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前幾天的天氣預報一直說這個周末有可能下雨，不習慣在雨中長跑的我提前向訓練團隊的主教練M請假不參加這個星期六的集體長跑。然而,昨晚收到主教練M發來的電子郵件說今天清晨不會有雨，建議我不要輕易放棄。因此，今天早晨我就與朋友們一起跑了14英裏，8分21秒的pace，感覺挺好。回到家，洗漱完畢後，檢查電子郵件，讀到跑友P昨晚從芝加哥發來的一封信，我被感動得眼睛濕潤了。
30歲出頭的P和妻子有一對漂亮的龍鳳胎兒女。孩子們已經6歲，哥哥上小學1年級，妹妹卻因為患自閉症在接受特殊教育。每個人訓練跑馬拉鬆的原因各異。而這次P跑芝加哥馬拉鬆是為自閉症研究機構募款而跑，為象他女兒一樣的自閉症患者而跑。征得P的同意，我將他的來信和我的回複放在我的博客（注：我將其中的部分信息用字母屏蔽了）。願更多的人關心和幫助自閉症患者以及他們的家人，更祈禱能早日尋找到預防和治療自閉症的方法。
（1）P寫來的電子郵件
Dear friends and family,
As you know, I will be running in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday. This will be my third marathon and first marathon for which I had to prepare during the scorching summer months in TTT. Chicago is also first of the two marathons that I will run for Organization for Autism Research （OAR）this year.
I am ready… for many reasons.
I am ready because I ran almost 1000 miles to prepare for this event. I am ready because the average temperature in which I was running was more than 80 degrees. I am ready because the humidity in HHH hasn’t been less than 100% for many months now.
Most of all, I am ready because I have your support. Through your generosity, I have been able to raise $X,XXX for the OAR. The great people at OAR will use this money to fund research that will one day explain the reasons why perfectly healthy kids like my daughter K can’t find a way to deal with the things the rest of us take for granted. I love you all for that.
At some point it will get really tough on Sunday. The dreaded wall. Knowing that I have you all behind me will drive me to finish stronger than ever before. I dedicate every inch of the 26.2 miles ahead of me to you.
Love,
P
（2）我的回複
Dear P,
Your email moved me to tears. I pray someday there will be a breakthrough for K and for all kids on the spectrum. She is blessed to have a father like you who will fight for her and be her champion.
I’m so proud of you for pushing through the heat and the humidity. No matter what will happen tomorrow when gun goes off, you are a winner. Min and I will be thinking of you and praying for you every step of the way.
Love,
L
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