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PleaseDressMeinRedInmydualprofessionasaneducatorandhealthcareprovider,Ihaveworkedwithnumerouschildreninfectedwiththevirus"thatcausesAIDS.TherelationshipsthatIhavehadwiththesespecialkidshavebeengiftsinmylife.Theyhavetaughtmesomanythings,butIhaveespeciallylearnedthatgreatcouragecanbefoundinthesmallestofpackages2).LetmetellyouaboutTyler.TylerwasborninfectedwithHIVhismotherwasalsoinfected.Fromtheverybeginningofhislife,hewasdependentonmedicationstoenablehimtosurvive.Whenhewasfive,hehadatubesurgically31insertedinavein4)inhischest.Thistubewasconnectedtoapump,whichhecarriedinasmallbackpackonhisback.Medicationswerehookedup5)tothispumpandwerecontinuouslysuppliedthroughthistubetohisbloodstream.Attimes6),healsoneededsupplementedoxygentosupporthisbreathing.Tylerwasn'twillingtogiveuponesinglemomentofhischildhoodtothisdeadlydisease.Itwasnotunusualtofindhimplayingandracingaroundhisbackyard,wearinghismedicine—ladenbackpackanddragginghistankofoxygenbehindhiminhislittlewagon.AllofuswhoknewTylermarveled7)athispurejoyinbeingaliveandtheenergyitgavehim.Tyler'smomoftenteasedhimbytellinghimthathemovedsofastsheneededtodresshiminred.Thatway,whenshepeeredthroughthewindowtocheckonhimplayingintheyard,shecouldquicklyspothim.Thisdreadeddiseaseeventuallyworedown8)eventhelikesofalittledynamo9)likeTyler.Hegrewquiteilland,unfortunately,sodidhisHIV—infectedmother.Whenitbecameapparentthathewasn'tgoingtosurvive,Tyler*smomtalkedtohimaboutdeath.ShecomfortedhimbytellingTylerthatshewasdyingtoo,andthatshewouldbewithhimsooninheaven.Afewdaysbeforehisdeath,Tylerbeckoned10)meovertohishospitalbedandwhispered,u\mightdiesoon,rmnotscared.WhenIdie,pleasedressmeinred.Mompromisedshe'scomingtoheaven,too.I'llbeplayingwhenshegetsthere,andIwanttomakesureshecanfindme.”ByCindyDeeHolms
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2AsIslowlypeeledcarrots,Ilamented10),*TvegottogiveanoralbookreportnextweekandI'mscared.”Grannylookedatmeandthenbacktothehandfulofchoppedonionsshehadmeasuredinherhand.Shedumped11)themintothesouppotandsaid,“Mostpeopleareafraidofpublicspeaking.Butremember,theonlythingwehavetofearisfearitself.So,whatexactlyareyouafraidof?”Islumped12)inmychair.“Everything,Iguess.Idon'tlikestandingupinfrontofeverybody.WhatifIforgetwhatI'mgoingtosay?Orwhatifsomebodylaughs?”uAndwhatifyoudojustfine?"Grannyasked."Haveyoupreparednotes?”“Well,no.Thatwouldbealotofextrawork.”“Hardworkneverhurtanyone,"Grannycautionedasshepointedthewoodenspoontowardme.