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简介

　　《如果生命可以重来》，是作者意识到自己将死于癌症时写下的一首朴素真挚的小诗。它告诉我们，对于一个即将离开这个世界的人来说，这个世界上什么是最重要的。

　　IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER - by Erma Bombeck

　　(Written after she found out she was dying from cancer.)

　　I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would

　　go into a holding pattern if I weren"t there for the day.

　　I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.

　　I would have talked less and listened more.

　　I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained, or the sofa faded.

　　I would have eaten the popcorn in the "good" living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.

　　I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.

　　I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband.

　　I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day

　　because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.

　　I would have sat on the lawn with my grass stains.

　　I would have cried and laughed less while watching television

　　and more while watching life.

　　I would never have bought anything just because it was practical,

　　wouldn"t show soil, or was guaranteed to last a lifetime.

　　Instead of wishing away nine months of preg nancy ,

　　I"d have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment

　　growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.

　　When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, "Later.

　　Now go get washed up for dinner." There would have been more "I love you"s" More "I"m sorry"s."

　　But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute.Look at it and really see it. . Live it and never give it back. STOP SWEATING THE SMALL STUFF!

　　Don"t worry about who doesn"t like you, who has m