Every cry of his delighted me. He'd throw back his head and his chin would tremble, his hands would claw the air and he'd wail. “Yeah, that's right.” I'd tell him. “Go on.”
俗话说:“你应当把每一天都当做生命的最后一天来过。”这个观点确实不错,但起不到什么作用。以我为例,我曾经这样试过,以下就是我所得到的教训:假如我一味贪图享乐,只为一时的快活而生活的话,我将会变成一个糟糕的丈夫和父亲、一个一连三天都不刮胡子的废物。癌症让我认识到:困难是幸福生活中必不可少的一部分,并且如同福祐一般美妙至极。
在患癌症之前,凡是我能想象得到的所有快乐,统统让我感到厌烦,或者在厌烦之后就将其搁置一边。一个公文包、一辆保时捷、一台咖啡机——这些东西对我来说都至关重要,当然,其中还包括我的头发。然而我却失去了这一切,连同我的头发。