Suddenly my mobile phone rang. “Where are you?” the urgent voice demanded on my phone.
The woman on the other end of the phone had1news—news that would change my life forever. Apparently my 2was on his way home at lunchtime3he suffered an unexpected heart attack.4a neighbor's sharp eyes had spotted him. By now it was after 1pm and Ueli was on his way to the nearest hospital. It turned out that,5a huge effort by a large team of medical staff, nine hours after the6, Ueli, the father of two of my sons, died.
But Ueli's story didn't7there. Ever since I met him, he had8that, should he die before me, I must ensure that if it were possible his9would be donated. So on that awful night I10the medical staff to help make his wishes 11. Once the 12were made, I thought that I had honored Ueli's final act of selflessness and would hear no more of it.
Some time later,13, I received a letter telling me that the corneas(角膜) had been successfully transplanted into the eyes of two young women who would benefit greatly from improved vision. What a14it was to know that this generous man's15 would have such a positive impact on these women. But the best news was16to come. More than a year after Ueli died, a lovely card arrived in the mail from the organ donor organization,17me that a young man who may not have lived much longer had successfully18Ueli's heart valve(心瓣膜).
What happiness I have! I know Ueli would have been extremely19to have had a part in20this young man's life and ensuring that he would now pursue his own dreams with much improved health. Now I can forever say, “Rest in peace, Ueli; you'll be remembered—even by strangers.”
As a child, I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost; these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange1things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that2me so much. There was never total3, but a streetlight or passing car lights4clothes hung over a chair take on(呈现) the5of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my6, I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no7. A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight. My8would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would9very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost,10on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home .That was no11. After school,12, when all the buses were13up along the street, I was afraid that I'd get on the wrong one and be taken to some14neighborhood. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn't let the leaders out of my15
Perhaps one of the worst fears16all I had as a child was that of not being liked or17by others. Being popular was so important to me18, and the fear of not being liked was a19one.
One of the processes(过程) of growing up is being able to20and overcome(克服) our fears. Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.
Many Tuesday mornings I have coffee with my father. Although my father is a man of few words, I really 1 the time along with him.
One recent Tuesday, I found it a bit 2 when I rang the doorbell, no one seemed to be home. I climbed in through the window, noticing the lights that shone from the kitchen, and 3 that my dad must be there, but he wasn't. I 4 through his home, checking every room. I tried not to 5. Yet, upstairs, downstairs, no Dad anywhere.
I was worried.6, my father was seventy-one years old. Anything could have happened to him. Then, I got in my car and drove to my mother's aerobics（有氧运动）class.
On the drive, I thought a lot about my father and our 7 together. Suddenly, I was three years old and he was 8 me up to the living room window to see the Christmas lights. In his 9, I was safe and secure. At age ten, he used to wake me up with warm breakfast in bed. Then I was twelve and my dad was 10 all the kids at my birthday party with his magic tricks. I was so 11 of my father for being so 12and talented. He'd made my party a 13.
As I entered my mother's class. I was nervous. My mom looked at me in 14.
“Mom, where's Dad?” I asked, “He's working in the 15 on the side of the house!” she answered.
And I hurried to my car and 16 back to the yard. “Hey, Dad!” I yelled out and told him about my fears of the last half hour. My dad 17 laughing his typical laugh that was always 18. I was so thankful that I still had my daddy. And so , as I 19 the door to my father's house, we went inside for our usual cup of coffee.
Thanks, Daddy, for all the 20 and more importantly, for all your love.
A talented actor, producer, and singer. Will Smith is a success. In fact, his huge success can1back to some valuable lessons life taught him early on.
Once Will's father2him an outdoor project. He had to rebuild a long 3wall in the yard. He had to 4concrete and place one brick at a time, eventually covering the entire wall. Will felt surprised at their father's demand5 he couldn't even think of completing a project as big as this. However, with the 6of “one brick more”, he completed it in six months. Will who7was so pessimistic about the job, felt a sense of 8 , and so did his father. Even today when Will thinks that he won't be able to do 9, he looks back to it and 10himself, “one brick at a time.”
