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1101.TheRightFoot古惑仔凯文
Yearsago,oneofthegirlsinagroupIusedto1)palaroundwithmetaboy.Hewasnewintownandseemedquitepleasant,hada2)pixie-likesmileandwasfuntobearound.Wewelcomedhimintoourcircle.DonnaandKevinbecameanitem.Beforelong,Donnanoticedafewthingsmissing,butshewasawomaninloveandexcusedthemawaywithouttellinganyone.
Inthemeantime,hernewloverentedaroomfromanothermemberofourgang,alocaldeputy3)sheriff.Thedeputynoticedsomethingmissingtoo,buthedidn'texcuseit.HeconfrontedKevinaboutsomemissingmoney.
Kevinadmittedhetookitbutsaidhethoughthecouldputitbackbeforeitwasmissed,hewasdesperateandnoonewastheretoask.Hesaidheknowsitwaswrongandhefeltterribleaboutit,andsaidthatifhewouldforgivehimhe'd4)puttherightfootforward.Thedeputyforgavehim.
Afewweekslater,DonnacaughtKevinonadatewithanotherwoman.Shewasreallyhurt,butKevinsaidhejustwantedonelastdatetobesurehewasinlovebecausehewantedtoaskhertomarryhim.Hesaidifshe'dmarryhimhe'dbethehappiestmanintheworldandhe'dputtherightfootforwardfromnowon.Donnaboughtintothatlinetoo.
AfewdayslaterKevindisappeared,alongwithover$2,000ofDonna'smoneyandthedeputy'scheckbook.Hewascaught2weekslaterwritingstolenchecks.Donna'smoneywasgone.
Whenhecametotrial,Kevintoldthejudgehowsorryhewas,andthathewasanxioustomake5)restitution.Hesaidhewantedtoputtherightfootforwardandturnhislifearound.Hewassentencedtotimeserved,6)probation,communityservice,andorderedtomakerestitutionandundergocounseling.
AfewmonthslaterKevinattemptedtorobabank.Therewasahigh-speedchaseandhelostcontrolofhiscar.Hesurvivedacrashintoastonewallguardinga7)cemetery.
Kevinwasfondofsayinghewantedtoputtherightfootforwardwhenhewasintrouble.He'dbeensayingitallhislife.Kevinlosthisleftleginthatcarcrash.Now,therightfootisallhehastoputforward.
1204.IfOnlyIhadKnown假如我知道……
ThomasCarlylelivedfrom1795until1881.HewasaScotessayistandhistorian.Duringhislifetimehebecameoneoftheworld'sgreatestwriters.Buthewasahumanandhumansmakemistakes.
OnOctober17,1826,CarlylemarriedhissecretaryJaneWelsh.Shewasanintelligent,attractiveandsomewhattemperamentaldaughterofawell-to-dodoctor.Theyhadtheirquarrelsandmisunderstandings,butstilllovedeachotherdearly.
Aftertheirmarriage,Janecontinuedtoserveashissecretary.But,afterseveralyearsofmarriage,Janebecameill.Beingahardworker,CarlylebecamesoabsorbedinhiswritingsthatheletJanecontinueworkingforseveralweeksaftershebecameill.Shehadcancer,andthoughitwasoneoftheslowgrowingkind,shefinallybecameconfinedtoherbed.AlthoughCarlylelovedherdearly,heveryseldomfoundtimetostaywithherlong.Hewasbusywithhiswork.
WhenJanediedtheycarriedhertothecemeteryfortheservice.Thedaywasamiserableday.Itwasraininghardandthemudwasdeep.FollowingthefuneralCarlylewentbacktohishome.Hewastakingitprettyhard.HewentupthestairstoJane'sroomandsatdowninthechairnexttoherbed.Hesattherethinkingabouthowlittletimehehadspentwithherandwishingsomuchhehadachancetodoitdifferently.Noticingherdiaryonatablebesidethebed,hepickeditupandbegantoreadit.Suddenlyheseemedshocked.Hesawit.There,ononepage,shehadwrittenasingleline."Yesterdayhespentanhourwithmeanditwaslikeheaven;Ilovehimso."
Somethingdawnedonhimthathehadnotnoticedbefore.Hehadbeentoobusytonoticethathemeantsomuchtoher.Hethoughtofallthetimeshehadgoneabouthisworkwithoutthinkingaboutandnoticingher.ThenCarlyleturnedthepageinthediary.Therehenoticedshehadwrittensomewordsthatbrokehisheart."Ihavelistenedalldaytohearhisstepsinthehall,butnowitislateandIguesshewon'tcometoday."
Carlylereadalittlemoreinthebook.Thenhethrewitdownandranoutofthehouse.Someofhisfriendsfoundhimatthegrave,hisfaceburiedinthemud.Hiseyeswereredfromweeping.Tearscontinuedtorolldownhischeeks.Hekeptrepeatingoverandoveragain,"IfIhadonlyknown,ifIhadonlyknown."ButitwastoolateforCarlyle.Shewasdead.
AfterJane'sdeath,Carlylemadelittleattempttowriteagain.Thehistorianssayhelivedanother15years,"weary,boredandapartialrecluse."Isharethestorywithinthehopethatyouwillnotmakethesamemistake.Whileourlovedonesmusthavethemoneywemaketolive,itisthelovewehavethattheyreallywant.Giveitnowbeforeitistoolate.
