食物银行的星期六上午

类别：成长

讲述作者本想通过做义工自我满足，却在给予中收获意外感动的温情故事。

时长 64 秒 · 语速 130 wpm

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I signed up for the food bank because I thought I should. 我去食物银行当志愿者，纯粹是觉得我应该这么做。

A good person volunteers. 好人嘛，总得做点志愿服务。

I'd give three hours and feel pleased with myself. 我想着花上三个小时，心里也能自我感觉良好一下。

They put me at the end of a long table, 他们把我安排在一张长桌的最末端，

packing cans into boxes. 负责把罐头装进箱子里。

Beans, soup, tomatoes. 豆子、浓汤、番茄。

Then the doors opened, and I was moved to the front, 后来门开了，我被调到了前面，

to hand out the boxes. 去给大家发箱子。

An old man came up. 一位老先生走了过来。

Clean shirt, buttoned to the top. 衣服干干净净的，扣子一直系到了最顶上一颗。

He took the box in both arms, 他用双臂接过箱子，

looked me in the eye, and said, "Thank you." 看着我的眼睛，说了声：“谢谢你。”

Then, as if once wasn't enough, he said it again. 接着，像是觉得说一遍还不够似的，他又说了一遍。

"Thank you, dear." “太感谢你了，孩子。”

I said, "You're welcome." 我说了句：“不客气。”

It came out small. 声音小得几乎听不见。

Driving home, I felt something I hadn't expected. 开车回家的路上，我心里有种意想不到的感觉。

Not proud. 不是自豪，

Lighter. 而是轻松，整个人轻快了许多。

I went to help. 我本来是去帮别人的，

I'm fairly sure I got more than I gave. 但我很清楚，自己得到的远比付出的多。

I've been back every Saturday since. 打那以后，每个星期六我都去。