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第14章 推销员比尔（第3页）

“亲爱的，我们为什么不白天去看呢？”

我问。

“那样会便宜些。”

“但是，我们买得起电影票。”

我知道约翰是对的，但是，我总是为将来担忧。

这种担忧从孩童时就产生了，根深蒂固，我一直都无法摆脱它的束缚。

冬季的一天，天气预报说波特兰会有大风暴，比尔当然很高兴，“这样的天气对一名上门推销员是非常有利的，”

他说，“因为人们都待在家里。”

因此他把商品捆起来，去挨家挨户地推销，他一直工作到完成销售任务。

但是，这时，由于天气原因造成的糟糕的路况，公交车停运了，他不得不搭便车回家。

但是，他发现他家门前的那条车道太滑了，他多次摔倒多次爬起。

最后，他手脚并用，终于爬着摸到了家门口。

然而，他心里特别高兴，为那天圆满的工作高兴。

第二天上午，他把发生的事告诉了我。

可能是由于长时间为比尔工作，受到他乐观精神的影响，我不再为将来的生活发愁了，而是开始享受生活。

我为比尔工作二十年了。

有时，我以前的焦虑感还会袭击我。

但每当这时，我就会想起我的朋友比尔在他家门前结满冰的车道上爬行的情景，我听到他说：“谢利，生活中没有阻碍，只有挑战。”

当我向他学习时，我就会放松了，会感到自由。

是的，比尔最终让我看到希望，看到上帝为我们打开的机会，每次都有一扇门。

现在，我们家去看电影都买全价的电影票，而且我们还舍得花钱买爆米花了。

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