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　　How did you do it, Dad? How have you managed not to take a drink for almost 20 years? It took me almost 20 years to have the 　　1　　 to even ask my father this very personal question．When Dad first 　　2　　 drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles every time he got into a 　　3　　 that, in the past, would have started him 　　4　　 again．For a few years we were 　　5　　 to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again．

　　"I had this little poem that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day," was Dad's 　　6　　 to my 18-year-old unasked question．"The words were a constant(经常的)　　7　　 to me that things were 　　8　　 so hard that I could not deal with them," Dad said．Then he 　　9　　 the poem with me．The poem's 　　10　　, yet profound(深刻的)words immediately became 　　11　　 of my daily routine as well．

　　About a month after this 　　12　　 with my father, I received a gift in the mail from a friend of mine．It was a book of daily sayings of wisdom with one 　　13　　 for each day of the year．

　　It has been my 　　14　　 that when you get something with days of the year on it, you naturally turn to the page that lists your own 　　15　　．

　　I 　　16　　 opened the book to November 10 to see 　　17　　 words of wisdom this book had in store for me．I was 　　18　　 when I looked at the page, and then tears of disbelief and appreciation 　　19　　 down my face．There, on my birthday, was the exact same poem that had 　　20　　 my father for all these years! It is called the Serenity(平静)Prayer：

　　God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference．

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　　Recently I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport．They had announced the 　　1　　．Standing near the security gate, they 　　2　　 and the mother said“I love you and I wish you enough．”The daughter replied,“Mom, our life together has been 　　3　　 enough．Your love is all I 　　4　　 needed．I wish you enough, too, Mom．”They kissed and the daughter left．The mother walked 　　5　　 to the window where I was seated．Standing there I could 　　6　　 she wanted and needed to cry．I tried not to intrude(侵犯)on her 　　7　　 but she welcomed me in by asking“Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be 　　8　　?”

　　“Yes, I have．”I replied．“Forgive me for asking 　　9　　 why is this a forever good-bye?”“I am old and she lives so far away．I have challenges ahead and the 　　10　　 is－the next trip back will be for my 　　11　　．”She said．

　　“When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say‘I wish you enough’．May I ask what that means?”she began to smile．“That's a wish that has been handed down from other 　　12　　．My parents used to say it to everyone”．She 　　13　　 a moment and looked up as if trying to remember 　　14　　 in detail and she smiled even more．“When we said‘I wish you enough’we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to 　　15　　 their life”．

　　Then turning toward me she 　　16　　 the following as if she were reciting it from memory．

　　I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright．I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more．I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive．I wish you enough pain 　　17　　 the smallest joys in life appear much 　　18　　．I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting．I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess．I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final 　　19　　．

　　She then began to cry and walked away．They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to 　　20　　 them．