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1、Iwatchedfromadistanceasthehomelessmanquarreledwiththosewhodidnotleavemoneyforhim–themajority.Iwalkeduptohimandrightonqueueheaskedmeforaquarter.“I’llgiveyouaquarterifyoutellmeyourstory.”Helaughed,“You’llgivemeaquarterformystory?”Ilaythequarterinfrontofhimandcorrectedmyself–“Nah,here’sth

2、equarterbutitwouldbenicetohearyourstory.”IfollowedhiseyestothequarterandforabriefmomentIsawaglimmerofreflection.Isatdownnexttohimandwaited.“Iwasinthearmy,”hesaid.“Iwasasniper(狙击手)andwassupposedtoshootdowntheenemyfromthedistance.”Ilistenedcarefullytohisgrizzlyvoiceashewentdeeperintothes

3、tory.Heworedirtyoldtornclothesandsmelledlikeadeadratleftinamousetrap.Hetoldmehowheusedtohuntwithhisfamilyandwasreallygoodatit.Hehadhisownwayofrespectinganimalsbynotwastingwhathekilledforfoodandnotkillingmorethanheneeded.Whenthearmycameknockingonhisdoor,hefeltprideandjoinedup.Allthoseye

4、arsofpolishinghishuntingskillscouldnowservealargerpurpose—todefendusfromthebadguys.HesetouttofightinIraq.Itwasn’tlongbeforeherealizedhisidealsandexpectationswerejustashadowofthetruth.Hebecamedisillusionedwiththekillings,whichhefeltwereofinnocentpeople.“IwasasniperbutIneverreallykilleda

5、nyone,”hesaid.“OnedayIhadtodoit.Theyaskedmetoshootthisladyfromthedistance.Isawkidsnearthatladyandmyhandswereonthetrigger(扳机).Man,Iwastearingup...Icouldn’tdoit.Shewasn’tdoinganythingtoanyoneandshewaswiththekids—Icouldn’tseethroughmytears.Itjustdidn’tmakeanysensetome.”Thestorygoesonashed

6、escribeseventuallybeingputintoprisonfor180daysforrefusingtofolloworders.Hetoldmehowhewasblacklistedsothathecouldn’tgetajob.Alltherightswetakeforgrantedweretakenawayfromhim.Why?Herewasamanwhowasbeingpunished—andforwhat?Forrefusingtokillthelady?Forbeingahero?“Ihavenoregrets,”thehomelessm

7、ansaid.“Imaybehomelessnow,butIneverkilledthatlady.Ineverkilledanyoneinthearmy.Itdidn’tfeelright.Ididn’tgotheretodothat.Iwenttheretosavepeople.”Hecontinued,“Icanlivewithbeinghomeless—that’sokay.ButIwouldn’tbeabletolivewithkillinginnocentpeople.”OnthatlonelyFridaynight,Imetahero.Itjust