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[转载] 生命不是怎样在风暴中求生存,而是怎样在雨中起舞

生命不是怎样在风暴中求生存,而是怎样在雨中起舞

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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; k( j$ P  k, \2 G0 |# txmjeep.com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。
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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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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rainxmjeep.com/ S, _. y' K8 A) x

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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% c4 j5 t# m! M+ r2 q+ P# NAs we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.厦门越野联盟3 q* D* ]/ m4 g! \( X+ T

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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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.4 J- d1 J% X& U8 U% B6 V
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