缘徘徊的那几年。智者无需被逼到如此境地也能明白这些道理——可惜我从前太愚钝。现在的我比从前多了几分睿智,我也因此更加快乐。
英国诗人沃尔特.德拉.梅尔曾说过:“时刻记住,最后看一眼所有美好的事物!”这句诗正好总结了我的人生哲学与信仰。上帝创造的这个世界——这个人类时常试图毁灭的世界——是个美丽奇妙的家园。这里充满了上帝所赐予的美好事物,超过我们大多数人的想象。我于是常常自问,难道自己不应该去细细品味这些美丽与奇迹,尽绵薄之力去创造世间的美好吗?难道我不应心存感激吗?我确实应该——这就是我的信仰。
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Spiritual Handholds on Life 生命的精神支撑
The view of the high Sierra Lake, nestled in the snow and rock slightly below the timber line, was beautiful from my vantage point some five hundred feet above its shimmering surface.
I was anxious to rejoin my companions and try the fishing before are afternoon shadow - edging out from the surrounding array of peaks - entirely covered the lake.
坐落在高山上的谢拉湖,依偎在积雪与岩石的怀抱中,岩层往上是一片森林。从高出湖面约500英尺的观景点看下去,湖面微波荡漾,美不胜收。
我着急与同伴再次会合,准备在午后周围群山的阴影尚未笼罩全湖之前,一起钓鱼。离错层的页岩不远,便是一条通往山谷的蜿蜒小路。
Just a short distance beyond the intervening shale, the trail zigzagged down to the valley. I disliked the thought of returning by the long, tedious trail I had ascended, and decided to chance the shale - even though part of it lay above a sheer drop-off of several hundred feet.
I started working my way over the loose rock with considerable caution and had covered about half the distance when I became aware of a slight but persistent yielding of the shale under my feet.
我不想再走上山时所走的那条漫长而乏味的小道,便决定试着走上页岩——虽然这其中一段路的下面是几百英尺的垂直峭壁。
我小心翼翼地走在松动的页岩上。大约走到一半时,我发现脚下的页岩正一点点地不断下滑。我急忙寻找可以抓住的东西。我向前一扑,抓住了一块露出地表的坚硬岩石。
#p#副标题#e#Desperately, I looked for something that would offer support and lurched forward to grasp a light outcropping of solid rock just as the surface shale underfoot - loosened from its foundation by the warm noonday sun - cascaded downward and disappeared over the cliff. Several seconds passed before I heard it rattle into the lake.
Finally - after due consideration of the folly of short cuts - I managed to move from handhold to handhold and, at last, pulled myself to the trail by the aid of a dwarf juniper root. I have forgotten how many trout I caught that afternoon, but I have not forgotten the value of handhold.
就在这时,脚下被午后阳光照射的发热的页岩表层开始松动,从山上滑了下去,消失在峭壁上。几秒钟后,我听到它落进湖中的声音。稍微考虑了一下抄近路这愚蠢行为的后果后,我想办法从一个支撑点挪到另一个支撑点
最终借助一棵矮松的根将自己拉到小路上。那天下午钓了多少鲑鱼,我已经不记得了,但我绝对忘不了支撑点的重要性。
Handholds are needed also during the course of everyday life. They provide security when the things we depend upon seem to be slipping out from under us. What are the spiritual handholds I have found to be most value?
First, the teachings of the humble carpenter of Nazareth - for their insistence on the supreme worth of the individual, for their stressing of the significance of sympathetic understanding, and for their unsurpassed evidence of dauntless faith.
在日常生活中,支撑点也是非常重要的。当我们的依靠即将从脚下溜走时,支撑点会带给我们安全的保障。我发现的最有价值的精神支撑是什么呢?
首先,是拿撒勒卑微的木匠的教诲——他坚决主张个人价值至上,强调同情与理解的重要性,并为坚定的信仰提供了无可厚非的证明。
Second, the conviction that, while every person should delight in making a courageous and self-reliant effort to live up to his capabilities, there are well-springs of power outside himself that can be tapped - if he will avail himself of them.
Third, that the nature of this world and of the people in it is determined more by our individual vision, understanding and conduct than by any material environmental factors, and that - in other words - nothing will produce the good world but the good man.
These are the principal spiritual handholds I have found to possess enduring value. They offer both an exciting challenge and a calm assurance. They are the things I believe.
其次,尽管我们每个人都应该乐于勇敢、独立地发挥自己的能力,但也要相信,只要我们愿意,我们也能从外界获得力量之源。
再次,除了物质环境因素外,世界和人类的本质更多的是取决于我们个人的视野、理解和行为。也就是说,唯有出色的人才能创造出美好的世界。
这些便是我所发现的精神支撑点,它们具有永恒的价值。它们给予我们的不仅是刺激的挑战,还有令人安心的承诺。这就是我信仰的一切。
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We’re all too busy, spending our days in back-to-back meetings and our nights feverishly responding to emails. (Adam Grant, a famously responsive Wharton professor, told me that on an “average day” he’ll spend 3-4 hours answering messages.) That’s why people who waste our time have become the scourge of modern business life, hampering our productivity and annoying us in the process.
Sometimes it’s hard to escape, especially when the time-waster is your boss (one friend recalls a supervisor who “called meetings just to tell long, rambling stories about her college years” and would “chastise anyone who tried to leave and actually perform work”). But in many other situations, you can take steps to regain control of your time and your schedule. Here’s how.
白天要开一个接一个的会议,晚上则是狂热地回邮件,我们都太忙了。(Adam Grant是一位能够及时回复的沃顿商学院教授,他告诉我,他“平均每天”要花上3到4个小时回应信息。)这就是为何浪费我们时间的人,如今已经成为现代商业生活的害群之马,既妨碍了我们的生产力,也让我们在此过程中备受其扰。
有时,这实在难以避免,尤其是当浪费你时间的人是你老板的时候(我的一位朋友想起了一名主管,他“召集大家开会,仅仅是为了讲他大学时期的那些又长又杂乱的故事”,而且他会“责骂那些想要试图离开去认真工作的人”)。但在其他很多情况下,你能够采取措施,重新掌控你自己的时间和日程。你可以这样做:
State your preferred method of communication. For years, millennials have famously eschewed phone calls — but almost everyone has a communication preference of some sort. Regina Walton, a social media and community manager, told me that she, too, hates talking on the phone, a habit she developed after years of living abroad; email is almost always better for her, as “I can respond when I have time and usually am very fast to reply.” You can often limit aggravation (and harassment via multiple channels) by proactively informing colleagues about the best way to reach you, whether it’s via phone calls, texts, emails, or even tweets.
Require an agenda for meetings. Pointless or rambling meetings account for a disproportionate share of workplace time leakage. Here’s a solution: insist on seeing an agenda before you commit to attending any meeting, “to ensure I can contribute fully.” You can model the practice by writing an agenda for any meetings you chair, and offering to share the template with others. In fact, you could push to establish company norms that include best practices such as eliminating generic “updates” (which can usually be emailed in advance) and clearly indicating the decisions that need to be made as a result of the meeting. “Discuss expansion strategy” would be a murky and perhaps unproductive agenda item; “Decide whether to open a Tampa office” can guide the conversation much more clearly.
明确你更喜欢的沟通方式。多年来,千禧一代是公认的不爱接打电话,但几乎所有人都有某一种更偏好的沟通渠道。Regina Walton(一位社交媒体与社区经理)告诉我,她也同样讨厌在电话里交谈,这一习惯源于她多年的海外生活经历。对她来说,电子邮件无疑总是更好,因为“我能够在有时间的时候回复它们,而且我的回复速度通常很快。”你能够通过主动地告诉同事联系你的最佳方式,来减少伤脑筋的情况(以及多种渠道所导致的烦扰),无论这一方式是电话、信息、电子邮件还是推特。
要求一份会议议程。不得要领或是散漫的会议占据了很大一部分的工作时间浪费。解决方式如下:在确认参加任何会议之前,坚持先看议程,“以确保我能够全心投入”。你能够通过为你所主持的会议写好议程,以及主动与他人共享这一模式来进行实践。实际上,你能够推动公司常规的建立,让这些常规包括最佳的实践方法,比如说去掉一般的“更新内容”(这些内容往往能够通过电邮提前通知)和清楚地表明在会议最终要做出的决定。“讨论扩张战略”可能会是一个模糊、甚至无成果的议程条目;“决定是否在坦帕新开一个办事处”则能够更加清晰地引导对话。
Police guest lists. Meetings are also dangerous when their list of invitees has been wantonly constructed, filled with irrelevant people and lacking decisionmakers with the authority to get things moving. If you’ve been invited, ask two critical questions. First, do I need to be there? Looking at the agenda (which you’ve insisted they provide), you can gauge whether your input would be valuable or if you can just find out details afterwards. Second, will the (other) right people be there? If you’re theoretically deciding on the Tampa expansion strategy and the executive in charge of Southeast operations isn’t in the room, it’s likely you’ll have to repeat the whole process again for her benefit. Make sure you understand who the real decisionmakers are, and don’t waste your time (or other people’s) until they can be present and participate.
