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第56章敢于梦想
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&apreciousgiftfromGod.Whatablessingtobealiveinawonderful，vibrantworldofunlimitedpossibilities.However，adversitystrikes，andthis“gift”
feelsmorelikeacurse.“eask.Yetweananswer，ordowe？AftergHodgkiagesevenandbeinggivensixmonthstolive，Itriumphedovertheodds.Callitluck，hope，faithe，therearethousandsofsurvivors！
Winnerslikeusknohynotus？Wedleit！”
I’mnotdyingofcer.I’mlivingwithcer.Goddoesn’tmakejunk，regardlessofwhatesourway，andIdoobeafraidanymore.
Inmysophomoreyearofuheclasswasscheduledtorunthemile.IwillalwaysrememberthatdaybecauseduetotheswellingandssurgeryowosolidyearsIhadnotwornshorts.Iwasafraidoftheteasing.So，fortwoyearsIlivediday，itdidn’tmatter.Iwasready—shorts，heartandmind.IlinebeforeIheardtheloudwhispers.“Gross！”
“Howfat！”
“Howugly！”
Iblockeditout.
&hecoachyelled，“Ready.Set.Go！”
Ijettedoutoftherelikeaerthahefirst20feet.Ididn’tknoa，butitwasokaybecauseIwasdetermiofinishfirst.Aswedthefirstoffourlaps，therewerestudentsalloverthetrack.Bytheendoftheseashadalreadyquit.Theyhadgivenupahegroundgaspingforair.AsIstartedthethirdlap，onlyafewofmyclassmateswereleftoradIbeganlimpiimeIhitthefourthlap，Iwasalome.Irealizedthatnobodyhadgivenup.Instead，everyonehadalreadyfinished.AsIranthatlastlap，Icried.Irealizedthateveryboyandgirlinmyclasshadbeatme，and12minutes，42sedsafterstarting，Icrossedthefinishlihegroundandshedos.Iwassoembarrassed.
Suddenlymyuptomeandpickedmeup，yelling，“Youdidit.Manuel！
Manuel，youfinished，son.Youfinished！”
Helookedmestraightintheeyes，ieceofpaperinhishand.Itwasmygoalfortheday，whichIhadfotten.Ihadgivenittohimbeforeclass.Hereaditaloudtoeveryosimplysaid，“I，Mae，willfinishthemileruntomorrow，ay.Nopainorfrustrationwillstopme.ForIammorethancapableoffinishing，andwithGodasmystrength，Iwillfinish.”
Sige—withalittlesmiliheD，asIalwayssignmyname.Myheartlifted.Mytearswentaway，andIhadasmileonmyfaceasifIhadeatenabanana.Myclassmatesapplaudedastandingovation.ItwasthenIrealizedwinningisn’talwaysfinishingfirst.Sometimeswinningisjustfinishing.
生命！
多么宝贵的礼物啊，这是上帝赐予人类的。
我们应该为能生活在这样一个美好、充满生机和无限可能的世界里而感到幸福！
然而，灾难降临了，这份“礼物”
给人的感觉更像是一种诅咒、一场灾难。
“为什么？为什么倒霉的是我？”
我们不解。
但我们永远无从知晓其答案，不是吗？我7岁时得了霍奇金病（译者注：这是一种病因不明的疾病，特征为淋巴结及肝脾进行性肿大及贫血），只有六个月的存活时间，而我却奇迹般地战胜了病魔。
运气、希望也好，信念、勇气也罢，总之，世界上有几千个这样的幸存者！
我们这些胜利者知道答案——“为什么我们没有失败，因为我们控制了它！”
癌症没能将我击垮。
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