The wisdom of one word
<p><span word="Isn">Isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="life">life</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="history">history</span>? <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> 14, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hitchhiking">hitchhiking</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span>, <span word="Texas">Texas</span>, <span word="through">through</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Paso">Paso</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="California">California</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>, <span word="journeying">journeying</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="dropout">dropout</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="disabilities">disabilities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="surfing">surfing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="first">first</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="live">live</span>.</p><p><span word="Upon">Upon</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Paso">Paso</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="abum">abum</span>（流浪汉）, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="walking">walking</span>, <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="questioned">questioned</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="by">by</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="suppose">suppose</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="young">young</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span>, "<span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>, <span word="sir">sir</span>," <span word="since">since</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freeway">freeway</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="blessings">blessings</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>, "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>. <span word="Son">Son</span>. "</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bum">bum</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span>, "<span word="No">No</span>, <span word="sir">sir</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soda">soda</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="great">great</span>." <span word="We">We</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cornermalt">cornermalt</span>（麦芽酒）<span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="swiveling">swiveling</span> <span word="stools">stools</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="conversing">conversing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="bum">bum</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Paso">Paso</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Library">Library</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="stand">stand</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bum">bum</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smiling">smiling</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="lady">lady</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="library">library</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="belongings">belongings</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="grandmotherly">grandmotherly</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="magnificent">magnificent</span> <span word="hall">hall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="learning">learning</span>.</p>
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