Force others to prepare. We all hope and expect that others will prepare for meetings with us. Surprisingly often, they don’t. Even when they’re requesting the meeting, they may have done very little research and waste our time with extremely basic questions they could have Googled. Instead, we need to force others to prepare in advance. “Force” is a harsh word, and that’s intentional — because it’s not burdensome for people who would have prepared anyway, yet it effectively weeds out the uncommitted. Debbie Horovitch, a specialist in Google+ Hangouts, has long offered complimentary initial strategy sessions, but realized that some people were taking advantage with irrelevant discussions.
认真关注与会人员名单。当被邀请人的名单是随意拟定,充斥着不相关的人、却又缺少拥有足够权限的决策者来推动进程的时候,这种会议是很危险的。如果你被邀请了,问问两个关键性问题。首先,我需要来这儿吗?看看议程(这一你坚持让他们提供的东西),你就能够估计你的参与是否具有价值或是你能否在事后确定细节。其次,其他合适的人会参加吗?假设你们正在对坦帕的扩张战略做出决定,而管理东南地区运营的主管却并不在,那为她着想,你很可能必须向她重复整个流程。确保你知道真正的决策者是谁,如果他们不能够到场并参加会议,那就别浪费你自己(或是其他人)的时间了。
强制他人提前做好准备。我们都希望并且预期别人会和我们一起为会议做准备。但往往出人意料的是,他们并不会这么做。即便是他们自己要求开会,他们也可能只做了非常少的研究,并且以那些在网上搜索就能够得到答案的、极其基础的问题来浪费我们的时间。因此比起放任自流,我们必须强制别人提前做准备。“强制”是一个听起来很刺耳的词,而选择这个词是故意的,因为对于总是会提前准备的人而言,这算不上负担,但它能够有效地淘汰那些不负责任的人。Debbie Horovitch(Google+视频群聊项目的专家),一直有提供免费的初始型战略会议,但却发现有些人利用其进行无关的讨论。
She’s adopted a new policy: “Everyone who wants a call/chat with me must fill in an application” with specific questions about what will be discussed. “Now that I’ve set my boundaries and expectations of the people I work with, it’s much easier to identify the time wasters.” Similarly, when people request informational interviews with me, I’ve begun sending them a document with links to articles I’ve written about their area of interest (becoming a consultant or speaker, reinventing their careers, etc.) and asking them to get back in touch after they’ve read them to see what questions they still have. Most never get back to me, which is just as well — I only want to speak with people who are interested and committed.
Will you face blow-back by toughening up and putting clear boundaries around your time? Inevitably. But you may also find that people start to respect you —and your time — a lot more. Most of us wish we could control our schedules better. If you’re willing to step up and argue for smarter policies (like requiring all meetings to have agendas), that benefits everyone. The key is to frame your advocacy not as purely self-interested (“I don’t have time for this nonsense”), but instead as a manifestation of your commitment to the company and your shared mission. “I want to make sure we’re all as productive as possible,” you could say, “and that’s why I think it’s important to make sure we’re respecting each other’s time.” In the end, that’s a hard message to resist.
因此,她开始采取一种新的策略:“所有想要给我打电话或是与我交谈的人,必须填写一份申请表”,说明将要讨论的具体问题。“现在我已经设下了界限,以及对于与我一起工作的人的期望,因此我更加容易辨别那些浪费我时间的人。”相同的,当人们想要与我进行信息调查面谈的时候,我开始给他们发送一份文件,文件里包含了那些关于他们感兴趣的领域,我所写的文章的链接(比如说成为一名咨询顾问或是发言人,重塑职业生涯等等。),并且请他们在看完这些文章之后再联系我,看看他们还有什么问题。大多数人都再也没有找过我,当然这也无妨,毕竟我只想和那些真正感兴趣并且投入其中的人交谈。
你会因为强硬起来,给自己的时间设定清楚的界限而不得不面对非议吗?这当然不可避免。但你也会发现,别人开始更加尊重你和你的时间。我们中的大多数人都希望我们能够更好地控制自己的日程。如果你愿意采取措施、寻求更明智的策略(比如说要求所有会议都设置议程),就能够造福每个人。关键所在,是不要将你的主张局限于利己方面(“我根本没时间处理这种没意义的事儿”),而要将其扩展为对于公司和共同任务的投入。“我想要确保我们所有人都发挥了最大的效率,”你可以这样说,“这就是为什么我觉得确信我们尊重彼此的时间非常重要。”最终,这就能成为别人难以抗拒的有力信息了。
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以下是小编整理的哲理类英语美文欣赏:生命的过客, 希望对你有所启发。
We always convince ourselves that life will be betterafter we get married, have a baby, then another.Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't oldenough and we'll be more content when they are.After that we' re frustrated that we have teenagersto deal with. We will certainly be happy when they areout of that stage.
We always tell ourselves that our life will be completewhen our spouse gets his or her act together, whenwe get a nicer car, and are able to go on a nicevacation, when we retire. The truth is, there's nobetter time than right now. If not now, when? Our life will always be filled with challenges. It'sbest to admit this to ourselves and decide to be happy anyway.
One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred Souza. He said, "For a long time it had seemed tome that life was about to begin-real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way,something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debtto be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned onto me that these obstacles were my life.This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is theway. So treasure every moment that you have. And remember that time waits for no one. Sostop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school; until you get married, until youget divorced; until you have kids, until your kids leave home; until you start work, until youretire; until you get a new car or home; until spring; until you are born again to decide thatthere is no better time than right now to be happy....
Happiness is a journey, not a destination. So,
Work like you don't need money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
And dance like no one's watching.
我们总是相信,等我们结了婚,生了孩子生活会更美好。等有了孩子,我们又因为他们不够大而烦恼,想等他们大些时,我们就会开心了。可等他们进人青少年时期,我们还是同样地苦恼,于是又相信等他们过了这一阶段,幸福就会到来。
我们总是告诉自己,等夫妻间任一方肯于合作,等我们拥有更好的车,等我们能去度一次美妙的假期,等我们退休后,我们的生活一定会完美的。而事实的真相是,没有任何时刻比现在更宝贵。倘若不是现在,又会是何时?我们的生活每时每刻都会有挑战。最好是让自己接受这一事实,无论如何使自己保持快乐的心境。
我很欣赏艾尔弗雷德·苏泽的一段名言。他说:"长期以来,我都觉得生活--真正的生活似乎即将开始。可是总会遇到某种障碍,如得先完成一些事情。没做完的工作,要奉献的时间,该付的债,等等。之后生活才会开始。最后我醒悟过来了,这些障碍本身就是我的生活。"这一观点让我意识到没有什么通往幸福的道路。幸福本身就是路。所以,珍惜你拥有的每一刻,且记住时不我待,不要再作所谓的等待--等你上完学,等你再回到学校;等你结婚或离婚;等你有了孩子或孩子长大离开家;等你开始工作或等你退休;等你有了新车或新房;等春天来临;等你有幸再来世上走一遭才明白此时此刻最应快乐……
幸福是一个旅程,不是终点站。所以,
投入地工作吧,就像你根本不需要钱;
尽情去爱吧,就像你从未被伤害过;
纵情地起舞吧,就像根本无人观望。
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以下是小编整理的情感类英语美文欣赏: 让人心动的爱情故事,希望对你有所感触。
A girl and a boy were on a motorcycle, speedingthrough the night.
They loved each other a lot.
Girl: "Slow down a little. I'm scared."
Boy: "No, it's so fun."
Girl: "Please... it's so scary."
Boy: "Then say that you love me."
Girl: "Fine. I love you. Can you slow down now?"
Boy: "Give me a big hug."
The girl gave him a big hug.
Girl: "Now can you slow down?"
Boy: "Can you take off my helmet and put it on? It's uncomfortable and it's bothering mewhile I drive."
The next day, there was a story in the newspaper. A motorcycle had crashed into a buildingbecause its brakes were broken.