As a refrigeration engineer, Will's father often11stores to install freezers. Will mostly12his father. During one such visit, both Will and his father were installing a freezer in a supermarket basement and the employees had 13a rat killing solution across the floor. Both Will and his dad went in 14the place for the compressor(压缩机), and they found a dead rat. Will's dad had to 15the exact place where the rat had died; his dad,16 even the slightest hesitation held the dead rat with his bare hands. He removed the17and fixed the compressor. This taught Will that one should never 18 about life. this made him realize the value of 19and hard work.
Every successful man is shaped right from his 20. To achieve dreams, one should be disciplined and determined.
My mother has a unique way of embarrassing her children. Whenever she gets1about something, she jumps up and down, screaming. We2this as the “silly dances”. As her daughter, I find this3embarrassing. Anytime she goes into the silly dance, I will4slowly away, smile awkwardly, and5to people, “No, she's not my mother.”
Even though my mother brought me much6when I was little, and even though she7does the silly dance when something goes her way, I now8it. Because the silly dance shows just who she is, and it shows that she is happy.9she didn't do her dance and just obeyed our wishes for “not10, Mom”, she would compromise(妥协) who she is. I owe a lot of my 11for the theater to my mother. I now sing publicly like my mother does. And my friends are always doing that 12awkward smile and usually 13under their breath, “Carolyn, public.”
So in many ways I'm becoming my mother. I'm not going to 14 singing just because people feel embarrassed at it. I have no 15that I will embarrass my own children with my performance of the “silly dance”. So what? That's who I am.
It's my 16that everyone should dance to the beat of her own drum, even if the guy next to you gives you a(n)17look. I believe in the things that set us 18 I believe in being myself, no matter how many awkward smiles I 19. I believe in the idea that never 20 who I am.
Children find meanings in their old family tales.
When Stephen Guyer's three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker, 1 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times 2his strong-minded grandfather was nearly 3 he loaded his family into the car and 4them to see family members in Canada with a5,“there are more important things in life than money. ”
The 6took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a 7house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was 8that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren't.9, their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather's. What they10was how warm the people were in the house and how11of their heart was accessible（可接近的）.
Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children 12hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing 13in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.
A university 14of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids' ability to15parents' stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.
The 16is telling the stories in a way children can17. We're not talking here about the kind of story that 18 “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow. ” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child's19, and make eye contact （接触） to create “a personal experience”. We don't have to tell children20they should take from the story and what the moral（教育意义） is . ”
In a tiny room, Jenny was lying in bed waiting for an operation, nervous and worried. 1, another patient was squeezed in. After a gentle greeting, they 2the chatting. The 80-year-old newcomer was named Susan. Her son 3ran a company as CEO and her daughter worked on a TV station as director. Since her children were too 4to take care of Susan, she lived in an old people's home. Susan was proud of her children who had wonderful 5. Jenny really 6Susan. Compared with Susan, Jenny was 7but an ordinary country woman whose children were just ordinary workers.
Soon, it was supper time, Jenny's daughter cooked 8dishes which were her favorite. Jenny invited Susan to share her supper, but she9.Susan was 10her daughter when she received a call. 11,her children couldn't come to visit her. Worse still, Susan had 12the mealtime in the hospital. She lay in bed, 13and silent. Jenny's daughter offered to buy her some food but she had no appetite 14.
The next day, Jenny and Susan would go through a series of regular medical checks before the operation. Jenny's daughter 15to her carefully while Susan was still alone. Out of sympathy, Jenny's daughter offered to queue(排队) up, fill in different 16and register for Susan. For several days in hospital, even during her 17,Susan's children didn't show up. Susan really envied Jenny whose daughter looked after her all the time 18she recovered and moved out of hospital.
Care from the loved ones when ill can really make one happy and encouraged, especially for a(n) 19parent. So while devoted to your career, don't forget your role in your 20.
Smith, an old man, lived in the middle of town. One day he found his watch 1 in his own store. It 2 a lot to him because it was from his wife. After searching 3 in the store for a long while, he 4 to ask for help from a group of children playing outside the store. He 5 them that the person who found it would be rewarded.6 this, the children hurried inside the store, went through and around the 7 store, but still could not find the watch.
