“千万不要把东西留到什么特殊日子再用，其实生命中的每一天都是特殊的日子……”直到现在，我仍然认为他的这席话改变了我的生活。“将来某一天”、“总有一天”之类的字眼已从我的词典中彻底消失。对那些值得去看，去听或去做的事情，我都会立刻付诸行动，毫不耽搁。
A friend of mine opened his wife's underwear drawer and picked up a silk paper wrapped package:
"This, - he said - isn't any ordinary package." He unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper and the box.
"She got this the first time we went to New York, 8 or 9 years ago. She has never put it on. Was saving it for a special occasion.
Well, I guess this is it. He got near the bed and placed the gift box next to the other clothings he was taking to the funeral house, his wife had just died. He turned to me and said:
"Never save something for a special occasion. Every day in your life is a special occasion".
I still think those words changed my life. Now I read more and clean less. I sit on the porch without worrying
I don't know what my friend's wife would have done if she knew she wouldn't be there the next morning, this nobody can tell. I think she might have called her relatives and closest friends.
She might call old friends to make peace over past quarrels. I'd like to think she would go out for Chinese, her favourite food. It's these small things that I would regret not doing, if I knew my time had come. I would regret it, because I would no longer see the friends I would meet, letters... letters that i wanted to write "One of this days". I would regret and feel sad, because I didn't say to my brothers and sons, not times enough at least, how much I love them.
Now, I try not to delay, postpone or keep anything that could bring laughter and joy into our lives. And, on each morning, I say to myself that this could be a special day. Each day, each hour, each minute, is special.
相关单词：underwear
underwear解释：n.衫衣，内衣，贴身衣
underwear例句：
He had removed his underwear.他已脱去了内衣。
They left off their woollen underwear when the weather got warm.天气转暖的时候，他们不再穿羊毛内衣。
相关单词：saving
saving解释：n.节省，节约；[pl.]储蓄金，存款
saving例句：
Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。
相关单词：occasion
occasion解释：n.场合，时机，机会，诱因，理由；vt.惹起，引起
occasion例句：
Her dress was too showy for such a formal occasion.在如此正式的场合，她的服装过分华丽了。
Her tears were fought back on such an occasion.在这种场合下她忍住了眼泪。
相关单词：porch
porch解释：n.门廊，入口处，走廊，游廊
porch例句：
There are thousands of pages of advertising on our porch.有成千上万页广告堆在我们的门廊上。
The porch is supported by six immense pillars.门廊由六根大柱子支撑着。
相关单词：crystal
crystal解释：n.水晶，水晶饰品，结晶体；最好的玻璃器皿
crystal例句：
It used to be a crystal stream.那曾是条清澈见底的小溪。
Those fine wine glasses are made of crystal.那些漂亮的酒杯是用水晶做的。
相关单词：perfume
perfume解释：n.香水(料，气)；vt.使充满芳香；洒香水
perfume例句：
The air was heavy with the perfume of the flower.空气中充满了花香。
Those roses perfume the whole garden.那些玫瑰花使满园飘香。
相关单词：occasions
occasions解释：n.机会( occasion的名词复数 )；时刻；原因；需要
occasions例句：
The prosecution stated that intercourse had occurred on several occasions. 控诉方称发生过数次性交。
He has been late on numerous occasions. 他已经迟到过无数次了。
相关单词：postpone
postpone解释：v.延期，推迟
postpone例句：
I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。
