英文课文 the importance of just being there.pptxVIP

The importance of just being there;Whats the most important thing youve done in your life? I knew the audience wanted to hear some amusing stories about my work with well-known persons. But heres the true answer, the one that leapt from the bottom of my memory. ;The most important thing Ive ever done occurred on October 8, 1990. I began the day playing tennis with a secondary-school friend I hadnt seen for a while; He and his wife had just had a baby boy, who was keeping them up at night. ;While we were playing, a car came screaming up the road toward the courts. It was my friends father, who shouted to my friend that his baby had stopped breathing and was being rushed to the hospital. ;In a flash my friend was in the car and gone, disappearing in a cloud of dust. ;Then I tried to figure out what I should do. There was nothing I could accomplish there, I convinced myself. My friend s son was in the care of doctors and nurses, and nothing I could do or say would affect the outcome.; So I decided to head back to my parents house and check in with my friend later. ; As I started my rental car, I realized that my friend had left his truck and keys at the couI couldnt leave the keys in the truck.; Reluctantly I decided to drive by the hospital and give him the keys.; When I arrived, I was directed to a room where my friend and his wife were waiting. As I had thought, the room was filled with family members silently watching my friend comfort his wife; Soon a doctor appeared. He approached my friend and his wife, and in a quiet voice told them that their son had died, the victim of sudden infant death syndrome (综合症).;For what seemed an eternity the two held each other and cried, unaware of the rest of us standing around in pained, astonished silence.;My friend and his wife stood up and walked numbly (麻木地) past their family. When they reached the door, my friend s wife saw me standing in the corner. ;She came over and hu