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人生并非总是风和日丽，时常也会“冰雪交加”……友谊净化心灵，逆境锻炼意志…… I have an important friend named Trey, who is exactly 10 years older than I am, yet he lives his life as if he were 10 years younger. He is mentally handicapped. Our day together is Saturday. We go to the library, pet stores or for walks in the park. I mainly work with him on socialization. I met Trey 10 years ago when we attended the same Sunday school class. This 200-pound man likes to shake people’s hands. He can be a fairly daunting sight as he gallops up to someone, with an ear-to-ear grin, and sticks his large hand in the person’s face. I try to teach him this is inappropriate. “Stand next to me and don’t go up to people,” I say. “No one likes it.” “Ochay,” he says obediently. I taught Trey to ride a bike, but not before running off curbs and toppling over about a dozen times first. “Dust off and try again.” I told him every time he fell. I assumed I was the one doing all the teaching. Things changed, however. I play in the city softball league. During a game, while sliding into third base my cleat caught and pulled my foot to the right and backward as my body fell forward. My parents, who sat in the stands, heard two pops. I was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. X-rays revealed a broken leg and a foot that was totally twisted from the ankle. Emergency surgery followed. A pin was put in place to hold my foot to my ankle and screws were inserted in the broken leg. | 
