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黑暗带来光明的礼物，那就是爱。

■　心灵小语

命运作弄，人的生活也不会总是一帆风顺。除了甜甜蜜蜜的爱情，婚姻中的男女更多的是相互扶持的两个紧紧相连的个体。年轻时的花前月下、卿卿我我，远不如灾难中的相依相偎更真实。婚姻，不需要什么海誓山盟，只要在阴郁的日子里默默地付出就够了。

The　Bus　Passenger

Anonymous

The　passengers　on　the　bus　watched　sympathetically　as　the　attractive　young　woman　with　the　white　cane　made　her　way　carefully　up　the　steps。　She　paid　the　driver　and；　using　her　hands　to　feel　the　location　of　the　seats；　walked　down　the　aisle　and　found　the　seat　he’d　told　her　was　empty。　Then　she　settled　in；　placed　her　briefcase　on　her　lap　and　rested　her　cane　against　her　leg。

It　had　been　a　year　since　Susan；　thirty…four；　became　blind。　Due　to　a　medical　misdiagnosis1　she　had　been　rendered　sightless；　and　she　was　suddenly　thrown　into　a　world　of　darkness；　anger；　frustration　and　self…pity。　Once　a　fiercely　independent　woman；　Susan　now　felt　condemned　by　this　terrible　twist　of　fate　to　bee　a　powerless；　helpless　burden　on　everyone　around　her。　“How　could　this　have　happened　to　me？”　she　would　plead；　her　heart　knotted　with　anger。

But　no　matter　how　much　she　cried　or　ranted　or　prayed；　she　knew　the　painful　truth　her　sight　was　never　going　to　return。　A　cloud　of　depression　hung　over　Susan’s　once　optimistic　spirit。　Just　getting　through　each　day　was　an　exercise　in　frustration　and　exhaustion。　And　all　she　had　to　cling　to　was　her　husband　Mark。

Mark　was　an　Air　Force　officer　and　he　loved　Susan　with　all　of　his　heart。　When　she　first　lost　her　sight；　he　watched　her　sink　into　despair　and　was　determined　to　help　his　wife　gain　the　strength　and　confidence　she　needed　to　bee　independent　again。　Mark’s　military　background　had　trained　him　well　to　deal　with　sensitive　situations；　and　yet　he　knew　this　was　the　most　difficult　battle　he　would　ever　face。

Finally；　Susan　felt　ready　to　return　to　her　job；　bu