the Awesome story

the Awesome story

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1、SotheAwesomestory:Itbeginsabout40yearsago,whenmymomandmydadcametoCanada.MymomleftNairobi,Kenya.MydadleftasmallvillageoutsideofAmritsar,India.Andtheygothereinthelate1960s.TheysettledinashadysuburbaboutanhoureastofToronto,andtheysettledintoanewlife.Theysawtheirfirstdentist,theyatetheirfir

2、sthamburger,andtheyhadtheirfirstkids.MysisterandIgrewuphere,andwehadquiet,happychildhoods.Wehadclosefamily,goodfriends,aquietstreet.Wegrewuptakingforgrantedalotofthethingsthatmyparentscouldn'ttakeforgrantedwhentheygrewup--thingslikepoweralwaysoninourhouses,thingslikeschoolsacrossthestre

3、etandhospitalsdowntheroadandpopsiclesinthebackyard.Wegrewup,andwegrewolder.Iwenttohighschool.Igraduated.Imovedoutofthehouse,Igotajob,Ifoundagirl,Isettleddown--andIrealizeitsoundslikeabadsitcomoraCatStevens'song--(Laughter)butlifewasprettygood.Lifewasprettygood.2006wasagreatyear.Undercle

4、arblueskiesinJulyinthewineregionofOntario,Igotmarried,surroundedby150familyandfriends.2007wasagreatyear.Igraduatedfromschool,andIwentonaroadtripwithtwoofmyclosestfriends.Here'sapictureofmeandmyfriend,Chris,onthecoastofthePacificOcean.Weactuallysawsealsoutofourcarwindow,andwepulledoverto

5、takeaquickpictureofthemandthenblockedthemwithourgiantheads.(Laughter)Soyoucan'tactuallyseethem,butitwasbreathtaking,believeme.(Laughter)2008and2009werealittletougher.Iknowthattheyweretougherforalotofpeople,notjustme.Firstofall,thenewswassoheavy.It'sstillheavynow,anditwasheavybeforethat,

6、butwhenyouflippedopenanewspaper,whenyouturnedontheTV,itwasabouticecapsmelting,warsgoingonaroundtheworld,earthquakes,hurricanesandaneconomythatwaswobblingonthebrinkofcollapse,andtheneventuallydidcollapse,andsomanyofuslosingourhomes,orourjobs,orourretirements,orourlivelihoods.2008,2009wer

7、eheavyyearsformeforanotherreason,too.Iwasgoingthroughalotofpersonalproblemsatthetime.Mymarriagewasn'tgoingwell,andwejustweregrowingfurtherandfurtherapart.Onedaymywifecamehomefromworkandsummonedthecourage,throughalotoftears,tohaveaveryhonestconversation.Andshesaid,"Idon'tloveyou

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