祖父教给我的真理
<p><span word="Truths">Truths</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="grandfather">grandfather</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span></p><p>祖父教给我的真理</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="grandfather">grandfather</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inform">inform</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span> 114 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="and">and</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p>在祖父89年的一生中，他对事物明智乐观的看法，即使在他去世25年后，也一直在指引着我。</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="grandfather">grandfather</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="around">around</span>, <span word="whispering">whispering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="ear">ear</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="literally">literally</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="weird">weird</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span>-<span word="accented">accented</span> <span word="adviser">adviser</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="head">head</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nod">nod</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eyebrow">eyebrow</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="begs">begs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="differ">differ</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>.</p><p>在过去的25年，祖父一直在我身旁，在我耳边耳语。当然不是字面意思，因为这样听起来很怪异。在我脑海中，他是有着英语口音的指导教师，在我需要的时候，点头表示赞许；不同意我的所作所为时，会挑起眉毛。</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="late">late</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="smirking">smirking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="tracker">tracker</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="clipped">clipped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="pocket">pocket</span> (<span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="swear">swear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span> “<span word="HUG">HUG</span> <span word="ME">ME</span> <span word="KATHRYN">KATHRYN</span>.” <span word="What">What</span>?)</p><p>举个例子，最近，我把一个运动健身追踪器放在口袋里，他一直对着我笑（几天前，我向你发誓，他说，“凯瑟琳，抱抱我”。不可思议吧？</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="grandfather">grandfather</span> <span word="routinely">routinely</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recommended">recommended</span> 10,000 <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> $100 <span word="gadget">gadget</span> <span word="urging">urging</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="exercising">exercising</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="dug">dug</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hoed">hoed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="roamed">roamed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pathways">pathways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="garden">garden</span>, <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="potatoes">potatoes</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="winters">winters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="roses">roses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="joy">joy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="summers">summers</span>.</p>
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