1307.Adrift漂流者箴言
In1982StevenCallahanwascrossingtheAtlanticaloneinhissailboatwhenitstrucksomethingandsank.Hewasoutoftheshipping1)lanesandfloatinginaliferaft,alone.Hissupplieswerefew.Hischancesweresmall.Yetwhenthreefishermenfoundhimseventy-sixdayslater(thelongestanyonehassurvivedashipwreckonaliferaftalone),hewasalive-muchskinnierthanhewaswhenhestarted,butalive.
Hisaccountofhowhesurvivedisfascinating.Howhe2)ingeniouslymanagedtocatchfish,howhefixedhissolar3)still,which4)evaporatesseawatertomakefreshwater,isveryinteresting.
Butthethingthatcaughtmyeyewashowhemanagedtokeephimselfgoingwhenallhopeseemedlost,whenthereseemednopointincontinuingthestruggle,whenhewassufferinggreatly,whenhisliferaftwas5)puncturedandaftermorethanaweekstrugglingwithhisweakbodytofixit,itwasstillleakingairand6)wearinghimouttokeeppumpingitup.Hewasstarved.Hewasdesperately7)dehydrated.Hewasthoroughlyexhausted.Givingupwouldhaveseemedtheonly8)saneoption.
Whenpeoplesurvivethesekindsofcircumstances,theydosomethingwiththeirmindsthatgivesthemthecouragetokeepgoing.Manypeopleinsimilarlydesperatecircumstancesgiveinorgomad.Somethingthesurvivorsdowiththeirthoughtshelpsthemfindthe9)gutstocarryoninspiteofoverwhelmingodds.
"ItellmyselfIcanhandleit,"wroteCallahaninhisnarrative."Comparedtowhatothershavebeenthrough,I'mfortunate.Itellmyselfthesethingsoverandover,buildingup10)fortitude…."
IwrotethatdownafterIreadit.Itstruckmeassomethingimportant.AndI'vetoldmyselfthesamethingwhenmyowngoalsseemedfarofforwhenmyproblemsseemedtoooverwhelming.AndeverytimeI'vesaidit,Ihavealwayscomebacktomysenses.
Thetruthis,ourcircumstancesareonlybadcomparedtosomethingbetter.Butothershavebeenthroughmuchworse.I'vereadenoughhistorytoknowyouandIareluckytobewhereweare,whenweare,nomatterhowbaditseemstouscomparedtoourfantasies.It'sasanethoughtandworththinking.
Sohere,comingtousfromtheextremeedgeofsurvival,arewordsthatcangiveusstrength.Whateveryou'regoingthrough,tellyourselfyoucanhandleit.Comparedtowhatothershavebeenthrough,you'refortunate.Tellthistoyourselfoverandover,anditwillhelpyougetthroughtheroughspotswithalittlemorefortitude.
1601.You!
生命掌握在你的手里――超越卓越的你
Consider…YOU.Inalltimebeforenowandinalltimetocome,therehasneverbeenandwillneverbeanyonejustlikeyou.Youareuniqueintheentirehistoryandfutureoftheuniverse.Wow!
Stopandthinkaboutthat.You'rebetterthanoneinamillion,orabillion,ora1)gazillion…
Youaretheonlyonelikeyouinaseaof2)infinity!
!
!
You'reamazing!
You'reawesome!
Andbytheway,TAG,you'reit.Asamazingandawesomeasyoualreadyare,youcanbeevenmoreso.Beautifulyoungpeoplearethe3)whimseyofnature,butbeautifuloldpeoplearetrueworksofart.Butyoudon'tbecome"beautiful"just4)byvirtueoftheagingprocess.
Realbeautycomesfromlearning,growing,andlovinginthewaysoflife.ThatistheArtofLife.Youcanlearnslowly,andsometimespainfully,byjustwaitingforlifetohappentoyou.Oryoucanchoosetoaccelerateyourgrowthandintentionally5)devourlifeandallitoffers.Youaretheartistthatpaintsyourfuturewiththebrushoftoday.
PaintaMasterpiece.
Godgiveseverybirditsfood,buthedoesn'tthrowitintoitsnest.Whereveryouwanttogo,whateveryouwanttodo,it'strulyuptoyou.
1602.WhatTimeisIt?
时间观念谈
BeforemeetingwithmyfriendLeticiafromHonduras,CentralAmerica,IwouldaskherifshewasarrivingaccordingtoNorthAmericantimeorLatinAmericantime.Smiling,shewouldanswer,"AlahoraLatina,ofcourse."Thismeantthatshewouldbelate.TheconceptoftimeisverydifferentforLatinAmericansthanforNorthAmericans.
LifeintheUnitedStatesisfast-paced.Therearefastfoodrestaurants,overnightdeliveryservices,shuttleservices,instantcashmachines,fastweightlossplans,andeveninstantminuterice.1)Avidlyfollowingsuchsayingsas,"Theearlybirdgetstheworm,"and,"Firstcome,firstserved,"NorthAmericansevenhavetheirmealsinanefficientmanner.Microwaveshelpnuketheirearlybreakfasts,noonlunches,andfive-o'clockdinners.
"Timeismoney"forbigbusinesses.Everyonefollowssetagendas.Minutesaretakenatmeetingsthatarepreciselyscheduled.NorthAmericanstakepridein2)jugglingbusyworkschedulesandstillfindingtimetospendwithfamilyandfriends.
LatinAmericansstrollleisurelythroughlife.They3)amblepastopen-airrestaurants,acrossshaded4)patiostuckedbehindwallsof5)Bougainvillea.Inthecafes,theserviceisslowbut6)courteous.Outsideonthestreets,peoplewal
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