his 1 stillresonate(产生共鸣).Hetaughtmehowtorunmyownraceinlife.Butthemostinspiringthing
hetaughtmewasto 2 .
Oneincidentis 3 inmymind.IthappenedwhenIwasateenager.MysisterandIweren'tveryfondof
aso-calledfriendof 4 .Dadwasaverygenerousmanandashe'ddonewithsomanypeoplehe'dgiventhis
fellowgreathelp.Butwhenheaskedforafavor 5 theguydidn'tdeliver.
Dad'soutlook(人生观)onmostthingswas"Liveandletlive."Inthiscasehoweverhiscalmness 6
Terreandmeandwelethimknowit.
"Howcanyoubenicetothatman?"wesaidtohim."You'vebeensokindtohimandhe'snotbeingkind
back.Whywouldyouwanttogivehimthetimeofdayagain?"
Myfathershrugged(耸肩)andsaidtous"Idonotbendmybackwith 7 ."Ididn'tgetitatfirstbut
overtheyearsIcametounderstandthe 8 .Holdingagrudge(怨恨)doesn't 9 thepersonyou'reangry
withbutitchangesyou.Itmakesyouheavierandgivesyoumoreweighttodragaround.
Aftermyfatherdiedin1991a(n) 10 camefromafellowI'dhadaquarrelwithyearsbeforeto 11 his
sympathy.Hewrote:"IthoughtI'dtellyouhowsorryIam 12 thelossofyourfather.Iknowhe 13 the
worldtoyou.Ijustwantedtoletyouknowthatyouareinmythoughts."
MuchmovedIwroteback.Ithankedhimforhis 14 .Andthenbecausehe'd 15 ourdisagreementI
recalledDad'sinspiringwords."Iammyfather'sdaughter"Iwrote."AndlikehimIdonotbendmyback
withyesterday."
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