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I started a repair shop years ago.多年前我开了一家修理店。 A boy once brought in a broken bike, and I liked his smile.有个男孩曾带来一辆坏了的自行车，我喜欢他的笑容。 The shop grew into our yearly repair scheme.这家店后来变成了我们每年一次的修理「方案」。 At the fair, neighbors bring broken things.在集市上，邻居们把坏掉的东西带来。 No money changes hands.没有一分钱易手。

Then one spring my toolbox was stolen.然后某一个春天，我的工具箱被偷了。 I began to accuse Tom, an old friend, of taking it.我开始「指控」老朋友汤姆拿走了它。 The police made no charge, so I could only suffer in silence.警方没有提出任何指控，所以我只能在沉默里「受苦」。 The thief later told the story, and I was wrong.那个小偷后来说出了真相，是我错了。

I had one clear option, and I was slow to take it.我只有一个清楚的选择，却迟迟没有去做。 That week showed me that one story can be a series of small choices.那一周让我明白，一个故事可以是一「系列」小小的选择。 Now I admire people who wait.现在我「钦佩」那些愿意等一等的人。

I keep a yearly meeting on my agenda.我在「日程」上保留了一次每年一次的聚会。 Communities need to adjust how they treat a person not yet proven guilty.社区需要「调整」自己对待一个尚未被证明有罪的人的方式。 The adjustment is slow, but it can reduce harm.这种「调整」很慢，但它能「减少」伤害。 A series of quiet meetings may matter more than tools.一「系列」安静的聚会，也许比工具本身更重要。