Last year, I lost my best friend in high school.It seemed that everyone else's life could just continue on in its 1 way, but mine couldn't.I wasn't sure how I was going to be able to face 2 and their gossip at school.I was forced to 3 my routine on Monday morning as usual.In the evening I returned home from school 4 completely defeated.All I wanted to do was 5 into bed and wallow(沉迷于)in my own self-pity.I pulled back the covers on my bed and 6 a pile of cards left by my dad.Each card included a(n) 7 that it was to be opened on a 8 night that week.
I made it through that week 9 my father.Each card 10 to say just what I needed to hear.Tuesday's card said, “The past is painful to think about and the 11 is impossible to imagine.Don't try.Just take it one minute at a time.” On Wednesday my mood 12 when I read, “What you are feeling now is 13 and normal.It still feels very bad, but it is part of the healing 14 .” Friday's card contained a poem he wrote.The last lines made me smile through my tears.“Whatever special 15 you face along life's way, may you 16 that you will find the best in every day.” I was instructed to open the last card 17 the party I went to on Saturday night.In it he wisely reminded me to 18 .“The world isn't so bad after a good laugh.The more you laugh, the more you heal.” Each card was signed, “Love, Dad.”
My world once collapsed but I 19 the difficult breakup eventually.It owed to my dad, who made his 20 known when he couldn't be present.
Recently, I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting.As we were about to arrive, the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight 1 before setting down.High desert winds had 2 the airport to close all but one runway.He said that we would be 3 L the city for a few minutes waiting to 4 We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened 5 there might be a few bumps(颠簸).Well, that few minutes turned into about four-five minutes, including a ride that would make a roller coaster(过山车) 6 by comparison
The movement was so fierce that several passengers felt 7 and had to use airsickness bags.As you might guess, that's not good thing to have happen in a(n) 8 space because it only 9 to increase the discomfort of the situation.
About twenty minutes into the adventure, the entire airplane became very 10 .
There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be 11 noticed.Every passenger simply held on for dear life…except one.A 12 was having a good time!With each bump of the 13 !he would let out a giggle(咯咯的笑)of delight As I observed this, I 14 that he didn't know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his 15 He neither thought about the past nor about the future Those are what we grown-ups have learned from 16 .He was 17 the ride because had not yet been taught to fear it.Having understood this, I took a deep breath and 18 back into my seat, pretending I was 19 on a roller coaster.I smiled for the rest of the flight.I even 20 to giggle once or twice, much to the chagrin(随恼)of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag.