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16.40]Andtherewaslove,waitingforme.
19.13]Theolddogwasconsideredunadoptable.
23.29]Anunderweightbeagle-terriermix,hehadbeenfoundrunningalongtheroadonthreelegs,
30.08]withahernia,adamagedearandBBsimbeddedinhishindend.
36.09]Thepeopleatthehumanesocietykepthimhisallottedsevendaysandthensomebecausehewasfriendly,
43.97]andtheyfiguredifsomeonehadoncespentthemoneytohavehislegamputated,maybethatpersonwouldbelookingforhim.
51.96]Butnoonecame.
53.71]Imethimonhistenthday.
56.88]Iwasdroppingoffadonationofblanketsatthehumanesocietyandhappenedtowalkbyandseehim.
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03.56]Lookingdownthroughthewiremeshofhiscage,
07.50]Ithoughthewasanappealinglittleguy,andmyheartwentouttohim.
12.20]ButIreallycouldn’ttakeanotherdoghome;
Ihadfouralready.
17.13]Therehastobealimit,Ithought,Ican’tsavethemall.
21.61]Drivingawayfromthehumanesociety,IknewthedogwouldbedestroyedifIdidn’ttakehim.
29.16]Ifeltsohelpless.AsIpassedachurch,thesignannouncingthisweek’ssermoncaughtmyeye.
36.70]ItwasrightbeforeChristmasandappropriatelyitread:
“IsThereRoomattheInn?
”
43.49]Iknewatthatmomenttherewasalwaysroomforonemore,especiallyonethatneededmylove.
50.06]Assoonasthehumanesocietyopenedthenextmorning,theirphonerang.
55.30]“I’mcomingforthatoldbeat-updog.Savehimforme.”Itoldthem.
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00.67]Icouldn’tgettherefastenough.
04.06]AndfromthemomentIclaimedhim,hegavehimhearttomecompletely.
09.31]InamedthedogTugs,becausehehadtuggedonmyheartstrings,andIdidallIcouldtomakehislifeahappyone.
17.74]Inmyexperience,thereisnothinglikethefeelingofrescuingadog.
23.31]Dogsarelovingcreaturesalready,butaddtheelementofreliefandgratitude,andtruedevotionflows.
31.19]ItisanimmenselysatisfyingbondthatIwouldn’ttradeforallthepuppiesintheworld.
9、EveryDayIsaGift 珍惜每一天
Mybrother-in-lawopenedthebottomdrawerofmysister’stableandliftedoutatissue-wrappedpackage.“This,”hesaid,“isnotjustaslip.Thisislingerie.”Hediscardedthetissueandhandedmetheslip.Itwasexquisite;
silkandhandmade.Thepricetagwithanastronomicalfigureonitwasstillattached.Hecontinued,“JaneboughtthisthefirsttimewewenttoNewYork,atleast8or9yearsago.Sheneverworeit.Shewassavingitforaspecialoccasion.Well,Iguessthisistheoccasion.”
Hetooktheslipfrommeandputitonthebedwiththeotherclothesweweretakingtothefuneral.Thenheturnedtome,“Don’teversaveanythingforaspecialoccasion.Everydayyou’realiveisaspecialoccasion.”
Irememberedthosewordsandthey’vechangedmylife.NowI’mreadingmoreanddustingless.I’msittingonthedeckandadmiringtheviewwithoutfussingabouttheweedsinthegarden.I’mspendingmoretimewithmyfamilyandfriendsandlesstimeinmeetings.Wheneverpossible,lifeshouldbeapatternofexperiencetosavor,notendure.IwearmygoodsportscoattothemarketifIfeellikeit.I’mnotsavingmygoodperfumeforspecialparties;
clerksinhardwarestoresandtellersinbankshavenosesthatfunctionaswellasmyparty-goingfriends.”Someday”and“oneofthesedays”arelosingtheirgriponmyvocabulary.
Ifit’sworthseeingorhearingordoing,Iwanttoseeandhearanddoitnow.It’sthoselittlethingsleftundonethatwouldmakemeangryifIknewthatmyhourswerelimited.AngrybecauseIputoffseeinggoodfriendswhomIwasgoingtogetintouchwith—someday.AngrybecauseIhadn’twrittencertainlettersthatIintendedtowrite—oneofthesedays.AngryandsorrythatIdidn’ttellmyhusbandanddaughteroftenenoughhowmuchItrulylovethem.I’mtryingveryhardnottoputoff,orsaveanythingthatwouldaddlaughterandbrightnesstoourlives.AndeverymorningwhenIopenmyeyes,Itellmyselfthatitisspecial.Everyday,everyminute,everybreath—trulyis...agift.
10、Relishthemoment拥抱现在
07.77]Tuckedawayinoursubconsciousisanidyllicvision.
11.48]Weseeourselvesonalongtripthatspansthecontinent.
16.19]Wearetravelingbytrain.
18.60]Outthewindows,wedrinkinthepassingsceneofcarsonnearbyhighways,
24.72]ofchildrenwavingatacrossing,ofcattlegrazingonadistanthillside,
29.98]ofsmokepouringfromapowerplant,ofrowuponrowofcornandwheat,offlatlandsandvalleys,
37.41]ofmountainsandrollinghillsides,ofcityskylinesandvillagehalls.
