星级人生几颗心（42）

    42.生活没有欺骗你

    是谁欺骗了你？是什么蒙蔽了你的双眼？

    本文作者，真诚告白。细心的你，不难发现，中年的他，曾经受挫。未能经受住生活的打压，柔软的心变得冷漠异常。小女孩的出现，让他找回了自己。不是别人，正是自己，欺骗了自己。是他那颗冷漠的心，蒙蔽了自己的双眼。

    故事中的小女孩手中的蜡烛化解了作者心中的坚冰，重新燃亮了他的生命之火，让关爱和宽容回归，生活从此阳光明媚。

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    Terrywasamiddle-agedleathertraderwhoserepeatedfailureincareermadehimadepressedman，oftencomplainingthathehadbeencheatedbyothers.Onedayhetoldhiswifehewassodiappointedwiththecitythathehadtoleave.

    Sohisfamilymovedtoanothercity.Itwastheeveningofaweekend.WhenTerryandhiswifewerebusilyoccupiedintidyinguptheirnewhome，thelightsuddenlywentout.Terrywasregretfultohaveforgettenbringingalongcandlesandtowaithelplesslyinalowmood.Justthenheheardlight，hesitatedknocksonhisdoorthatwereclearlyaudibleinthequietnight.

    “Who‘sit”hewondered.Terryhadnoacquaintancesinthenewcity，andthiswasthemomentheespeciallyhatedtobedisturbed.Sohewenttothedoorandopeneditimpatiently.Atthedoorwasalittlegirl，shylyasking，“Sir，doyouhavecandlesI‘myourneighbor.”“No，”answeredTerryinangerandshutthedoorabruptly.“Whatanuisance!”hecomplainedoveritwithhiswife.“Nosoonerhadwesettleddownthantheneighborcametoborrowthings.”。

    Afterawhile，thedoorwasknockedagain.Heopeneditandfoundthesamegirloutside.Butthistimeshewasholdingtwocandles，saying，“Mygrandmatoldmethenewneighbordownstairsmightneedcandles.Shesentmeheretogiveyouthese.”Terrywasstruckdumbbywhathesaw.

    Atthatmomenthesuddenlyrealizedwhatcausedhisfailureinlife.Itwashiscoldnessandharshnesswithotherpeople.Thepersonwhohadcheatedhiminlifewasactuallynobodyelsebuthimself，forhiseyeshadbeenblurredbyhisunsympatheticmind.