The Wooden Bowl
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% a+ ?4 H; e: i B3 [; O# X公仔箱論壇I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl & Z; w8 ^2 E4 x0 @% r) h9 M
tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now.
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A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - oldgrandson. 7 F% ~) f1 d; y9 e" |
The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。! _$ P# {- M$ I5 W, g) B
, r( b. F6 g! \) R& uThe family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% U$ m# L0 ?8 o" i! S; l6 X5 B/ O
Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. y5 m; J" W/ c
When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.
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The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.
* t2 D$ z+ d# l; F( h1 O'We must do something about father,' said the son.
+ U: W$ n; H" v2 M" y'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.'
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B2 \2 w9 e3 T$ u5 G" O4 @/ o: xThere, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. / f4 U- }, P' M- `3 ?2 U
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# x; d) P* o. x I
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When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone. ) n& ?8 W% ~ C
Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when hedropped a fork or spilled food.
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The four-year-old watched it all in silence.
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- k1 x9 ?7 q5 l; a; }) wos.tvboxnow.comOne evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor.
! C9 e- b. D5 P+ K" Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
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, h% ?3 y7 Y6 \. n$ Z3 @9 x. [' a7 ~' 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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 ]' y6 q2 _1 @0 Z0 o: v8 C# `+ A' i
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. os.tvboxnow.com0 a/ w1 T% ?/ e' {
Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done.
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That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table.
7 |# b+ X: j% L7 j1 tFor 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. |