There was a woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live．As she was getting her things“in order, ” she 1 her pastor(牧师)and had him 2 to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final 3 ．She told him which songs she wanted 4 at the service, and what outfit(clothes)she wanted to be 5 ．
Everything was in order and the pastor was preparing to leave 6 the woman suddenly 7 something very important．“There’s one more thing, ” she said 8 ．“What’s that?” came the pastor’s reply．“This is very important, ” the woman 9 ．“I want to be buried(埋葬)with a fork in my right hand．”The pastor 10 looking at the woman, not knowing quite what to say．“11 surprises you, doesn’t it?” the woman asked．
“Well, to be honest, I’m 12 by the request, ” said pastor．
The woman explained．“In all my years of 13 church socials(联谊会)and potluck dinners, I always remember that when the 14 of the main course were being cleared, someone would certainly lean over and say, ‘Keep your fork．’It was my favorite part because I knew that something better was coming, 15 chocolate cake or apple pie．Something wonderful, and with substance! 16 , I just want people to see me there in that casket(棺材)with a fork in my hand and I want them to wonder‘What’s with the fork?’Then I want you to tell them：“Keep Your Fork．The 17 is yet to come．”
The pastor’s eyes welled up with tears of 18 as he hugged the woman good-bye．He knew this would be one of the last times he would see her before her death．But he also knew that the woman had a 19 understanding of heaven than he did．
At the funeral people were walking by the woman’s casket and they saw the pretty dress she was wearing and her favorite Bible and the fork 20 in her right hand．Over and over the pastor heard the question“What’s with the fork?” And over and over he…
A few weeks ago, I followed a friend into an art supply store．I found him picking out tubes of water-color paint, which 1 me because he's not an artist "I 2 up for a water-color class, and it starts next week," he said．"I really don't have 3 for it, but it was on my list of 50 things to do before I die, so I 4 it．Every few months 1 look at the list arid decide what to focus on next． 5 I had the list, I complained a lot about what I was 6 in my life．Now 1 just bury myself in doing these things．Write your own list．and you'll 7 what I mean．"
So that night．I did just that, and he was right．The list revealed(显露出)a whole lot about what was 8 to me．It also revealed how 9 behind I am at getting to the things I really want．
I filled up the first twenty 10 quickly, but then began to think carefully．
Eventually I 11 , items I've thought about for years, and 12 I've carried with me since I was young．When I 13 he list later, some entries surprised me．
First, I want to 14 much more, particularly now that my children are 15 arid can go with me-to see the world．I would like to take them to bike through Denmark and camp in the Canadian Rockies．
I'm also surprised to 16 some things on the list that need to be done soon．If I'm going to learn to roller-blade(轮滑), 17 , I'd better start before I turn 50．
Like my friend, I now have an alternative to 18 ．When I'm bored with life, I take out my list．
My friend told me the 19 was preparing the ground so that life could- work in mysterious ways．"If you want your ship to come in, you must build a dock(码头)," he said．
A few weeks ago, I followed a friend into an art supply store．I found him picking out tubes of water-color paint, which 1 me because he's not an artist
"I 2 up for a water-color class, and it starts next week, " he said．"I really don't have 3 for it, but it was on my list of 50 things to do before I die, so I 4 it．Every few months 1 look at the list arid decide what to focus on next． 5 I had the list, I complained a lot about what I was 6 in my life．Now 1 just bury myself in doing these things．Write your own list．and you'll 7 what I mean．"
So that night．I did just that, and he was right．The list revealed(显露出)a whole lot about what was 8 to me．It also revealed how 9 behind I am at getting to the things I really want．
I filled up the first twenty 10 quickly, but then began to think carefully．
Eventually I 11 , items I've thought about for years, and 12 I've carried with me since I was young．When I 13 he list later, some entries surprised me．
First, I want to 14 much more, particularly now that my children are 15 arid can go with me-to see the world．I would like to take them to bike through Denmark and camp in the Canadian Rockies．
I'm also surprised to 16 some things on the list that need to be done soon．If I'm going to learn to roller-blade(轮滑), 17 , I'd better start before I turn 50．
Like my friend, I now have an alternative to 18 ．When I'm bored with life, I take out my list．
My friend told me the 19 was preparing the ground so that life could- work in mysterious ways．"If you want your ship to come in, you must build a dock(码头), " he said．
A few weeks ago, I followed a friend into an art supply store．I found him picking out tubes of water-color paint, which 1 me because he's not an artist
"I 2 up for a water-color class, and it starts next week," he said．"I really don't have 3 for it, but it was on my list of 50 things to do before I die, so I 4 it．Every few months 1 look at the list and decide what to focus on next． 5 I had the list, I complained a lot about what I was 6 in my life．Now 1 just bury myself in doing these things．Write your own list．and you'll 7 what I mean．"
So that night．I did just that, and he was right．The list revealed(显露出)a whole lot about what was 8 to me．It also revealed how 9 behind I am at getting to the things I really want．
I filled up the first twenty 10 quickly, but then began to think carefully．
Eventually I 11 items I've thought about for years, and 12 I've carried with me since I was young．When I 13 the list later, some entries surprised me．
First, I want to 14 much more, particularly now that my children are 15 and can go with me-to see the world．I would like to take them to bike through Denmark and camp in the Canadian Rockies．
I'm also surprised to 16 some things on the list that need to be done soon．If I'm going to learn to roller-blade(轮滑), 17 , I'd better start before I turn 50．
Like my friend, I now have an alternative to 18 ．When I'm bored with life, I take out my list．
My friend told me the 19 was preparing the ground so that life could- work in mysterious ways．"If you want your ship to come in, you must build a dock(码头)," he said．
My husband had just bought a new washing machine for me．I decided to use it the 1 day and I washed a lot of things．Everything worked 2 , but I couldn’t find 3 of my husband's socks though I had looked 4 for it．
The next morning, I got ready for 5 as usual, when the bell rang, the students came in．I greeted them and told them 6 we were going to do 7 ．When I 8 back to write on the blackboard, the class burst out 9 ．They laughed and laughed．They laughed so much, in fact, that I was 10 the headmaster would come and see all this．
I asked the class to 11 , but the more I talked, the more they laughed． 12 I thought I had better pay 13 attention to them and 14 to write on the blackboard．As I did this, they laughed even harder．
Before long, the teacher who had the room next to 15 came to see what all the laughter was 16 ．When he came in, he started laughing, too．
“Good Heavens!” I said,“Will 17 please tell me what is so 18 ?”
“Oh, God,”said the teacher,“You have a brown 19 stuck to the back of your shirt．”
So that’s 20 I found my husband’s missing sock．
“Oh, well,”I said to the class,“Let’ s just say you have had an unforgettable lesson on static electricity(静电)．”