“Youcouldtrypracticinginfrontofamirror.”Ipushedthepiecesofcarrotstothesideofthecuttingboard.TheroomwasquietexceptforGranny'sthick—heeled13)lace—up14)shoesclickingacrossthewornlinoleum15)floor.Shetookthechoppedcarrotstothestoveandaddedthemtothesoup.Then,asIslicedcelery,Iwentontocomplainaboutschoolwork,friendsandfamily.AsfarasIwasconcerned,Ihadmoretroublesthantheamountofchoppedvegetablesonthewoodencuttingboardinfrontofme.Grannytookitallin16),listeningpatientlywhileIsputtered17)aboutthebitsandpiecesofgriefinmylife.Wipingherhandsonherapron,shebrushedastrand18)ofcurlygrayhairfromherbrowandsatdownnexttome.Thatclose,Icouldsmellthescentofherfacepowder19).Itnotonlywhitenedherfacebutmadeeverywrinkleshowuptoo.Istoppedcuttingandlookedintomygrandmother'sblue—grayeyes.Herexpressionwasstern20)yetgentle.HNancy,nshestarted,uthere*snothingwrongwithalittletroubleinyourlife.Itaddscharacter.”Isatback,butGrannyleanedcloser.Herglasses,whichhungfromachainaroundherneck,hitthetable,emphasizinghermovement.Iknowshemusthavesomethingimportanttosay.“Doyoulikemysoup?”sheasked.Soup?Iwondered.Ithoughtweweretalkingaboutmylife.(t\loveyoursoup,Granny."lsaid.“Well,youknow,alotofpeopledon'tmakehome-madesoupthesedays.Theysayit'stoomuchtrouble.Firstyouhavetocookanicebrothandthenchopallthevegetablesintobite—sizepieces.”“ButIdon'tmindalittletrouble,“shesaid."Itaddsvarietyandflavortomysoup-----andtomylife.Mysoupwouldbeprettyblandwithoutthevegetables,andsowouldmylifeifitdidn'thavethelittleupsanddowns21).”Afterpausingsheadded,“Besides,youhavetorememberthatGodknowsexactlywhathe'scookingupinyourlife.You'vegottotrusthimwiththerecipe22).“Shesmiledandthenwalkedtothesinktostartwashingthedishes.WhileIhelpedGrannycleanup,Ithoughtaboutwhatshehadsaid.Istillhadafewdaystopracticemyoralreport.ThatSaturday,Grannygavemefoodforthoughtaswellasabowlofherhomemadesoup.EveryspoonfulofGranny'smasterpiece23)wasloadedwithdeliciousbitsofmeat

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9happinessseriously.Itoldherthateachofusowesittoourspouse2),ourchildren,ourfriendstobeashappyaswecan.Iwasnotaparticularlyhappychild,andlikemostteenagers,Itookpleasureinmyanguish.Oneday,however,itoccurredtomethatIwastakingtheeasywayout.Anyonecouldbeunhappyhittooknocourageandeffort.Trueachievementlayinstrugglingtobehappy.Thenotionthatwehavetoworkathappinesscomesasnewstomanypeople.Weassumeifsafeelingthatcomesasaresultofgoodthingsthatjusthappentous,thingsoverwhichwehavelittleornocontrol.Buttheoppositeistrueihappinessislargelyunderourcontrol.Itisabattletobefoughtandnotafeelingtobeawaited.Toachieveahappylife,it'snecessarytoovercomesomestumblingblocks,threeofwhichareiComparisonwithOthersMostofuscompareourselveswithanyonewethinkishappier-----arelative,anacquaintanceor,oftensomeonewebarelyknow.Ioncemetayoungmanwhostruckmeasparticularlysuccessfulandhappy.Hespokeofhisloveforhisbeautifulwifeandtheirthreedaughters,andofhisjoyatbeingaradiotalk-showhostinacityheloved.Irememberthinkingthathewasoneofthoseluckyfewforwhomeverythinggoeseffortlesslyright.ThenwestartedtalkingabouttheInternet.Heblesseditsexistence,hetoldme,becausehecouldlookupinformationonmultiplesclerosis®-----theterriblediseaseafflictinghiswife.Ifeltlikeafoolforassumingnothingunhappyexistedinhislife.ImagesofPerfectionAlmostallofushaveimagesofhowlifeshouldbe.Theproblem,ofcourse,isthatonlyrarelydopeople'sjobs,spousesandchildrenliveuptotheseimaginedideals.Here'sapersonalexampleinooneinmyfamilyhadeverdivorced.Iassumedthatmarriagewasforlife.SowhenmywifeandIdivorcedafterfiveyearsofmarriageandthreeyearsafterthebirthofourson,myworldcollapsed.Iwasafailureinmyowneyes.IlaterremarriedandconfidedtomywifethatIcouldn'tshakethefeelingthatmyfamilylifehadfailed.Sheaskedmewhatwaswrongwithourfamilynow(whichincludedherdaughterfromapreviousmarriageandmyson).Ihadtoadmitthat,asidefromthepainofbeingwithmysononlyhalfthetime(myex-wifeandIsharedcustody4"),ourfamilylifewaswonderful.“Thenwhydon'tyoucelebrateit?”sheasked.ThafswhatIdecidedtodo.ButfirstIhadtogetridofa“perfect“family.“MissingTile*'Syndrome6)Oneeffectivewayofdestroyinghappinessistolookatsomethingandfocusoneventhesmallestflaw.Itslikelookingatthetiledceilingandconcentratingonthespacewhereonetileismissing.Asabaldmantoldme,“wheneverIenteraroom,allIseeishair."Onceyou'vedeterminedwhatyourmissingtileis,explorewhetheracquiringitwjreallymakeyouhappy.Thendooneofthethreethingsigetit,replaceitwithadifferenttile,orforgetaboutitandfocusonthetilesinyourlifethatarenotmissing.Weallknowpeoplewhohavehadarelativelyeasylifeyetareessentiallyunhappy.Andweknowpeoplewhohavesufferedagreatdealbutgenerallyremainhappy.Thefirstsecretisgratitude.Allhappypeoplearegrateful.Ungratefulpeoplecannotbehappy.Wetendtothinkthatbeingunhappyleadspeopletocomplain,butifstruertosaythatcomplainingleadstopeoplebecomingunhappy.Thesecondsecretisrealizingthathappinessisabyproduct7)ofsomethingelse.Themostobvioussourcesarethosepursuitsthatgiveourlivespurpose-----

10anythingfromstudyinginsectstoplayingbaseball.Themorepassionswehave,themorehappinesswearelikelytoexperience.Finally,thebeliefthatsomethingpermanenttranscends®usandthatourexistencehassomelargermeaningcanhelpusbehappier.Weneedaspiritualfaith,oraphilosophyoflife.Whateveryourphilosophy,itshouldincludethistruism9iifyouchoosetofindthepositiveinvirtuallyeverysituation,youwillbeblessed,andifyouchoosetofindtheawful,youwillbecursed.Aswithhappinessitself,thisislargelyyourdecisiontomake.klḄmn⍝ᳮᙠᡃstuvwklM$⚪Ḅyz{|u}᝕ᩭi“ᡃᩭyzt஺”᝛i“ᡃ᰿7uklḄs᧕Ḅ
