I want to introduce you to some very wise kids that I've known, but first I want to introduce you to a camel. This is Cassie, a therapy camel visiting one of our young patients in her room, which is pretty magical. A friend of mine raises camels at his ranch in the Santa Cruz Mountains. He has about eight of them, and he started 30 years ago because he thought horses were too mundane. John is an out-of-the-box thinker, which explains why the two of us have been such good friends all of our lives. Over the years, I've convinced him to shuttle those sweet furry beasts up to hang out with our sick kids from time to time. Talking to John, I was surprised to learn that camels have an average life expectancy of 40 to 50 years. The life expectancy of many of the children with whom I work is less than a year.

我想向你们介绍一些我认识 当中非常聪明的孩子， 但是首先请允许我 向你们介绍一隻骆驼。 这是凯兹，它是其中一隻拜访 我们年幼病人的治疗骆驼， 就在她的房间裡， 这是不是很神奇。 在圣塔克鲁兹山脉，我的一个朋友 在他的牧场裡饲养骆驼。 他养了八隻。 他从三十年前开始饲养， 因为他觉得马过于平常。 约翰有不同于常人的思维方式， 这也解释了为什么我们是 关系如此好的朋友， 从始至终。 这么多年来，我已说服他 将他那些可爱的骆驼们带出牧场， 时而与我们那些 病著的孩子互动游戏。 和约翰聊天时，我惊讶的了解到 骆驼的平均寿命长达 40 至 50 年； 而我照看的那么多孩子当中， 他们的寿命很多都 只有不到一年。