There were two people on the motorcycle, of which one died, and the other had survived...
The guy knew that the brakes were broken. He didn't want to let the girl know, because heknew that the girl would have gotten scared.
Instead, he was told the last time that she loved him, got a hug from her, put his helmet onher so that she can live, and die himself...
Once in a while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, Love gives us a fairy tale...
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一天夜里,男孩骑摩托车带着女孩超速行驶。
他们彼此深爱着对方。
女孩:“慢一点……我怕……”
男孩:“不,这样很有趣……”
女孩:“求求你.……这样太吓人了……”
男孩:“好吧,那你说你爱我……”
女孩:“好……我爱你……你现在可以慢下来了吗?”
男孩:“紧紧抱我一下……”
女孩紧紧拥抱了他一下。
女孩:“现在你可以慢下来了吧?”
男孩:“你可以脱下我的头盔并自己戴上吗?它让我感到不舒服,还干扰我驾车。”
第二天,报纸报道:一辆摩托车因为刹车失灵而撞毁在一幢建筑物上。
车上有两个人,一个死亡,一个幸存……
驾车的男孩知道刹车失灵,但他没有让女孩知道,因为那样会让女孩感到害怕。
相反,他让女孩最后一次说她爱他,最后一次拥抱他,并让她戴上自己的头盔,结果,女孩活着,他自己死了……
就在一会儿的时间里,就在平常的生活里,爱向我们展示了一个神话!
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摘要:所有生命都包含这几条。不是说来就来,也并非按序经历、平均分配----但不管怎样,所有生命都会经历这一切。这让我大为安慰。我们都在此,以己之能,揣摩前行。我们作选择、我们重整旗鼓、我们深化生命的意义,拥抱生命的喧嚣。我们相互学习,我们都活出有意义。
Around the time I turned 40, I went to see a therapist, a man who knew me well. I tended call him once or twice a year on an as-needed basis. I had reached the point of being able to sort through most problems on my own. But life had -- as it occasionally does -- grown suddenly complicated.
我40岁生日前后,我去看理疗师,那个医生很了解我。我试图一年按需电话他两三次。我都快可以自己解决所有问题的时候,生活突然变得复杂起来----有时候,生活就是这样。
I had been trying with no success to have a second child. My husband and I werecontemplating egg donation and surrogacy. We had made an abrupt move from New York City to rural Connecticut in the wake of 9/11. My mother had recently died. My little boy had been seriously ill, and I was still reeling from a difficult and frightening year. I found myself questioning everything.
我一直想要生第二个小孩,但一筹莫展。我丈夫和我开始考虑捐献卵子和____。911事件后,我们匆匆从纽约搬到康涅狄格州的乡村。那时,我母亲刚过世不久,我儿子还小,却病入膏肓,那年我过得痛苦不堪、心惊胆战,一直缓不过来。我觉得我质疑周遭的一切。
I went through a box of tissues during that hour with my occasional therapist, and as he walked me to the door at the end of the session, I turned to him and asked urgently: does any of this make sense?
和理疗师面对面的那一小时,我抽完了一整盒纸巾,问诊结束,医师陪我走到门口,我转向他焦急地问道:这一切都有意义吗?
Everything about you makes sense, he said.
你所有的一切都有意义,他说道。
I found these words enormously comforting. I so badly wanted the narrative of my life to make sense. Two brief failed marriages -- one at 18 the other at 28? Makes sense. My uneasy relationship to faith and doubt, having been raised in a strict, religious home? Makes sense. The emptiness I continued to feel at the early loss of my father? Makes sense. My impossibly fraught relationship with my mother? Sense. My fear and guilt at the increasing odds that my son would be an only child just like I had been? Sense.
他的话极度安慰我心。我多渴望我生活的一切都有意义。两段婚姻转瞬即逝,一次18岁的时候,还有一次是28岁,都有意义?有。我成长于一个严苛又虔诚的家庭,信仰与疑惑,让我惴惴不安,这也有意义?有。早年父亲过世,我的空虚无助,有意义吗?有。我与我母亲关系紧张得不可想象、令人心焦,有意义吗?有。我儿子越来越有可能和我一样是独生子女,我担惊受怕、愧疚难捱,这有意义吗?有。
Our lives grow so complex, so unwieldy, so difficult to explain as we get older. Haven't we all had the experience of making a new friend in our 30s, 40s or 50s and wondering how in the world we can possibly explain ourselves? Our heartaches and our joys, our failures, losses, accomplishments, regrets? Who we've loved? Who we've wounded? What we'd do over -- if we possibly could -- if given the chance? As the trajectory of our lives stretches out from childhood well into adulthood, the arc is rarely smooth or clear.
我们的生命如此复杂、难以驾驭、越年长越无以解释。我们都有这样的经历,三十几、四十几和五十多岁的时候结交新朋友;也曾困惑在这世上,我们何以向自己解释我们的心病和我们的喜悦,我们的失败、沮丧、成功和懊悔?我们爱过谁,又伤害了谁?若可能、如有机会,我们会选择什么重新来过?我们的人生轨迹,从童年一路延伸到成年,轨迹鲜有平滑和清晰的时候。
My husband, a screenwriter, is often asked to adapt biographies for film, and the struggle, he often says, is that lives have first acts, but they don't have third acts (until they're over) and second acts are just one damned thing after another. So how to understand the narratives of our lives? How to trust that everything about us makes sense?
我丈夫是电影剧本作家,常常应要求把传记改编成电影。此中困苦,如其所言,生命有第一幕,但没有第三幕(除非剧目结束),而第二幕总是恼人的事情接二连三地发生。所以,又怎能真正理解我们生命的历程?又何以相信我们生命的一切都有意义?
Lately I've been wondering if perhaps the answer to this is not to even attempt to smooth things out. Sure, there are the fortunate few from whom the journey has thus far been smooth sailing, but for the vast majority of us, there are fits and starts, hiccups, confusion, mistakes, wrong turns, U-turns, gracelessmoments. Life's road is nothing if not strewn with pebbles, potholes, unexpected surprises, both happy and not-so-happy ones.
最近,我一直在想,也许这一问题的答案就是,不要试图去解决一切事情。诚然,少数幸运儿的人生迄今一帆风顺,但我们对大多数人而言,生命里会有断断续续、会有中断的时候、会有困惑、错误、会拐错弯、掉错头,还有颜面尽失的时候。若非有小石子儿、坑坑洼洼在,若非有意外与你不期而遇,或惊喜或惊愕,生命之路会一文不值。
As one of my dearest friends, the Buddhist teacher Sylvia Boorstein says, "We are alwaysaccommodating to a new situation." That ever-changing new situation is, in fact, what makes up the shape of our lives. And that shape assumes its own kind of integrity, over time. This is how it is, how it has been. The truth of who we are is all we have to offer each other. And so often we want to edit it, to hide it, to cut and paste the story so that it will read like something intentional, something that we all meant to do all along.
正如我最亲密的一位朋友、禅学教师西薇雅?布尔斯坦所言,“我们总是在适应新环境。”不断变化的新环境,事实上成就了我们生命的形态。而那一形态,经久历时,呈现出其特有的完整性。这就是生命的样貌、生命缘何如此。我们真真正正是谁,也就是我们要相互展现的。太多次,我们想要修改、想要隐藏、想剪切复制事实情况,好像听起来有意,是我们一直刻意追求的那样。
And so it seems that the answer may well be to embrace the complexity of our lives. A beautiful piece of Buddhist wisdom known as "The Eight Vicissitudes" goes like this: pain and pleasure, praise and blame, fame and disrepute, gain and loss. All lives contain all of these. Not at once, not in order, not in equal amounts -- but nonetheless, all lives contain all of these. I find great solace in this. We are all here, trying our best, muddling through. We make choices, we re-group, we deepen. We learn from each other. We all make sense.
所以,似乎答案很有可能就是,去迎接生命的复杂性。禅学智慧有一条很出彩,即“八大人生起伏”,是这么说的:痛苦有享乐、赞誉与责备、美誉与恶名,及得与失。所有生命都包含这几条。不是说来就来,也并非按序经历、平均分配----但不管怎样,所有生命都会经历这一切。这让我大为安慰。我们都在此,以己之能,揣摩前行。我们作选择、我们重整旗鼓、我们深化生命的意义。我们相互学习,我们都活出有意义。
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下面是读文网小编整理的英语美文:生命中最重要的事,欢迎大家阅读!
Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to bethere, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who youare or who you want to become.
