My wife stood there, moving from one foot to the other to stay warm. I immediately noticed her coat, years out of style and beginning to grow threadbare (磨薄的) at the edges, and her shoes that were not made for such harsh weather. I knew that the dreams she had had in her heart when we first married had not disappeared, but they had been reduced to more modest hopes.
I stood there holding her against the cold as I explained what had happened, and she took it all in with grace and love that would not allow a trace of blame aimed at me. She didn’t have to. I felt enough of it for both of us. As we walked toward the bus stop, I couldn’t contain it any longer.
“Why does it have to be like this?” I said out loud. “Why do we have to be stuck renting a tiny house in a poor neighborhood? Why does my family have to live on beans and rice and bread? Why do we have to wear the same clothes we bought years ago? Why am I down to my last five dollars every payday?”
I was ready to give up when I heard the voice uttered softly beside me, “God, I wish I had that guy’s problems.” It was one of the homeless people who hung out by the river surviving on handouts(施舍).
In that instant I came to realize all the blessings that had been given to me, and all the gifts I’d taken for granted and ignored. As I looked over and stared at my wife trembling in the cold, I realized I had a wife who loved me, a family I loved, a job that kept us going, and hopes and dreams for the future that had never been erased.
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