還好, 沒有下雨．要不然的話就會更冷．
我想多倫多現在一定比這裡冷．
但是，我還是覺得很冷．

學校的事，實在繁重．
其實成績對我而言，並不是最重要．
但是太多時候，我不能就這不盡力．
因為每件事都牽涉到其他人．
組裡，要對組員負責．
職位上，要對學生和學校負責．

渡過了一個月，每晚睡四、五小時的日子．
都好好的．
結果一旦多休息點就快生病．

真的有點鬱悶．
去醫院，一看就四百塊，太貴了吧．
誰叫自己不小心．

有點惱自己．

Oct 3, 2008. Pudong, Shanghai. Memory saved.

After 4 hours of sleep, I woke up naturally without fatigue (what a miracle). Turned on my computer and got forwarded this story today. Another love story that brought me tears and heart-ache. I know I am sometimes a bit pessimistic and worried a bit more, especially when things happen too fast and seem unreal. Have faith in love.

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How to Dance in the Rain
It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80’s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am. I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would to able to see him.

I saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound. On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.

I inquired as to her health. He told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer’s Disease. As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now. I was surprised, and asked him, ‘And you still go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?’

He smiled as he patted my hand and said, ‘She doesn’t know me, but I still know who she is.’ I had to hold back tears as he left, I had goose bumps on my arm, and thought, ‘That is the kind of love I want in my life.’ True love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.

With all the jokes and fun that is in e-mails, sometimes there is one that comes along that has an important message. This one I thought I could share with you.

The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have. I hope you share this with someone you care about. I just did.

‘Life isn’t about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.’