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名家短文系列泛读
ADayattheTradition
byChristineClifford
SeveralyearsagoIwasdiagnosedwithcancer.ItwasthemostdifficulttimeIhaveeverfaced.Ithinkitwasmysenseofhumorthatallowedmetoholdontomysanity.Likemanypeoplewhohavegonethroughchemotherapy,IlostallofmyhairandIwasbaldasacueball.Ialwayshadenjoyedwearinghats,sowhenmyhairdesertedme,Iorderedseveralspecialhatswiththehairalreadyattached.ItwaseasyandIneverhadtoworryabouthowmyhairlooked.
Ihavealwaysbeenabiggolffan.Infact,Ihavebeentotwenty-threestraightU.S.Opens.Atonepointduringmycancertreatments,myhusbandJohnandIdecidedtogetawayfromthecoldMinnesotawinterandtookatriptoScottsdale,Arizona.TherewasaSeniorPGAToureventcalledTheTraditionbeingplayed,andthatseemedlikejustthetickettoliftmyspirits.
Thefirstdayofthetournamentbroughtoutahugegallery.Itwasabeautifulday,andIwasinheaven.Iwasstandingjustoffthethirdtee,behindthefairwayropes,watchingmythreefavoritegolfersintheworldapproachtheteebox:
JackNicklaus,RaymondFloydandTomWeiskopf.
Justastheyarrivedatthetee,theunimaginablehappened.Ahugegustofwindcameupfromoutofnowhereandblewmyhatandhairrightoffmyheadandintothemiddleofthefairway!
Thethousandsofspectatorsliningthefairwayfellintoanawkwardsilence,alleyesonme.Evenmygolfidolswerewatchingme,asmyhairwasintheirflightpath.Iwasmortified!
EmbarrassedasIwas,IknewIcouldn'tjuststandthere.Someonehadtodosomethingtogetthingsmovingagain.
SoItookadeepbreath,wentundertheropesandoutintothemiddleofthefairway.Igrabbedmyhatandhair,nestledthembackonmyheadasbestIcould.ThenIturnedtothegolfersandloudlyannounced,"Gentlemen,thewindisblowingfromlefttoright."
Theysaidthelaughtercouldbeheardallthewaytothenineteenthhole.
Ask,Ask,Ask
ByJackCanfieldandMarkV.Hansen
Thegreatestsaleswomanintheworldtodaydoesn'tmindifyoucallheragirl.That'sbecauseMarkitaAndrewshasgeneratedmorethaneightythousanddollarssellingGirlScoutcookiessinceshewassevenyearsold.
Goingdoor-to-doorafterschool,thepainfullyshyMarkitatransformedherselfintoacookie-sellingdynamowhenshediscovered,atage13,thesecretofselling.
Itstartswithdesire.Burning,white-hotdesire.
ForMarkitaandhermother,whoworkedasawaitressinNewYorkafterherhusbandleftthemwhenMarkitawaseightyearsold,theirdreamwastotraveltheglobe."I'llworkhardtomakeenoughmoneytosendyoutocollege,"hermothersaidoneday."You'llgotocollegeandwhenyougraduate,you'llmakeenoughmoneytotakeyouandmearoundtheworld.Okay?
"
Soatage13whenMarkitareadinherGirlScoutmagazinethattheScoutwhosoldthemostcookieswouldwinanall-expenses-paidtripfortwoaroundtheworld,shedecidedtosellalltheGirlScoutcookiesshecould-moreGirlScoutcookiesthananyoneintheworld,ever.
Butdesirealoneisnotenough.Tomakeherdreamcometrue,Markitaknewsheneededaplan.
"Alwayswearyourrightoutfit,yourprofessionalgarb,"herauntadvised."Whenyouaredoingbusiness,dresslikeyouaredoingbusiness.WearyourGirlScoutuniform.Whenyougouptopeopleintheirtenementbuildingsat4:
30or6:
30andespeciallyonFridaynight,askforabigorder.Alwayssmile,whethertheybuyornot,alwaysbenice.Anddon'taskthemtobuyyourcookies;askthemtoinvest."
LotsofotherScoutsmayhavewantedthattriparoundtheworld.LotsofotherScoutsmayhavehadaplan.ButonlyMarkitawentoffinheruniformeachdayafterschool,readytoask-andkeepasking-folkstoinvestinherdream."Hi,Ihaveadream.I'mearningatriparoundtheworldformeandmymombymerchandisingGirlScoutcookies,"she'dsayatthedoor."Wouldyouliketoinvestinonedozenortwodozenboxesofcookies?
"
Markitasold3,526boxesofGirlScoutcookiesthatyearandwonhertriparoundtheworld.Sincethen,shehassoldmorethan42,000boxesofGirlScoutcookies,spokenatsalesconventionsacrossthecountry,starredinaDisneymovieaboutheradventureandhasco-authoredthebestseller,HowtoSellMoreCookies,Condos,Cadillacs,Computers...AndEverythingElse.
Markitaisnosmarterandnomoreextrovertedthanthousandsofotherpeople,youngandold,withdreamsoftheirown.ThedifferenceisMarkitahaddiscoveredthesecretofselling:
Ask,Ask,Ask!
Manypeoplefailbeforetheyevenbeginbecausetheyfailtoaskforwhattheywant.Thefearofrejectionleadsmanyofustorejectourselvesandourdreamslongbeforeanyoneelseeverhasthechance-nomatterwhatwe'reselling.
