英语六级晨读美文100篇:Kindness of Strangers（66）
<p> <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="Owen">Owen</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Katrina">Katrina</span> <span word="approached">approached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span>.</p><p> <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Katrina">Katrina</span> <span word="neared">neared</span> <span word="landfall">landfall</span>, <span word="Owen">Owen</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="seizures">seizures</span>; <span word="hed">hed</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stroke">stroke</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="catastrophe">catastrophe</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span>,</p><p> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="catastrophe">catastrophe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kindness">kindness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="strangers">strangers</span>.</p><p> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="catastrophes">catastrophes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="personal">personal</span>.</p><p> <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="survival">survival</span>; <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p> <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="prayed">prayed</span>; <span word="some">some</span> <span word="prayed">prayed</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="Owen">Owen</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>.</p><p> <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tubes">tubes</span> <span word="dripping">dripping</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monitors">monitors</span> <span word="beeping">beeping</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="slept">slept</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>.</p><p> <span word="My">My</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pastor">pastor</span>; <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="prayed">prayed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CAT">CAT</span> <span word="scan">scan</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="searched">searched</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="answers">answers</span>.</p><p> <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="need">need</span>,</p><p> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>,</p><p> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="depended">depended</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="met">met</span>,</p><p> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="againstrangers">againstrangers</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="depended">depended</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="strangers">strangers</span>, <span word="strangers">strangers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="depended">depended</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nurses">nurses</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="cared">cared</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="son">son</span>,</p><p> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="cooed">cooed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="caressed">caressed</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span></p>
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