LifeIstheBestBeautifulHope
?佚名/Anonymous
WhenIwasinthe8thgradeinOhio,agirlnamedHeleninmyclasshadaterribleaccident.Asshewasrunningtothebusinordernottomissit,sheslippedonsomeiceandfellundertherearwheelsofthebus.Shesurvivedtheaccident,butwasparalyzedfromthewaistdown.Iwenttoseeher,inmy13-year-oldmindthinkingshewouldn』tlivenormallyfromthenon.
Overtheyears,Imovedanddidn』tthinkmuchaboutHelenafterthat.Threeyearsago,inFlorida,myoldestsonwashitbyacarwhileridinghisbike,causingaterriblebraininjury.WhileIwaslookingaftermyson,aladywhosaidshewasthehospital』ssocialworkercalled.Itwasaparticularlytryingday.Iburstintotearsfornoreasonandhungup.
Ashorttimelater,abeautifulwoman,inawheelchair,rolledintomyson』sroomwithaboxoftissues.After16years,IstillrecognizedHelen.Shesmiled,handedmethetissuesandhuggedme.ItoldherwhoIwas,andafterwebothgotthroughtheshockofthat,shebegantotellmeaboutherlifesincewelastsaweachother.Shehadmarried,hadchildrenandgottenherdegreesothatshecouldsmooththepathforthoselessfortunatethanher.Shetoldmethatiftherewasanythingshecouldgiveme,itwouldbehope.
Lookingatthiswonderful,givingperson,Ifeltsmall.ButIalsofeltthefirsthopeIhadfeltsincelearningthatmysonwashurt.FromthispersonthatIthoughtwouldhavenoqualityoflife,Ilearnedthatwherethereislife,thereishope.Mysonmiraculouslyrecoveredandwemovedbacknorth,butIoweHelenadebtthatIcanneverrepay.
我在俄亥俄州讀八年級時,班上有一個女孩名叫海倫,她遭遇了一場嚴重的車禍。她怕錯過公交車,急匆匆地跑過去時,不慎踩到冰塊,滑倒在後車輪下。她倖免於難,但腰部以下癱瘓了。去探望她時,13歲的我想,從此以後,她再也不能正常地生活了。
數年後,我搬了家,也沒有再想過海倫。三年前,在佛羅里達州,我的大兒子騎車時被汽車撞倒,腦部受到嚴重創傷。在我照顧兒子期間,有一位女士打來電話,自稱是醫院義工。那是最難熬的日子,我毫無來由地失聲痛哭,然後掛了電話。
不久,一位坐著輪椅的漂亮女士出現在兒子的病房,她手裡拿著紙巾。16年以後,我仍然認出,是海倫。她微笑著,遞紙巾給我,擁抱我。我告訴她自己是誰後,我們都感到非常震驚。她開始告訴我,我們分別後她的生活經歷。她結婚生子,並獲得了學位。這樣,她能為那些比自己更不幸的人點燃前進的希望。她告訴我,現在倘若她有什麼可以給我的,那就是「希望」。
看著這位了不起又樂於奉獻的女士,我深感渺小。自從兒子受傷後,我也感受到了第一份希望。這個我曾以為沒有生活質量的人讓我明白:只要有生命,就有希望。兒子奇跡般地康復了,我們又搬回了北方。但是,我欠海倫的情誼將永遠無法償還。
1.Asshewasrunningtothe_______inordernottomissit,sheslippedon_______iceandfellundertherearwheelsofthebus.Shesurvivedthe_______,butwasparalyzedfromthewaistdown.Iwentto_______her,inmy13-year-oldmindthinkingshewouldn』t_______normallyfromthenon.
2.She_______,handedmethetissuesandhuggedme.ItoldherwhoI_______,andafterwebothgotthroughtheshockof_______,shebegantotellmeaboutherlife_______welastsaweachother.Shehad_______,hadchildrenandgottenherdegreesothatshe_______smooththepathforthoselessfortunate_______her.
1.她倖免於難,但腰部以下癱瘓了。
2.她告訴我,現在倘若她有什麼可以給我的,那就是「希望」。
3.只要有生命,就有希望。
1.Itwasaparticularlytryingday.Iburstintotearsfornoreasonandhungup.
burstintotears:突然大哭起來
2.IoweHelenadebtthatIcanneverrepay.
oweadebt:欠債