阴雨天的阳光 Sunshine on a Rainy Day
佚名/Anonymous
Have you ever had a day when everything seemed to go wrong, and nothing seemed to go right? Not too long ago I was having one of those days. I was discouraged, weary, and plain sad. My focus was on me, me, me. After all, no one else was experiencing the same trials as I was.
I expressed my downcast state to my mother, hoping for some pity. Instead, she said,“I heard Jamie was having a difficult day too. Why don't you make her some cookies and we will take them to her this afternoon?”I didn't really want to, but decided that I didn't want to go back to my other problems just yet. I made the cookies and arranged them on a little plate. Then I made a card with a sunflower on it and wrote a small note of empathy.
That afternoon we dropped by my friend's house. I went to the door and rang the bell. Soon, Jamie came to the door and looked at me in surprise for the unexpected visit. Before she could say anything I rushed,“I heard you were having a hard day and decided to bring you something. I hope your day goes better.”The look that came over Jamie's face was one that I could never put into words. It was as if a darkened sky was suddenly lit with the golden rays of the sun; it was as if in that small act, her day was brightened.
I got back into the car and for some amazing reason, I felt a lot better myself. That day I experienced the truth that James Barrie attempted to describe.“Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves.”
你是否经历过这样的一天，在这一天里事事不顺？不久以前我就有过这么一天，我感到气馁、厌烦，非常悲伤，我满脑子想的都是自己，毕竟没有人经历过我的磨难。
我把我糟糕的心情告诉我的母亲，希望得到她的怜悯，母亲却说：“我听说杰米今天也不高兴，你为什么不做些饼干今天下午带给她呢？”我本来不想去做，但是我不愿再去想其他让我心烦的事情，所以我就去做饼干了，把做好的饼干摆在一个小盘里，还做了一个画着太阳的卡片，在上面写了一句安慰的话。