学会求助，伸出求助之手
<p>从前的我独立、自信、固执，拒绝任何帮助;而在那件事之后，慢慢地，我开始学会接受帮助，并向需要的人伸出援手。</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="person">person</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="boyfriends">boyfriends</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="independent">independent</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="little">little</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tightrope">tightrope</span> <span word="walker">walker</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="couch">couch</span>, <span word="insisting">insisting</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hover">hover</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span>, <span word="outstretched">outstretched</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="preferred">preferred</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="succeeding">succeeding</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="help">help</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="graduation">graduation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="completion">completion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="doctorate">doctorate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="biology">biology</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> 52 <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="solo">solo</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="traveler">traveler</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="asks">asks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="directions">directions</span>, <span word="choosing">choosing</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="maps">maps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mix">mix</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pride">pride</span>, <span word="daring">daring</span>, <span word="stubbornness">stubbornness</span>, <span word="luck">luck</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="innocence">innocence</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>.</p><p><span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Koh">Koh</span> <span word="Phangan">Phangan</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span>, <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Sean">Sean</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fianc">fianc</span>é, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stung">stung</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="jellyfish">jellyfish</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="terrifyingly">terrifyingly</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="onlookers">onlookers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="stubborn">stubborn</span> <span word="pride">pride</span>, <span word="force">force</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="habit">habit</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span> <span word="grief">grief</span> <span word="prevented">prevented</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="accepting">accepting</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relate">relate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="understood">understood</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="help">help</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="desperately">desperately</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="protests">protests</span>, <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>.</p>
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