You never know who these people may be - a roommate, a neighbor, a professor, a friend, alover, or even a complete stranger - but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that verymoment they will affect your life in some profound way.
Sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful, and unfair at first, but inreflection you find that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realizedyour potential, strength, willpower, or heart.
Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness, and sheer stupidity all occur to test thelimits of your soul. Without these small tests, whatever they may be, life would be like asmoothly paved straight flat road to nowhere. It would be safe and comfortable, but dull andutterly pointless.
The people you meet who affect your life, and the success and downfalls you experience, helpto create who you are and who you become. Even the bad experiences can be learned from. Infact, they are sometimes the most important ones.
If someone loves you, give love back to them in whatever way you can, not only because theylove you, but because in a way, they are teaching you to love and how to open your heart andeyes to things.
If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, forgive them, for they have helpedyou learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart.
Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take from those moments everything thatyou possibly can for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people that you havenever talked to before, and listen to what they have to say.
Let yourself fall in love, break free, and set your sights high. Hold your head up because youhave every right to. Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if youdon't believe in yourself, it will be hard for others to believe in you.
You can make anything you wish of your life. Create your own life and then go out and live itwith absolutely no regrets.
And if you love someone tell them, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store.
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当我们沉迷于追求物质、金钱或感官享受的时候,她常常会被遗忘在一旁。实际上,她才是唯一与我们永远相伴的。下面是读文网小编为大家带来英语经典美文:生命中的四位爱人,希望大家喜欢!
In former days, there was a wealthy merchant, who owned billion acres of fertile land, a considerable sum of property, and multiple compounds (estates). He was the acknowledged leader at home and had four wives.
从前,有一位富有的商人,家有良田万顷,大量财富和多处庄园。在家里,他说一不二。他有四位爱人。
He had the greatest affection on the fourth wife, who enjoyed the beautiful brows and face---a fairy in his eyes. To amuse her, the merchant gave her a life of luxury, bought her fashionable blouses and boots, and took her out to dine on delicious food. Each of their marriage anniversary, he would celebrate.
他最钟爱他最小的妻子,她有着姣好的面容,在他眼里简直就是个仙女。为了讨好她,商人给她最奢华的生活,给她买时髦的衣裳,吃美味的佳肴。他们的每个结婚纪念日都要庆祝。
He was also fond of his third wife very much. She was amateur poet with great literacy and dignity. To approve of her, he gave her prevailing poetry as a present, visited the museum with her to see the antiques and went to the concert to enjoy the music of great musicians and pianists. He was very proud of her and introduced her and showed her to his friends. Nevertheless, he was always in great fear that she might go elsewhere with some other guys.
商人也很爱第三们妻子。她是一位业余诗人。她喜欢风雅,知书达理,端庄典雅。为了满足她的个人爱好,商人送她流行诗集,陪她参观博物馆的古董,听著名音乐爱的音乐会。他为她感到骄傲,把她介绍给朋友们,并常把好作为在朋友面前炫耀的资本。但他同时也忧心忡忡,怕她跟其他男人跑了。
His second spouse too, won his preference. As a cashier, she was keen and capable and energetic in commercial issues. Wherever he faced critical problems, he always turned to his second wife. And she’d always attempted to help him cope with the problems such as ash collection or conflicts with clients. Hence, to thank his second wife, he went to excursion with her for entertainment every several years.
当然,商人也爱第二位妻子。她是个管账的。生意上的事,她既热心又能干。每每遇到棘手的问题,他就会向她求助,而她也总能尽力帮他解决诸如筹钱,或与顾客之间的争执等事情。因此,作为答谢,商人每隔几年都会跟她出去游玩消遣。
His first wife was a very conservative and faithful partner. She was a woman of goodness and honesty. As a housewife, she made a great contribution to nourishing children and caring husband and doing homework. Accidentally, she appeared to be little clumsy and ignorant. Although the merchant had prejudice towards her, she maintained her patience to wait for him to come back to her. She was a woman of great breadth of mind.
商人的第一个妻子是一个保守的人,也是一位忠诚的伴侣。她善良诚实。作为一个家庭主妇,她照顾丈夫,养育儿女,做家务活。偶尔,她略有些笨拙和木讷。尽管商人对她有成见,她也不恼,很有耐心地等丈夫回心转意。看来,她是一个胸怀宽广的女子。
After many years, the merchant felt deadly ill of abusing alcohol. He knew it couldn’t cure. He was pale and stiff. When he reelected on his life-time, he couldn’t help yelling, “Now, I have four wives . But when I die I’ll be solitary. How lonely I will be!”
几年以后,商人因酗酒病重,他自知无法治愈,将不久于人世。他脸色苍白,身体僵硬。当他回顾自己的一生,不禁叫道:“现在我虽然有四个妻子相伴,但死后却要孤零零一人。多寂寞啊!”
Suffering from the sting of the body, he asked the fourth wife, “I have attached to you the most affection, and bought pretty clothes to you and spent every festival with you. Now I am dying, will you follow me?” “Pardon? I am not a self- sacrificing saint. No way!” The fourth wife who was sipping tea idly in her fur coat, defied him The answer made the merchant fiercely disappointed on her conscience.
忍着剧痛,他问小老婆:“我最疼你,给你买最漂亮的衣服,每个节日都陪你过。现在我就要离开这个世界了,你愿意陪我而去吗?”“什么?我又不是圣人!绝对不可能!”此刻,她正身穿裘皮大衣,悠闲地喝着茶。商人对小老婆的回答非常地失望。
Then he asked the third wife, “Do you remember our romantic experience? Now that I am dying, will you follow me?” the third wife glimpsed against him, “No” she denied. “I couldn’t bear the tedious life in hell. I deserve a better life. Consequently, it is of necessity that I marry other guys afterwards.” Then she was calculating the route of other millionaire’s home.
伤心的商人继而问第三个妻子:“你记得我们的浪漫经历吗?如今,我将不久于人世,你愿意陪我而去吗?”“不!”她拒绝道,“我无法忍受乏味的生活,我有权享受好的生活。因此,不久以后我会改嫁他人。”此刻,她正考虑着去其他富翁家的路线呢。
The answer also hurt the merchant, and then he resorted to his second life. “You’ve always facilitated me out. Now I barely beg you once more. When I die, will you follow me?” “I am sorry” she frowned, claiming, “I can only attend your funeral ceremony” the answer came like a bolt of thunder and the merchant felt like being discarded. Then she was modifying the items of business contract.
第三位妻子的回答也伤害了他,他再转向第二位妻子,问道:“你过去常常为我排忧解难。现在我想再请你帮一次忙。我死后,你愿意随我而去?”她皱了皱眉说道,“我只能参加你的葬礼仪式。”这句话犹如晴天霹雳,商人彻底觉得被抛弃了。此刻,她正在修改一个商业合同的条款。
Then voice wept: “we are bound couple. I will go alongside wherever you go” the merchant awoke, stoking his wife’s coarse palm. She was so lean. Thinking of her fatigue year after year, he was greatly touched and said miserably. “I should have treasured you before!” she was doing the laundry for rim,
这是时,一个声音哭泣道:“我愿意随你一同离去。无论你到哪里,我都跟着你。”商人猛然惊醒,抚摸着大老婆粗糙的手掌。她是那么消瘦,又想到她年复一年,日夜操劳,一时心痛不已。商人悲痛地说:“我以前应该好好地珍惜你啊!此刻,大老婆正在为他洗衣服。
Virtually, we all respectively have four wives in our lives. The fourth tender wife represents our body. Despite the fact we spend time making it look good, it will distract from us when we die. Our third wife is our possessions, remarkable fame or noble status. When we die, they all go to eternal collapse. The second wife is out family, friends, college and acquaintance. Regardless how code we have relied on them, when we are alive, what can do for us is coming to the funeral at the almost. The first wife in fact is our holy soul, which is often neglected in our pursuit of material and welt. It is actually the only thing that follows us wherever we go. We should cultivate it now, otherwise, we will possibly feel regret in the end.
其实,我们每个人的一生都有四位妻子相伴。最小的娇弱的妻子代表我们的躯体。即使我们花时间去装扮她,我们死后它终会弃我们而去。第三位妻子代表我们的财产、显赫的名声或尊贵的地位。一旦我们撒手西去,它终究会烟消云散。第二位妻子代表我们的家人、朋友、同事或熟人。我们活着的时候,无论多么亲近,他们最多也只能到幕前送我们最后一程。第一位妻子则是我们的圣洁的灵魂。当我们沉迷于追求物质、金钱或感官享受的时候,她常常会被遗忘在一旁。实际上,她才是唯一与我们永远相伴的。我们就应该从现在开始悉心照顾好她,而不是等到临终之际才悔恨不已。
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当我卧床数年后重新将双脚踏在大地上的那一刻,脚下那久违了的松软土壤让我激动得情难自抑,仿佛重新拥有我差一点就失去的世界。下面是读文网小编为大家带来英语经典美文:第二次生命的启示,希望大家喜欢!
