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《穿过爱的时光》作者：杨柳青 2017-01-24 02:12
d Gil even traveled back to attend Christie’s high school graduation and then helped her move into a college dorm.
“How can she pay for this?” Rhonda asked. “This has to be a hardship on her；I know she is only making student wages. We can’t accept this. I have to call her and tell her to stop. ”
“Rhonda, it’s obviously important to Christie for you not to know. You can’t tell her you found out her secret. ”
A few months later, during Greg’s summer vacation from school, Christie stopped by to visit and celebrate a belated birthday. That night, Rhonda and Christie sat up talking, while the rest of the household slept. Christie, about to graduate from college with honors, had met a special young man.
“I am so proud of you, Christie, ” Rhonda said. “You have grown into a special young woman. I always knew you would, from the first day I saw you in class. ”
“Mrs. Davidson, I want to show you something, ” Christie said as she went to her overnight bag and retrieved her Bible. Opening it, she removed the thank-you note Rhonda and Gil had written to the anonymous contributor. “Would you read this, Mrs. Davidson?”
As Rhonda read the note aloud, she had to swallow the lump in her throat.
Rhonda read the last sentence...
We only hope that one day we can give to a child as you have so generously given to our child.
“Don’t you know, Mrs. Davidson? I am that child. You and Mr. Davidson taught me and gave me so much. This was a small way I could say‘Thank you.’ ”
I often reflect on this rewarding experience in my daughter’s life and on Christie’s generosity. I think of all the other students whose lives have been positively impacted by Rhonda and Gil, in ways these two young teachers will never know. With Christie, they were fortunate. Not only did they get to see the positive outcome of the life they touched, but they also saw their gift of compassion returned to them.
“How can she pay for this?” Rhonda asked. “This has to be a hardship on her；I know she is only making student wages. We can’t accept this. I have to call her and tell her to stop. ”
“Rhonda, it’s obviously important to Christie for you not to know. You can’t tell her you found out her secret. ”
A few months later, during Greg’s summer vacation from school, Christie stopped by to visit and celebrate a belated birthday. That night, Rhonda and Christie sat up talking, while the rest of the household slept. Christie, about to graduate from college with honors, had met a special young man.
“I am so proud of you, Christie, ” Rhonda said. “You have grown into a special young woman. I always knew you would, from the first day I saw you in class. ”
“Mrs. Davidson, I want to show you something, ” Christie said as she went to her overnight bag and retrieved her Bible. Opening it, she removed the thank-you note Rhonda and Gil had written to the anonymous contributor. “Would you read this, Mrs. Davidson?”
As Rhonda read the note aloud, she had to swallow the lump in her throat.
Rhonda read the last sentence...
We only hope that one day we can give to a child as you have so generously given to our child.
“Don’t you know, Mrs. Davidson? I am that child. You and Mr. Davidson taught me and gave me so much. This was a small way I could say‘Thank you.’ ”
I often reflect on this rewarding experience in my daughter’s life and on Christie’s generosity. I think of all the other students whose lives have been positively impacted by Rhonda and Gil, in ways these two young teachers will never know. With Christie, they were fortunate. Not only did they get to see the positive outcome of the life they touched, but they also saw their gift of compassion returned to them.