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她是我見到過的最善良、慷慨的人之一，愛穿灰色衣服。或許有人會覺得她樸素得像只蛾子，但我知道，灰色外表之下的她，勝過絢爛的七彩虹。
IStillHaveMyHandToPlayViolin我還有一雙可以拉琴的大手
1. IfyouhaveeverbeentoaconcertbytheviolinistItzhakPerlman,youknowthatgettingonstageisnosmallachievementforhim.Hewasstrickenwithpolioasachild,andsohehasbracesonbothlegsandwalkswiththeaidoftwocrutches.Hewalkspainfully,yetmajestically,untilhereacheshischair.Thenhesitsdown,slowly,puthiscrutchesonthefloor,undoestheclaspsonhislegs,tucksonefootbackandextendstheotherfootforward.Thenhebendsdownandpicksuphisviolin,putitunderhischin,nodstotheconductorandproceedstoplay.
2. OnedayPerlmanwentonstagetogiveaconcert.Theaudiencesatquietlywhilehemadehiswayacrossthestagetohischair.Theywaiteduntilhewasreadytoplay.Butthistimesomethingwentwrong.Justashefinishedthefirstfewbars,oneofthestringsonhisviolinbroke.
3. Peoplewhoweretherethatnightthoughttothemselves:Hewilleitherfindanotherviolinorelsereplacethestringonthisone.
4. Buthedidn』t.Instead,hewaitedamoment,closedhiseyesthensignaledtheconductortobeginagain.Theorchestrabegan,andheplayedfromwherehehadleftoff.Heplayedwithoverwhelmingpassionandpowerandpurity.
5. Ofcourse,itisimpossibletoplayasymphonicworkwithjustthreestrings.ButthatnightItzhakPerlmanrefusedtoknowthat.Youcouldseehimmodulating,changingandrecomposingthepieceinhishead.Atonepoint,itsoundedlikehewasde-tuningthestringstogetnewsoundsfromthemthattheyhadnevermadebefore.
6. Whenhefinished,therewasanawesomesilenceintheroom.Andthenpeopleroseandcheered.Therewasanextraordinaryoutburstofapplausefromeverycorneroftheauditorium.Hesmiled,wipedthesweatfromthisbrow,andthenhesaid,Youknow,sometimesitistheartiststasktofindouthowmuchmusicyoucanstillmakewithwhatyouhaveleft.
1. 如果你曾經參加過小提琴家伊薩克?帕爾曼的音樂會，你就會知道，這對於他而言是一項不小的成就。他從小就受到小兒麻痺症的折磨，所以他的兩條腿都戴著假肢，依靠枴杖走路。他走起來非常痛苦，很艱難，走到椅子上以後，他才慢慢地坐下來，把枴杖放到地上，解開腿上的扣子，把一條腿縮回來，再把另一條腿往前伸展，這樣才能彎下身子拿起他的小提琴，把它放在下巴下，再向指揮點頭示意，開始他的演奏。
2. 有一次帕爾曼舉行音樂會，當他在舞台上試圖走向他的椅子時，舞台下一片寂靜。等到他坐到椅子上，觀眾們才開始有動靜。但在演奏中發生了一件意外，帕爾曼剛拉了幾下，他琴上的其中一條琴弦斷了。
3. 那晚，觀眾們想，他得再找一把小提琴，或者修好他自己的琴。
4. 但帕爾曼並沒有這麼做。他停頓了一會，閉上了眼睛，然後示意指揮繼續。樂團開始演奏了，他從之前停下的地方拉起。他的演奏竟具有壓倒性的激情、力量和技術。
5. 當然，要用三根琴弦彈奏出一首交響樂是不可能的。但那晚的帕爾曼拒絕接受這個事實。人們看見他在頭腦中調製、改變、重組了音符。在那一刻，那樂聲聽起來像是他讓琴弦演奏出了人們從未聽過的弦律。
6. 當他結束演奏的時候，台下是一片充滿敬畏的沉默。接著，人們沸騰起來了，狂熱地歡呼著。禮堂的每一個角落都傳來不平凡的掌手。帕爾曼微笑著，掠去了禮堂的喧囂，說到：「你們都知道，有時候，在你丟失的音符處繼續創造音樂是最好的藝術。」
Beauty她很美
1. Thereweresensitivityandabeautytoherthathavenothingtodowithlooks.Shewasonetobelistenedto,whosewordsweresoeasytotaketoheart.
2. Itissaidthatthetruenatureofbeingisveiled.Thelaborofwords,theexpressionofart,theseeminglyceaselessbuzzthatishumanthoughtallhaveincommontheneedtogetatwhatreallyisso.Thehopetodrawclosetoandpossessthetruthofbeingcanbeafeverishone.Insomecasesitcanevenbefatal,ifpleasureisone』struthanditsattainmentmoreimportantthanlifeitself.Inotherlives,though,thesearchforwhatistruthfulgiveslife.
3. Iusedtofindnotesleftinthecollectionbasket,beautifulnotesaboutmyhomiliesandaboutthewriter』sthoughtsonthedailyscripturalreadings.Thepersonwhopennedthenoteswouldaddreflectionstomythoughtsandwouldalwaysincludesomequotesfrompoetsandmysticsheorshehadreadandrememberedandloved.Thenotesfascinatedme.Herewassomeoneimmersedinasearchfortruthandbeauty.Wordshadbeentreasured,wordsthatwerebeautiful.AndIfeltasifthewordssomehowdelightedinbeingdiscovered,fortheywereobviouslyverygeneroustotheasyetanonymouswriterofthenotes.Andnowthispersonwasinturnlearningthesecretofsharingthem.Beautysoshineswhengivenaway.Theonlytruththatexistsis,inthatsense,free.
4. ItwasalongtimebeforeImettheauthorofthenotes.
5. OneSundaymorning,Iwastoldthatsomeonewaswaitingformeintheoffice.Theyoungpersonwhoansweredtherectorydoorsaidthatitwas"thewomanwhosaidsheleftallthenotes."WhenIsawherIwasshocked,sinceIimmediatelyrecognizedherfromchurchbuthadnoideathatitwasshewhowrotethenotes.Shewassittinginachairintheofficewithherhandsfoldedinherlap.Herheadwasbowedandwhensheraisedittolookatme,shecouldbarelysmilewithoutpain.Herfacewasdisfigured,andtheskinsotightfromsurgicalproceduresthatsmilingorlaughingwasverydifficultforher.Shehadsufferedterriblyfromtreatmenttoremovethegrowthsthathadsomarredherface.
6. WechattedforawhilethatSundaymorningandagreedtomeetforlunchlaterthatweek.
7. Asitturnedoutwewenttolunchseveraltimes,andshealwaysworeahatduringthemeal.Ithinkthattreatmentsofsomesorthadcausedalotofherhairtofallout.Wesharedthingsaboutourlives.Itoldheraboutmyschoolingandgrowingup.Shetoldmethatshehadworkedforyearsforaninsurancecompany.Shenevermentionedfamily,andIdidnotask.
8. Wespokeofauthorswebothhadread,anditwaseasytotellthatbooksareagreatloveofhers.