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摘要

Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul.The man who penned those lines (in his poem "Invictus," in 1875) had every right to be feeling melancholic: his tubercular foot had been ampu- tated. But William Ernest Henley did not succumb to his dark thoughts; he kept his mind sharp and in fact survived for another 26 years. Anyone who is facing tough times might find Henley's words comforting. One man in particular found them to be of great solace.