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1、Packupyourlovedones带上至亲至爱我的朋友Vikki总是随身携带有至爱亲人的祷告卡，不管是去澳大利亚广袤的内地欣赏无限风光，还是去希腊梦幻般的岛屿度假，她都将亲人“装进行囊”，一如他们就在身旁……WhenIwasakid,Iremembermydadusedtosinganold,WWIsong,“PackupyourTroubles,”whilehewasgettingdressedforworkinthemorning.Thelyricsfromthechorusofthesongplayinm
2、yheadoftenwhenI’mpackingforatrip—“Packupyourtroublesinyouroldkitbagandsmile,smile,smile.”Lately,withTSAregulationsseeminglychangingdaily,packingmykitbagwithclothes,toothbrushandZiploc-baggieofthree-ouncebottlesseemsmoreliketroublethanfun,fun,fun.Formyfriend,Vi
3、kki,though,whattopackisn'tasimportantaswhomtopack.Shetakesherfamilyandfriendseverywhere.VikkitookhermotherskiinginMammothlastNovemberandshetookmymother-in-lawtotheruinsofMachuPicchuandRome.VikkihastakennumerouspeopletoexoticplacesliketheoutbackinAustralia,andt
4、heGreekIslands—allposthumouslyandinherbag.Yousee,Vikkicollectsprayercardsfromfuneralsandmemorialsofherlovedonesandtakesthemwithherwherevershegoes.Thecards,somewithwatercolorimagesofJesusandotherswithpicturesofadeceasedfriendand“inlovingmemory”printedbeneath,ar
5、eboundtogetherwitharubberbandandstashedsomewhereinVikki’scarry-on.I'mfascinatedbythispracticeandaskheraboutitoften.Iliketokeeptabsonthenumberofcardsshecarriesasitincreases.AtlastcountVikkiwastotingaroundfortypeople.I’veoftenthoughtthatwhenthetallyreachedfifty-
6、two,I’dproposesomekindofcardgamewecouldplay.Myhusband,LarryandIsometimestravelwithVikkiandherhusband,Bill,sowecouldwhileawaythehoursontrainsandboatsbyplayingsomemodifiedversionofwar,poker,orgo-fish.Obviously,I’mnotassentimentalaboutVikki’scollectionassheis,but
7、onatriptwoyearsago,Iwitnessedthepowerofthoseprayercards.LarryandIwereinPeruwithVikkiandBill.WehadjustfinisheddinneratarestaurantinAguasCalientes,whenVikkislidasmallcardacrossthetabletoLarryandasked,“WouldyouliketohaveyourmomwithyoutomorrowwhenyouclimbMachuPicc
8、hu?”Larrywasvisiblymovedbythegestureandslippedtheprayercardfromhismother’sfuneralintohisshirtpocket.Whenwewalkedtheancient,Incanruinsthenextday,LarryhadhismomwithhimandIcouldsenset
