佚名/Anonymous
, alwaysup, , hewouldreply, "IfIwereanybetter, Iwouldbetwins!"
, Jerrywastheretellingtheemployeehowtolookonthepositivesideofthesituation.
Seeingthisstylereallymademecurious, soonedayIwentuptoJerryandaskedhim, "Idon'tgetit! Youcan'tbeapositive, ?"
Jerryreplied, "EachmorningIwakeupandsaytomyself, '.' , , ."
, , butIoftenthoughtabouthimwhenImadeachoiceaboutlifeinsteadofreactingtolife.
Severalyearslater, IheardthatJerryhaddonesomethingyouareneversupposedtodointherestaurantbusiness: hehadleftthebackdooropenonemorningandthreearmedrobberswalkedin, , .Theyrushedhimtothelocaltraumacenterandhewasinsurgeryfor18hoursandintensivecaresforweeks, andfinallyemergedfromthehospitalamonthlaterwithfragmentsofthebulletsstillinhisbody.
, hereplied, "IfIwereanybetter, I'?" Ideclinedtoseehiswounds, butIdidaskhimwhathadgonethroughhismindwhentherobberywashappening.
"Thefirstthingthatwentthroughmymind," Jerryreplied, ", asIwaslyingonthefloor, IwasthinkingthatIhadtwochoices: Icouldchoosetolive, ."
"Weren'tyoueverscared? Didyouloseconsciousness?" Iasked.
Jerrycontinuedthestory, ", IgotreallyscaredwhenIsawtheexpressionsonthedoctors, andnurses' ."
"Whatdidyoudo?" Iasked.
"Well, therewasabig, burlynurseshoutingatme, 'Jerry, areyouallergictoanything?' 'Yes,' Ishoutedback.'What?' , 'Bullets!' Theyallstartedlaughing, andItoldthem, 'Look, , notadeadman'."
Jerrylivedinpartbecauseofhisdoctors, butinlargepartbecauseofhisindomitableattitude.
杰里真是个讨厌的家伙，他是那种整天心情愉快、乐观向上、能说会道的人。如果有人问他最近怎么样，他一定会说：“好极了，再好不过了。”
