NO.1:"…Iwanttoknow"我只想知道……(ByOriahMountainDreamer,aNativeAmericanElder,whospeaksofbeingintouchwithyourwellspringofhappiness,ofbeingintunewithyourself.)Itdoesn'tinterestmewhatyoudoforaliving.Iwanttoknowwhatyouachefor,andifyoudaretodreamofmeetingyourheart'slonging.Itdoesn'tinterestmehowoldyouare.Iwanttoknowifyouwillrisklookinglikeafoolforlove,foryourdreams,fortheadventureofbeingalive.Itdoesn'tinterestmewhatplanetsaresquaringyourmoon.Iwanttoknowifyouhavetouchedthecenterofyourownsorrow,andifyouhavebeenopenedbylife'sbetrayalsorhavebecomeshriveledandclosedfromfearoffurtherpain.Iwanttoknowifyoucansitwithpain,mineoryourown,withoutmovingtohideorfadeitorfixit.Iwanttoknowifyoucanbewithjoy,mineoryourown,andifyoucandancewithwildnessandlettheecstasyfillyoutothetipsofyourfingersandtoeswithoutcautioningustobecareful,berealistic,ortorememberthelimitationsofbeingahuman.Itdoesn'tinterestmeifthestoryyou'retellingmeistrue.Iwanttoknowifyoucandisappointanothertobetruetoyourself,andifyoucanbeartheaccusationofbetrayalandnotbetrayyourownsoul.Iwanttoknowifyoucanbefaithfulandtrustworthy.Iwanttoknowifyoucanseethebeautyevenwhenitisnotprettyeveryday,andifyoucansourceyourlifefromitspresence.Iwanttoknowifyourcanlivewithfailure,yoursandmine,andstillstandontheedgeofalakeandshouttothesilverofthefullmoon"Yes".Itdoesn'tinterestmetoknowwhereyoulive,orhowmuchmoneyyouhave.Iwanttoknowifyoucangetupafterthenightofgriefanddespair,wearyandbruisedtothebone,anddowhatneedstobedoneforthechildren.Itdoesn'tinterestmewhoyouare,orhowyoucametobehere.Iwanttoknowifyouwillstandinthecenterofthefirewithmeandnotshrinkback.Itdoesn'tinterestmewithwhomyouhavestudied.Iwanttoknowwhatsustainsyoufromtheinsidewhenallelsefailsaway.Iwanttoknowifyoucanbealonewithyourself,andifyoutrulylikethecompanyyoukeepintheemptymoments.**************************************************************************************************************NO.2:Theonlybedintown意外的回报"Oneofthemostdifficultthingstogiveawayiskindness,foritisusuallyreturned."-MarkOrtmanWithseveralmajorconventionsintown,therewasnotaroomtoberentedanywhere.Whenanelderlycouplewalkedinoutofthecoldrain,thedeskclerkknewtheywouldneverfind1)lodging.Inanactofkindness,heofferedthemtheonlybedintown,hisownbed.Thecoupleatfirstrefused,butthroughreasonandkindness,hepersuadedthecoupletoaccepthisoffer.Whentheycheckedoutthenextmorning,theelderlygentlemansaidtothedeskclerk,"YouarethekindofpersonwhoshouldbemanagingthebesthotelintheUnitedStates.MaybesomedayI'llbuildone."They2)chuckledaboutthatandtheelderlycoupleleft.TheincidentandtheelderlycouplewereforgottenbythedeskclerkuntiltwoyearslaterwhenhereceivedaletterfromtheoldmanrequestinghecomeuptoNewYorkandseehim.Therewasaround-tripairlineticketwiththeletter.Thedeskclerkthought,"Whynot?"andtooktheflighttoNewYork.Theoldmanmethimattheairportandimmediatelytookhimtoaconstructionsitetoshowhimanenormous3)castle-likestructurebeingbuiltthere."That,"4)proclaimedtheoldman,"isthehotelI'mbuildingforyoutomanage!"TheoldmanwasWilliamWaldorfAstor,andthehotelwouldsoonbeknownastheWaldorf-Astoria.Theformerdeskclerk,GeorgeC.Boldt,becamethefirstmanager.**************************************************************************************************************NO.3:TodayisaGift活着是福Twomen,bothseriouslyill,occupiedthesamehospitalroom.Onemanwasallowedtositupinhisbedforan...
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