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1、生活半对半The50-PercentTheoryofLifeIbelieveinthe50-percenttheory.Halfthetimethingsarebetterthannormal;theotherhalf,theyareworse.Ibelievelifeisapendulumswing.Ittakestimeandexperiencetounderstandwhatnormalis,andthatgivesmetheperspectivetodealwiththesurprisesofthefu
2、ture.Let'sbenchmarktheparameters:Yes,Iwilldie.I'vedealtwiththedeathsofbothparents,abestfriend,abelovedbossandcherishedpets.Someofthesedeathshavebeenviolent,beforemyeyes,orslowandagonizing.Badstuff,anditbelongsatthebottomofthescale.Thentherearethosehighpoints
3、:romanceandmarriagetotherightperson;havingachildanddoingthoseDadthingslikecoachingmyson'sbaseballteam,paddlingaroundthecreekintheboatwhilehe'sswimmingwiththedogs,discoveringhiscompassionsodeepitmanifestseveninhiskindnesstosnails,hisimaginationsovividhebuilds
4、aspaceshipfromascatteredpileofLegos.Butthereisavastmeadowoflifeinthemiddle,wherethebadandthegoodflip-flopacrobatically.Thisiswhatconvincesmetobelieveinthe50-percenttheory.OnespringIplantedcorntooearlyinabottomlandsoflood-pronethatneighborslaughed.Ifeltchagri
5、nedatthewastedeffort.Summerturnedbrutal--theworstheatwaveanddroughtinmylifetime.Theair-conditionerdied,thewellwentdry,themarriageended,thejoblost,themoneygone.Iwaslivinglyricsfromacountrytune--musicIloathed.OnlyasurgingKansasCityRoyalsteam,boundfortheirfirst
6、WorldSeries,buoyedmyspirits.Lookingbackonthathorriblesummer,Isoonunderstoodthatallsucceedinggoodthingsmerelyoffsetthebad.Worsethannormalwouldn'tlastlong.Iamowedandsavorthehalcyontimes.TheyreinvigoratemeforthenextnastysurpriseandofferassurancethatIcanthrive.T
7、he50percenttheoryevenhelpsmeseehopebeyondmyRoyals'recentslump,afieldofstrugglingrookiessownsothatsomeyearsoonwecanreapanOctoberharvest.Oh,yeah,thecorncrop?Forthatoneblisteringsummer,thegroundmoisturewasjustright,plantingearlyallowedpollinationbeforeheatwithe
8、redthetops,andthelackofrainsparedthestandingcornfromfloods.Thatwintermycriboverflowedwithcorn--fat,healthythree-to-a-stalkearsfilledwithkernelsfromheeltotip--whilemyneighbors'fieldsyieldedonlybr
