When I was just out of college, I managed to get my dream job as a trader in New York City on the floor of the American Stock(股票) Exchange. Though it was a proud1 the job was simply too physically
2 I must stand in a crowd every day, which often3 me in a mindset(心态) that held me back.
Manhattan is a walking town and it's difficult to4when you have a disability. Taxis are expensive and riding the subway5dozens of steep steps to get below6This left me only one7 the bus.
One night, after the 8for my job, I was aching with my self-pity9it started to rain on my walk to the bus stop. I became more and more10without an umbrella, thinking I'd never11it in this city and telling myself, "this city is just too hard" and "maybe it is just not possible for a guy like me".
And then, I 12the most beautiful, short moment. A couple came rolling by on roller skates, hand 13hand as they skated what seemed like the tango(探戈). They were all wet but they saw the14 as an opportunity and romance.
I suddenly became15for waiting in the rain because I would have missed this beauty 16 if I had been in a taxi or on the subway. This, although17 was an important moment on my journey to discovering the 18 of achieving health and happiness. When I change my mindset,19for a moment, to what is possible and work to get rid of the self-limiting beliefs that20 my daily actions, I will be on the road to a healthier, happier life.
