“My life was saved by a smile.”Yes，the smile―the unaffected，unplanned，natural connection between people.I really believe that if that part of you and that part of me could recognize each other，we wouldn‘t be enemies.We couldn’t have hate or envy or fear.“
“一想到自己明天就没命了，不禁陷入极端的惶恐。我翻遍了口袋，终于找到一支没被他们搜走的香烟，但我的手紧张得不停发抖，连将烟送进嘴里都成问题，而我的火柴也在搜身时被拿走了。”
“我透过铁栏望着外面的警卫，他并没有注意到我在看他，我叫了他一声：‘能跟你借个火吗？’他转头望着我，耸了耸肩，然后走了过来，点燃我的香烟。”
“当他帮我点火时，他的眼光无意中与我的相接触，这时我突然冲着他微笑。我不知道自己为何有这般反应，也许是过于紧张，或者是当你如此靠近另一个人，你很难不对他微笑。不管是何理由，我对他笑了。就在这一刹那，这抹微笑如同火花般，打破了我们心灵间的隔阂。受到了我的感染，他的嘴角不自觉地也现出了笑容，虽然我知道他原无此意。他点完火后并没立刻离开，两眼盯着我瞧，脸上仍带着微笑。”
“我也以笑容回应，仿佛他是个朋友，而不是个守着我的警卫。他看着我的眼神也少了当初的那股凶气，‘你有小孩吗？’他开口问道。‘有，你看。’我拿出了皮夹，手忙脚乱地翻出了我的全家福照片。他也掏出了照片，并且开始讲述他对家人的期望与计划。这时我眼中充满了泪水，我说我害怕再也见不到家人。我害怕没机会看着孩子长大。他听了也流下两行眼泪。突然间，他二话不说地打开了牢门，悄悄地带我从后面的小路逃离了监狱，出了小镇，就在小镇的边上，他放了我，之后便转身往回走，不曾留下一句话。”
“一个微笑居然能救自己一条命。是的，微笑是人与人之间最自然真挚的沟通方式。如果我们能用心灵去认识彼此，世间不会有结怨成仇的憾事；恨意、妒嫉、恐惧也会不复存在。”
难忘的机场晚餐Airport unforgettable dinner
Several years ago，as I was looking over my travel itinerary for a business trip from San Francisco to New Orleans，I noticed that I would have some time at the airport in Dallas before catching my connecting flight.So I called my friend Luke who lives in Dallas，and said，“Luke，I’ve got an hour-and-a-half layover at the airport.If you’ll come out and meet my plane，I’ll treat you to dinner.”Luke enthusiastically agreed.
When the pilot announced that our flight would be delayed on the ground an extra few minutes in San Francisco because of air traffic control I paid no attention，but as those few minutes dragged on，I became more agitated and upset.Every minute that passed was one minute less that I would be able to spend with my friend.
The plane arrived in Dallas an hour late.That left me only half an hour to visit with Luke and I still needed time to catch my connecting flight.
At this point，I knew that our having dinner together was totally out of the question.When I stepped off the plane，Luke was there，waiting for me.“Hey，Luke，”I said apologetically，“thanks for coming out to meet me.I hope you didn’t have to wait here too long.”
“Oh，no problem，”he replied easily.“I called ahead and found out your plane was going to be late.”
“Oh，good，”I replied.“Look，I’m really sorry about dinner，but I’ll owe you one next time.Come on，we’ll find out what gate my next plane is leaving from.We can head over there together and talk a bit.”
I started walking but Luke didn’t budge.
“I am very interested in having dinner with you，”he said to me.
I looked back at him incredulously.“What are you talking about.”I laughed.“The only way you’re going to have dinner with me tonight is if you buy a plane ticket to New Orleans！”
“We’re having dinner，”replied Luke with determination.“Believe me，I have this whole thing scoped out.Just follow me.”
He picked up one of my bags and carried it out through the security check.I followed him closely，silently protesting and growing more anxious with every passing moment.He started running，down into the parking garage，and I ran along behind him，thinking to myself，“There is no way we are going to get into his car，drive to a restaurant，have dinner，and still get back in time for me to make my plane！”
The two of us hustled down a short flight of stairs in the parking garage and walked rapidly along several rows of cars until we came to the place where Luke’s car was parked.I immediately noticed that in the parking space next to his car，he had set up a folding table.
Luke pulled out his car keys and opened the trunk of his car.He reached in and pulled out a checkered picnic tablecloth，which he spread with a grand flourish over the table.Then he grabbed two folding chairs and set them up next to the table.Then a bottle of champagne and a large container of hors d’oeuvres.He set a candle in the center of the table and lit it.