Andeveryoneissellingsomething."You'resellingyourselfeveryday-inschool,toyourboss,tonewpeopleyoumeet,"saidMarkitaat14."Mymotherisawaitress:
shesellsthedailyspecial.Mayorsandpresidentstryingtogetvotesareselling...IseesellingeverywhereIlook.Sellingispartofthewholeworld."
Ittakescouragetoaskforwhatyouwant.Courageisnottheabsenceoffear.It'sdoingwhatittakesdespiteone'sfear.And,asMarkitahasdiscovered,themoreyouask,theeasier(andmorefun)itgets.
Once,onliveTV,theproducerdecidedtogiveMarkitahertoughestsellingchallenge.MarkitawasaskedtosellGirlScoutcookiestoanotherguestontheshow."WouldyouliketoinvestinonedozenortwodozenboxesofGirlScoutcookies?
"sheasked.
"GirlScoutcookies?
Idon'tbuyanyGirlScoutcookies!
"hereplied."I'maFederalPenitentiarywarden.Iput2,000rapists,robbers,criminals,muggersandchildabuserstobedeverynight."
Unruffled,Markitaquicklycountered,"Mister,ifyoutakesomeofthesecookies.maybeyouwon'tbesomeanandangryandevil.And,Mister,Ithinkitwouldbeagoodideaforyoutotakesomeofthesecookiesbackforeveryoneofyour2,000prisoners,too."
Markitaasked.
TheWardenwroteacheck.
BreakingtheSilence
ByBarrySpilchuk
"Howdidyoudoit,Dad?
Howhaveyoumanagedtonottakeadrinkforalmost20years?
"Ittookmealmost20yearstohavethecouragetoevenaskmyfatherthisverypersonalquestion.WhenDadfirstquitdrinking,thewholefamilywasonpinsandneedleseverytimehegotintoasituationthat,inthepast,wouldhavestartedhimdrinkingagain.Forafewyearswewereafraidtobringitupforfearthedrinkingwouldbeginagain.
"IhadthislittlepoemthatIwouldrecitetomyselfatleastfourtofivetimesaday,"wasDad'sreplytomy18-year-oldunaskedquestion."ThewordswereaninstantreliefandconstantremindertomethatthingswereneversotoughthatIcouldnothandlethem,"Dadsaid.Andthenhesharedthepoemwithme.Thepoem'ssimple,yetprofoundwordsimmediatelybecamepartofmydailyroutineaswell.
Aboutamonthafterthistalkwithmyfather,Ireceivedagiftinthemailfromafriendofmine.Itwasabookofdailyaffirmationswithoneaffirmationlistedforeachdayoftheyear.
Ithasbeenmyexperiencethatwhenyougetsomethingwithdaysoftheyearonit,youautomaticallyturntothepagethatlistsyourownbirthday.
IhurriedlyopenedthebooktoNovember10toseewhatwordsofwisdomthisbookhadinstoreforme.Ididadouble-takeandtearsofdisbeliefandappreciationrolleddownmyface.There,onmybirthday,wastheexactsamepoemthathadhelpedmyfatherforalltheseyears!
ItiscalledtheSerenityPrayer:
God,grantme
theSerenitytoacceptthethingsIcannotchange;
theCouragetochangethethingsIcan;and
theWisdomtoknowthedifference.
MissedOpportunities
ByNickLazaris
Ihadofferedtowatchmy3-year-olddaughter,Ramanda,sothatmywifecouldgooutwithafriend.IwasgettingsomeworkdonewhileRamandaappearedtobehavingagoodtimeintheotherroom.Noproblem,Ifigured.ButthenitgotalittletooquietandIyelledout,"Whatareyoudoing,Ramanda?
"Noresponse.Irepeatedmyquestionandheardhersay,"Oh...nothing."Nothing?
Whatdoes"nothing"mean?
Igotupfrommydeskandranoutintothelivingroom,whereuponIsawhertakeoffdownthehall.Ichasedherupthestairsandwatchedherasherlittlebehindmadeahardleftintothebedroom.Iwasgainingonher!
Shetookoffforthebathroom.Badmove.Ihadhercornered.Itoldhertoturnaround.Sherefused.Ipulledoutmybig,mean,authoritativeDaddyvoice,"Younglady,Isaidturnaround!
"
Slowly,sheturnedtowardme.Inherhandwaswhatwasleftofmywife'snewlipstick.Andeverysquareinchofherfacewascoveredwithbrightred(exceptherlipsofcourse)!
Asshelookedupatmewithfearfuleyes,lipstrembling,Iheardeveryvoicethathadbeenshoutedtomeasachild."Howcouldyou...Youshouldknowbetterthanthat...Howmanytimeshaveyoubeentold...Whatabadthingtodo..."ItwasjustamatterofmypickingoutwhicholdmessageIwasgoingtouseonhersothatshewouldknowwhatabadgirlshehadbeen.ButbeforeIcouldletloose,Ilookeddownatthesweatshirtmywifehadputonheronlyanhourbefore.Inbiglettersitsaid,"I'MAPERFECTLITTLEANGEL!
"Ilookedbackupintohertearfuleyesandinsteadofseeingabadgirlwhodidn'tlisten,IsawachildofGod...aperfectlittleangelfullofworth,valueandawonderfulspontaneitythatIhadcomedangerouslyclosetoshamingoutofher.
"Sweetheart,youlookbeautiful!
Let'stakeapicturesoMommycanseehowspecialyoulook."ItookthepictureandthankedGodthatIdidn'tmisstheopportunitytoreaffirmwhataperfectlittleangelHehadgivenme.
FromtheHeartofaJoyousChild
ByDonnaMcDermott
DearMommyandDaddy,
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