英语智慧背囊 10-紧握餐叉
 音频下载[点击右键另存为][00:01.27]Keep Your Fork紧握餐叉[00:03.68]There was a woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness [00:09.28]and was given three months to live. [00:12.01]As she began getting her things ‘in order’, [00:14.84]she asked for her pastor to come to her house [00:18.16]to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes. [00:21.54]She told him which songs she wanted sung at the service [00:25.14]and what dress she wanted to be buried in. [00:27.77]Everything was in order and as the pastor was preparing to leave, [00:32.17]the woman suddenly remembered one final request, [00:35.99]"Please Pastor, just one more thing," she said excitedly. [00:40.39]"This is very important to me," the woman continued ... [00:44.43]"I want to be buried holding a fork in my right hand." [00:47.85]The pastor gazed at the woman, at a loss for words. [00:51.44]"That surprises you, doesn’t it?" the woman asked. [00:55.16]The pastor replied "Well to be quite honest, I am puzzled by the request". [01:01.20]The woman explained, "You see, Pastor, in all my years of attending church socials, [01:07.68]I remember that when the dishes were being cleared after the main course, [01:11.72]someone would inevitably lean over to me and say, [01:15.46]‘Keep your fork’ ... [01:17.32]it was my favorite part of the meal because I knew that something better was coming. [01:21.36]Something wonderful to end the meal!" [01:23.98]The pastor listened intently and a smile came upon his face. [01:29.15]The woman continued, [01:30.89]"So, I just want people to see me there with a fork in my hand and I want them to wonder ... [01:37.15]‘What’s with the fork’... then I want you to tell them: [01:40.98]‘Keep your Fork ... the best is yet to come’". [01:44.93]She knew and trusted that the best was yet to come. [01:48.75]At the funeral, [01:50.17]every one that walked by the woman’s coffin [01:52.24]saw her wearing a beautiful dress with her favorite Bible [01:56.43]held in her left hand and a fork held in her right hand. [01:59.93]Over and over the pastor heard people ask the question, [02:03.64]"Why is she holding a fork?" and his smile began to get larger and brighter each time. [02:09.73]During his message, the pastor explained the fork and what it symbolized to her.. [02:15.60]So the next time you reach for your fork, let it remind you, oh so gently, [02:21.36]that the best is yet to come … |
