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。+ G4 J; f* Q% @. F7 s+ ~
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他说他很着急，因为9:00钟他有另一个约会。xmjeep.com* ^" Q3 @3 [0 k$ Y) s1 }8 }
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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。# Z1 l+ Q0 ~4 y9 G+ f
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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。
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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？1 O+ l4 J3 v2 E0 V0 U) A- F6 a
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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。
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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。厦门越野联盟+ H( B. x% I; }" S" X

! n, o) F' C  \, Z! ]; L3 S我们继续交谈着，我问他如果迟到了，她是否会有点不高兴？2 D2 u$ W  p/ ~# \0 z+ l6 K( q
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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。
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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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) \7 k$ `7 }, m+ a4 T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。"% k/ h6 K; }" q
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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"。7 {: }& ~  N6 W6 r
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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。
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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。

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3 O; k# Y& a. ]5 |# ~: m8 Y& [It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly man in his 80s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.
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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.5 I! T4 N% S  s4 o

2 W8 S/ Q; V+ Q$ h. s4 rI 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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2 }# y( Q/ {  HOn 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.2 E# H2 S; a0 Z; |1 R( P
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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.
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1 L* y; S$ T) h* K, T& vHe replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.xmjeep.com+ g/ @7 }5 P& @* T6 M

/ I5 _* y- R- P) R/ k2 NI was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?
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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".
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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. |9 D9 N5 i. k8 [9 x) _0 N

7 J/ n& v9 p/ Z' `True 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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The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.
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