11活着真幸运

11.LuckytoBeAliveMaria,agentle,soft-spokenwomanofseventy,hadalwaysmanagedtoviewtheworldwithachildssenseofwonderment1.Shegreetedthedawnofeachnewdaywiththebrightnessofthesunitselfandfoundjoyinthesmallestofthings:adoveperchedonherbirdfeeder,thefreshmorningdew,thesweetscentofjasmine2inhergarden.Awidow,Marialivedaloneinarun-down3neighborhoodinDeerfieldBeach,Florida.Onedaywhileouttendingthesmallgardeninfrontofhermodesthome,Mariahadbeeninjuredinadrive-byshooting.Thebullethadpiercedthrough4herskinwithaferocious5biteandlodgeditselfintheoldwomansrightthigh.Cryingoutinagony6,shehaddroppedtothesidewalk.Whenthemailmanfoundherunconsciousnearlyanhourlater,herinjuredleghadbeenbleedingprofusely7.Shedmadeittothehospitaljustintimeandlater,thedoctorhadtoldMariashewasluckytobealive.Returninghome,Mariadidntfeelsolucky.Befo