第36章每次只打开一扇门Oime（2）
Iposedthequestion。“Bill，doyouhaveMSorsomethi?”Iasked。“Ihavecerebralpalsy，”heaer-of-factly。IthinkheknewIwasalkingaboutit。“But。。。whatdoesthatmean?Howdidyougetit?Willitgetworse?”“Thedoagedmybrainatmybirth。Mywillawoter，either。Itdoesn’tstopmefromaplishimymindto。”Bill’soptimismamazedme，espetrasttomyowoessimism。Hegavecreditstohisparents，whotaughthimastrongfaith。Theyfoughttogethimintopublicschraduated，hisfathertoldhim，“Getajob。”Hewasn’tbeingharsh。It’sjustthatthey’dnevercoddledBill;iheyhadalwaysinsistedhecoulddoahismindtoahimgiveup。BillgotahWatkinsIncorporated，apanyeddlehomeremediesaodoor。Billtoldthedirectisinmyblood。Italmostdoesheproductis，aslongasIbelieveinit。Givemeadyou’llsee。”
&aveBillajobonatrialbasis。HeknodoorafterdoorandheardhenBillstartedmakingsales。Hewalkedhisrouteeighthoursaday，ormore，ahepany’stopsalesmairewasn’teasy。Everym，Bill’salarmwentoffat4:45a。m。Hisbusdow7:20a。m。Billhattimebecausehedoesodressinarush。“Appearaial，”hesaid。Eagheputonsocks，pressedtrousersaeshirt。Hewouldleavehisbuttoned，hiswingtipslooselytied，ahebriefefriendsatahotelnearwherehemadeabustrahoselooseends。Billwouldhitthestreets，knoeverysielliheomerwillsayyes。”Thekeyis，Billbelievesthey’llallsayyeseventually。IkeptwforBillevenafterIhadafewmore。JohnwasmakingmoremoIuedtosdsave。Hohadbepulsion
。Istillwentthroughlifewithasense。Faithwasstillaninsurancepolistdisasterratherthanawaytomeetlifehead-on。Billusedhisfaitheveryday，gettingoutofbedahebest。WouldIeverlookatlifethatway?Evenmyhusbandwasfrustratedwithme。OneweekendJohoamovie。“Wecatchtheseveno’clockshow。”“Howegotothematinee?”Iasked，“It’scheaper。”“Weaffordit。”Hewasright，butI’tstaboutmohefuture。Itallstemmedfrommychildhood，andI’dooverethat。Oerdayastormortland。OfcoursetoBilltheoodforadoor-to-doorsalesman，”hesaid，“Everyohome!”Sohebundledupandmadehisroundsuntilhehadmadehisquota。Butthebecausetheroadsweresobad。Hehadtohite，onlytodiscoverthesteepdrivewayleadingtohisfrontdoorwasasheetofice。Hetriedtogetupitagainandagaifallingdown。Fidownonhishandsandkneesahefrhlysatisfiedwithhisday’swork。Hetoldmeaboutitthem。ItwasasifthecumulativeaffectwithBillandhisoptimismsankiaboutlifeandstartenjoyingit。It’sbeehatI’veworkedforBill。OnawhilethoseoldworriesstartihenIthinkaboutmyfriendBillguphisicydriveway。Ihearhimsaying，“Therearenoobstacles，Shelly。Onlyges。”WhenIfollole，I’mabletoletgoandfeelfree。Yes，BillPorter’sfinallygotmelookingforwardtotheopportunitiesGodopensforus，oatime。Andthesedayswhenmyfamilygoestothemoviesweseethefullpricedsholurgeonpop。