I learned how to accept life as it is from my father． 1 , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and health, but rather when he was 2 and ill．
My father was 3 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 4 all that away．Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day．Even talking is 5 ．One night, I went to visit him with my sisters．We started 6 about life, and I told them about one of my 7 ．I said that we must very often give things up 8 we grow our youth, our beauty, our friends but it always 9 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place．Then suddenly my father 10 up．He said, “But, Peter, I gave up 11 !What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say． 12 , he answered his own question：“I 13 the love of my family．” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness．
I was also 14 by his words．After that, when I began to feel irritated at someone．I 15 remember his words and become 16 ．If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 17 to give up my small irritations．In this 18 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father．
Sometimes I 19 what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy．For now, though, I am grateful for this one 20 ．
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Afterwards
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poor
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slow
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already
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only
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once
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took
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threw
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sent
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put
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impossible
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stressful
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hopeless
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worrying
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caring
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talking
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asking
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decisions
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experiences
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ambitions
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beliefs
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as
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since
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before
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till
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suggests
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promises
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seems
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spoke
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turned
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summed
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opened
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something
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anything
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everything
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Immediately
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had
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accepted
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gained
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enjoyed
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touched
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astonished
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attracted
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should
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quiet
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calm
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relaxed
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happy
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ready
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likely
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free
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able
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way
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doubt
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wonder
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know
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guess
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award
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gift
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lesson
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word
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When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona． 1 the move, my father 2 us in the living-room on a freezing January night．My sisters and I sat around the fire, not 3 that the universe would suddenly change its course．“In May, we’re 4 to Arizona．”
The words, so small, didn’t seem 5 enough to hold my new life．But the world changed and I awoke on a train moving across the country．I watched the 6 change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that 7 mysteries(奥秘)yet to come．Finally, we arrived and 8 into our new home．
9 my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I 10 explored(探索)our new surroundings．
One afternoon, I was out exploring 11 and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌)．I crouched(蹲)down for a closer look．“You’d better not 12 that．”
I turned around to see an old woman．
“Are you new to this neighborhood?” I explained that I was, 13 , new to the entire state．
“My name is Ina Thorne．Have you got used to life in the 14 ? It must be quite a 15 after living in Boston．”
How could I explain how I 16 the desert? I couldn’t seem to find the right words．
“It’s vastness, ” she offered．“That vastness 17 you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert－you can 18 how little you are in comparison with the world． 19 , you feel that the possibilities are limitless．”
That was it．That was the feeling I’d had ever since I’d first seen the mountains of my new home．Again, my 20 would change with just a few simple words．
“Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn’t touch．”