第26章尤金妮亚·兰普勒EugeniaLampley
&wo-dollarbilliwasgiventomebymymotherwhenIwassixyearsold。
IamiousbutthebillgoeswithmewhereverIgo。Mymaveittomesothatluckwouldfollowmeeverywhere。
Shelookedatmeandsaid，"Iwantyoutocarrythistwodollarsbillfoodluck。"
"ThanksMom，"Ireplied。"Iwillkeepitealways。"
EverymIwouldgetdressedandmytwodollarsbillwentintomypocket。Mymotherpassedaasseventeenyearsoldaakingoutmytwodollarsbill。Ihelditinmyhatimeashewouldbewatetherestofmylife。
&imeIfeltIhadayhands，Icouldreaytwodollarsbillahetable。Iwouldstareatitforseveralhoursandcouldalwayseupwithasolution。
liedformyfirstjob，IwasthirtyyearsoldahethoughtofbeinginterviewedforajobwasscarybutIhadtowork。Onmyfirstinterview，asIsatiingroom，Iherewerefivewomenaheadofme。Allofthewerandverywelldressed。Ohemeherbluestripedsuiturseandshoes。Ikneagaierqualifiedbylookihoftheirresumes。
MsMartin，theoffiager，summooheroffice。
"Whatmakesyoufeelyouarequalifiedforthisjob?"sheasked。
"IreallyhisjobahingIotdo，"Iresponded。
Sheaskedmeaseriesofquestioerviewwasover。AsIexitedheroffiedaroundandsaid，"MsMartin，IknowthatIamnotqualifiedlikeyourotherapplits，butpleasegivemeaquidbeaveryproductivememberofyourteam。"
Ithankedherahomeexhausted。Ohwell，Ithought，tomorrowwouldbeanotherday。
ThateveningasIwasgettingreadyforbed，Ireceivedaphoneartin。
"Gina，"shesaid，"youwerequalifiedapplit，butyouhavesomufidenyourselfthatwedecidedtogiveyouacetoproveyourself。"
Iscreamedoutloud，iheroomindisbelief。IcouldhearMsMartinlaughinginthebadandsuddehatMsMartinwasstillontheline。
"Thankyou，MsMartin，youwillhisde，"Isaidandhungupthephone。
Igotmywalletandtookoutmytwo-dollarbill。
"Thanksmom，Iamgoi;Isaidoutloudsomymothercouldhearme。
Atthatinstahetimeshepulledallofusintothelivingroomandsaid，"Youareallbrilliantinmymind，butifyoufailon'tgiveup。Don'tfearfailure。Itisawayofgettingustotryharder。Youwillsucise。"
Istillthinkofmomeverydayandstillkeepmytwo-dollarbillinmywallet。Atafamilyreuer，Ifoundoutthatmybrothersandsistersallhadatwo-dollarbilli。
WealllaughedahowspecialthisgiftfromMomhadbeentoeadeverhadreihehadinstilledoledinus。
有一张两美元的钞票一直保存在我的钱夹里，那是我6岁时妈妈给的。
我不迷信，但无论到哪里，我都随身带着它。妈妈希望这张两美元钞票能让我事事亨通。