Just ten years ago, I sat across the desk from a doctor with a stethoscope. “Yes,” he said, “there is a lesion in the left, upper lobe. You have a moderately advanced case…” I listened, stunned, as he continued, “You’ll have to give up work at once and go to bed. Later on, we’ll see.” He gave me no assurances.
十年前的一天,我坐在一名手持听诊器的医生对面。“你的左肺叶上部确实有一处坏损,而且病情正在恶化”——听到这里,我整个人一下懵了。“你必须停止工作卧床休息,有待观察。”医生对我的病情也是不置可否。
Feeling like a man who in mid-career has suddenly been placed under sentence of death with an indefinite reprieve, I left the doctor’s office, walked over to the park, and sat down on a bench, perhaps, as I then told myself, for the last time. I needed to think. In the next three days, I cleared up my affairs; then I went home, got into bed, and set my watch to tick off not the minutes, but the months. two and a half years and many dashed hopes later, I left my bed and began the long climb back. It was another year before I made it.
就这样,事业方面方兴未艾的我仿佛突然被人判了死刑,却说不准何时执刑。我离开医生的办公室,来到公园的长椅上坐下。这也许是最后一次来这儿了,我对自己说。我真得好好整理一下思绪。接下来的三天我把手头的事务全部处理完毕。我回到家,躺到床上,然后把手表从显示分钟改为显示月份。两年半的时间过去了,在无数次的失望之后,我终于可以离开病床,艰难地向从前的生活状态回归。一年之后,我做到了。
I speak to this experience because these years that past so slowly taught me what to value and what to believe. They said to me: Take time, before time takes you. I realize now that this world I’m living in is not my oyster to be opened but my opportunity to be grasped. Each day, to me, is a precious entity. The sun comes up and presents me with 24 brand new, wonderful hours—not to pass, but to fill.
我之所以谈起这段经历,是因为那段度日如年的岁月让我懂得应该珍惜什么,信仰什么。那段岁月让我明白一个道理:牢牢抓住时间,而不是让时间将你套牢。现在我终于明白,我生活着的这个世界不是等待我去打开的一扇牡蛎,而是需要我去抓住的一个机会。每一天我都视若珍宝,每一轮太阳带给我的崭新的二十四小时都鲜活而精彩,我绝不可将其虚度。
I’ve learned to appreciate those little, all-important things I never thought I had the time to notice before: the play of light on running water, the music of the wind in my favorite pine tree. I seem now to see and hear and feel with some of the recovered freshness of childhood. How well, for instance, I recall the touch of the springy earth under my feet the day I first stepped upon it after the years in bed. It was almost more than I could bear. It was like regaining one’s citizenship in a world one had nearly lost.
从前,我终日忙碌,无暇顾及生活中某些重要的细节,诸如水波上的光影,松林间的风吟——现在,我终于学会去欣赏它们的美好。如今,我仿佛重返童年,又觉得自己所见所闻所感的一切都那么新鲜。当我卧床数年后重新将双脚踏在大地上的那一刻,脚下那久违了的松软土壤让我激动得情难自抑,仿佛重新拥有我差一点就失去的世界。
Frequently, I sit back and say to myself, Let me make note of this moment I’m living right now, because in it I’m well, happy, hard at work doing what I like best to do. It won’t always be like this, so while it is I’ll make the most of it—and afterwards, I remember—and be grateful. All this, I owe to that long time spent on the sidelines of life. Wiser people come to this awareness without having to acquire it the hard way. But I wasn’t wise enough. I’m wiser now, a little, and happier.
我现在时常舒舒服服地坐着,提醒自己要记住当下的每分每秒,因为现在的我健康、快乐,能努力做自己最爱做的工作。这一切如此美好,却终将消逝,在如此美好的生活消逝之前,我一定要倍加珍惜。在它逝去之后,我会记得曾经拥有的美好,并心存感激。这一切改变都得益于我在生命边缘徘徊的那几年。智者无需被逼到如此境地也能明白这些道理——可惜我从前太愚钝。现在的我比从前多了几分睿智,我也因此更加快乐。
“Look thy last on all things lovely, every hour.” With these words, Walter de la Mare sums up for me my philosophy and my belief. God made this world—in spite of what man now and then tries to do to unmake it—a dwelling place of beauty and wonder, and He filled it with more goodness than most of us suspect. And so I say to myself, Should I not pretty often take time to absorb the beauty and the wonder, to contribute a least a little to the goodness? And should I not then, in my heart, give thanks? Truly, I do. This I believe.
英国诗人沃尔特.德拉.梅尔曾说过:“时刻记住,最后看一眼所有美好的事物!”这句诗正好总结了我的人生哲学与信仰。上帝创造的这个世界——这个人类时常试图毁灭的世界——是个美丽奇妙的家园。这里充满了上帝所赐予的美好事物,超过我们大多数人的想象。我于是常常自问,难道自己不应该去细细品味这些美丽与奇迹,尽绵薄之力去创造世间的美好吗?难道我不应心存感激吗?我确实应该——这就是我的信仰。
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He is a mute,Although can understand others speech,Cannot say ownactually feeling,She is his neighbor,The girl who is bound by a common destiny with thegrandmother。
他是个哑巴,虽然能听懂别人的话,却说不出自己的感受,她是他的邻居,一个和外婆相依为命的女孩,她一直喊他哥哥。
He really looks like an elder brother,Leads her to go toschool,Accompanies her to play,Listens to her chirp with a smilegrasps the speech。
他真象个哥哥,带她上学,伴她玩耍,含笑听她唧唧喳喳讲话。
He only uses the hand signal and she converses,Possible she tobe able to read his each look. Gazes at in her vision from elderbrother,She knew he has likes oneself。
它只用手势和她交谈,可能她能读懂他的每一个眼神。从哥哥注视她的目光里,她知道他有多么喜欢自己。
Afterwards,She finally tests went to college,Extremely happy,Hethen starts to go all out to make money,Then sends continuously forher. She has not rejected。
后来,她终于考上了大学,非常开心,他便开始拼命挣钱,然后源源不断地寄给她。她从来没有拒绝。
inally,She has graduated,Started the work. Then,she said firmlyto him that,“Elder brother,I must marry to you!” He looked likeonly the frightened rabbit to escape, again is not willing to seeher,how regardless of she does entreat。
终于,她毕业了,参加了工作。然后,她坚定地对他说:“哥哥,我要嫁给你!”他象只受惊的兔子逃掉了,再也不肯见她,无论她怎样哀求。
Do you think i pity you? Do you think i appreciate you? no, ivefallen in love with you since i was 12 .But,She can not obtain hisreply。
她这样说:“你以为我同情你吗?想报答你吗?不是,我12岁我就爱上你了。”可是,她得不到他的回答。
One day,She has been admitted to the hospitalsuddenly. He has scared,Runs looks at him. Doctor said,In herthroat steadily a lump,Although has excised,Destroyed the vocalcord actually, Possibly again also could not deliver the speech. Onhospital bed,Her tearful eyes dance gaze he,Therefore theymarried。
有一天,她突然住进了医院。他吓坏了,跑去看他。医生说,她喉咙里长了一个瘤,虽然切除了,却破坏了声带,可能再也讲不了话了。病床上,她泪眼婆娑的注视着他,于是,他们结婚了。
Very many years,Nobody listens to them to deliver a speech. Theyuse the hand,With pen,Converses with the look, Shares is joyful andis sad. They became have loved the object which the men and womenenvied. The people said,That pair of how happy mute husbands andwives!
很多年,没有人听他们讲过一句话。他们用手,用笔,用眼神交谈,分享喜悦和悲伤。他们成了相恋男女羡慕的对象。人们说,那一对多么幸福的哑巴夫妻啊!
Love could not prevent god of death arrival,He abandoned her towalk first。
爱情阻挡不了死神的降临,他撇下她一个人先走了。
The people feared she cannot undergo loses lovers attack tocomfort her.By now, She takes back gazes at his portraitafter-image the dull crazy vision,Opens the mouth to say suddenlythat,“He walked。”
人们怕她经受不住失去爱侣的打击来安慰她,这时,她收回注视他遗像的呆痴目光,突然开口说:“他还是走了。
The rumor has revealed ..........
