Jerry was the kind of gay you love to hate. He was always in a good__36___and always had something positive to say.
Jerry said, “Each morning I ___37___up and say to myself, ‘Jerry, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.’ I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something___38___ happen, I can choose to be a victim(受害者,牺牲品) or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. The bottom line: It’s your__39__ how you live your life.”
Several years later, I heard that Jerry was__40___by robbers(抢劫犯). I saw Jerry about six months after the accident.
“Weren’t you__41___? Did you lose consciousness(意识)?” I asked.
Jerry continued, “The paramedics(护理人员) kept telling me I was going to be fine. But __42___ they wheeled me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces, I got really scared(害怕. In their eyes, I __43___ , ‘He’s a dead man.’ I knew I needed to take action.”
“What did you do?” I asked.
“Well, there was a nurse shouting questions at me, ” said Jerry.
“She asked if I was allergic(过敏) to anything. ‘Yes,’ I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my __44___. I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘Bullets(子弹)!’ ”
“Over their laughter, I told them, ‘I am choosing to live.___45__ on me as if I am alive, not dead.’ ”
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