The Wooden Bowl公仔箱論壇( S% v1 k+ x5 J
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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl % S6 |4 [6 g9 G ^8 X+ m3 l
tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, C7 b. g$ B, S6 a
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A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson. 7 f6 k8 C+ a- O& x9 q5.39.217.76The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. 公仔箱論壇 Q" |/ }( R* D9 P* P & ~# c% A# [* `9 \: b9 X
The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult. & T. r8 V9 M. T6 K
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. " ` u4 V8 Z: ]: v* ?/ bWhen he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. & F4 x4 y" A |! Z' `+ r9 w% X公仔箱論壇6 F0 V3 v! n2 ]6 \
The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. . x; i+ y. u6 s P g'We must do something about father,' said the son. ! V* F3 i# ^4 w3 P7 K% |'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' ) B2 G/ j# j' E9 V6 t) p公仔箱論壇 $ O2 f* B; p3 Y0 i% FSo the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. ) i D5 J: ]8 i4 f2 B% yThere, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. $ }3 N8 I# B) w1 z. X( X公仔箱論壇Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. # s: o' I& Y- u# v9 qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 G6 x6 W9 @ f/ @6 [& I
When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone. 3 {1 Y1 H$ e, |公仔箱論壇Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food. 公仔箱論壇7 e7 \4 `1 O( Q7 v
8 G7 u, ~8 c* |" w' T l% {+ nThe four-year-old watched it all in silence.* j" [! u' D3 J% r8 Q- K tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: Q+ ~; e; m: O: i4 \9 O
. B7 K a# T# G) F7 e/ C) P5.39.217.76One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor. 9 o; T, [5 F" p0 x% ~' P+ \
He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded, 3 q. v, O) t) g" {8 s, r, {'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup. % j9 a4 e% T/ W8 \4 }) g; T' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.公仔箱論壇5 s3 o" k$ c2 J
$ F+ V# T: g$ X! ZThe words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. & a+ v _- ~6 M! BThen tears started to stream down their cheeks. 3 l' d2 j# ^; E" e7 m- a
Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 R! s$ ^( V- n0 y6 U# p
1 m( u, T. x! @& X; MThat evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table. 公仔箱論壇( o! H% k4 y" `: W" |: R) r
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. 作者: liberty 時間: 2012-3-20 09:20 PM
not understand.... its kinda hard to me to know what is wanted to tell....作者: ww498094 時間: 2012-3-22 01:32 PM
Thank you for sharing!!!!作者: aaq11111 時間: 2012-3-22 11:30 PM
