Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain& s* B: h! V5 u8 |8 I
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It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly man in his 80s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. v' {' }! ~7 G1 T) nwww.xmjeep.com厦门越野联盟6 M) M# A" u2 S
He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am. % p5 D, a0 O, ~' V6 H& C h1 X2 ^1 Q& X! ^" o% K, @' a! y
I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would be able to see him.- u i6 k: R+ n7 Q' A
% }- I1 ~1 m8 i6 K' V厦门越野联盟I saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound. % \$ d9 B2 u* {- P9 Cwww.xmjeep.com, T: a! G& b3 A& L
On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry. ! v- Y$ j# `* X/ r( ~7 u. h3 M/ i: \3 t$ ~! W
The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.www.xmjeep.com2 H' C1 C& |/ K* G8 u* ?
) g0 o+ a u/ S! A1 U9 `I inquired as to her health; he told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's Disease.& l8 Z0 r$ P5 _
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He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now. 4 @) T z; ~* k9 K! L厦门越野联盟 " R5 u# d6 k$ g7 Z o/ ]I was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?7 H# m' x# y" G9 z; v
" z8 y7 ?* f# Z. H1 G, D7 b厦门越野联盟He smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is". + O | K4 R) T+ M$ K4 C# W( f$ kwww.xmjeep.com2 a4 C" Y9 c3 q! l3 e
I had to hold back tears as he left; I had goose bumps on my arm, and thought, "That is the kind of love I want in my life". 9 c5 w" k, B8 M' c: K! iwww.xmjeep.com : u* y( t' n' R/ k- Q( f$ C ?True love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be. 3 K! D5 b" k& ~, e$ I+ `+ ^ # n+ F: E4 p# W6 ~The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.7 o# i2 n4 h( n+ Z% c8 O
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中文由BOKANG翻译！ 作者: 纤腰 时间: 2008-5-6 15:20
