天天好运(Every day is a lucky day)

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iteacheconomicsatunlvthreetimesperweek.lastmonday,atthebeginningofclass,icheerfullyaskedmystudentshowtheirweekendhadbeen.oneyoungmansaidthathisweekendhadnotbeensogood.hehadhiswisdomteethremoved.theyoungmanthenproceededtoaskmewhyialwaysseemedtobesocheerful.

hisquestionremindedmeofsomethingi'dreadsomewherebefore:"everymorningwhenyougetup,youhaveachoiceabouthowyouwanttoapproachlifethatday,"isaid."ichoosetobecheerful."

"letmegiveyouanexample,"icontinued,addressingallsixtystudentsintheclass."inadditiontoteachinghereatunlv,ialsoteachoutatthemunitycollegeinhenderson,17milesdownthefreewayfromwhereilive.onedayafewweeksagoidrovethose17milestohenderson.iexitedthefreewayandturnedontocollegedrive.ionlyhadtodriveanotherquartermiledowntheroadtothecollege.butjustthenmycardied.itriedtostartitagain,buttheenginewouldn'tturnover.soiputmyflasherson,grabbedmybooks,andmarcheddowntheroadtothecollege.""assoonasigotthereicalledaaaandarrangedforatowtrucktomeetmeatmycarafterclass.thesecretaryintheprovost'sofficeaskedmewhathashappened.'thisismyluckyday,'ireplied,smiling.""'yourcarbreaksdownandtodayisyourluckyday?'shewaspuzzled.'whatdoyoumean?'""'ilive17milesfromhere.'ireplied.'mycarcouldhavebrokendownanywherealongthefreeway.itdidn't.instead,itbrokedownintheperfectplace:offthefreeway,withinwalkingdistanceofhere.i'mstillabletoteachmyclass,andi'vebeenabletoarrangeforthetowtrucktomeetmeafterclass.ifmycarwasmeanttobreakdowntoday,itcouldn'thavebeenarrangedinamoreconvenientfashion.'""thesecretary'seyesopenedwide,andthenshesmiled.ismiledbackandheadedforclass."soendedmystory.

iscannedthesixtyfacesinmyeconomicsclassatunlv.despitetheearlyhour,nooneseemedtobeasleep.somehow,mystoryhadtouchedthem.ormaybeitwasn'tthestoryatall.infact,ithadallstartedwithastudent'sobservationthatiwascheerful.