every day is a gift 珍惜每一天

精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创1/6EVERYDAYISAGIFT珍惜每一天MYBROTHERINLAWOPENEDTHEBOTTOMDRAWEROFMYSISTERSBUREAUANDLIFTEDOUTATISSUEWRAPPEDPACKAGETHIS,HESAID,ISNOTASLIPTHISISLINGERIEHEDISCARDEDTHETISSUEANDHANDEDMETHESLIPITWASEXQUISITE,SILK,HANDMADEANDTRIMMEDWITHACOBWEBOFLACETHEPRICETAGWITHANASTRONOMICALFIGUREONITWASSTILLATTACHEDJANBOUGHTTHISTHEFIRSTTIMEWEWENTTONEWYORK,ATLEAST8OR9YEARSAGOSHENEVERWOREITSHEWASSAVINGITFORASPECIALOCCASIONWELL,IGUESSTHISISTHEOCCASIONHETOOKTHESLIPFROMMEANDPUTITONTHEBED,WITHTHEOTHERCLOTHESWEWERETAKINGTOTHEMORTICIANHISHANDSLINGEREDONTHESOFTMATERIALFORAMOMENT,THENHESLAMMEDTHEDRAWERSHUTANDTURNEDTOME,DONTEVERSAVEANYTHINGFORASPECIALOCCASIONEVERYDAYYOUREALIVEISASPECIALOCCASIONIREMEMBEREDTHOSEWORDSTHROUGHTHEFUNERALANDTHEDAYSTHATFOLLOWEDWHENIHELPEDHIMANDMYNIECEATTENDTOALLTHESADCHORESTHAT精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创2/6FOLLOWANUNEXPECTEDDEATHITHOUGHTABOUTTHEMONTHEPLANERETURNINGTOCALIFORNIAFROMTHEMIDWESTERNTOWNWHEREMYSISTERSFAMILYLIVESITHOUGHTABOUTALLTHETHINGSTHATSHEHADNTSEENORHEARDORDONEITHOUGHTABOUTTHETHINGSTHATSHEHADDONEWITHOUTREALIZINGTHATTHEYWERESPECIALIMSTILLTHINKINGABOUTHISWORDS,ANDTHEYVECHANGEDTHEWEEDSINTHEGARDENIMSPENDINGMORETIMEWITHMYFAMILYANDFRIENDSANDLESSTIMEINCOMMITTEEMEETINGSWHENEVERPOSSIBLE,LIFESHOULDBEAPATTERNOFEXPERIENCETOSAVOUR,NOTENDUREIMTRYINGTORECOGNIZETHESEMOMENTNOWANDCHERISHTHEMIMNOTSAVINGANYTHINGWEUSEOURGOODCHINAANDCRYSTALFOREVERYSPECIALEVENTSUCHASLOSINGAPOUND,GETTINGTHESINKUNSTOPPED,THEFIRSTCAMELLIABLOSSOMIWEARMYGOODBLAZERTOTHEMARKETIFIFEELLIKEITMYTHEORYISIFILOOKPROSPEROUS,ICANSHELLOUT2849FORONESMALLBAGOFGROCERIESWITHOUTWINCINGIMNOTSAVINGMYGOODPERFUMEFORSPECIALPARTIESCLERKS精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创3/6INHARDWARESTORESANDTELLERSINBANKSHAVENOSESTHATFUNCTIONASWELLASMYPARTYGOINGFRIENDSSOMEDAYANDONEOFTHESEDAYSARELOSINGTHEIRGRIPONMYVOCABULARYIFITSWORTHSEEINGORHEARINGORDOING,IWANTTOSEEANDHEARANDDOITNOWIMNOTSUREWHATMYSISTERWOULDVEDONEHADSHEKNOWTHATSHEWOULDNTBEHEREFORTHETOMORROWWEALLTAKEFORGRANTEDITHINKSHEWOULDHAVECALLEDFAMILYMEMBERSANDAFEWCLOSEFRIENDSSHEMIGHTHAVECALLEDAFEWFORMERFRIENDSTOAPOLOGIZE,ANDMENDFENCESFORPASTSQUABBLESILIKETOTHINKSHEWOULDHAVEGONEOUTFORACHINESEDINNER,HERFAVORITEFOODIMGUESSINGILLNEVERKNOWITSTHOSELITTLETHINGSLEFTUNDONETHATWOULDMAKEMEANGRYIFIKNEWTHATMYHOURSWERELIMITEDANGRYBECAUSEIPUTOFFSEEINGGOODFRIENDSWHOMIWASGOINGTOGETINTOUCHWITHSOMEDAYANGRYBECAUSEIHADNTWRITTENCERTAINLETTERSTHATIINTENDEDTOWRITEONEOFTHESEDAYSANGRYANDSORRYTHATIDIDNTTELLMYHUSBANDAND精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创4/6DAUGHTEROFTENENOUGHHOWMUCHITRULYLOVETHEMIMTRYINGVERYHARDNOTTOPUTOFF,HOLDBACK,ORSAVEANYTHINGTHATWOULDADDLAUGHTERANDLUSTERTOOURLIVESANDEVERYMORNINGWHENIOPENMYEYES,ITELLMYSELFTHATEVERYDAY,EVERYMINUTE,EVERYBREATHTRULY,ISAGIFTFROMGOD妹夫打开了妹妹衣柜最底层抽屉，拿出一个用纸包装的包裹。“这个，”他说，“不是件普通内衣，而是一件豪华内衣。”他把薄纸撕开，递给了我那件内衣。它的确精致无比，丝质、全手工缝制，周围还有一圈网状蕾丝花边。价签都尚未拆去，上面的数字高得惊人。“这是我们第一次去纽约时简买的，至少已是八、九年前的事了。她从没有穿过它。她想等一个特殊的日子再穿它。”唉，我想现在便是那特殊的日子了。妹夫从我手中拿过内衣放在床上，和其他我们要带给殡仪服务人员的衣服放在一起。他的手在那柔软织物上徘徊了一会儿，随即砰然关上抽屉，转身对我说“永远不要把任何东西留给什么特殊日子。你活着的每一天就是一个特殊的日子。”这两句话久久在我耳边回响着，伴我度过了葬礼精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创5/6和帮妹夫、侄女处理妹妹意外死亡后的伤心后事的那几天。我从位处中西部的妹妹家返回加州时，在飞机上还是在想这两句话。我想到妹妹未曾有机会看到、听到或去做的事。我想到她淡然做过，但却没有意识到其特殊性的事。我至今还在想着妹夫说的话，正是它们改变了我的心境。我花了更多的时间与家人朋友在一起，而少花些时间在那些工作会议上。无论何时，生活应当是一种“品味”而非一种“忍受”。我在学习欣赏每一刻，并珍惜每一刻。我不再去“珍藏”任何东西；只要有一点好事，我们就不吝啬使用精美的瓷器和水晶制品，比如说当体重减了一磅时，当厨房水槽堵塞通了时，当第一朵山茶花绽放时如果我想穿，我就穿上我名牌衣服去市场购物。我的理论是如果我看上去还富足的话，我可以毫不心疼地为一小袋杂货付出美元。我不再为特殊的派对而珍藏我上好的香水；五金店售货员和银行出纳员们的嗅觉，不会比派对上朋友们来得差。“有朝一日”和“终有一天”这样的词正从我的常用词汇中淡出。如果值得去看、去听或去做，我当即就要去看、去听或去做。人们总是理所当然的以为自己必然有明天，不知假如妹妹知道她将没有明日，她会做些什么。精品文档2016全新精品资料全新公文范文全程指导写作独家原创6/6我想她会给家人和几位密友打电话。她可能还会给几位昔日朋友打电话主动道歉，摒弃前嫌。我想她可能会外出吃顿她喜欢的中餐。我只是猜想而已。我永远也不会知道