Have you heard of the story of “spilt milk?” Well, we all know it is no use crying over spilt milk．But this story is 1 ．
A famous scientist had 2 several very important medical discoveries．He was asked in an interview 3 set him so far apart from others．
He responded that it all came from an 4 with his mother that occurred when he was about four years old．He had been trying to 5 a bottle of milk from the refrigerator 6 he lost hold of the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor－ 7 milk!
When his mother came, instead of yelling(大叫)at him or giving him a 8 , she said, “You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, you 9 to clean it up and restore 10 to its proper order．We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel, 11 a mop(拖把)．Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilt milk．
His mother then said, “Robert, what we will do is an experiment in how to 12 carry a big milk bottle with two 13 hands．Now, let's try again and 14 if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it．” Finally the little boy 15 if he grasped the bottle at the neck of it with both hands, he could make 16 ．What a wonderful 17 !
This scientist then remarked it was at that moment that he knew he didn't 18 to be afraid to make mistakes． 19 , he knew that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something 20 , which is, after all, what scientific experiments are all about．
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…