【Helookedlikeapirate.Withhishandkerchieftiedinaknotbehindhislittlenine-year-oldheadhelookedlikeapirateasadpirate.ThefirsttimelittleDavidcametoourcamphewashairlessandwor】

　　Helookedlikeapirate.

　　Withhishandkerchieftiedinaknotbehindhislittlenine-year-oldheadhelookedlikeapirateasadpirate.ThefirsttimelittleDavidcametoourcamphewashairlessandwornoutfrommedicaltreatments.Hewasalsoveryangry.

　　PaulNewman'scampcounselors(指导老师)werehopingtofillDavid'sdayswithfunandlaughter.ButDavidstayedinsidehimselfwantingtobealoneorinacornerofthecabin.Atthiscampforchildrenwithlife-threateningillnesseswehadseensomeprettytoughchildrenwornoutbycancerrecoverfullofenergydespitetheirillness.ButwesawlittleprogressinDavidnomatterwhatwetriedwithhim.Fivedaysintotheeight-daysessionsawaquietsadlittlepirate.

　　Thensomethinghappenedonthatfifthnight.Somethingatcampthatwewouldcall"huge".

　　Itwascabinnight.That'sthetimewhencampersandcounselorsspendlimetogetherineachindividualcabininsteadofanall-campactivity.Camperslovecabinnightsbecausethere'salwaysabedtimesnack.Onthecabintablethatnightwerebagsofpotatochips.

　　Davidslowlywalkedovertothetableleavinghiscomertojointherestofus.Hetookoneofthebagsofthepotatochipsandstartedsmashing(弄碎)itwithhislittlefistsasalltheothercamperslookedonindisbeliefIwonderedwhatthecabincounselorwoulddo.

　　Thecollege-agevolunteercounselorpositionedabagofchipsondietableinfrontofhimselfandhetoostartedsmashingitwithhisfist.Thecamperswentcrazyaseveryonerantothetabletogetinonthefunofsmashingpotatochipswiththeirfists.

　　Somehoweveryonekneweveryonesensedthatangerwithinhimwasnowbeingreleased.

　　ForthelastcoupledaysofthesessionDavidwasadifferentkid.Hewasalittlenine-year-oldboyagaintryingtofillthehoursofeachremainingdayatcampwithasmuchfunascouldbepossible.

　　SeveraldaysafterthesessionDavidcamebackagain.Thistimetherewasn'tanythinghewouldn'ttrytofitintohisday.Hesurewashavingagreattimeatcamp.DavidaskedmeifIneededanaltar(祭坛)boywhenIcelebratedMassinthewoods.Sureenoughhewasmyaltarboy.IrememberedhowcarefullyhelistenedtomewhenItalkedaboutdeath.1saidit'sonlyadoorway.Youwalkthroughthedoorandthere'st