珍惜每一天
<p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Gift">Gift</span></p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="law">law</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="drawer">drawer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tissue">tissue</span>-<span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="package">package</span>. <span word="This">This</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slip">slip</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lingerie">lingerie</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="discarded">discarded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tissue">tissue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slip">slip</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="exquisite">exquisite</span>, <span word="silk">silk</span>, <span word="handmade">handmade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trimmed">trimmed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cobweb">cobweb</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lace">lace</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="tag">tag</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="astronomical">astronomical</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="attached">attached</span>.</p><p><span word="Jan">Jan</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 8 <span word="or">or</span> 9 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slip">slip</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mortician">mortician</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="lingered">lingered</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="slammed">slammed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drawer">drawer</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="Dont">Dont</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="re">re</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="niece">niece</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="chores">chores</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="midwestern">midwestern</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="hadnt">hadnt</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="done">done</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="realizing">realizing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="special">special</span>.</p><p><span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="theyve">theyve</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weeds">weeds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="garden">garden</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span>. <span word="Whenever">Whenever</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="life">life</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pattern">pattern</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="savour">savour</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="endure">endure</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cherish">cherish</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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