Never Too Old to Live Your Dream
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="chemistry">chemistry</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="challenged">challenged</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="know">know</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gentle">gentle</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wrinkled">wrinkled</span>, <span word="little">little</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="beaming">beaming</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lit">lit</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="being">being</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="Hi">Hi</span>, <span word="handsome">handsome</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Rose">Rose</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span>-<span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hug">hug</span>?"</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enthusiastically">enthusiastically</span> <span word="responded">responded</span>, "<span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span>!" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="giantsqueeze">giantsqueeze</span>（挤，紧握）.</p><p>"<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="innocent">innocent</span> <span word="age">age</span>?" <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="jokingly">jokingly</span> <span word="replied">replied</span>, "<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>, <span word="get">get</span> <span word="married">married</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="retire">retire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>."</p><p>"<span word="No">No</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span>," <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="curious">curious</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="motivated">motivated</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="age">age</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="dreamed">dreamed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="one">one</span> !" <span word="she">she</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chocolatemilkshake">chocolatemilkshake</span>（奶昔）. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="nonstop">nonstop</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="mesmerized">mesmerized</span> <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> "<span word="time">time</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>" <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>.</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="Rose">Rose</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="icon">icon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="wherever">wherever</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="went">went</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="reveled">reveled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attentionbestowed">attentionbestowed</span>（使用，授予）<span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="students">students</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p>
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