As a saying goes, every bean has its black.It is impossible to make no mistakes all one's life.My grandpa Nybakken, a carpenter, is no 1 .Several decades ago he made a mistake-a(n)perfect mistake, 2 .
On a cold Saturday, Mother's father was building some wooden cases for the clothes his 3 was sending to an orphanage(孤儿院)in Congo.On his way home, he 4 into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone.He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the church.His search proved 5 .When he 6 replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened.The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the cases.His brand new glasses, having 7 him $ 20 that very morning, were heading for Congo! He had to drive home. 8 .
Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to give a report on Sunday night at my grandfather's church, 9 Grandpa and his family also attended.
“But most of all, ”he said, “I must thank you for the 10 you sent last year.You see, the bandits(土匪)had just swept through the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses.I was desperate.”
“ 11 I had the money, there was simply no way of 12 those glasses. 13 not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day.Then your cases arrived.When my staff 14 the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on top.”
Then, still gripped(吸引注意)with the 15 of it all, he continued, “When I tried 16 the glasses, it was as though they had been made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”
The people listened 17 for the miraculous glasses.But the director surely must have 18 their church with another, they thought.There were no glasses on their 19 of items to be sent overseas.But an ordinary carpenter was carpenter was sitting 20 in the back, with tears streaming down his face.
Living one’ s life is really like driving on a highway.First, to make a good driving, the driver must carefully examine the 1 of his car, just as he cares for his health for a good life. 2 he enters into the highway, he must 3 certain rules for his own safety.It also can be said that he must obey certain rules of society when living as a decent (体面的) adult.For example, on the highway, he is 4 to keep a constant (不断的) 5 , which can be compared with his 6 activities through his life.Neither driving nor living must be taken at too 7 a speed nor at too slow a speed.If he drives too 8 , the police will give him a 9 , just as he will be arrested when he breaks the law. 10 too conservatively (保守地), he will be called an out-of-date person 11 the others driving at a(an) 12 speed.When he wants to change his lanes, he must give careful 13 to every direction of his car.It is sometimes dangerous to change the way of life 14 he can be sure of completion (完成,结束) by doing so.He 15 not make any unnecessary changing of lanes which gives him only danger.Finally, he must 16 where he is now by recognizing some 17 appearing now and then.If he takes the wrong way, he must return to the right as soon as he can.But he may thus lose 18 and energy both on the road and in life.On the whole, driving on a highway and living one’s life are both hard work. 19 if he is careful and serious enough, 20 will provide him with much pleasure.