一堆牛粪给我的启示
<p>8月3日，曾是堆满鲜花、笑容洋溢的庆祝日——我的结婚纪念日。自婚姻解体后，它又成了我的伤心日——直到我看到了一堆牛粪的那天。</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="formerly">formerly</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="staring">staring</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="pile">pile</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="manure">manure</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="farm">farm</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="farm">farm</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="notably">notably</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="pile">pile</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poop">poop</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dairy">dairy</span> <span word="farm">farm</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="pick">pick</span>-<span word="your">your</span>-<span word="own">own</span> <span word="flower">flower</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="vegetable">vegetable</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="cousins">cousins</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="brides">brides</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="weddings">weddings</span>. <span word="Husbands">Husbands</span>, <span word="young">young</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="bunches">bunches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sunflowers">sunflowers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wives">wives</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="anniversaries">anniversaries</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span>—<span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="children">children</span>—<span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="bouquet">bouquet</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="picked">picked</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="married">married</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="today">today</span>!” <span word="their">their</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="proudly">proudly</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rainy">rainy</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="buckets">buckets</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="toasts">toasts</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="live">live</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="ended">ended</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="formerly">formerly</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="notable">notable</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="birthdays">birthdays</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span> – <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="anytime">anytime</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>.</p>
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