A girl's smile 女孩的微笑
<p>大约十年前，我还在上大学，当时我在学校自然历史博物馆里实习。有一天，当我在赠品店的收银机那里忙活时，看到一对年迈的夫妇，推着一辆轮椅走了进来，轮椅上坐了个小女孩。</p><p><span word="About">About</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="undergraduate">undergraduate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="college">college</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intern">intern</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="University">University</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Natural">Natural</span> <span word="History">History</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="register">register</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wheelchair">wheelchair</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="perched">perched</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="chair">chair</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="legs">legs</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="head">head</span>, <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="torso">torso</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="polka">polka</span> <span word="dots">dots</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="wheeled">wheeled</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="register">register</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wink">wink</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="grandparents">grandparents</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cutest">cutest</span>, <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="handicap">handicap</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="melted">melted</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="instantly">instantly</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="unhappy">unhappy</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="world">world</span>; <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smiles">smiles</span>, <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="warmth">warmth</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="troubles">troubles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="me">me</span>.</p>
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