谎言已揭穿了…………
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One fine day, an old couple around the age of 70, walks into a lawyer's office. Apparently, they are there to file a divorce. Lawyer was very puzzled, after having a chat with them, he got their story.
This couple had been quarreling all their 40 over years of marriage nothing ever seems to go right.
They hang on because of their children, afraid that it might affect their up-bringing. Now, all their children have already grown up, have their own family, there's nothing else the old couple have to worry about, all they wanted is to lead their own life free from all these years of unhappiness from their marriage, so both agree on a divorce.
Lawyer was having a hard time trying to get the papers done, because he felt that after 40 years of marriage at the age of 70, he couldn't understand why the old couple would still wants a divorce.
While they were signing the papers, the wife told the husband. “I really love you, but I really can't carry on anymore, I'm sorry.”
"It's OK, I understand." said the husband. Looking at this, the lawyer suggested a dinner together, just three of them, wife thought, why not, since they are still going be friends.
At the dining table, there was a silence of awkwardness.
The first dish was roasted chicken, immediately, the old man took the drumstick for the old lady. "Take this, it's your favorite."
Looking at this, the lawyer thought maybe there's still a chance, but the wife was frowning when she answer. "This is always the problem, you always think so highly of yourself, never thought about how I feel, don't you know that I hate drumsticks?”
Little did she know that, over the years, the husband have been trying all ways to please her, little did she know that drumsticks was the husband's favorite.
Little did he know that she never thought he understand her at all, little did he know that she hates drumsticks even though all he wants is the best for her.
That night, both of them couldn't sleep, toss and turn, toss and turn. After hours, the old man couldn't take it anymore, he knows that he still loves her, and he can't carry on life without her, he wants her back, he wants to tell her, he is sorry, he wanted to tell her, "I love you."
He picks up the phone, started dialing her number. Ringing never stops. He never stop dialing.
On the other side, she was sad, she couldn't understand how come after all these years, he still doesn't understand her at all, she loves him a lot, but she just can't take it any- more. Phone's ringing, she refuses to answer knowing that it's him. "What’s the point of talking now that it's over. I have asked for it and now. I want to keep it this way, if not I will lose face. "She thought. Phone still ringing. She has decided to pull out the cord.
Little did she remember, he had heart problems.
The next day, she received news that he had passed away. She rushed down to his apartment, saw his body, lying on the couch still holding on to the phone. He had a heart attack when he was still trying to get thru her phone line.
As sad as she could be. She will have to clear his belongings. When she was looking thru the drawers, she saw this insurance policy, dated from the day they got married, beneficiary is her. Together in that file there's this note.
"To my dearest wife, by the time you are reading this, I'm sure I'm no longer around, I bought this policy for you, though the amount is only $100k, I hope it will be able to help me continue my promise that I have made when we got married, I might not be around anymore, I want this amount of money to continue taking care of you, just like the way I will if I could have live longer. I want you to know I will always be around, by your side. I love you."
Tears flowed like river.
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When I was a kid, I remember my dad used to sing an old, WWI song, “Pack up your Troubles,” while he was getting dressed for work in the morning. The lyrics from the chorus of the song play in my head often when I’m packing for a trip—“Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile.”
Lately, with TSA regulations seemingly changing daily, packing my kit bag with clothes, toothbrush and Ziploc-baggie of three-ounce bottles seems more like trouble than fun, fun, fun.
For my friend, Vikki, though, what to pack isn't as important as whom to pack. She takes her family and friends everywhere. Vikki took her mother skiing in Mammoth last November and she took my mother-in-law to the ruins of Machu Picchu and Rome. Vikki has taken numerous people to exotic places like the outback in Australia, and the Greek Islands—all posthumously and in her bag.
You see, Vikki collects prayer cards from funerals and memorials of her loved ones and takes them with her wherever she goes. The cards, some with watercolor images of Jesus and others with pictures of a deceased friend and “in loving memory” printed beneath, are bound together with a rubber band and stashed somewhere in Vikki’s carry-on.
I'm fascinated by this practice and ask her about it often. I like to keep tabs on the number of cards she carries as it increases. At last count Vikki was toting around forty people. I’ve often thought that when the tally reached fifty-two, I’d propose some kind of card game we could play. My husband, Larry and I sometimes travel with Vikki and her husband, Bill, so we could while away the hours on trains and boats by playing some modified version of war, poker, or go-fish.
Obviously, I’m not as sentimental about Vikki’s collection as she is, but on a trip two years ago, I witnessed the power of those prayer cards.
Larry and I were in Peru with Vikki and Bill. We had just finished dinner at a restaurant in Aguas Calientes, when Vikki slid a small card across the table to Larry and asked, “Would you like to have your mom with you tomorrow when you climb Machu Picchu?” Larry was visibly moved by the gesture and slipped the prayer card from his mother’s funeral into his shirt pocket. When we walked the ancient, Incan ruins the next day, Larry had his mom with him and I could sense the joy he felt in her presence.
It was then I realized the enormous happiness Vikki must feel, having some forty loved ones near her at all times.
With all the rules today about what travelers can’t bring on a flight, maybe we’d all be a little more pleasant if we focused on the things we can bring and make sure they are what make us happy or at least smile, smile, smile.
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Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I'd be twins!" He was a natural motivator.
If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation. Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, "I don' t get it. You can' t be positive all the time. How do you do it?"
Michael replied, each morning I wake up and say to myself 'Mike, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.' I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life."
"Yeah, right. It isn't that easy." I protested.
"Yes it is, " Michael said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line is: It's your choice how you live life. " I reflected on what Michael said.
Soon thereafter, I left the big enterprise that I had worked in for years to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often though about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it. Several years later, I heard Michael was involved in a serious accident, falling off 60 feet from a communications tower.
After l8 hours of surgery, and weeks of intensive care, Michael was released from the hospital with rods placed in his back. I saw Michael about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Wanna see my scars?" I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place.
"The first thing that went through my mind was the well being of my soon-to-born daughter," Michael replied. "Then, as I lay on the ground, remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to die. I chose to live." "Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked. Michael continued, "... the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the operation room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, l read 'He's a dead man.' I knew I needed to take action." "What did you do?" I asked. "Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me" said Michael. "She asked me if I was allergic to anything. 'Yes,' I said. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled", 'Gravity'" Over their laughter, I told them, 'I'm choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead'."
Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude.
I learned from him that every day we have a choice to live fully. Attitude is everything.
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I grew up in Jamaica Plain, an urban community located on the 1)outskirts of Boston, 2)Massachusetts. In the 1940’s it was a 3)wholesome, 4)quaint little community. It was my home and I loved it there; back then I thought I would never leave. My best friend Rose and I used to collectively dream about raising a family of our own someday. We had it all planned out to live next door to one another.
我在牙买加平原长大,那是美国马萨诸塞州波士顿市郊的一个城镇。在20世纪40年代,那是个生气勃勃而又老式别致的小社区。那是我的家乡,我热爱的地方。那时,我以为自己永远不会离开。我最好的朋友罗斯和我常常一起梦想着有一天各自拥有自己的家庭。我们什么都计划好了,还想着以后要挨着住,做邻居。
Our dream remained alive through 5)grade school, high school, and even beyond. Rose was my 6)maid of honor when I got married in 1953 to the love of my life, Dick. Even then she joked that she was just one perfect guy short of being married, thus bringing us closer to our dream. Meanwhile, Dick aspired to be an officer in the 7)Marines and I fully supported his ambitions. I realized that he might be 8)stationed far away from Jamaica Plain, but I told him I would 9)relocate and adjust. The idea of experiencing new places together seemed somewhat romantic to me.
我们的这一梦想历经小学、中学,甚至之后的岁月,从未变更。1953年当我嫁给我一生的挚爱——迪克时,罗斯是我的伴娘。那时,她甚至开玩笑说,她就差结婚了,要不就完美了——这样就可以离我们的梦想更近了。就在那时,迪克决心成为一名海军陆战队军官,而我则全力支持他的雄心壮志。我意识到,他可能会在牙买加平原以外很远的地方驻扎,不过我告诉他我可以重新安家并适应下来。和他一起体验新天地的生活,这想法对我来说有些浪漫。
So, in 1955 Dick was stationed in Alaska and we relocated. Rose was sad to see me leave, but wished me the best of luck. Rose and I remained in touch for a few years via periodic phone call but after awhile we lost track of one another. Back in the 1950’s it was a lot more difficult to stay in touch with someone over a long distance, especially if you were relocating every few years. There were no email addresses or transferable phone number and directory lookup services were mediocre at best.
