Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain: D; g# b. W2 {6 b* ` j0 N- }
) d# B8 o4 N# b& g. QIt was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly man in his 80s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. 0 y: Y( N% [( `/ _9 s , U/ [6 F5 z9 W; U4 ^; PHe said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.xmjeep.com' y! ^; S" M: e* l
3 z& c1 N9 Q; |- z! I; Y厦门越野联盟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. ( b1 _# O# u3 s9 u2 f ) A5 Y Z0 _. _; p4 fI saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.- }& Z% g6 W4 R, I" t, A
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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. 0 D# f7 p1 g: n/ h 0 {9 \( T, ?2 u0 b; H$ nThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. 8 P6 k, D5 k% E! p- q9 o5 c y( X厦门越野联盟: U1 q: x0 y4 U
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. + H/ }' Z$ z) K: L9 s. Fxmjeep.com) d3 v& S3 Z, j( j6 R; w
As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. 4 v# ?: l0 M5 [ V2 K) r; p+ l厦门越野联盟 $ U* A h* c6 l) pHe replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now. N2 N2 l( a# j: B& q; y. r ' s8 e* C# X* |3 W$ HI was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?( F( K9 z: o0 W' o: K. z
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He smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".# i9 G# u" x3 c1 P- U) b- R* a
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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".xmjeep.com! ?# V( X) P/ p3 ?! ^
/ S. ]' S5 ]2 C }& h. o2 U3 Q* ?: wTrue love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be. ; i8 [2 c; h9 ]$ [, L# g7 k9 S1 u% O, f+ U" G
The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.0 U+ J i3 v/ w8 y9 M2 k
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain. F9 f% F+ W' d! C厦门越野联盟 . ?; [6 S- ^, _中文由BOKANG翻译！ 作者: 纤腰 时间: 2008-5-6 15:20