Soon the man felt hopeless and wanted to 8. A little boy went up to him and asked for another 9. The man looked at him and thought, “Why not?10, this kid looks sincere enough.”11 the man sent him back in the store. After a while the boy 12with the watch in his hand! The man was very 13, and he asked the boy how he found it while the others had 14. The boy replied, “I did nothing but sit on the ground and15. Then I heard the ticking (嘀嗒声) of the watch and just looked for it in that 16.”
We usually do something in a hurry and don't think about our own needs, which can't bring peace into our mind.17, we need to think about ourselves and keep peaceful for a while, which can produce a 18 result. So allow a few minutes of19 to your mind every day, and see how it helps you deal with your work and make 20 as you expect to!
A merchant sent his son to learn the secret of happiness from the wisest of men. The young man 1 through the desert for forty days until he reached a beautiful castle(城堡) 2 the sage(圣人) lived.
When the young man entered the castle, the wise man was talking to his guests, and the young man had to wait for two hours 3 it was time for him to meet the sage. The sage listened attentively to the reason for the young man's 4, but told him that he did not have the time to 5 the secret of happiness. He 6 that the young man should take a walk around his palace and come back in two hours' time,7, giving the young man a teaspoon, into which he 8 two drops of oil, telling him not to let the oil 9.
The young man kept his eyes 10 on the spoon when he was walking around the palace. At the end of two hours, he 11 to the wise man. The sage was not 12 with the young man, however, because he had not seen or learned 13 about the wise man's palace; his only 14 had been not to spill (洒出) the drops of oil that the wise man had given to him. Then he said to the young man, “Go back and see the 15 of my world. You can't trust a man if you don't know his house.”
Now at 16, the young man took the spoon and 17 again around the palace, this time paying attention to everything. Returning to the sage, he reported 18 all that he had seen, but the young man had spilled (洒出) the oil that wise man had given him. “Well, that is the only advice I have to give you，” said the sage. “The secret of happiness 19 in looking at all the wonders of the world and never20 the two drops of oil in the spoon.”
A Welcome Gift
Dario and his mother loved their new apartment. The living room was large enough for their piano. That night, the two of them 1side by side at the piano. They played jazz music to celebrate their new home. The loud2filled the room and made them feel very happy.
The next morning, 3, their happiness disappeared. Someone had left a 4under their door during the night. One of their neighbor had written to complain(抱怨) about the sound of the piano. Dario's mother asked the building superintendent(管理员) if he knew anything about it. But he said that they were all 5people and he couldn't imagine any of them had done that. Later that morning, Dario suggested that they write a letter to their 6and apologize for their playing.
“Maybe we could go and7everyone in person.” his mother said.
“What if we invited them to come here for a 8instead? Dario asked.
They both loved the 9. Over the next few days, they sent out invitations and prepared desserts10their guests. They decorated the apartment with streamers(彩带) and party lights.
Finally, the day of the party11. Some guests brought presents. Others brought flowers. Some even brought desserts to12. One woman, Mrs. Gilbert, 13Dario's mother with a book of piano music by Chopin.
“I heard you playing the other night,” she said. “The sounds woke me out of bed. I14 that you might play like this every night. So I wrote a short note. I hope you don't think I disliked the playing.”
Dario's mother smiled at Mrs. Gilbert. “I think maybe we15you an apology.” she said. “I didn't16how late it was when we were playing. Maybe we should play some quieter music at night.
“You play, you play!” Mrs. Gilbert said. “I like what you play! Just not so loud at night.” She pointed to the book she had given them. “These songs are not such17music.”
“These songs are beautiful music.” Dario's mother said. “We will be 18to play them in the evening.”
“And we won't play so loud or late!” Dario said. He was already looking forward to19 the new music. More than that, however, he was happy to see the big smile on his mother's face. It gave him a feeling of20and made him feel that they were home at last.
Devon Gallagher, a college graduate from Philadelphia, wants the world to know where she's been during her great worldwide vacation in a(n) 1way.
The traveler, who was 2 with a bone disease, had her right leg 3 at the age of four. 4 the amputation (截肢) caused hardships for Gallagher early on, she, at the age of 22 now, 5 it as an inspiration for making the 6 of her life.
