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核心提示:I have lived with passion and in a hurry, trying to accomplish too many things. I never had time to think about my beliefs until my 28-year-old daughter Paula fell ill. She was in a coma for a year and I took care of her at home, until she

I have lived with passion and in a hurry, trying to accomplish too many things. I never had time to think about my beliefs until my 28-year-old daughter Paula fell ill. She was in a coma for a year and I took care of her at home, until she died in my arms in December of 1992.  

 

During that year of agony(极大的痛苦) and the following year of my grieving, everything stopped for me. There was nothing to do -- just cry and remember. However, that year also gave an opportunity to reflect upon my journey and the principles that hold me together. I discovered that there is consistency in my beliefs, my writing and the way I lead my life. I have not changed, I am still the same girl I was fifty years ago, and the same young woman I was in the seventies. I still lust for life, I am still ferociously independent, I still crave justice and I fall madly in love easily. 

 

Paralyzed and silent in her bed, my daughter Paula taught me a lesson that is now my mantra(咒语): You only have what you give. It's by spending yourself that you become rich. 

 

Paula led a life of service. She worked as a volunteer helping women and children, eight hours a day, six days a week. She never had any money, but she needed very little. When she died she had nothing and she needed nothing. During her illness I had to let go of everything: her laughter, her voice, her grace, her beauty, her company and finally her spirit. When she died I thought I had lost everything. But then I realized I still had the love I had given her. I don't even know if she was able to receive that love. She could not respond in any way, her eyes were somber pools that reflected no light. But I was full of love and that love keeps growing and multiplying and giving fruit.

 

The pain of losing my child was a cleansing experience. I had to throw overboard(及其热心的) all excess baggage and keep only what is essential. Because of Paula, I don't cling to anything anymore. Now I like to give much more than to receive. I am happier when I love than when I am loved. I adore my husband, my son, my grandchildren, my mother, my dog, and frankly I don't know if they even like me. But who cares? Loving them is my joy. 

 

Give, give, give -- what is the point of having experience, knowledge or talent if I don't give it away? Of having stories if I don't tell them to others? Of having wealth if I don't share it? I don't intend to be cremated with any of it! It is in giving that I connect with others, with the world and with the divine. 

It is in giving that I feel the spirit of my daughter inside me, like a soft presence.

相关单词:coma

coma解释:n.昏迷,昏迷状态

coma例句:

The patient rallied from the coma.病人从昏迷中苏醒过来。

She went into a coma after swallowing a whole bottle of sleeping pills.她吃了一整瓶安眠药后就昏迷过去了。

相关单词:consistency

consistency解释:n.一贯性,前后一致,稳定性;(液体的)浓度

consistency例句:

Your behaviour lacks consistency.你的行为缺乏一贯性。

We appreciate the consistency and stability in China and in Chinese politics.我们赞赏中国及其政策的连续性和稳定性。

相关单词:lust

lust解释:n.性(淫)欲;渴(欲)望;vi.对…有强烈的欲望

lust例句:

He was filled with lust for power.他内心充满了对权力的渴望。

Sensing the explorer's lust for gold, the chief wisely presented gold ornaments as gifts.酋长觉察出探险者们垂涎黄金的欲念,就聪明地把金饰品作为礼物赠送给他们。

相关单词:ferociously

ferociously解释:野蛮地,残忍地

ferociously例句:

The buck shook his antlers ferociously. 那雄鹿猛烈地摇动他的鹿角。

At intervals, he gritted his teeth ferociously. 他不时狠狠的轧平。

相关单词:crave

crave解释:vt.渴望得到,迫切需要,恳求,请求

crave例句:

Many young children crave attention.许多小孩子渴望得到关心。

You may be craving for some fresh air.你可能很想呼吸呼吸新鲜空气。

相关单词:helping

helping解释:n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的

helping例句:

The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。

By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

相关单词:somber

somber解释:adj.昏暗的,阴天的,阴森的,忧郁的

somber例句:

He had a somber expression on his face.他面容忧郁。

His coat was a somber brown.他的衣服是暗棕色的。

相关单词:cleansing

cleansing解释:n. 净化(垃圾) adj. 清洁用的 动词cleanse的现在分词

cleansing例句:

medicated cleansing pads for sensitive skin 敏感皮肤药物清洗棉

Soap is not the only cleansing agent. 肥皂并不是唯一的清洁剂。

相关单词:frankly

frankly解释:adv.坦白地,直率地;坦率地说

frankly例句:

To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说,我一点也不赞成这个主意。

Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说,我不反对改革。

相关单词:cremated

cremated解释:v.火葬,火化(尸体)( cremate的过去式和过去分词 )

cremated例句:

He wants to is cremated, not buried. 他要火葬,不要土葬。 来自《简明英汉词典》

The bodies were cremated on the shore. 他们的尸体在海边火化了。 来自辞典例句

 
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