Memories are wonderful things, They are treasures we 1 throughout our life and what makes them special is that we get to 2 them with others．My friend Bill is a former captain in the army who has 3 our country well．With 30 years of service behind him Bill has many memories to share．But I will 4 , when we are together it seems that he does most of the 5 and I do most of the listening because his 6 always seem more fantastic than mine．
One day the two of us were at the local store 7 a couple of items needed to complete a project at Bill's house．While we were there Bill 8 another “much-needed “gadget(小器具)for his tool box． 9 , it was more expensive than he had planned to spend and I knew that his wife would never agree to the 10 if she knew the 11 of it．
Although his wife has 12 Bill's purchases over recent years, she has made it very 13 that enough is enough when it comes to any future tool purchases．
“Aren't you 14 that your wife will throw you into the doghouse 15 you spend that much money? ” I asked．
“One thing I learned in the military is that it's 16 to ask for forgiveness than permission．”Bill replied．
I had heard this 17 many times before, but what Bill said is the exact 18 of the saying I had learned．With a smile, I told Bill, “When I was in the army, I always 19 that it was easier to ask for permission than forgiveness．”
“That might be 20 ．” Bill said．“ And now you know the real difference between us．”
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