[MyStoryMySpeech] A Touching Story of a Taxi Driver,not my

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script, but my reading.  It's a bit long but it put me in tears each time when I listen to it.  First time attending an event here so I want to show some sencerity.  Happy holidays!

The script is not exactly the same as the reading.

I arrived at the address and honked the horn. After waiting a few minutes I honked again. Since this was going to be my last ride of my shift I thought about just driving away, but instead I put the car in park and walked up to the door and knocked.. 'Just a minute', answered a frail, elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged across the floor.

 After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her 90's stood before me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil pinned on it, like somebody out of a 1940's movie.

 By her side was a small nylon suitcase. The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for years. All the furniture was covered with sheets.

 There were no clocks on the walls, no knickknacks or utensils on the counters. In the corner was a cardboard

box filled with photos and glassware.

 'Would you carry my bag out to the car?' she said. I took the suitcase to the cab, then returned to assist the woman.

 She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the curb.

 She kept thanking me for my kindness. 'It's nothing', I told her.. 'I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother to be treated.'

'Oh, you're such a good boy, she said. When we got in the cab, she gave me an address and then asked, 'Could you drive through downtown?'

 'It's not the shortest way,' I answered quickly..

 'Oh, I don't mind,' she said. 'I'm in no hurry. I'm on my way to a hospice.

 I looked in the rear-view mirror. Her eyes were glistening. 'I don't have any family left,' she continued in a soft voice..'The doctor says I don't have very long.' I quietly reached over and shut off the meter.

 'What route would you like me to take?' I asked.

 For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator.

 We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived when they were newlyweds She had me pull up in front of a furniture warehouse that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

 Sometimes she'd ask me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

 As the first hint of sun was creasing the horizon, she suddenly said, 'I'm tired.Let's go now'. We drove in silence to the address she had given me. It was a low building, like a small convalescent home, with a driveway that passed under a portico.

 Two orderlies came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up. They were solicitous and intent, watching her every move. They must have been expecting her.

 I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door. The woman was already seated in a wheelchair.

 'How much do I owe you?' She asked, reaching into her purse.

 'Nothing,' I said

 'You have to make a living,' she answered.

 'There are other passengers,' I responded.

 Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly. 

'You gave an old woman a little moment of joy,' she said. 'Thank you.'

 I squeezed her hand, and then walked into the dim morning light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life.

 I didn't pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly lost in thought. For the rest of that day, I could hardly talk. What if that woman had gotten an angry driver, or one who was impatient to end his shift? What if I had refused to take the run, or had honked once, then driven away?

 On a quick review, I don't think that I have done anything more important in my life.

 We're conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments.

 But great moments often catch us unaware-beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one.

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沙發!太棒啦,豐富了活動內容!先占個座! -beautifulwind- 給 beautifulwind 發送悄悄話 beautifulwind 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/07/2020 postreply 17:20:04

Wow, what a touching and fantastic story !!! I am in tears!! -moiausis- 給 moiausis 發送悄悄話 moiausis 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/07/2020 postreply 17:46:47

What a heartwarming story! I am in tears too... -小公主- 給 小公主 發送悄悄話 小公主 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/07/2020 postreply 19:24:10

聲音很美, 朗讀也很正.  -一荷- 給 一荷 發送悄悄話 一荷 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/07/2020 postreply 19:48:28

Wow, another touching story with “secret garden” as BGM, yr -beautifulwind- 給 beautifulwind 發送悄悄話 beautifulwind 的博客首頁 (281 bytes) () 12/07/2020 postreply 19:55:02

我也有不喜歡的topic。有時候稍微twist一下說下去,實在沒話說就skip。 -AprilMei- 給 AprilMei 發送悄悄話 AprilMei 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/07/2020 postreply 20:00:44

剛才的帖cut off了,我又加在內容裏了:) -beautifulwind- 給 beautifulwind 發送悄悄話 beautifulwind 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/07/2020 postreply 20:09:47

謝謝鼓勵。這篇我曾背下來,在toastmasters meeting上present過。非常喜歡它的樸實。 -AprilMei- 給 AprilMei 發送悄悄話 AprilMei 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/07/2020 postreply 20:14:40

哇。我這次又回到美壇,遇到這麽多英語愛好者,用不同的方式學習英語,都這麽出色,收獲太大了! -beautifulwind- 給 beautifulwind 發送悄悄話 beautifulwind 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/07/2020 postreply 20:18:22

Heart-warming, great presentation! -Ha65494- 給 Ha65494 發送悄悄話 Ha65494 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/07/2020 postreply 20:18:35

you've a convincing voice, love it. Violin BGM mood driving -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (56 bytes) () 12/07/2020 postreply 22:42:23

brilliant and congrats. -woodwishper- 給 woodwishper 發送悄悄話 woodwishper 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/07/2020 postreply 23:02:24

恭喜AprilMei。首頁進來,謝謝網管,聖誕MSMS活動“A touching story”掛首成功。:) -beautifulwind- 給 beautifulwind 發送悄悄話 beautifulwind 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/08/2020 postreply 09:51:49

多謝!才明白什麽是掛首成功。 -AprilMei- 給 AprilMei 發送悄悄話 AprilMei 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/08/2020 postreply 10:54:12

就是掛在文學城首頁的縮寫:)我用這種統一跟帖格式記錄美壇的所有掛首,公開透明有據可查:) -beautifulwind- 給 beautifulwind 發送悄悄話 beautifulwind 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/08/2020 postreply 11:54:35

沒被嚇著吧,我第一次被掛時覺得掛首有點恐怖 -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/08/2020 postreply 12:55:12

還好,心髒還在。 -AprilMei- 給 AprilMei 發送悄悄話 AprilMei 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/08/2020 postreply 13:05:45

哈哈哈,早說啊,現在可以改成“掛城頭”,嘿嘿,最開始和小艾學的:) -beautifulwind- 給 beautifulwind 發送悄悄話 beautifulwind 的博客首頁 (401 bytes) () 12/08/2020 postreply 13:23:38

都差不多,首級掛在城門上的感覺。 -AprilMei- 給 AprilMei 發送悄悄話 AprilMei 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/08/2020 postreply 13:40:45

有鉤嗎:) -忒忒綠- 給 忒忒綠 發送悄悄話 忒忒綠 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/08/2020 postreply 14:07:00

繩子? -AprilMei- 給 AprilMei 發送悄悄話 AprilMei 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/08/2020 postreply 14:31:28

LOL。那就把美壇變笑壇,掛著掛著就習慣了:) -beautifulwind- 給 beautifulwind 發送悄悄話 beautifulwind 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/08/2020 postreply 15:05:02

Your story touched me too. A nice reading. -忒忒綠- 給 忒忒綠 發送悄悄話 忒忒綠 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/08/2020 postreply 13:59:00

Thanks. The story was really well written. -AprilMei- 給 AprilMei 發送悄悄話 AprilMei 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/08/2020 postreply 14:32:18

把最後4段去掉就是一篇非常好的小小說,喜歡你選的背景音樂和帶著人物性格的聲音 -耳機- 給 耳機 發送悄悄話 耳機 的博客首頁 (95 bytes) () 12/09/2020 postreply 20:55:38

Kindness is love made visible -just_4_fun- 給 just_4_fun 發送悄悄話 just_4_fun 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/11/2020 postreply 20:34:30

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