TheBestTiofMyLife
乔·肯普/JoeKep
ItwasJune15，andodaysIwouldbeturngthirty.Iwassecureaboutenterganewdecadeofylifeandfearedthatybestyearswerenowbehd.
Mydailyroutecdedgogtothegyforaworkoutbefogtowork.EveryIwouldseeyfriendNichosatthegy.
Hewasseventy-neyearsoldandterrificshape.
AsIgreetedNichosonthisparticurday，henoticedIwasn’tfullofyualvitalityandaskediftherewasanythgwrong.
ItoldhiIwasfeelganxioaboutturngthirty.IwonderedhowIwouldlookbaylifeonceIreachedNichos’sage，soIaskedhi，“Whatwasthebesttiofyourlife？”
Withouthesitation，Nichosreplied，“Well，Joe，thisisyphilosophicalaoyourphilosophicalquestion：
“WhenIwasachildAtriaandeverythgwastakencareofforandIwasnurturedbyyparents，thatwasthebesttiofylife.
“WhenIwasgogtoschoolandlearngthethgsIknowtoday，thatwasthebesttiofylife.
“WhenIgotyfirstjobandhadresponsibilitiesandgotpaidforyefforts，thatwasthebesttiofylife.
“WhenItywifeandfelllove，thatwasthebesttiofylife.
“TheSendWorldWarca，andywifeandIhadtofleeAtriatosaveourlives.WhenweweretogetherandsafeonashipboundforNorthArica，thatwasthebesttiofylife.
“Whenwecatoadaandstartedafaily，thatwasthebesttiofylife.
“WhenIwasayoungfather，watchgychildrengrowup，thatwasthebesttiofylife.
“Andnow，Joe，Iaseventy-neyearsold.Ihaveyhealth，IfeelgoodandIalovewithywifejtasIwaswhenwefirstt.Thisisthebesttiofylife.”
那是6月15日，还有两天我就30岁了。即将迈入我生命中的又一个崭新的十年，我感到有些不安，害怕最美好的时光会离我远去。
我每天都去体育馆锻炼。而且每天早上都会遇见我的朋友尼古拉斯。
他已经79岁了，身材惊人的棒。
在这个特别的日子，我向尼古拉斯打招呼，他注意到我完全没有平时的**，于是问我怎么了。
我告诉他，自己快到30岁了，很紧张。我想知道当我到了尼古拉斯这个年龄，该怎样回首自己的人生，所以我问他：“您人生中最美好的时光是什么时候？”