Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain4 w h2 p% a5 b1 K: n7 F& e
xmjeep.com5 I2 }" V: S# Y2 e
It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly man in his 80s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. W z! M: `# _: G7 Z# ?
1 c- j( Q; Q5 i- t- D2 X厦门越野联盟He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.xmjeep.com t* x7 M7 r# R4 z& X; f# ?
2 g3 a, d% T6 p- B; RI 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.% \. [& b, A8 U8 y' r) S
' t2 D& t N/ L$ N0 V7 I$ XI saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.
" {2 z/ p- F; c$ F* {& Q% \/ L
+ ^# I g. j' ~5 n7 T. m' H) K# xOn 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.( W/ Z2 O* {5 A3 r
9 `+ X6 e3 g9 R7 w4 t; d3 }5 i厦门越野联盟The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.
/ q! C2 j4 |8 ^* r厦门越野联盟
5 {! L5 p& t8 b% u/ oI 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.厦门越野联盟7 d; t7 ]/ ?; X4 R G
xmjeep.com4 ~7 t }" ~2 h$ J# j5 y5 k
As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.
* i7 Q* P) {/ |5 ?3 g/ X
u7 g; ]% P0 n) b3 \5 r* _厦门越野联盟He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.2 F1 T) u- _9 {
厦门越野联盟# O# w8 ~6 s# d4 |4 I8 O; K
I was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?
* x$ R( `/ v7 f+ P6 k+ E& N' o' d, V1 f! U$ E# y, f w' |6 B
He smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".
- ]$ Z' a2 W% e% |0 E- Cxmjeep.com: x2 T: A; ~, f# W
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".xmjeep.com9 W* \# I+ c* ~. b% R- _. M3 T
( E0 T& A9 }. f% x# dTrue love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.
# s7 b" o1 f6 W& f" @
5 i/ L- E8 @. n- ?5 }6 x$ v8 F( N; ZThe happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.
( ?1 l# R. t9 z' F, l2 V' V) p; V. e+ V q, K& j
Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.xmjeep.com7 T5 G% Q" X$ ^6 o' C$ b
, }8 j# I2 ?! t, z9 w: K8 v中文由BOKANG翻译！