于是,1955年迪克被安排驻扎在阿拉斯加时,我们搬家了。罗斯对我的离开感到很难过,但仍祝我好运。接下来的几年里,我们通过定期打电话来保持联络,但不久我们便失去了彼此的音讯。20世纪50年代那会,要想和远方的人保持联络并不太容易,特别是当你每隔几年就要搬家时。那时还没有电子邮箱或者搬家不换号的服务,姓名地址查询服务也不甚完善。
I thought of her several times over the years. Once in the mid 1960’s when I was visiting the Greater Boston area I tried to determine her 12)whereabout but my search turned up empty-handed. Jamaica Plain had changed 13)drastically in the 10 years I was gone. A pretty obvious shift in income demographics was affecting my old neighborhood. My family had moved out of the area, as did many of the people I used to know. Rose was nowhere to be found.
这些年来,我有好几次想起了她。20世纪60年代中期,有一次在我去大波士顿区时,我尝试追寻她的下落,但却搜寻未果。在我离开后的10年里,牙买加平原发生了巨变。外来人口的大量迁入影响了我的旧社区。我家早已搬离了那个地区,从前认识的邻居中有很多也搬走了。罗斯则杳无音讯,无迹可寻。
52 years passed and we never spoke. I’ve since raised a family of five, all of whom now have families of their own, and Dick passed away a few years ago. Basically, a lifetime has passed. Now here I am at the doorstep to my 80th birthday and I receive a random phone call on an idle Wednesday afternoon. “Hello?” I said. “Hi Natalie, it’s Rose,” the voice on the other end replied. “It’s been so long. I don’t know if you remember me, but we used to be best friends in Jamaica Plain when we were kid” she said.
52年过去了,我们再未说过话。后来,我有了一个五口之家,现在孩子们也全都有了自己的家庭,而迪克也在几年前去世了。基本上,我的一生就这么过去了。如今,在我即将迈入八十大寿之际,一个空闲的周三下午我接到了一个陌生来电。“喂?”我打招呼道。“嗨,纳塔利,我是罗斯。”电话那头的声音回应道。“已经过了这么久了。我不知道你还记不记得我,过去还是小孩子的时候,在牙买加平原,我们是最好的朋友。”她说道。
We haven’t seen each other yet, but we have spent countless hours on the phone14)catching up on 52 years of our lives. The interesting thing is that even after 52 years of separation our personalities and interests are still extremely similar. We both share a passion for several hobbies that we each 15)picked up independently several years after we lost touch with one another. It almost feels like we are picking up right where we left off, which is really strange considering the circumstances.
我们到现在也还没再见过面,但我们花了很长的时间在电话里互诉了这52年里我们各自的生活。有意思的是,即使是分别了52年,我们的个性和兴趣仍然极其相似。我们都钟情于某些爱好,而那是在我们失去联络几年后各自养成的。这感觉简直就像我们才刚刚分别就又重聚了一样,考虑到现实情况,这确实让人感到有些奇怪。
Her husband passed away a few years ago as well, but she mailed me several photographs of her family that were taken over the years. It’s so crazy, just looking at the photos and listening to her describe her family reminds me of my own; a reasonably large, healthy family. Part of me feels like we led fairly similar lives.
她的丈夫也在几年前去世了,但她寄了几张那些年里拍的家庭合影给我。令人兴奋不已的是,仅仅是看着这些照片,听她描述着她的家庭就让我想起了我自己的家庭;一个相当健康的大家庭。内心深处,我感到我们有着极其相似的人生。
I don’t think the numerous similarities between our two lives are a coincidence either. I think it shows that we didn’t just call each other best friend we truly were best friend and even now we can be best friends again. Real friends have two things in common: a compatible personality and a strong-willed character. The compatible personality is what initiates the connection between two people and a strong-willed character at both ends is what maintains the connection. If those two ingredients are present in a friendship, the friendship is for real, and can thus sustain the tests of time and prolonged absence without 16)faltering.
我们两个人的生命中有如此多的相似之处,我并不认为这仅仅是巧合。我认为这表示,我们视彼此为最好的朋友,不只是嘴上说的,而是真真切切地曾经为彼此最好的朋友,即使到了现在,我们还是可以成为最好的朋友。真正的朋友有两个共同点:相容的个性和坚强的品格。相容的个性是最初连接两人的纽带,而这一纽带的维系则有赖于双方所拥有的坚强品格。如果一段友谊里有着这两者的存在,那么这段友谊就是真的,这样一来,它就能经受住时间和长久分离的考验而毫不“褪色”。
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As the Sun 1)withdrew his rays from the garden, and the moon threw cushioned beams upon the flower I sat under the trees pondering upon the phenomena of the atmosphere, looking through the branches at the strewn stars which glittered like chips of silver upon a blue carpet; and I could hear from a distance the agitated murmur of the rivulet singing its way briskly into the valley.
太阳渐渐从花园收起余辉,月亮在花朵上洒下柔美的银光,此时我正坐在树丛下,思索着这瞬息万变的景象,仰望枝叶间的满天繁星,这点点繁星就像撒落在蓝色地毯上的闪烁银币;我侧耳细听,远处传来山涧小溪淙淙的流水声。
When the birds took shelter among the bough and the flowers folded their petal and tremendous silence descended, I heard a rustle of feet through the grass. I took heed and saw a young couple approaching my arbour. They sat under a tree where I could see them without being seen.
夜鸟投林,花儿合拢起花瓣,四周一片寂静,这时,我听到草地上传来一阵沙沙的脚步声。我留神地听着,然后看到一对青年男女向我坐着的凉棚走来。他们坐在一棵枝繁叶茂的树下,他们看不见我,我却能看清他俩。
After he looked about in every direction, I heard the young man saying, “Sit by me, my beloved, and listen to my heart; smile, for your happiness is a symbol of our future; be merry, for the 19)sparkling days 20)rejoice with us.
小伙子先向四周望了望,然后才听见他开腔:“坐在我身旁吧,亲爱的,细听我的心跳;笑一笑吧,因为你的欢乐象征着我们的未来;高兴起来吧,因为我们精彩的日子充满欢乐。
“Soon you will be the owner of this vast land, lighted by this beautiful moon; soon you will be the mistress of my palace, and all the servants and maids will obey your commands.
“不久以后,月光照耀下的这片广阔土地将属于你;不久以后,你就会成为我宫殿的女主人,所有的随从和女仆都任你使唤。
“Smile, my beloved, like the gold smiles from my father's 21)coffers.
“微笑吧,亲爱的,就像我父亲宝库中的黄金那样微笑吧。
“My heart refuses to deny you its secret. Twelve months of comfort and travel await us; for a year we will spend my father's gold at the blue lakes of Switzerland; you will meet the princesses who will envy you for your jewels and clothes.
“我的心执意要在你面前倾吐秘密。在未来的一年里,我们将共享舒适,挽手旅游;在这一年里,我们将带上父亲的金钱,到瑞士的蔚蓝湖泊边度假;你将会见诸位公主,你一身的珠光宝气和奢华穿着,连她们都会对你妒忌。
“All these things I will do for you; will you be satisfied?”
“这一切都是我要献给你的;你可满意?”
In a little while I saw them walking and stepping on flowers as the rich step upon the hearts of the poor. As they disappeared from my sight, I 22)commenced to make 23)comparison between love and money, and to 24)analyze their position in the heart.
过了一会儿,我看到他俩慢慢地走开,脚下踩踏着鲜花,就好像富人践踏着穷人的心。他们消失在我视线之外之后,我开始比较爱情与金钱,分析爱情和金钱在心灵中所占的地位。
Money! The source of insincere love; the spring of false light and fortune; the well of poisoned water; the desperation of old age!
金钱!这虚情假意之源;这虚假光明和命运之源;这毒鸩之源;这暮年时的绝望之源!
I was still wandering in the vast desert of 25)contemplation when a 26)forlorn couple passed by me and sat on the grass; a young man and a young woman who had left their farming 27)shacks in the nearby fields for this cool and 28)solitary place.
