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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl 公仔箱論壇; o& ?+ a( r: Y" v6 x! H
tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now. 8 W4 f2 l2 R0 t: Y9 t
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A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson. ) V2 v8 ~1 g1 P; X
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. 3 Z: W2 z$ |$ h- M, q
$ j, V! ^0 b. S7 }公仔箱論壇The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult.
( M/ k9 u3 Y' N' P6 b( c& k/ cPeas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
/ _ Q1 `9 {# M; aWhen he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.
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The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.
4 _+ l, ^5 Z- l# ?! etvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'We must do something about father,' said the son.
6 u- c6 ^ D. ^$ \'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 f% `4 S( k F7 m$ _! Q
1 X( p0 j ^0 r& v. H5.39.217.76So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* K/ |0 [9 j- W" f3 F
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
" ?! Q- X. J7 A0 bSince Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl.
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- i8 }7 R' M+ AWhen the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone. ( E7 x" X3 h7 S5 w; W3 \% G" Q
Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food.
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$ T4 @- O- J4 j$ g4 ?公仔箱論壇The four-year-old watched it all in silence.
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One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor.
0 M! q7 ]% P6 `& nHe asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
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' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.
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The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless.
" w% K( b$ B2 H5 ~9 {) \Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 j+ s3 Q- j- `
Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done.
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- ^- U( N7 h! W: P3 U) K6 b) cThat evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table.
/ U/ I1 w$ o5 B, o3 h; h% R) [公仔箱論壇For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for somereason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork wasdropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled. |
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