43.32]Butuppermostinourmindsisthefinaldestination.
46.93]Onacertaindayatacertainhour,wewillpullinthestation.
51.09]Bandswillbeplayingandflagswaving.
53.83]Oncewegetthere,somanywonderfuldreamswillcometrue
57.22]andthepiecesofourliveswillfittogetherlikeacompletedjigsawpuzzle.
01.48]Howrestlesslywepacetheaisles,damningtheminutesforloitering—waiting,waiting,waitingforthestation.
09.04]“Whenwereachthestation,thatwillbeit!
”Wecry.
11.88]“WhenI’m18.”“WhenIbuyanew450SLMercedesBenz!
”
17.68]“WhenIputthelastkidthroughcollege.”“WhenIhavepaidoffthemortgage!
”
22.27]“WhenIgetapromotion.”“WhenIreachtheageofretirement,Ishalllivehappilyeverafter!
28.07]Soonerorlater,wemustrealizethereisnostation,nooneplacetoarriveatonceandforall.
36.72]Thetruejoyoflifeisthetrip.Thestationisonlyadream.
40.88]Itconstantlyoutdistancesus.
43.72]?
?
“Relishthemoment”isagoodmotto,especiallywhencoupledwithPsalm118：
24：
50.50]“ThisisthedaywhichtheLordhathmade；
wewillrejoiceandbegladinit.”
56.30]Itisn’ttheburdensoftodaythatdrivemenmad.
59.80]Itistheregretsoveryesterdayandthefearoftomorrow.
03.85]Regretandfeararetwinthieveswhorobusoftoday.
08.77]Sostoppacingtheaislesandcountingthemiles.
12.82]Instead,climbmoremountains,eatmoreicecream,
16.65]gobarefootmoreoften,swimmorerivers,watchmoresunsets,laughmore,cryless.
24.09]Lifemustbelivedaswegoalong.
26.71]Thestationwillcomesoonenough.
11、MovedbytheMoon为月亮而感动
06.67]Drivingtoafriend’shouseonarecentevening,
10.39]Iwasawe-struckbythesightofthefullmoonrisingjustaboveManilarooftops,
17.06]hugeandswollen,yellowthroughthedustandsmokeofthecity.
21.99]Istoppedtowatchitforafewmoments,reflectingonwhatapityitwasthatmostcitydwellers?
29.54]Myselfincluded?
Usuallymisssightslikethisbecausewespendmostofourlivesindoors.
36.96]Myfriendhadalsoseenit.HegrewuplivinginaforestinEurope,andthemoonmeantalottohimthen.
45.93]Ithadtouchedmanyaspectsofhislife,includingthoseconcerninghisordinarydailylife.
52.82]Forexample,whenhehadtomakesurethathehadhistorchwithhimwhenhewasoutsideintheevening,
59.17]orwhenthemoonwasduetoriselateorwasatitsnewest,
03.76]abright,distantsliverofwhitelikeachinkoflightbelowadoorinthesky.
09.79]Iknowthefeeling.LastDecemberItookmyseven-year-olddaughtertothemountainousjungleofnorthernIndiawithsomefriends.
18.86]Westayedinaforestrest-housewithnoelectricityorrunninghotwater.
24.56]Ourgrouphadcampfiresoutsideeverynight,andindoorswhenitwastoocoldoutside.
31.56]Themoongrewtoitsfullestduringourtrip.
35.06]AtBinsar,7,500feetupintheKumaonhills,
40.53]Icanremembergoingoutat10pmandseeingthegreatMandaDevilMountainlikeaghostonthehorizon,
48.62]gleamingwhiteinthemoonlightandflankedbyTrishul,
52.67]themountainconsideredholybyHindus.
55.51]Betweenmeandthehighmountainslaythreeorfourvalleys.
00.55]Notalightshoneinthemandnotasoundcouldbeheard.
05.14]ItwasoneofthequietestplacesIhaveeverknown,abottomlesswellofsilence.
11.77]Andabovemewasthefullmoon.
14.62]Todayourlivesaredefinedbyglass,concrete,metal,plasticandfibre-glass.
22.06]Weeatandbreathethingsourbodieswerenotdesignedtoprocess.
26.66]Wehavetelevisions,Xeroxmachines,cellphones,pagers,electricity,
32.56]heatersandovensandair-conditioners,cars,computersandremotecontrols.
38.26]StrugglingthroughtrafficthateveninginManilaattheendofatiringday,mostofitspentindoors,Ithought:
45.91]beforelong,IwouldliketoliveinasmallcottageintheHimalayas.
51.16]ThereIwillgrowvegetablesandreadbooksandwalkinthemountains.
56.09]Andperhapswrite,butnotinanger.
59.37]Imaygrowoldthere,andwearthebottomsofmytrousersrolledandmeasureoutmylifeincoffeespoons.
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06.70]ButIwillbeabletowalkoutsideonacoldsilentnightandtouchthemoon.
12、RunthroughtheRain冒雨跑过去
06.56]ShehadbeenshoppingwithherMominWal-Mart.
09.63]Shemusthavebeen6,abeautifulbrown-
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