小卖部的玻璃柜

类别：成长

讲述童年在街角小卖部用五毛钱买零食，初次懂得取舍与选择的成长感悟。

时长 53 秒 · 语速 146 wpm

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When I was seven, I had fifty cents, 七岁那年，我手里有五毛钱，

and it felt like a fortune. 感觉就像拥有了一大笔巨款。

The corner shop had a glass counter, 街角的小卖部有个玻璃柜台，

and behind the glass was everything I wanted. 玻璃后面全是我想要的东西。

Sour candy. 酸酸糖。

Bubble gum with a sticker inside. 带贴纸的泡泡糖。

Tiny bags of spicy snacks. 一小袋一小袋的辣条。

A plastic ring that looked like a diamond. 还有一枚看着像钻石的塑料戒指。

I stood there for ten minutes, 我在那儿站了足足十分钟，

the coins getting warm in my hand. 手里的硬币都攥热了。

The owner didn't hurry me. 老板娘也没催我。

She just kept knitting, and looked up once in a while. 她就一直在那儿织毛衣，时不时抬头看我一眼。

If I chose the gum, I couldn't have the candy. 要是选了泡泡糖，就买不了糖果了。

If I chose the candy, no sticker. 要是选了糖果，贴纸又没了。

Every choice meant losing something else. 每一个选择，都意味着要放弃另一样东西。

Finally, I pointed at the gum. 最后，我指了指泡泡糖。

I've made bigger decisions since then. 后来，我做过更重大的决定。

A school, a job, a country. 选哪所学校、做什么工作、在哪个国家生活。

But that glass counter was where I learned how. 但正是在那个玻璃柜台前，我学会了怎么做选择。