经典英语美文：如何面对死亡的突然来临
<p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Buddha">Buddha</span>1 <span word="once">once</span> <span word="famously">famously</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="adults">adults</span>. <span word="Except">Except</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="young">young</span> -- <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="crash">crash</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="goodbye">goodbye</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="messed">messed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span>-<span word="less">less</span>-<span word="messed">messed</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transformed">transformed</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="enormously">enormously</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="proud">proud</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="metabolize">metabolize</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="shocks">shocks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traumas">traumas</span>2 <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span>. <span word="Ask">Ask</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shocking">shocking</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scent">scent</span>3 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hibiscus">hibiscus</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="refinery">refinery</span>4, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="powdered">powdered</span> <span word="donuts">donuts</span>, <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="back">back</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hearts">hearts</span> <span word="crack">crack</span> <span word="open">open</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span>, <span word="human">human</span> <span word="brokenness">brokenness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="losses">losses</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span>5 <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="embrace">embrace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="circumstance">circumstance</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p>
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