一个信封的故事
<p>我家的圣诞树上挂着一张小小的白色信封。上面既没有收信人的名字和寄信人的签名、也没有任何提示。它挂在我家的圣诞树上已经十多年了。一切都因丈夫迈克对圣诞的憎恨而起……</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="white">white</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="branches">branches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="identification">identification</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="inscription">inscription</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="peeked">peeked</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="branches">branches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="hated">hated</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hate">hate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>; <span word="overspending">overspending</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frantic">frantic</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tie">tie</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Uncle">Uncle</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dusting">dusting</span> <span word="powder">powder</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Grandma">Grandma</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="desperation">desperation</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="else">else</span>.</p><p><span word="Knowing">Knowing</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bypass">bypass</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="shirts">shirts</span>, <span word="sweaters">sweaters</span>, <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="inspiration">inspiration</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="Kevin">Kevin</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> 12 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wrestling">wrestling</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="league">league</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="sponsored">sponsored</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inner">inner</span>-<span word="city">city</span> <span word="church">church</span>, <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="black">black</span>.</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="youngsters">youngsters</span>, <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sneakers">sneakers</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="ragged">ragged</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="shoestrings">shoestrings</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="spiffy">spiffy</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="uniforms">uniforms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sparkling">sparkling</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="wrestling">wrestling</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="began">began</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="alarmed">alarmed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wrestling">wrestling</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="headgear">headgear</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="helmet">helmet</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wrestler">wrestler</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ears">ears</span>.</p>
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