明亮的心
<p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Halloween">Halloween</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="carnival">carnival</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Child">Child</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AIDS">AIDS</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="m">m</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="show">show</span>; <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="care">care</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="celebrity">celebrity</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carnival">carnival</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="booths">booths</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="booth">booth</span>, <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="square">square</span>. <span word="Later">Later</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sewn">sewn</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quilt">quilt</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="quilt">quilt</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="retiring">retiring</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="fabric">fabric</span> <span word="paints">paints</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bright">bright</span>, <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="colors">colors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quilt">quilt</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="squares">squares</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="pink">pink</span> <span word="hearts">hearts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="clouds">clouds</span>, <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="orange">orange</span> <span word="sunrises">sunrises</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="purple">purple</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="bright">bright</span>, <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="uplifting">uplifting</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="painting">painting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dark">dark</span>, <span word="empty">empty</span>, <span word="lifeless">lifeless</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="lacked">lacked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bright">bright</span>, <span word="vibrant">vibrant</span> <span word="colors">colors</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="artists">artists</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="used">used</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dark">dark</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="dark">dark</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="and">and</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="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mom">mom</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="also">also</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sickness">sickness</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mom">mom</span>'<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>, &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span>.</p>
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