在美国有一位名叫威廉姆斯的男子,由于患有一种特别的罕见的疾病,他一出生就没有下巴。由于天生只有半张脸,威廉姆斯的一生都在遭受严重的欺凌,不过在经历了几十年的“毫无价值”的生活后,威廉姆斯终于在近日终于找到了人生的意义。
“When you reach the age of 100, suddenly, even if you did nothing notable, you are a celebrity. Friends, even longtime ones, neighbors and strangers look at you differently. You see and feel it. When perfect strangers find out, they shake your hand, as if, by osmosis, you can transfer the secrets of long life to them.” “Keep Breathing: Recollections from a 103-year-old,” by Morrie Markoff。
书接上文,Mark是我在美国的一个民宿房东,今年39岁,不过面相看上去,至少49岁,显老。他说,这只能怪他属于Caucasian——高加索人,这单词来源于神学,《圣经》说雅弗是欧洲人祖先,神学里认为他来自高加索地区。