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Oh,thankyou,"
thenursesaidinFrench."
Whatisyourname?
"
[8]"
Heng,"
camethereply.
[9]Hengwasquicklylaidonabed,hisarmcleanedwithalcohol,andtheneedleinsertedintohisarm.ThroughallofthisHenglaystiffandsilent.
[10]Afteramoment,heletoutalongsob,quicklycoveringhisfacewithhisfreehand.
[11]"
Isithurting,Heng?
thedoctorasked.
[12]Hengshookhisheadsilently,butafterafewmomentsanothersobescaped,andagainhetriedtocoveruphiscrying.Againthedoctoraskedhimiftheneedleinhisarmwashurting,andagainHengshookhishead.
[13]Butnowhisoccasionalsobturnedtoasteady,silentcrying,hiseyesheldtightlyshut,hisfist
inhismouthtryingtostophissobs.
[14]Themedicalteamnowwasveryworriedbecausetheneedleshouldnothavebeenhurtingtheirtinypatient.Somethingwasobviouslyverywrong.Atthispoint,aVietnamesenursearrivedtohelp,andseeingthelittleone'
stears,spokerapidlyinVietnamese,listenedtohisreply,andquicklyansweredhimagain.Movingovertopathisheadasshetalked,hervoicewasgentleandkind.
[15]Afteramoment,thelittleboystoppedcrying,openedhiseyes,andlookedquestioninglyattheVietnamesenurse.Whenshenodded,alookofgreatreliefspreadoverhisface.
[16]Lookingup,theVietnamesenursesaidquietlytotheAmericans,"
Hethoughthewasdying.Hemisunderstoodyou.Hethoughtyouhadaskedhimtogiveallhisbloodsothelittlegirlcouldlive."
[17]"
Butwhywouldhebewillingtodothat?
askedtheNavynurse.
[18]TheVietnamesenurserepeatedthequestiontothelittleboy,whoansweredsimply,"
She'
smyfriend."
[19]Greaterlovehasnomanthanthis,thathelaydownhislifeforafriend.(595words)
LoveThyNeighbor
byAndyRooney
[1]ItseemstomethatneighborsaregoingoutofstyleinAmerica.Thefriendnextdoorfromwhomyouborrowedfoureggsoraladderhasmoved,andthepeopleintherenowarestrangers.
[2]Someoftheoldideasaboutneighborsareprobablysilly,anditmaybejustaswellthatourrelationswithourneighborsarechanging.Thereligiousteachingto"
LoveThyNeighbor"
wasprobablyapoortranslationofwhatmusthaveoriginallybeen"
RespectThyNeighbor"
.Lovedoesn'
texistjustbecausewewantitto.
[3]FewerthanhalfthepeopleintheUnitedStatesliveinthesamehousetheylivedinfiveyearsago,sothere'
snoreasontolovethepeoplewholivenextdoortoyoujustbecausetheyhappenedtobuyahousenextdoortoyours.Theonlythingneighborshaveincommontobeginwithisbeingclose,andunlesssomethingmoredevelops,thatisn’treasonenoughtobebestfriends.It
sometimeshappens,butthechancesareverysmallthatyourneighborswillbeyourchoiceasfriends.Orthatyouwillbetheirs,either.
[4]Thebestrelationshipwithneighborsisoneoffriendlydistance.Yousayhello,yousometimestalkifyouseethemintheyard,youdiscussproblemsandyouhelpeachotherwhenhelpisneeded.Thebushesorthefencebetweenyouisnotacoldshoulder,butaclearboundary.Wealllikeclearlydefinedboundariesforourselves.
[5]Ifneighborshavechanged,neighborhoodshavenot.Theystillhavethesameparts.Ifyouliveinarealneighborhoodyoucanbesuremostofthefollowingpeoplewillbefoundthere:
Onefamilywithmorechildrenthantheycantakecareof.
Adogthatgetsintogarbagecans.
Onebig,beautifulhomewithafamilysorichthattheyreallyaren'
tpartoftheneighborhood.
Abadchildwhostealsorsetsfiretothings,althoughnoonehaseverbeenabletoproveit.
PeoplewholeavetheirChristmaslightsupuntilMarch.
Someonewhodoesn'
tcuttheirgrassmorethantwiceasummer.
SomeonewhocutstheirgrasstwiceaweekandoneofthetimesalwaysseemstobeSundaymorningat7:
30.
Afamilythatneverseemstoturnoffanylightsinthehouse.
Ateenagerwhoplaystheradiotooloudinthesummerwiththewindowsopen.
