临终者要告诉你的人生哲理

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1、临终者要告诉你的人生哲理WhattheDyingWantYoutoKnowAboutLifeItwasarainyDecemberdaywhenIknockedonMelissaandBradley’sdoorforthefirsttime.Iwas1）pregnant，cold，wetandwithoutanumbrella；itrarelyrainshere.Melissaansweredthedoor，quiet，2）sullen，withdarkbagsunderhereyes，andprobabl

2、y（definitely）3）anemic.ShedevotedallofhertimetotakingcareofBradley，4）atherexpense.Sincehis5）ALS6）diagnosis，Bradleyhadbecomesteadilyweaker，lesscapable.Refusingavoice-7）assistivedevice，hehadbeenreducedto8）gruntsandnods，abarelyeffectivemeansofcommunication.Heh

3、adbeenrobbedoftheabilitytostand，walkortousehis9）limbsatall.Melissaembracedmeinthedoorway，the10）desperate11）gripofsomeonewhohadlosthope.Shehadneverseenme.Nomatter.12）Hospicedoesthattopeople.Itmakesstrangersfamily.Melissatookmy13）saturatedsweater，saying，“Ido

4、n’tseeyourwings，butIknowtheyarethere.Youaresurelyanangel.”Sheinvitedmein，offeredmeacookieandshowedmeaseat.Thatdaystandsout，maybebecauseBradleyandMelissaaresomuchlikemeandmyhusband.MaybebecauseIsawmyownsullenfaceinhers.Maybebecauseofthe14）profoundfearthatIf

5、elt；thefearoflosingsomeoneyoulovesodeeply，sodeeplythattheworldcouldn’tpossiblycontinuetomovearoundthesunwithoutthem.Whenyoutellpeopleyou’reahospicenurse，the15）defaultcommentisalways，“OhIcouldneverdothat.Iwouldcryallthetime.”Intruth，thosewhoworkinhospicedoc

6、ry，noteveryday，butcertainlyenough.Still，despitethetearsshed，thereisareal16）privilegeinbeingatthebedsideofthedying.I’vetradedmy17）stethoscopein（atleast18）temporarily）foralaptop.Butmyhospiceexperiencesare19）indelibly20）etched，andwhatIlearnedfromthedyingisimp

7、ortant.Andworthsharing.Don’t21）sweatthesmallstuff（it’sallsmallstuff）.Attheendofyourlife，everythingthat’snotvitallyimportant―oh，let’ssay，whetherornotyourpantsaretootight―suddenlyseemsreallyunimportant.Askyourselfifwhatworriesyouwillstillworryyouin10or20or50

8、years.Answerhonestly.Don’tignorepains，achesor22）symptomsofdisease.Especiallythoseinvolvingthebreast，23）testicles，24）bowelsorskin.Thisisn’tparticularlydeepormoving.Butit’simportant.Thesethings25）sneakuponyou.Manypeoplewishtheyhadfacedtheirfear，se