片刻的欢乐 A Moment of Joy
<p><span word="Twenty">Twenty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cab">cab</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cowboy">cowboy</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="shift">shift</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="cab">cab</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="confessional">confessional</span>. <span word="Passengers">Passengers</span> <span word="climbed">climbed</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="anonymity">anonymity</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="encountered">encountered</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="amazed">amazed</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="ennobled">ennobled</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weep">weep</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="responding">responding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="fourplex">fourplex</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="town">town</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="partying">partying</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lover">lover</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="town">town</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> 2:30 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>., <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="window">window</span>. <span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="honk">honk</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="twice">twice</span>, <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="impoverished">impoverished</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="depended">depended</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="taxis">taxis</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transpor">transpor</span>- <span word="tation">tation</span>.</p><p><span word="Unless">Unless</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="smelled">smelled</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="reasoned">reasoned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span>. &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>, <span word="answered">answered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frail">frail</span>, <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="voice">voice</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="dragged">dragged</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="pause">pause</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="opened">opened</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> 80<span word="s">s</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="print">print</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pillbox">pillbox</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="veil">veil</span> <span word="pinned">pinned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1940<span word="s">s</span> <span word="movie">movie</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="nylon">nylon</span> <span word="suitcase">suitcase</span>.</p>
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