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•]n.ᱏ,Ẉ6.syndrome♦ᐶa-®*஺]n.ᔠ7.byproductᡈযᑗᱥn.8.transcendvt.!9.truism♦♦RᘤO]n.#$%ᳮ'()*Ḅ,Doesmoneybuyhappiness?Doesmoneybuyhappiness?Not.Ah,butwouldalittlemoremoneymakeusalittlehappier?Manyofussmirk1)andnod.Thereis,webelieve,someconnectionbetweenfiscal21fitnessandfeelingfantastic.Mostofuswouldsaythat,yes,wewouldliketoberich.ThreeinfourAmericancollegiansnowconsiderit“veryimportanfor“essential”thattheybecome“verywellofffinancially."Moneymatters.Well,arerichpeoplehappier?Researchershavefoundthatinpoorcountries,suchasBangladesh,beingrelativelywelloffdoesmakeforgreaterwell-being.Weneedfood,rest,shelterandsocialcontact.Butasurprisingfactoflifeisthatincountrieswherenearlyeveryonecanaffordlife'snecessities,increasingaffluencematterssurprisinglylittle.Thecorrelationbetweenincomeandhappinessis“surprisinglyweak,"observedUniversityofMichiganresearcherRonaldInglehartinone16—nationstudyof170,000people.Oncecomfortable,moremoneyprovidesdiminishingreturns.Thesecondpieceofpie,orthesecond$100,000,nevertastesasgoodasthefirst.Evenlottery3winnersandtheForbes*100wealthiestAmericanshaveexpressedonlyslightlygreaterhappinessthantheaverageAmerican.Makingitbig4)bringstemporaryjoy.Butinthelongrunwealthislikehealth-itsutterabsencecanbreedmisery,buthavingitdoesn'tguaranteehappiness.Happinessseemslessamatterofgettingwhat

12wewantthanofwantingwhatwehave.Hasourhappinessfloatedupwardwiththerisingeconomictide?Arewehappiertodaythanin1940,whentwooutoffivehomeslackedashowerortub?Whenheatoftenmeantfeedingwoodorcoalintoafurnace?When35percentofhomeshadnotoilet?Actually,wearenot.Since1957,thenumberofAmericanswhosaytheyare“veryhappy”hasdeclinedfrom35to32percent.Meanwhile,thedivorceratehasdoubled,theteensuicideratehasnearlytripled5),theviolentcrimeratehasnearlyquadrupled61(evenaftertherecentdecline),andmorepeoplethanever(especiallyteensandyoungadults)aredepressed.IcallthissoaringwealthandshrinkingspiritutheAmericanparadox’)."Morethanever,wehavebighousesandbrokenhomes,highincomesandlowmorale,securedrightsanddiminishedcivility.Weexcelatmakingalivingbutoftenfailatmakingalife.Wecelebrateourprosperitybutyearn8)forpurpose.Wecherishourfreedomsbutlongforconnection.Inanageofplenty,wefeelspiritualhunger.byDavidMyers./0123ᔩ5./0123ᔩ5'6789:;/7'7<=ᡃ?89:;23ᕖ5ABᡃ?CḄD8E

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16whohasbeenbraveenoughtoletgoofhisunrealisticdreamsandnotfeellikeafailurefordoingso.Thereisawholenessaboutthemanorwomanwhohaslearnedthatheorsheisstrongenoughtogothroughatragedy2)andsurvive,whocanlosesomeoneandstillfeellikeacompleteperson.Lifeisnotatrap3)setforusbyGodsothathecancondemn4)usforfailing.Lifeisnotaspellingbee,wherenomatterhowmanywordsyou'vegottenright,you'redisqualifiedifyoumakeonemistake.Lifeismorelikeabaseballseason,whereeventhebestteamlosesone—thirdofitsgamesandeventheworstteamhasitsdaysofbrilliance.Ourgoalistowinmoregamesthanwelose.Whenweacceptthatimperfectionispartofbeinghuman,andwhenwecancontinuerollingthroughlifeandappreciateit,wewillhaveachievedawholenessthatotherscanonlyaspireto.That,Ibelieve,iswhatGodasksofus-----not“Beperfecf,not"Don'tevenmakeamistake"but“Bewhole.”Ifwearebraveenoughtolove,strongenoughtoforgive,generousenoughtorejoiceinanother'shappiness,andwiseenoughtoknowthereisenoughlovetogoaroundforusall,thenwecanachieveafulfillment^thatnootherlivingcreaturewilleverknow.4×ᙠØ᦮pᨵDÙᙊᙌÜLDᙽᬪB஺ᙊᙌßàᢝ᦮=âᜐäåᜫçḄ?ᙽᬪB஺ᵫØé᦮ᡠ#Ùëìí᠒஺Dïéðñ☄só᠋õ⁐஺é÷≯ùúᜩûᙢ஺éüýþᑮL□ᐝ
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20withsomeday.AngrybecauseIhadn'twrittencertainlettersthatIintendedtowriteoneofthesedays.AngryandsorrythatIdidn'ttellmyhusbandanddaughteroftenenoughhowmuchItrulylovethem.I'mtryingveryhardnottoputoff,holdback,orsaveanythingthatwouldaddlaughterandlustre8)toourlives.AndeverymorningwhenIopenmyeyes,Itellmyselfthateveryday,everyminute,everybreathtruly,is...agiftfromGod.ᱯÀḄÁᔠÃÄᡭÅÃÃ⊟ÆᨬÈÉÊËgÌjᵨↈÎÏḼḄ@ᒹ஺“Òj”ÓÔ“*ÕÖ×Õiᑁ⊟஺”ÓↈÎEᣵ⌴ÛᡃNiᑁ⊟஺ÜÝÞßஹà!ஹáâãᑴᕜYᨵSᙌææḄçè஺t☢éᨵêëêëtḄᦪíîl஺“ÒÕᡃïSðEñò_óôḄõö÷ÕøஹùúḄû஺᝛ýþᨵÿ
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23Attheageofforty—five,myusuallywell-orderedlifebecamefraughtwithchanges.Aftertwenty—twoyearsofworkingforamajorfinancialinstitution,adownsizinginitiativeandamajorbankmergerresultedintheelimination1)ofoveronehundredjobs,minebeingoneofthem.Myoncesecurefuturebecameafallacy2).However,Iwasoneoftheluckyones.Iwasnotasingleparent,nordependentsolelyonmyincome,butjustliketheotherex-bankers,Ihadbecomeadisposable3)employee,andastatistician.Mymantra4)hasalwaysbeen,“changeisgood,changeisprogress,nbutwhenitaffectedmylivelihood,Ihadtoreviseitto,"acceptchangeandmakethemostofit.MFromthebeginning,Ichosetolookatthisoccurrencenotasamisfortune,butasawelcomeopportunity.Irefusedtobecomedepressedorbitterinstead,Ieagerlyanticipateddoingsomethingnewanddifferent.HavingapositiveattitudemadeallthedifferenceinthewayIperceivedthefuture.First,Idecidedtoreturntocollegeandgraduate,severaldecadeslaterthanIshouldhave.Doingthisatmyagetookmorethanalittlecourage.Notbeingagraduatehadneverheldmebackinmycareerwiththebank,butnowitwasapersonalgoalIlongedtoachieve.Withalittletrepidation"andalotofdetermination,Iregisteredforeveningclasses,andbecameanadultstudent.Oralpresentationswereoftenrequiredforoneclass.IrememberthinkingthatifIhadknownthisbeforehand,Iwouldhavetakensomethingelsetoachievemyrequiredaccreditation.Bynature,Iamaratherreticent6)individual,andspeakinginfrontofpeopleterrifiedme.AsIstoodinfrontoftheotheradultswithwhomIsharedacommongoal,mykneeswerevisiblyknocking,andmyheartbeatalmostaudible.Somehow,Ifoundmyvoiceandsqueakedoutmypresentation.Thenexttimeitwaseasier,andsoon,Iwasstartingtoenjoyitalittle.Laterintheyear,IevenvoluntarilyinterviewedalocalreporterforanEnglishassignment,muchtotheamazementofmyteacher.Myconfidencelevelsoared.SuddenlyIfeltlikeIcouldaccomplishanything.Duringthistime,Irealizedthatnomatterwhatlifethrowsourway,personalgrowthneverstops.Itcomesfromwithin,andneedsonlytobechallengedinordertosurface.Itisentirelypossibletostepoutofone'scomfortzonetolearnsomethingnew.Myexperienceofgoingbacktoschoolendedupbeingfarmorevaluablethanjustacquiringadiploma.ThesecondthingIdidtoimprovemyinnerselfwastoreevaluate7)mylife.Itusedtobefilledwithendless,andsometimesmeaningless,events.Now,insteadofworkingtowardsmaterialisticthingsandpersonalglorification,myheartandlifearefirmlyentwinedaroundpeopleIcarefor.Yes,havingafulfillingcareerisimportant,butitisnolongermyreasonforbeing.WhenIrejointhe“ratrace8)H,itwillbeonmyterms,asnurturingmysoulismyfirstpriority.Havingsimplifiedmylife,Iamenjoyinglivingnow,insteadofjustexistingtomakealiving.Istherelifeafterbanking?Youbetthereis.Thelossofmyjobwasresponsibleforsomepositivechangesinmylife.Revisitingthepastmaderoomforthefuture.AsIcontemplatethemeaningofmymantra,“change

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26seatbetweenthem.ItlookedupatMariaandgaveheraplaintive,barelyaudiblemeow.“Everythingwillbeallright,mylittlefriend,"Mariasaidtearfully.Findingananimalclinic,theywentinsideandtoldthereceptionistwhathadhappened.(Tmsorry,"shesaid,Ubutwecannotacceptstrayanimals.”Itwasthesameatthenextclinic.Finally,atthethirdclinic,akindveterinarian8),Dr.SusanShanahan,agreedtohelpandquicklystartedworkingonthecat.“Thislittleguyisluckytobealive,"shetoldMariaandVera."Ifyouhadn'tbeenthereforhim,heneverwouldhavemadeit.”ThevettookMariaaside.“Thecat'sinjuriesareveryserious,"shesaid."Hehassevereheadtrauma,crushedpawsandacrackedcollarbone.He'llneedalotofexpensivemedicalattention.Today'sbillalonewillcostatleast$400.”Mariagasped.Buttakingherwornclothwalletoutofherhandbag,shegavethedoctorallthemoneyshehadafterpayingherbills-----$50.“It'sallIhaverightnow,butIpromiseIwillpayyoutherestovertime.Pleasedon'tputthatkittytosleep/*shepleaded.'Tiltakehimhome.Weneedeachother.”Sensinghowimportantthiswas,Dr.ShanahankneeledandtookMaria'shandsinhers.ulcouldgetintotroublewithmybossfordoingthis,Mshesaidgently.uYousee,Ireallyshouldn'thavehelpedthecatinthefirstplace,but,don'tworry...Iwillpersonallypayforthis.”Whilethecatwasattheclinic,Mariawenttocheckonhimeveryday.Shespokesoftlytohimandgentlystrokedhischinwithherlittlefinger.Asthedayspassed,thecatbegantopurr9)andthesparklereturnedtoMaria'seyes.Thedayarrivedforthecattocomehome.AsexcitedasalittlegirlonChristmasmorning,Mariasmiledbrightlyasshewalkedintotheclinictopickhimup."Whathaveyoudecidedtonamethecat?”askedDr.Shanahan.Cradlingthecatinherarms,Mariaansweredhappily,*TmgoingtocallhimLucky,becausetogetherwehavefoundanewlife.”