那是一个忙碌的早晨。大约8:30，一个80多岁的老人进来了，来拆他的拇指伤口的线。
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' C1 X( u4 q* {" C4 R他说他很着急，因为9:00钟他有另一个约会。
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我让他坐了下来，我知道，至少要一个小时后，某位医生才会有时间看他。
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看他不停地看表，我决定先检查他的伤口，因为我当时虽然有病人却并不太忙。: d( {3 l: O; o3 ?7 m0 e
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他的伤口愈合很好，我给他拆了线，并重新把他的手包扎起来。同时我问他这么着急，是不是还要去看另外的医生？  m- U6 W/ F9 ~
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他说不是，但他需要去老年公寓（NursingHouse，托老院）和妻子一同吃早餐。- @% ~( ?5 h$ k( \

8 [3 T' v5 o8 A+ n  X  g我顺便问到她的健康状况，他对我说，她是老年性痴呆症（Alzheimer'sDisease）患者，去老年公寓已经有段时间了。
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* s, V; W; [/ i6 r9 ?+ \我们继续交谈着，我问他如果迟到了，她是否会有点不高兴？www.xmjeep.com+ Q+ q) }5 [* Y% Y3 [1 w+ Y
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他回答说，她根本不知道他是谁，她认不出他是谁已经有五年了。9 {4 _2 f4 c  o; S  x

3 C2 |$ w  [7 V/ D+ a我很吃惊地问，"即便她已经认不出你是谁了，你还是每天去陪她吃早餐吗？"
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/ i  F/ z: u$ j# N8 h! G厦门越野联盟他拍拍我的手臂，微笑着说，"她是不认识我了，但我仍然知道她是谁啊。"* U7 A8 U0 j% |8 x1 ?
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当他离开的时候，我的手臂上起了鸡皮疙瘩，我忍住了泪水，想道，"这才是我生命中所需要的那种爱"。
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真正的爱，既不是生理的，也不是浪漫的。真正的爱就是接受那所有的曾经、现在、将来。5 i" P- y; Y0 L& f9 y

8 [3 j, V# Y; U8 i3 Y' [最幸福的人并不非要拥有世界上最好的，他们只是在他们能拥有的里面找到了最美好的。厦门越野联盟! V' O% f) T$ e: _
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生命不是怎样在风暴中求生存，而是怎样在雨中起舞。

Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
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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.$ M5 v. C) z. [/ G  G
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He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
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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.: A8 N$ A3 s6 H/ M) I
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I saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.
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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.
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The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.
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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.www.xmjeep.com7 j# B4 B) @* A0 k
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. @9 j% I' {0 k8 {www.xmjeep.comHe replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.2 H% k7 `: y: ]7 y9 v- r
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I was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?
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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".
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; c( i6 A4 d% k+ ?# i( DTrue love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.
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+ Z" Q+ w* T% p' R  F) twww.xmjeep.comLife isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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