Over the years
多年来
our family has experienced some very good times
我们一家人一起度过了许多非常欢乐的时光
and we 8217;ve had some very tough times too.
但我们也曾度过艰难的日子
It 8217;s been during the tough times
在艰难的日子里
I 8217;ve witnessed the world working
我看到世界如何运转
and I 8217;ve learned to trust.
我学会了信任别人
One particular day during a tough time
在一段艰难时期，曾有那么一天
I had a phone call
我接到一通电话
that someone had died.
有人去世了
I needed to make several long-distance phone calls
我需要打几个长途电话
to let other people know.
让其他的人悉知此事
This was going to be expensive
这得花费一大笔钱
because back then
因为那个时候
we had to pay for every long-distance call we made.
我们得为打过的每一通长途电话付钱
It wasn 8217;t very long
没过几天
before a friend happened to stopover.
已经有一个朋友过来拜访我
Before I had a chance to mention to her
我还没机会告诉她
about all these long-distance calls I needed to make
我要打很多的长途电话
she said,
她却说道
8220;I stopped over
我来拜访
because I was given these prepaid phone cards today.
是因为今天有人送给我几张充值电话卡
I came over to give these to you. 8221;
我来把这些卡送给你
Wow, these phone cards were exactly what I needed!
天呐，这些卡片正是我需要的!
Now,
你瞧
this may seem like a little thing to most people
对于大多数人来说，这可能只是一件小事
but on that day
但是在那一天
it was a big thing for me.
这对我却是一件大事
It was during that time I learned the maxim ,
正是在那时，我读到了一句箴言
8220;They do not fear bad news;
他们对坏消息无所畏惧
they confidently trust life to care for them. 8221;
他们信心满满，相信生活会料理好一切
After this particular experience,
这件事之后
along with many others,
还有许多类似的事情
I have been learning
让我慢慢学会
to confidently trust life to care for me.
笃信生活会为我处理好一切