Someonewholeavestheirbarkingdogoutuntil11:
30mostnights.
Onemysterycouple.Theycomeandgobuthardlyanyoneeverseesthemandnooneknowswhattheydo.
Acouplethathasloudpartiesallthetimewithgueststhattakeanhourtoleaveoncetheygetoutsideandstartshoutinggood-byetoeachother.
tpulltheshades.
[6]Itiseasiertohavealongingaboutapastneighborhoodthanaboutapastcommunity,butacommunityisprobablyabetterunit.Aneighborhoodisjustagroupofpeoplewholiveclosetogether,butacommunityisagroupofpeoplewhoputasidetheirownconcernstogetsomeimportantthingsdoneforalargergroup.(529words)
WeAllNeedFriends
byMelindaMarshall
[1]Havinggoodoldfriendsisagoodthing,butmakingnewonescanbeevenbetter.Nomatterwhatageweare,allofusappreciatethesupportandhelpwhichfriendsgiveus.Thehelpmaybeforonlyasmallthing,oritmaybeforsomethingthatcouldsaveourlife.Thesizeofthehelporsupportisnotreallythemostimportantthing,butthefactofhavingfriendsisveryimportant.
[2]I'
vejustmadeanewfriend,Joan.She'
snotjustanotherpersonIcantalkwithorwavetoaswepassoneanotheronthestreet,butagoodfriend.Sheissomeonewhowillgooutwithmeforlunch,ordropbymyhomeforacupoftea.SheissomeonewhowilllistenandmakemefeelunderstoodthenexttimeImayfeelsadorworriedfornoapparentreason.
[3]Thisisnosmallmatterforme.Ibarelyhaveenoughtimeorenergytokeepupwithmyoldfriends,letalonemakenewones.But,asIgrowolder--andIamnow35yearsold--itisimportanttometohaveasafetynetoffriends.Holeskeepopeningupinthenetasoldfriendsmoveaway.I'
vegottospendtheenergynowtoincludenewfriends.
[4]Makingfriendsisalotlikedatingafteraterriblebreakup.Youhesitateanddragyourfeetbecauseyoucan'
tbelieveyouhavetostartoveragain.Butwhenyoudo,it'
snothalfashardasyouthoughtitwouldbe,andit'
stwiceasrewardingasyoumighthavehoped.
[5]Forexample,Ialmostdidn'
tmeetJoanwhoisnowoneofmybestfriends.Wewereatthecityswimmingpool,waitingforour5-year-oldsonstofinishtheirswimminglessons.JoanwasreadingabookthatIhadreadformybookclub,andIwantedtosaysomething,butdidn'
t.ItwasalmostasifI'
dlosttheabilitytosayhello.
[6]Inthelockerroomweweretogetheragainasoursonsgotdressedandreadytogohome.Isaid,mostlytoherback,"
WhatdoyouthinkofAmyTan'
swriting?
Sheturnedaround,andlikeateenager,Iblushed."
Oh,"
shesaid,"
I'
mreallyenjoyingTheBonesetter'
sDaughter.IreadJoyLuckClub,andshe'
sbeenmyfavoritewritersincethen."
[7]Wetalkedafterthenexttwolessons,comparedourreadinglists,andchasedoursonsoutofthedressingroomagain.Bythefifthswimminglesson,wearrangedtospendadaytogethershoppinginthecity.That'
sprettywild,don'
tyouthinkforapersonofmyage?
[8]Ididn'
talwayschoosemyfriends.Foryears,Iletfatechoosethemforme.Anewjob,anewcity,anexpensiveapartmentmademebefriendswithpeopleI'
dneverhavesaidhellotootherwise.But,asIgrewolderIgrewimpatientwithsomeofmyfriends,andIdecidedthataccidentalrelationshipsdon'
talwayssurvivechangesinlife.Thosetypesoffriendsdon'
toften
helpyouduringlife'
sdifficulttimeswhenyoureallyneedhelp.
[9]Wecanbeourselveswithourfriends,andthatisawonderfulthing;
toopreciousagifttodenyotherfriends.Itreallydoesn'
ttakethatmuchtime,orthatmuchefforttosharethegiftofmakingfriends.(573words)
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SpecialDelivery
[1]Arrivingattheairport,Idiscoveredthatmybrother'
sflighthadbeendelayedforanhour.UsuallywhenIwaitaroundtheairporttomeetaflight,Ipassthetimebywatchingplaneslandandtakeoff,butthateveningIhadabadheadache.Ithoughtthenoiseofjetenginesmightmakeitworse,soIdecidedtowalkaroundinsidetheairportfor