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1、The50-PercentTheoryofLifeStevePorterIbelieveinthe50-percenttheory.Halfthetimethingsarebetterthannormal;theotherhalf,theyareworse.Ibelievelifeisapendulumswing.Ittakestimeandexperiencetounderstandwhatnormalis,andthatgivesmetheperspectivetodealwiththesurprisesofthefuture.Let’sbenchmarktheparame
2、ters:yes,Iwilldie.I’vedealtwiththedeathsofbothparents,abestfriend,abelovedbossandcherishedpets.Someofthesedeathshavebeenviolent,beforemyeyes,orslowandagonizing.Badstuff,anditbelongsatthebottomofthescale.Thentherearethosehighpoints:romanceandmarriagetotherightperson;havingachildanddoingthoseD
3、adthingslikecoachingmyson’sbaseballteam,paddlingaroundthecreekintheboatwhilehe’sswimmingwiththedogs,discoveringhiscompassionsodeepitmanifestseveninhiskindnesstosnails,hisimaginationsovividhebuildsaspaceshipfromascatteredpileofLegos.Butthereisavastmeadowoflifeinthemiddle,wherethebadandthegood
4、flip-flopacrobatically.Thisiswhatconvincesmetobelieveinthe50-percenttheory.OnespringIplantedcorntooearlyinabottomlandsoflood-pronethatneighborslaughed.Ifeltchagrinedatthewastedeffort.Summerturnedbrutal---theworstheatwaveanddroughtinmylifetime.Theair-conditioneddied;thewellwentdry;themarriage
5、ended;thejoblost;themoneygone.Iwaslivinglyricsfromacountrytune---musicIloathed.OnlyasurgingKansasCityRoyalsteambuoyedmyspirits.Lookingbackonthathorriblesummer,Isoonunderstoodthatallsucceedinggoodthingsmerelyoffsetthebad.Worsethannormalwouldn’tlastlong.Iamowedandsavorthehalcyontimes.Thereinvi
6、goratemeforthenextnastysurpriseandofferassurancethatcanthrive.The50-percenttheoryevenhelpsmeseehopebeyondmyRoyals’recentslump,afieldofstrugglingrookiessownsothatsomeyearsoonwecanreapanOctoberharvest.Forthatonblisteringsummer,thegroundmoisturewasjustright,plantingearlyallowedpollinationbefore
7、heatwitheredthetops,andthelackofrainsparedthestandingcornfromfloods.Thatwintermycriboverflowedwithcorn---fat,healthythree-to-a-stalkearsfilledwithkernelsfromheeltotip---whilemyneighbors’fieldsyieldedonlybrown,emptyhusks.Althoughplantingspastmayhave