□byChristineE.BellerisPḼRST70UḄVWXឋZ[\]^_`ab஺᝛deᵨfghḄi᜻kᐝmnop஺VWXqrsḄZtuvwᜩḄᑮᩭ᝛ᗐ|}~PᨬaḄZr}᪠ᙠḄgஹiḄᨌ☄ஹᑮ⁵⃅Ḅ✏஺=ḄVWXwᙠ¡¢£w¤ẚ¦Ḅ⊙¨஺ᨵwᜩ᝛ªᙠA«¬ᩎḄ®¯°±Ḽ᝛Ḅ²•⚩µ¶·¸᝛஺g¶¹º»ᾙ½ᐭ᝛Ḅ¿Àw▣ÂḄÃÄ஺VWXÄÅᙢÇÈḼ᎔ᙠÊ⍝஺ÌÍ⌴ᕒÐÑÒ᝛Ó.ᜫÕÖ×w¤²ÒØÙḄÀµ⊈ÛÜ஺᝛ÌÝÒᙢ〈߸à▾஺âà~]᝛ãPäᩭReST஺å▾æçâVWXÛÖᨵèéST஺êë·¯ìíîïḄᝣ᝕wòóS᝛ìéᜧḄõö÷øᏉú஺eÑᙠvᜩå®ûwüÍýþ⌕
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32Onceuponatimetherewasachildreadytobeborn.SoonedayheaskedGod,“TheytellmeyouaresendingmetoearthtomorrowbuthowamIgoingtolivethere,beingsosmallandhelpless?”“Amongthemanyangels,Ichoseoneforyou.Shewillbewaitingforyouandwilltakecareofyou,"Godreplied.“ButhereinHeaven,Idon'tdoanythingelsebutsingandsmile,that'senoughformetobehappy.”Godsaid,“Yourangelwillsingforyouandwillalsosmileforyoueveryday.Andyouwillfeelyourangersloveandbehappy."Thechildsaid,“AndhowamIgoingtobeabletounderstandwhenpeopletalktome,ifIdon*tknowthelanguagethatmenspeak?”Godtoldthechild,“yourangelwilltellyouthemostbeautifulandsweetwordsyouwilleverhear,andwithmuchpatienceandcare,yourangelwillteachyouhowtospeak.”“AndwhatamIgoingtodowhenIwanttotalktoyou?”“Yourangelwillplaceyourhandstogetherandwillteachyouhowtopray2),nThechildsaid,"I'veheardthatonearththerearebadmen.Whowillprotectme?”Godsaid,aYourangelwilldefendyouevenifitmeansrisking3)herlife.”“ButIwillalwaysbesadbecauseIwillnotseeyouanymore.”“Yourangelwillalwaystalktoyouaboutmeandwillteachyouthewayforyoutocomebacktome,eventhoughIwillalwaysbenexttoyou.”AtthatmomenttherewasmuchpeaceinHeaven,butvoicesfromearthcouldalreadybeheard,andthechildinahurry,askedsoftly,uOh,God,ifIamabouttoleavenow,pleasetellmemyangel'sname."Godreplied,“Yourangel'snameisnothardtoremember.YouwillcallyourangelMommy.”□Charlene67Ḅᜩ~ᨵ(?67⌕.஺(ᜩ“ᜩ⌕ᡃ〈ᑮᡃ%+ᙠ%Aaᕖ”⍝“ᡃᙠḄᜩ~qᢧ(஺᝛:Ḽ᯿Ḅ஺”“]ᙠᜩᚪ9ᡃ◀ᖛᕀ¤ᕀᐸ¦§-¨©ª~ᡃ«¬஺”“Ḅᜩ~:ᜩ®ᖛ®¤Ḅ஺:¯°ᑮḄᜩ~±Ḅ᰿:«¬Ḅ஺”67“᝞²ᡃ³´Ḅµ¶·±ᡃ¸¹ᡃº»ᕖ”±67“Ḅᜩ~:¼½¾¿ḄஹᨬÁஹᨬÂὡḄĵÅ:ὊᙢஹÆÇᙢᦟ¸஺”“ᡃÉʸ¹Ëᕖ”“Ḅᜩ~:ÌḄÍÎᔠᙠ(ÐᦟἌἩ஺”67“ᡃᨵÒ%Óᩭ!Ôᡃᕖ”“Ḅᜩ~:!Ôᓽ~%ÖᕡḼ᝛⌕ᑈÙᓻ◅஺”“]ᡃÜ:ÝÞ®ᡃߧàᑮ஺”“Ḅᜩ~Ü:±áᑮᡃ:ᦟâᑮᡃãäḄËåæçᡃÜ:ᙠḄèé஺”ê¹ᜩᚪ(ᱏì☟Ḅ¸nîjᑮ஺67ᒺᒺᙢÇn⍝”ð᝞²êñᡃ¨òóḄ¸¼½ᡃᡃḄᜩ~Ḅôõ஺”⍝“Ḅᜩ~Ḅôõ)ö÷஺:çḄᜩ~øᝤᝤ஺”