在我浮想联翩之际,一对潦倒的情侣经过我面前,然后坐在草地上;这又是一对青年男女,他们离开附近的田间农舍,来到这个清静的地方。
After a few moments of complete silence, I heard the following words uttered with sighs from 29)weather-bitten lip “Shed not tear my beloved; love that opens our eyes and 30)enslaves our hearts can give us the blessing of patience. Be 31)consoled in our delay, for we have taken an 32)oath and entered Love's 33)shrine; for our love will ever grow in 34)adversity; for it is in Love's name that we are suffering the 35)obstacles of 36)poverty and the sharpness of 37)misery and the emptiness of separation. Good-bye, my beloved; I must leave before the heartening moon 38)vanishes.”
先是一阵沉默,然后我听到那粗糙的唇间吐出的话语和叹息:“别哭了,亲爱的;爱情使我们眼亮心明,让我们成为它的仆从,也赋予我们耐心。虽然我们要推迟婚期,但不要悲痛,因为我们已经发过誓,踏入了爱的神殿;因为我们的爱会在逆境中茁壮成长;因为是在爱的名义之下,我们承受着贫困的折磨与分离的惨痛和空虚。亲爱的,再见了;在鼓舞人心的月亮落去之前,我该走了!”
They separated, and the 39)elegy to their union was 40)smothered by the 41)wails of my crying heart.
随后,他俩分了手,为他们奏起的重逢挽歌被我内心的哭喊重重压下。
I looked upon 42)slumbering Nature, and with deep 43)reflection discovered the reality of a vast and infinite thing—something no power could demand, influence acquire, nor riches 44)purchase. Nor could it be 45)effaced by the tears of time or 46)deadened by sorrow; a thing which cannot be discovered by the blue lakes of Switzerland or the beautiful 47)edifices of Italy.
我注视着沉睡的大自然,深思之后参透了一样无边无际的东西——一种用权力无法强求,用势力无法获得,用金钱也无法买到的东西;一种用时间的泪水所不能抹掉,悲伤不能冲淡的东西;一种不能为严冬的悲愁所扼杀的东西;一种在瑞士的蔚蓝湖畔、意大利的优美建筑所找不到的东西。
It is something that gathers strength with patience, grows despite obstacle warms in winter, flourishes in spring, casts a breeze in summer, and bears fruit in autumn—I found Love.
它以耐心积聚力量,在重重困难中成长,在严冬获得温暖,在春天开花生长,在夏天送去柔柔清风,在秋天繁茂结果——那就是爱情。
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Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctor worry about them. That’s why you pay him/her.
一些无关紧要的数字不要挂怀,包括你的年龄、体重和身高。让医生来操心吧。因为他们收了你的报酬。
Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
结交快乐的朋友。整日愁眉不展只能让你雪上加霜。
Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil’s workshop. And the devil’s name is Alzheimer’s."
学无止境。多学学电脑、手艺、园艺等等。不要让你的大脑闲置下来。无所事事是魔鬼的加工厂。魔鬼的名字叫"痴呆症".
Enjoy the simple things.
享受简单事物的乐趣。
Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
多笑,开怀大笑。上气不接下气地笑。
The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
有泪就流。在忍耐和伤心过后,要继续前行。陪伴我们度过此生的只有一人--那就是我们自己。让生命鲜活起来。
Surround yourself with what you love, whether it’s family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
让你的所爱包围着你,无论是家人、宠物、纪念品、音乐、植物、爱好,什么都好。你的家就是避风港。
Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
珍惜健康:如果它还好端端的,就好好地保护它。如果它反复无常,就调养好它。如果你已无力改善它了,就请别人帮忙吧。
Don’t take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, to the next country, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.
别踏上犯罪的道路。你可以去逛街,可以到邻县去,可以出国旅行,但就是别踏上犯罪的道路。
Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
把你的爱告诉你所爱着的人们,把握住每一个表达机会。
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER: Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
千万记住:度量生命的不是呼吸的次数,而是那些最最难忘的时刻。
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在我们搬家到亚利桑那州的途中发生了交通意外,从此我失去了我最好的朋友阿诺德。阿诺德是一只八个月大的宠物猪,是他令我更懂得爱,懂得投入和维系情谊。他的离去令我伤心欲绝,不过我还是常感谢上帝赐予我与阿诺德相处的那段短暂却快乐的时光。
凡是考虑想养宠物猪的人都应该知道,如果你真心疼它,全身心地伺候它,小猪就会成为你最棒的朋友。在这个与小猪一起探索相处的过程中,你一定会非常着迷,发现其中有无穷的乐趣。言语是无法描绘这种关系的,只有亲身经历才能充分体会。
阿诺德并不知道自己是一只猪,他以为自己就是我们家的一员,所以他会观察模仿我、我太太、我两个女儿还有我家小猎犬的一举一动。他深信我们所有人都爱他,事实的确是这样,就算有时候他会耍脾气来吸引我们的注意力。他来到我们家的第一个星期(7周大的时候)就已经学会了自己的名字,学会了怎么坐,还有怎么用那个小盒子。
他喜欢在你坐在沙发上看电视的时候睡在你大腿上。他也不管自己已经长到45磅重,就是要你每天晚上八点准时把他抬到你大腿上来,湿乎乎的鼻子在你的脖子和肩膀之间温存一番后,眨眼功夫这家伙就酣睡起来了。开始的时候他会“鼾鼾”地提醒你他到点休息了,而如果你没反应,他就会用鼻子撞你的脚,直到你把他抱起为止。他倒想一整晚睡在你腿上,但他这么重,你根本是受不了的,所以得把他顺势滑到旁边的沙发上,让他鼻子四脚朝天地呼呼大睡。只要他感觉到你就在他身边,他会放心尽情地打他的呼噜睡他的觉;但是一旦你想走开,他会马上醒过来。他沉睡的时候,我们会玩个游戏,在他那扁鼻子上摆像盐瓶那样的小玩艺而要保持平衡不倒,这样一玩就是几个小时,大家玩得不亦乐乎。
在我们那方圆五英亩的乡下地方,我做什么家务杂事阿诺德都会帮我一把。只要他挨在你脚跟,兴致勃勃地看你在忙,就足以让最索然无味的杂务变得有趣起来。他在外面溜达觅食的时候,只要你喊他的名字,他就会以最快的速度朝你奔来,“鼾鼾”地一路叫着,跑到离你不远的地方他又会跟你玩起迷藏来,左转右转地走着,绕着圈,一副凯旋而归的模样,然后才静下来慢慢走到你跟前,摇摇尾巴,好像眨着眼跟你说“哈,总算找到你啦!”
他还帮我一起组装了一架小型飞机和一辆运载飞机的特制拖车。我打算哪天把他带上跟我一起飞翔蓝天。他很喜欢玩那些插座零件,在工场里把它们推来推去。每当我为一些高难度的工作伤透脑筋,灰心丧气的时候,阿诺德就会从拖车的下面钻出来,湿乎乎的鼻子伸到我的耳边,“鼾鼾”地似乎在说“休息一会儿,跟我笑一会儿,然后什么事都好办啦!”果真有效,而且每次都行。只要我们能停一停,仔细看看,就会发现上帝绝妙的创造物总以最特别的方式照顾我们。上帝派阿诺德来给我们上了这人生的重要一课,我们毕生难忘。
我太太和两个女儿都说阿诺德跟我亲密得就像成了我儿子一样,一个我们家一直缺少的角色。家里聊天或者和朋友聊天都好像离不开阿诺德这个主题。邻居的小孩会预约来我们家,迫不及待要来和阿诺德玩。
我们去哪里,阿诺德几乎都跟我们在一起——宠物用品超市、沃尔马超市、生日派对,圣诞假期他还跟我们一起到奶奶家去。他喜欢坐在手推车或者购物篮里,所到之处都大受欢迎。阿诺德已经在我们生活中占据了一个重要的位置,所以当我们要搬到另一个州买房子时,我们都坚持要在合同里附上街坊邻居的联合书面允诺,同意让阿诺德在该区生活,这样我们才会考虑在那些名区里买房。
离开老家的那天,我们和教友一起吃了饯行午餐。在场的每个人都走到货柜车旁边,跟里面的阿诺德和我们的其他宠物告别。可悲的是,在路上一辆半拖车呼啸而过,强烈的侧风气流使我们的拖车失控,货柜继而被抛到40英尺的桥下。那天家中成员损失惨重,我们的宠物阿诺德、甜甜和莲娜都离开我们了。阿诺德如此地信任我,我却没法保护他,我真的很难受。不过,我将永远珍藏和他一起的深情片断,感激他带来的这段美好回忆。
谢谢你们读这篇文章,让我和你们分享阿诺德的生活点滴。拥有阿诺德,我们得益匪浅,如果你也决定要养只小猪做宠物,那我祝愿你也有一样多的收获。
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