To spread that 7, Gallagher has 8 to social media, 9 she shares photos of her travels across the world, but instead of 10 using a geotag (地理标签), she draws her location across her artificial leg before taking a picture.
Now she has been taking pictures 11 Europe. “I get a new leg every two years and I can choose the design on it. One day I had a sudden 12 that my new leg could be used as a blackboard,” Gallagher said. “My mum and grandmother weren't too 13 the idea, but my friends thought it was great and told me to go for it, so I did.”
Gallagher said people often stare when she's 14 on her leg, but once she shares the photos, she 15 only praise and encouragement. “My leg hasn't 16 me from doing anything I've wanted to do,” she said. “I don't know 17 it is my determination to prove to myself that I can do it, but anyhow, I've been able to 18 up with my peers and lead a pretty great life.”
Gallagher shows us that you should never let anything stand in the 19 of your dream. And if you meet with an obstacle (障碍), get 20 with it— if life gives you an artificial leg, make art.
When my kids were young, I would sometimes wonder what I had done wrong when child after child was born into our family with far too high a dose (剂量) of "strong will". I would 1observe other families whose children seemed so understanding and so easy to please. My kids, 2, were "spirited". They hardly ever obeyed me, constantly testing my 3. It was their way or the highway or 4 a lot of screaming and other such nonsense if their way was not acknowledged. I began to wonder if 5 was a genetic trait (遗传特性).
One Sunday, I was out in the hallway at church with Andrew, who was about 3 years old at the time, but who was so 6 active and excited about small things. While he was 7, a sweet elderly woman came up to me and said, "Your kids are so 8."
I glanced down at my screaming baby, and 9 if she was talking to the right person.
"They are brave and determined," she went on, "which means that they will 10 great things."
I told her that I hoped she was right, and she 11 repeated, with a loving smile, that she was. Quite 12, I was a little shocked at her timing. She had seen me come to church week after week, and watched me 13 with my noisy troublemakers. She knew that I spent more time walking the halls 14 trying to keep them quiet than actually sitting in the meetings. I did not understand 15 she had picked that particular moment, when my patience was running out and my 16 was screaming, to tell me that my kids were full of 17.
As I realized not too late, "Strong-willed children are a 18, not a curse (诅咒)!" Yes, there have been times when I have 19 wanted to throw my hands in the air and scream, and times when I have done just that. But there have 20 been moments when I have felt like I was the student instead of the teacher.
My family has moved a lot. So I've1walking into a new school and making new friends. It doesn't even trouble me that much—I2know I'll feel at home in the new place after a few months. But about a year ago we3again, and that time it was4. The reason why we were moving was5to us: My father had a terrible illness and lost his job. My mom gave up her job to be with my dad6he got the medical treatment(治疗) couldn't imagine how we would7—what if neither of my parents would find8again?
I knew my parents9me to be strong and I didn't want to let them down.10I gave in to all the feelings of sadness and fear. I cried a lot, and for the first time in my life, I started to11school. I kept to myself so much that most people decided I was12and selfish.13there were two girls at my school who reached out to me. When I finally started to talk, it comforted me to share all the14I'd been holding inside. And Melissa and Nicole really listened and15what was experiencing,16I believed no one would. Their caring17me up so much that soon I had a whole group of friends. I stopped hating school, and my problems became much18to stand.
It just goes to show you that you don't have to19the bad times alone,20is the best way to help yourself.
One night many years ago I was on the bridge of a ship passing one of our large cities on a quiet night. I saw its lights 1 in the sky and heard the city's noises.
I have spent twenty-five years on boats. Now I am a 2. My job is to bring in the large luxury3 and stay with them until they are safely stopped in their ports.
I felt very 4 the first time I ever docked a big liner. She came riding up the harbor on a flood tide and 5 high over the short little boat. As we drew alongside, a doorway opened 6 at water level and two smartly dressed sailors helped me aboard.
I was escorted (护送) to the bridge where I 7 from the captain. I realized I was in 8 of a great ship worth millions of dollars. Having docked several of the large liners, I realized I was not important, 9 simply the quarterback(四分卫) who called the signals.
