“You dont owe me anything，” she replied. “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a kindness.” He said，“Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house，he not only felt stronger physicallyphysically adv.身体上地，but it also increased his faith in God and the human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.
Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city，where specialistsspecialist n.专门医师，专家 can be called in to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly，now famous was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from，a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately，he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room.
Dressed in his doctors gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultationconsultation n.请教，咨询，磋商，［医］会诊 room and determined to do his best to save her life. From that day on，he gave special attention to her case.
After a long struggle，the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was positive that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked，and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention. She read these words...
“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she prayed silently： “Thank You，God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”
一杯牛奶的温暖
一天，一个贫穷的小男孩为了攒够学费正挨家挨户地推销商品。饥寒交迫的他摸遍全身，却只有一角钱。于是他决定向下一户人家讨口饭吃。
然而，当一位美丽的年轻女子打开房门的时候，这个小男孩却有点不知所措了。他没有要饭，只乞求给他一口水喝。这位女子看到他饥饿的样子，就倒了一大杯牛奶给他。男孩慢慢地喝完牛奶，问道：“我应该付多少钱？”
年轻女子微笑着回答：“一分钱也不用付。我妈妈教导我，施以爱心，不图回报。”男孩说：“那么，就请接受我由衷的感谢吧！”说完，霍华德·凯利就离开了这户人家。此时的他不仅自己浑身是劲儿，而且更加相信上帝和整个人类。本来，他都打算放弃了。
数年之后，那位女子得了一种罕见的重病，当地医生对此束手无策。最后，她被转到大城市医治，由专家会诊治疗。大名鼎鼎的霍华德·凯利医生也参加了医疗方案的制定。当他听到病人来自的那个城镇的名字时，一个奇怪的念头霎时间闪过他的脑际。他马上起身直奔她的病房。
身穿手术服的凯利医生来到病房，一眼就认出了恩人。回到会诊室后，他决心一定要竭尽所能来治好她的病。从那天起，他就特别关照这个对自己有恩的病人。
经过艰苦的努力，手术成功了。凯利医生要求把医药费通知单送到他那里，他看了一下，便在通知单的旁边签了字。当医药费通知单送到她的病房时，她不敢看。因为她确信，治病的费用将会花费她整个余生来偿还。最后，她还是鼓起勇气，翻开了医药费通知单，旁边的那行小字引起了她的注意，她不禁轻声读了出来：
“医药费已付：一杯牛奶。”
(签名)霍华德·凯利医生
喜悦的泪水溢出了她的眼睛，她默默地祈祷着：“谢谢你，上帝，你的爱已通过人类的心灵和双手传播了。”
A Lesson Of Life
“Everything happens for the best，”my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can carry on，one day something good will happen. And youll realize that it wouldnt have happened if not for that previousprevious adj.在前的，早先的 adv.在……以前，返回上一级菜单 disappointment.”
Mother was right，as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932.I had decided to try for a job in radio，then work my way up to sports amouncer. I hitchhikedhitchhike vi.搭便车 vt.要求(搭便车) to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station-and got turned down every time.
In one studio，a kind lady told me that big stations couldnt risk hiring inexperienced person-“Go out in the sticks and find a small station thatll give you a chance，”she said.
I thumbed home to Dixon，Illinois. While there was no radioannouncing jobs in Dixon，my father sad Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football，I applied. The job sounded just right for me. But I wasnt hired.
My disappointment must have shown. “Everything happens for the best，” Mom reminded me. Dad offered me the car to job hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport，Iowa. The program director，a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur，told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office，my frustration boiled over. I asked aloud，“How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he cant get a job in a radio station？”
I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur calling，“What was that you said about sports？ Do you know anything about football？”Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game.
On my way home，as I have many times since，I thought of my mothers words： “if you carry on，one day something good will happen. Something wouldnt have happened if not for that previous disappointment.” I often wonder what direction my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.
生活给我上的一课
每当我遇到挫折时，母亲就会说：“一切都会好的。如果你坚持下去，总有一天会有好事发生。你会认识到，如果没有以前的挫折就不会有现在的一切。”
母亲是对的，发现这个是在1932年，我刚从大学毕业。我已决定试着在电台找个事儿做，然后争取做体育节目的播音员。我搭便车到了芝加哥，挨个电台地敲门推销自己——但每次都被拒绝了。
在一个播音室里，一位好心的女士告诉我，大的广播电台是不会冒险雇用没经验的新手的。“去乡下找一家给你机会的小电台吧，”她说。
我搭车来到我的家乡，那是伊利诺伊州的迪克森。在迪克森当时还没有电台播音员这样的工作，父亲说，蒙哥马利·沃德开了一家新商店，想雇请一个本地的运动员管理店里的体育部。我中学时曾在迪克森打过橄榄球，出于这个原因我去申请了这份工作。工作听起来挺适合我的，但是我没被聘用。
我的沮丧心情一定表现出来了。“一切总会好的，”母亲提醒我说。爸爸给我买了一辆汽车找工作用。我试着到爱荷华州达文波特的WOC电台去求职。那里的电台节目总监是一个很棒的苏格兰人，名叫彼得·麦克阿瑟，他告诉我他们已经雇到播音员了。
离开他办公室时，我的挫折感达到了极点。我大声地说：“一个连在电台都找不到工作的家伙又怎么能成为体育节目的播映员呢？”
等电梯时，我听到麦克阿瑟喊道：“你说什么体育？你懂橄榄球吗？”接着他让我站到麦克风前面，请我解说一场想像中的比赛。
在回家的路上——以后也有很多次的，我思考着母亲的那句话：“如果你坚持下去，总要一天会有好事发生。如果没有以前的挫折，就不会有现在的一切。”我常想，如果当年我得到蒙哥马利·沃德的那份工作，我的人生之路又会怎样走呢？
