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    流浪老妇

        人人都渴望得到幸福。但是追求幸福之路却只有一条。简单地说,就是改变自己的心情。

      幸福与不幸福,并不是由个人财产的多寡、地位的高低、职业的贵贱决定。

    ——戴尔·卡耐基

      我们这区的第五街邮局常逗留一个流浪老妇。她一口牙齿几乎已经掉光,衣服污秽不堪,带有尿味,一般异味自远处就可闻到,她总是缩在公共电话旁睡觉,若是睡醒,便语无伦次地喃喃自语。

      现在邮局一到6点便关门,这个老妇无处栖身,只得蜷缩在路旁,一个人自言自语。她的嘴巴呆呆地张着,身上的怪味被微风吹得淡了些。

      感恩节那晚,我们家剩下一大堆食物,我把剩菜打包,然后一个人开车来到了第五街。

      这天晚上奇冷无比,寒风将街上的落叶卷起。路上几乎见不到半个人影,只有一些不幸的人暂居在温暖的庇护所,但是我知道我会找到她。

      她仍穿得跟以前一样,甚至穿夏装;老迈弯曲的身体包裹在温暖的毛毯下,瘦弱的双手抓住宝贵的购物推车,蹲靠在邮局旁游戏场前的铁丝网,"她为什么不找个可避风的地方?"我纳闷着,心想她可能已经神志不清到不晓得找个走道窝起来。

      我把车子停在路旁,摇下车窗对着她喊:"老婆婆,你要不要……",我顿了一下,因为我突然间得眼前的她不像是我印象中的那个流浪老妇。

      我继续开口:"老婆婆,我给你带了些食物来,你想吃点火鸡或是苹果派吗?"

      她从毛毯里探出头看着我,一字一句清楚地说,同时下排两颗松动的牙齿颤动着:"谢谢你的好意,但我现在已经吃饱,你还是把这些食物送给真正需要的人吧。"她的话十分清楚,态度诚恳和蔼,完全没有平时神志不清的模样。说完后,她又把头缩了回去,留下我一个人愣在原地。

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