In spite of what we 10 in the newspapers, I have great faith in this country, praying that a peaceful understanding will come to this 11 world, so that my children can grow up in a world full of happiness. I believe this will 12.
I remember the 13 and pity that took over this country, back in 1949, when a little girl named Kathy Fiskus fell into a(n) 14 well in California. Engineers and sandhogs and people in all 15 of life worked almost three days, and when they got her out she was dead.
People sent in thousands of dollars in 16 funds, but those who did the work and furnished the equipment wouldn't take the money. They worked for bigger things. I talked to captains of foreign 17 that came into New York Harbor, and they were just as 18 as us over the tragedy.
I believe some way will be found to work together for world peace with the same 19 and understanding that people worked to rescue little Kathy Fiskus. I believe this will 20 come true.
I was holding her hand when the man in the white coat came in. 1 both sets of X-rays, he said seriously: Her lungs were filling up with fluid(液体). This meant that 2 I would need to consult with specialists, and stop whatever was 3 into my mother's lungs.
4 , this doctor seemed to have another plan. He began speaking to me about "the quality of life." He gave me a list of my mother's 5 and then concluded that they added up to the 6 of her life. I had heard the phrase "We can make her 7 " too many times. Now I was more 8 than hurt when doctors wanted to kill my mother. My mother couldn't walk, talk or swallow after her stroke, but nursing her was not 9 . Whenever I asked her if her diseases were too hard on her, she just 10 her head. She was conveying to me her love and understanding beyond 11 . And not just to me.
A young nurse stopped me just before the doctor appeared: "You know, I 12 my new job to your mother: She 13 me to learn to drive, so I would be not 14 buses and I could get to the hospital to work."
So, I couldn't help questioning the doctor's 15 of quality of life. How did he arrive at the 16 that my mother should die? Was he making a(n) 17 calculation, that to keep a bedridden(卧床不起的) person alive was costly? He certainly did not "calculate" her endless love, the way it 18 everyone who came in contact with her. If human life is 19 to cost-benefit analyses, all forms of caring for any reason other than self-interest will be 20 . Can we do better?
When I was a little boy, I would play outside for hours on sunny summer days, and then have a deep and peaceful sleep at night. Sometimes, I'd have some vivid dreams, making me1for a moment. I would stare out into the darkness to see if anything was there and then 2over and go back to sleep. I can still remember a few times when I woke up, 3 out into the darkness, and actually saw someone there. It was Mom 4 over me as I slept. Each time she 5 told me to go back to sleep and I closed my eyes again, feeling 6 and loved.
I never asked Mom why she watched me sleep from time to time, but after seeing my own children 7so fast, I think I know why. She wanted to catch a moment in time and 8 it in her heart forever. I just9 that she carried a lot of those moments with her into Heaven when she 10 at only 55.
Last night I was sleeping lightly 11 I suddenly felt someone near me. I opened my eyes and saw Mom's 12 standing in the room, smiling at me, and then she was gone.
Now some may say that this was just a dream, a wish or part of an old13. To me, though, it was 14that Mom's loving spirit was still watching over me. To me, it was evidence enough to know that one day I would be 15 with her and everyone I have ever loved.
Trust in their love. Know that your own life can be full of love, too. Then joyfully go out and live it with a brave heart and a smiling soul.
Last week, I wrote about how I had no idea how important the social aspect of my life was until the pandemic（疫情）hit.That made me1 just how much I valued my face-to- face conversations and 2 with my friends. It also hurt that our annual 3 to Europe and other countries was gone. We've 4 so many wonderful people and made so many new friends on those trips as well.
Most of us take too much for granted and aren't as 5 as we should be for what we have. But when one of those great things in our lives is suddenly6 , we certainly notice how much we 7 those things when they are gone.
Something I took for granted was my 8 long walk. I have given myself a minimum 9 of 20, 000 steps a day. I use a super great 10 my wife gave me, a Fitbit, which 11 each step I take and gives me weekly12. That little device has helped me stay fit, even now as the 13 age of 80 approaches.
