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人生最重要的就是生命本身 　　Lisa Avery age14 　　利萨?艾弗里 14岁 　　 　　I FIRST BEGAN WRITING this paper while in Oklahoma City on the fifth anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. To start with I thought about all the good qualities I admire in people. I came up with many, but as I sat listening to the dedication ceremony of the Oklahoma City National Memorial, it became clear to me. It is not any of these wonderful characteristics that are the most important law of life. I realized that the most important part of life is life itself. 　　As I listened to the ceremony, I heard many speakers; first, a mother who lost her youngest child, then an employee who lost many co-workers and friends, and next the fire chief who helped save so many lives. The next speakers included the mayor, sena- tor, Attorney General Janet Reno and finally the president, Bill Clinton. Death and tragedy can impact so many people and touch them all in different ways. The tragedy in Oklahoma City was felt by people all over the country. The whole country united as Americans to prove that love can overpower hatred and joy overcome sor- row. The death of a loved one is a loss that can only be understood by a person that has felt this pain. The families of the 168 victims know this feeling all too well. Nineteen of the victims were children or unborn children. There are seven to eight hundred people who survived the bombing that day. I am sure they now know how important it is to appreciate and cherish life. 　　 On April 19, 1994, my aunt was sitting in her home about twenty miles north of downtown Oklahoma City. At 9:02 am, she felt such a vibration that she believed the house next door had exploded. My uncle, a doctor, was covering the Emergency Room at Veterans Hospital in downtown Oklahoma City. He helped care for many people injured in the blast, including some young children. One young girl and her mother came back to the hospital a few days after the bombing to thank my uncle fo