一切永遠都不晚 it never t te (第1/5頁)
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Severalyearsago，whileattendingacommunicationscourse，Iexeriencedamostunusualrocess。Theinstructoraskedustolistanythinginourastthatwefeltashamedof，guiltyabout，regretted，orincomleteabout。Thenextweekheinvitedarticiantstoreadtheirlistsaloud。Thisseemedlikeaveryrivaterocess，buttheresalwayssomebravesoulinthecrowdwhowillvolunteer。Aseolereadtheirlists，minegrewlonger。Afterthreeweeks，Ihad101itemsonmylist，theinstructorthensuggestedthatwefindwaystomakeamends，aologizetoeole，ortakesomeactiontorightanywrongdoing。Iwasseriouslywonderinghowthiscouldeverimrovemycommunications，havingvisionsofalienatingjustabouteveryonefrommylife。
Thenextweek，themannexttomeraisedhishandandvolunteeredthisstory。
“Whilemakingmylist，Irememberedanincidentfromhighschool。IgrewuinasmalltowninIowa。Therewasasheriffintownthatnoneofuskidsliked。Onenight，mytwobuddiesandIdecidedtolayatrickonSheriffBrown。Afterdrinkingafewbeers，wefoundacanofredaint，climbedthetallwatertankinthemiddleoftown，andwrote，onthetank，inbrightredletters：SheriffBrownisans。o。b。Thenextday，thetownarosetoseeourglorioussign。Withintwohours，SheriffBrownhadmytwoalsandmeinhisoffce。MyfriendsconfessedandIlied，denyingthetruth。Nooneeverfoundout。”
“Nearly20yearslater，SheriffBrownsnameaearsonmylist。Ididntevenknowifhewasstillalive。Lastweekend，IdialedinformationinmyhometownbackinIowa。Sureenough，therewasaRogerBrownstilllisted。Idialedhisnumber。Afterafewrings，Iheard：‘Hello?’Isaid：”
“‘SheriffBrown?’Pause。‘Yu。’‘Well，thisisJimmyCalkins。AndIwantyoutoknowthatIdidit。’Pause。‘Iknewit!’heyelledback。Wehadagoodlaughandalivelydiscussion。Hisclosingwordswere。‘Jimmy，Ialwaysfeltbadlyforyoubecauseyourbuddiesgotitofftheirchest，andIknewyouwerecarryingitaroundalltheseyears。Iwanttothankyouforcallingme……foryoursake。’”
Jimmyinsiredmetoclearuall101itemsonmylist。Ittookmealmosttwoyears，butitbecamethesringboardandtrueinsirationformycareerasaconflictmediator。Nomatterhowdifficulttheconfict，crisisorsituation，Ialwaysrememberthatitsnevertoolatetoclearutheastandbeginresolution。
幾年前，我在參加一個交際課程班的時候，經歷了一段非比尋常的過程。教員讓我們把過去所有感到羞愧、內疚、遺憾或半途而廢的事，全部列出清單。第二個星期，他邀請學員把清單大聲讀出來。這看起來可是個人隱私，但人羣中，還是有勇敢的人自願參加。聽人們讀時，我的清單更長了。過了三週後，我已經在清單上寫下了101條。然後，教員建議我們想方設法彌補，或賠禮道歉，或者採取某些行動以改正錯誤。我認真地考慮這個問題，這樣怎麼能提高我的交際能力呢？我覺得，這隻會讓我生命中的人疏遠自己。
又一週過後，坐在我旁邊的一個人舉起了手，自願講述了一個這樣的故事。