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36Themobilityofmygypsywagonisresponsibleformyadaptability.ThoughImightoftencaravan4),Iamnotafraidtogomywayalone.IcansitaroundthefiresofanygroupinsocietyandbecauseIamcompletelyimmersedintheirenvironment,Iamabletolearnaboutthemwithoutpreconceptions5)orprejudices.MyunderstandingofthemisthenbasedontheirenvironmentandhistoryBIdon*ttrytounderstandthemonmytermsormakethemfittowhatIalreadyknow.Irespectandadmirethatwhichistrueuntoitself,nomatterhowdifferentitmayappear.Becauseofthis,Igravitate6)towardswhatisuniqueandunusual--beitaculture,anidea,aperson,oracreation.Ihaveoftenactedasaharbingerformypeersandevenmyself.IhavelaidtrackswithsomethingassimpleastheclothesIwear,tomysoy-richdiet,tothehumanitarian,TaoistviewsIpossess.OftenwhatIdiscoveronmyown,aboutayearlater,becomesanoffbeattrend.IcollectfromdifferentsourcestoconstructmythoughtsandactionsBIdon*twaitforsomeoneelsetodoitforme.EachsummermywagonreturnstoasquarecottageinruralMinnesotaAthespringofmyyouth.Withoutatelevision,oranymodernconveniencesaddedsincethe1940*8,thesecludedwoodedlotonasmalllakehasretaineditspurity.Thesolace7)andfreereignofmytimehasledmetofindmycreativity.Ihavebeenawed8)bynaturebyspendingmydaysoutinthewoodsandontheislands.AttimesIattempttocapturenature'sbeautyonpaperoroldPing-Pongpaddleswithpaintsandbrushes.AtothertimesIbuilddamsinthestreamorcarveitscourseintothesandbar,butthestreamalwaysprevailsandfollowsitsnaturalcourse.Onstormydays,Ichooseamustybookfromtheshelvesandreaditinmygreat-greataunt,srockingchairinfrontofthefireplaceasIlistentoaconstantdripthroughtherooftotheflooroftheconcretestairwell.IreflectandcontemplateatnightasIlieinourhammockandwatchthenightskyturn,untilfamiliarconstellationsarelostbeneaththehorizon.Thereposeofthesedaysandnightsfillsmywagonwithcalmness.MywagonoftenmakestripstotheBlackHillsofSouthDakotatorestatthehomeofmyfatherandstepmother.Togetherwehikethehillsandpartakeintheeventsoftheartistcommunity.Inmyfather'sshop,IlearnthetradeoffusedglassBinthehouse,heofteninstructsmeontheclassicalguitar.Whenthelessonsareover,heplaysformehisflamencomelodiesandsongsofSegovia.Hismusicwillfilltheairofmygypsywagonindeterminately.TwosummersagoIdecidedtocomewithmymothertoWisconsin,whereuponIsetmywagonatopawoodedhilloverlookingthecitylights.InEauClaireIhaveexposedmyselftoanarrayof9)newpeopleandactivities,andhavebeguntoexplore—indepth—thelaw,journalism,theChineselanguage,andtheinteractionbetweencommunityandyouth.Facescontortedwithpityalwaysaskmehowitwastoumove,5myjunioryear.Formost,movingwouldbetearinguprootsandtryingtotransplanttheminnewsoilBIsimplycarvedoutanothersetoftrackstoanewland.Mywagon,simpleyetexpedient,istheconfluenceofallmyexperience,knowledge,andideas,andisthereforemyhome.Iwasn'tjustgivenahousethatIcouldlookbackuponwithfondmemories,butasturdygypsywagonthatwillhousemewhereverIchoosetovoyage.□byAndreaJohnson

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