Al was a skilled artist．He had a wife and two fine sons．One night, his oldest son 1 severe stomachache．Thinking it was only some common disorder, neither Al nor his wife 2 the condition very seriously．But the disease was actually acute appendicitis(急性阑尾炎),and the boy died suddenly that night．
Knowing the death could have been prevented if he had only realized the 3 of the situation, under the enormous burden of his guilt, Al's emotional health 4 ．To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later, 5 him alone with his six-year-old younger son．The hurt and pain of the two situations were 6 Al could handle, and he turned to alcohol to help him．In time Al became an 7 ．
As the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he 8 his home, his land, his art objects, everything． 9 Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room．
When I heard of Al's death, I reacted with the same disdain(轻视)the world shows for one who 10 his life with nothing material to show for it．
“What a complete 11 !”I thought, “What a totally wasted life!”
As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier blind 12 ．You see, I knew Al's now adult son, Ernie．He is one of the 13 , most caring, most loving men I have ever known．I watched Ernie whit his children and saw the free 14 of love between them．I knew that kindness and caring must come from somewhere．
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his father．It is so 15 to defend an alcoholic．One day I worked up my courage to ask him．“I'm really 16 by something．” I said．“I know your father was basically the only one to raise you．What on earth did he do that you became such a special person”?
Ernie reflected for a few moments．Then he said, “From my earliest 17 as a child until I left home at 18,Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, I love you, son”．
Tears came to my eyes 18 I realized what a fool I had been to judge Al as a failure．He hadn't left any 19 possessions behind, But he had been a kind loving father, and he 20 one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known．
A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage and became the 1 f the loving eyes．
When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a 2 bottle open．He was late for work so he asked the wife to cap the bottle and 3 it away in the cupboard．The mother, preoccupied in the kitchen, totally forgot the matter．
The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle and, 4 with its color, drank it all．It happened to be a 5 medicine meant for adults in small dosages．When the child 6 , 7 the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died．The mother was stunned．She was terrified how to face her husband．
When the 8 and worried father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words．"I Love You Darling"
The husband's totally 9 reaction is proactive(积极的)behavior．The child is dead．He can never be brought back to life．There is no point in finding 10 with the mother．Besides, if only he have taken time to keep the bottle away, this will not have happened．No 11 in attaching blame．She had also lost her only 12 ．What she needed at that moment was consolation and 13 from the husband．That is what he gave her．
Sometimes we spend time asking who to 14 , whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know．We 15 out some warmth in human relationship in giving each other support． 16 , shouldn't forgiving someone we love be the easiest thing in the world to do? Treasure what you have．Don't multiply 18 , anguish and suffering by rejecting 19 ．
20 off al! your envies, jealousies, unwillingness to forgive, selfishness, and fears and you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think．
