ＰＣのファイル整理をしていたらちょっといい話を見つけました。
すべて英語ですががんばって読んでみてください。何かつかめると思います。また、その感想などコメントに残してくださると嬉しいです（英語でも日本語でも）。
※読みづらい場合は、ＷＯＲＤなどにコピペして読んでみてください。
タイトル：Ships in the Night
There was once a young man who suffered from cancer... a cancer that couldn't be treated. He was 18 years old and he could die anytime.
All his life, he had been stuck in his house being taken care by his mother. He never went outside but he was sick of staying home and wanted to go out for once. So he asked his mother and she gave him permission. He walked down his block and found a lot of stores. He passed a music store and looked through the front door for a second as he walked by. Then he stopped and went back to look into the store once again. He'd seen a young girl about his age and he knew it was love at first sight.
He opened the door and walked in, not looking at anything else but her. He walked closer and closer until he was finally at the front desk where she sat. She looked up and asked "Can I help you?" She smiled and he thought it was the most beautiful smile he has ever seen before and he wanted to kiss her right then and there.
He said "Uh... Yeah... Umm... I would like to buy a CD." He picked one out and gave her money for it.
"Would you like me to wrap it for you?" she asked, smiling her cute smile again. He nodded and she went to the back to wrap the CD.
She came back with the wrapped CD and gave it to him. He took it and walked out of the store. He went home and put the wrapped CD in his closet, since he was not really interested in the music - just the young woman.
From then on, he went to the music store on his block everyday and bought a CD, and she wrapped it for him. Each day he brought the wrapped CD home and put it in his closet. He was still too shy to ask her out. He really wanted to, but he just couldn't build up enough courage.
His mother found out about this and told him to just ask her out. So the next day, he built up his courage and went to the store. He bought a CD like he had each day, and once again she went to the back of the store and came back with it wrapped. He took it and when she wasn't looking, he left his phone number on the desk and ran out of the store.
A few days later, his mother heard the phone ring. !!!RRRRRING!!! The mother picked up the phone and said, "Hello?" It was the girl! She asked for the young man by name and the mother started to cry. His mother said, "You don't know, do you? He passed away yesterday."
The line was quiet except for the soft sounds from the boy's weeping mother.
Later in the day, his mother went into his room just to look around and remember him more vividly. She thought she would start by looking at his clothes. Upon opening the closet door, she was faced with piles and piles of the thin wrapped packages. She was surprised to find all those CDs and she picked one up, sat down on the bed, and started to open one.
Inside was a CD. As she took it out of the wrapper, a small folded piece of paper fell to the bed. The mother picked it up and started to read it.
Here's what the note said:
Hi... I think you're really cute.
Do you want to go out with me?
Love,
Jacelyn
The mother opened another CD and again there was a piece of paper.
She read the second note:
Hi... I think you're really cute.
Do you want to go out with me?
Love,
Jacelyn
Then she opened a third and found again a note....
So, friends, if you love someone, don't let any fears stop you. Honor your tender love while you have the opportunity. Take the chance, no matter how great it may seem. The chance may not always be yours.
