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+ }3 U: u [4 V, ^It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly man in his 80s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.xmjeep.com2 a2 Y' L( r8 m7 p ^% i
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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.* B, x4 l) B* M( v3 M$ m% C
8 j8 I# P2 m8 T, j; j( TI saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.' x: t5 T3 t- n& K; C+ c, ?1 E
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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.xmjeep.com. U; C8 A. N! s5 W6 p$ q
( W3 {( x) F" e3 H. `7 O ^xmjeep.comThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.% h, d3 W7 z y
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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./ ]) e4 T. k9 O' n/ |0 y5 `
' D1 R% {: |- l, O, DAs we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.xmjeep.com" L/ k" _: z- S9 }& F% b
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He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now./ B# o5 |* ^* M- y7 q! Y5 s
; p y( H5 p, e& s C7 \厦门越野联盟I was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are? 8 ?9 |/ H; c1 l' G+ D3 Q5 W) t2 L- H( {( f y( B
He smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is". 2 O4 \: }( E6 k: O* b7 G4 Z; e) y2 c% v B$ @7 ?/ ]$ A
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# N8 l, _! \; C' _$ I! Y" f
8 I) N$ Q) t& D5 F2 R5 ZTrue love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be. * G8 D( z2 u7 }9 m# I' p6 z. V1 A: Y9 W
The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have./ E, H- L S9 Z& y; ^0 q
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中文由BOKANG翻译！ 作者: 纤腰 时间: 2008-5-6 15:20
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真正的爱就是接受那所有的曾经、现在、将来。 * B) n3 D3 A8 r! a. c6 n' l厦门越野联盟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。 作者: 龙飞野燕 时间: 2008-5-12 12:27