Last week, I had a fall and hit my right knee so hard that I could 14 walk for many days. That is when it
15 me that I've taken the 16 to walk without pain totally for granted. I think all of us should take time to 17 all the great things in our lives that we are just taking for granted. I.18 now, that all of us consider making a list of that kind so we have time to enjoy and appreciate what we have while we have it. Doing so has the potential to make us more 19 as we begin to truly 20 all the great things we have in our lives.
Last year, I attended a class and discussed the topic of "paper books or e-books" with my classmates. The discussion was lively, but was left 1 because of several pros and cons (利弊) of both types of books and the personal 2 of different students.
According to an article from LA Times, a study discovered that 92% of 3 college students in America and other three countries 3 paper books. Many participants reported they had headaches for long screen time and are easily 4 when siding colorful pages.
I 5 that the 92 percentage is true, not just because it is the result of a study. Paper books can 6 another perspective (感受) to you reading experience through the 7 smell of the book, the feel of the 8 between your fingertips and the sense of progress being made throughout your reading.
However, pleasure comes at a 9. physical books aren't cheap 10 much room. As a person who moves often and loves written words, it can be a big 11 to move my mini library from one place to another, not to mention the money to buy those books. 12, besides taking up less space, e-books are more 13 than traditional books. Yet those 14 didn't keep my interest for long. Nothing 15 the comforting feeling of curling up (蜷缩) with a hot cup of tea and a book.
Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, a Vietnamese kid, would watch his parents play chess for hours on end. Before he was three years old, he asked them if he could join in. Expecting the pieces to end up on the floor, they let him play. Not for one minute had they imagined what would happen next. The boy not only set up the pieces correctly, but also began playing according to the rules. Within weeks he was 1 his parents. Within months he was playing in national games against 2 twice his age and twice his size. He became world under-10 champion in 2000 and was a grandmaster at 14.
For Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son's parents, it was nothing short of a(n)3. They were teachers who took home less than $100 a month combined. They had not trained their boy to be a chess prodigy(天才). 4 , they hadn't even taught him the rules of the game. For Nguyen, it just came naturally. No sooner had he started playing than he was able to5complex strategies.
How do child prodigies become what they are? The subject has been a constant source of mystery to both the public and scientists. These 6 children have been labeled as overly demanding, treated as money-making machines, and studied like lab rats. Rarely have they been understood.
Perhaps the key question is whether they are born or 7. Numerous studies have looked at inheritability of intelligence. Overall, they confirm that it can be 8through the generations of a family, but the studies do not confirm the link between intelligence and particular traits of prodigies. Prodigies are not smart in any general kind of way; they are able to master highly specific activities and skills. 'I just see things on the board and know what to do.' he said.
There is one thing that the experts are beginning to agree on, however: the importance of
9. Educator Wu Wutien says, 'Prodigies are half born, half made.' Only if they are in a(n)10 home environment will their natural talents develop. When parents have a house full of books and interesting objects, read to their child from an early age, or take them to museums and places of natural beauty, these all stimulate the child.
Once upon a time there was one storyteller. After getting1of telling old fabricated (虚构的) stories, he left his house 2a real life story.
He reached a village and took a cottage for rent. After wandering in the village throughout the month, he couldn't3one. 4, he decided to stop his search.
The next day, while sitting in the cottage，he5heard a voice— a woman was yelling (吼叫)6someone. The voice was coming from the big wall behind his cottage. He tried to hear the conversation; it7like the woman was abusing (辱骂) her daughter-in-law. The storyteller didn't like it 8he was happy to finally get his story.
Listening to the conversations each day he9 them to his story. 10 he couldn't see the characters of his story, he started11the mother-in-law, as she seemed to be a villain (坏人).
Now it was time to 12the story. But before he did, the storyteller wanted to13the characters once with his own eyes, so he climbed up the wall. There he saw the mother-in-law sitting in a wheelchair. It seemed she was disabled and that the daughter-in-law was resting nearby. He saw the old lady trying to get some food lying on the table near her chair. But because of her14, she couldn't15 it and it looked like the daughter-in-law was enjoying the old lady's16. Suddenly the old lady fell from the chair and started abusing her daughter-in-law.
The storyteller went back and quickly changed the 17of the story. He was surprised at 18 different it was compared to what he originally thought it would be.
Truly he had found both a real life story and a real life 19never judge a situation 20you know all the aspects well.
