好運(yùn)符——一張兩美元鈔票

尤金妮亞·蘭普勒
　　有一張兩美元的鈔票一直保存在我的錢(qián)夾里，那是我6歲時(shí)媽媽給的。
　　我不迷信，但無(wú)論到哪里，我都隨身帶著它。媽媽希望這張兩美元鈔票能讓我事事順利。
　　當(dāng)時(shí)，她看著我說(shuō)：“帶上這兩美元吧，它會(huì)帶給你好運(yùn)?！?br>　　“謝謝媽媽?zhuān)蔽艺f(shuō)，“我會(huì)永遠(yuǎn)帶著它?！?br>　　每天早上，穿好衣服后，我就將這兩美元裝進(jìn)口袋。17歲那年，媽媽去世了。當(dāng)時(shí)，我掏出那張兩美元鈔票，久久地攥在手中。我知道，媽媽會(huì)一直關(guān)注我以后的生活。
　　每每遇到棘手問(wèn)題，我就拿出那兩美元，放在桌上，一連幾個(gè)小時(shí)盯著它，最終總能想出辦法。
　　第一次找工作時(shí)我已經(jīng)30歲了，又有些羞怯。一想到要面試，我就很害怕，但我必須得工作。第一次面試，在等候室里，除了我還有五位女性求職者。她們都比我年輕，并且衣著考究。其中一位穿著藍(lán)色斑紋套裝，配以類(lèi)似風(fēng)格的錢(qián)包和鞋子，簡(jiǎn)直太完美了。我很清楚，若以履歷論長(zhǎng)短，我不是這五位女士的對(duì)手。
　　業(yè)務(wù)經(jīng)理馬丁太太把我叫進(jìn)辦公室。
　　“你覺(jué)得你能勝任這份工作的理由是什么？”她問(wèn)道。
　　“我很需要這份工作，而且，也沒(méi)有我做不來(lái)的事?！蔽掖鸬馈?br>　　回答完一連串的問(wèn)題后，面試結(jié)束了。我正要邁出辦公室時(shí)，轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)身對(duì)馬丁太太說(shuō)：“馬丁太太，我知道自己并不如其他人優(yōu)秀，但是，請(qǐng)您給我一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)。我接受能力很強(qiáng)，會(huì)成為公司優(yōu)秀的一員?！?br>　　謝過(guò)馬丁太太后，回到家時(shí)，我已經(jīng)疲憊不堪了。我心想，算了，沒(méi)有關(guān)系，明天又是新的一天。
　　當(dāng)晚，我正準(zhǔn)備睡覺(jué)時(shí)，突然接到了馬丁太太的電話。
　　“吉娜，”她說(shuō)，“你雖不是應(yīng)試者中最出色的，但你對(duì)自己充滿信心，因此我們決定給你一個(gè)展示自己的機(jī)會(huì)?！?br>　　我簡(jiǎn)直難以相信這是真的，我激動(dòng)得大叫起來(lái)，興奮得在房間里又蹦又跳。電話那頭傳來(lái)馬丁太太的笑聲，我這才意識(shí)到我們還在通話。
　　“馬丁太太，謝謝您！我不會(huì)令您失望的。”說(shuō)完，我掛斷了電話。
　　我掏出錢(qián)夾，拿出了那張兩美元鈔票。
　　“謝謝您，媽媽?zhuān)业暮眠\(yùn)來(lái)了?！蔽掖舐暤卣f(shuō)，媽媽?xiě)?yīng)該聽(tīng)得到。
　　那一刻，我想起了媽媽說(shuō)的一番話，她把我們拉到客廳里說(shuō)：“在媽媽眼里，你們都很棒。無(wú)論做什么事情，失敗了，千萬(wàn)別放棄。失敗并不可怕，我們可以化失敗為動(dòng)力。我相信，你們一定能夠成功。”
　　我時(shí)刻都想念媽媽?zhuān)莾擅涝惨廊徽洳卦谖业腻X(qián)夾里。多年后，在一次家庭聚會(huì)上，我才發(fā)現(xiàn)，我們兄弟姐妹的錢(qián)夾里都各有一張兩美元鈔票。
　　我們都笑了，談?wù)撝鴭寢屬?zèng)給我們的這份特殊禮物。她在我們心底播下了自信的種子，而這兩美元讓這粒種子迅速茁壯地成長(zhǎng)起來(lái)。
　　■心靈小語(yǔ)
　　母愛(ài)就如一場(chǎng)春雨，一首輕柔的歌曲，潤(rùn)物細(xì)無(wú)聲，但卻綿遠(yuǎn)悠長(zhǎng)。在時(shí)而平坦時(shí)而坎坷的人生道路上，它好似一眼清泉滋潤(rùn)著孩子們的心田，帶給他們無(wú)限的力量和信心，讓他們?cè)诿鎸?duì)挫折時(shí)，仍然能夠堅(jiān)定地前行。
　　Extra GoodLuck
　　EugeniaLampley
　　I keep a twodollar bill in my walletthat was given to me by my mother when I was six yearsold.
　　I am not superstitious1 but the billgoes with me wherever I go. My mother gave it to me so that luckwould follow me everywhere.
　　She looked at me and said, “I wantyou to carry this twodollar bill for extra goodluck.”
　　“Thanks mom,” I replied. “I will keepit close to me always.”
　　Every morning I would get dressed andmy twodollar bill went into my pocket. My mother passed away when Iwas 17 years old and I remembered taking out my twodollar bill. Iheld it in my hand for the longest time and knew that she would bewatching over me the rest of my life.
