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。1.jeeplive.com8 L2 N0 D4 d$ N8 m) ^$ N x
1 T( M) ~7 [- F8 ]' b) a他说他很着急，因为9:00钟他有另一个约会。 ! s' V" y" P8 B; W% W3 k. O4 N4 H5 E+ K: j. \7 k: z7 b# I
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。 6 w# L* \+ g [% x, d% W厦门越野联盟' r h; S! \- ]3 n! ?) d) t
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。1.jeeplive.com# k% k% }* i( V: k
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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？ 4 M( d! h# t, B! @, i 3 s* Q5 E/ R9 u+ r1.jeeplive.com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。 / @4 X& @8 X; B X7 n" N% r( _8 e' y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。 ) W) j% o, t2 @ r w+ V# V7 w$ {) J0 I; l我们继续交谈着，我问他如果迟到了，她是否会有点不高兴？ 7 j, @# F3 P1 d" G' b厦门越野联盟厦门越野联盟! H& t9 e3 I" m% E! \* q
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。 # Z" b! v+ R* r/ b3 A: g- z8 H$ f( F, D) J9 P9 z. `+ Q
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？"& ?+ h9 h4 i) C
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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。"9 @0 Z/ ~+ Q1 M0 K; z- {
( D9 d* C: D9 G9 o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"。 9 q; \% }& M4 u. M$ b, n4 g* M& K/ _4 T7 i1 u0 ?8 n1 o/ ]; T
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。! n4 V. j7 D" c. g( z+ B* D9 R
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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。 ) w+ h' J* r8 M/ e9 L - F# R. B$ p7 V) m, }9 d; B- s2 V生命不是怎样在风暴中求生存，而是怎样在雨中起舞。 作者: 二月花 时间: 2008-5-6 15:16
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It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly man in his 80s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. 7 E; U3 A# t4 L, e厦门越野联盟 g1 H J$ v8 n* j5 f
He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am. ; w, x, Q9 x$ d' J5 z9 y* y8 E' Q7 B5 e$ G7 c
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. , ^- t8 l4 p3 C" t. N0 }0 V厦门越野联盟' g: n) ~0 `8 X4 b' r3 `1 _
I saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound., p8 r/ p/ c/ }1 ?" J
4 c' E3 _! D" [, Q1 Z3 E E) L* dOn 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.厦门越野联盟4 R- u' M6 l4 X/ B+ S" L
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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. ; L1 }8 @ e V, S2 i+ V" s+ `, s: }8 t+ } F5 t& B
As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. ; M" S6 [2 f' E: N+ k7 w8 x* l厦门越野联盟 Q2 ?- j$ w( o9 ^ ?5 }
He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now. " D% W' H. s4 ~9 D: d7 A) u0 h( M & z- @- z& i& l- l3 L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? / X4 r% p! n7 n8 y6 Z3 e厦门越野联盟1.jeeplive.com- M2 q4 L1 p/ ~# M3 g Y
He smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".+ G9 i8 t! E G# k2 {
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The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have. 7 W$ g7 s+ b' t " N8 B' d- [5 k g$ G厦门越野联盟Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.) M5 ^* q( U8 w, c
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中文由BOKANG翻译！ 作者: 纤腰 时间: 2008-5-6 15:20