　　Each time I felt I had a crisis on myhands, I could reach for my twodollar bill and set it on the table.I would stare at it for several hours and could always come up witha solution.
　　When I applied for my first job, Iwas thirty years old and very shy. The thought of being interviewedfor a job was scary but I had to work. On my first interview, as Isat in the waiting room, I noticed there were five women ahead ofme. All of the women were younger and very well dressed. One ofthem was impeccable2 in her blue striped suit with matching purseand shoes. I knew I was up against women betterqualified by looking at the length of theirresumes.
　　Ms. Martin, the office manager,summoned me into her office.
　　“What makes you feel you arequalified for this job？” she asked.
　　“I really need this job and there isnothing I can not do,” I responded.
　　She asked me a series of questionsand the interview was over. As I exited her office, I turned aroundand said, “Ms. Martin, I know that I am not qualified like yourother applicants, but please give me a chance. I learn quickly andcan be a very productive member of yourteam.”
　　I thanked her and went homeexhaustedly. Oh well, I thought, tomorrow would be anotherday.
　　That evening as I was getting readyfor bed, I received a phone call from Ms.Martin.
　　“Gina,” she said, “you were not themost qualified applicant, but you have so much confidence inyourself that we decided to give you a chance to proveyourself.”
　　I screamed out loud, was jumping allover the room in disbelief. I could hear Ms. Martin laughing in thebackground and suddenly I realized that Ms. Martin was still on theline.
　　“Thank you, Ms. Martin, you will notregret this decision,” I said and hung up thephone.
　　I got my wallet and took out mytwodollar bill.
　　“Thanks mom, I am going to makeit.” I said out loud so my mother could hearme.
　　At that instant, I remembered thetime she pulled all of us into the living room and said, “You areall brilliant in my mind, but if you fail once don’t give up. Don’tfear failure. It is a way of getting us to try harder. You willsucceed, I promise.”
　　I still think of mom everyday andstill keep my twodollar bill in my wallet. At a family reunion3years later, I found out that my brothers and sisters all had atwodollar bill in their wallet.
　　We all laughed and talked about howspecial this gift from Mom had been to each and ever had reinforcedthe confidence Mom had instilled one of us. It led inus.

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