The Wooden Bowl
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I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl 9 m2 U; J/ x' G& y
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.
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The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky handsand failing sight made eating difficult.
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When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. 公仔箱論壇- N+ D& a1 p+ { a6 ~' f$ I
" K8 q7 J6 C, @3 g- ztvboxnow.comThe son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.公仔箱論壇2 v( i) C' i# b# ]
'We must do something about father,' said the son. 公仔箱論壇$ }( Z& S$ @+ e" G% V
'I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.' , @) I7 |1 D7 l/ A
1 |4 u6 ~8 H, q8 K. W6 _, MSo the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. & B, Y0 P1 n. ~! d& J
There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. tvboxnow.com# H* z$ Q5 _( M. t
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a woodenbowl.
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; k7 X9 x a; I9 C u公仔箱論壇When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear inhis eye as he sat alone.
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The four-year-old watched it all in silence.公仔箱論壇+ ?& | e3 Y. Q; r |' M
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* x9 B$ \# e& z3 ^; Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOne evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scrapson the floor.
1 `6 b) y, ?9 X; B公仔箱論壇He asked the child sweetly, 'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boyresponded,
" g, l" c% J2 @. z5 C3 V6 ktvboxnow.com'Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I growup.
8 O h' A3 B( j% @' The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.tvboxnow.com3 ?2 a" L1 h6 i1 i
- f2 E/ a1 N" e" f" L" R) C) }tvboxnow.comThe words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. 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。' e9 v. ?, {9 H2 }/ w
Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. # f6 n# P, p( @; H' z) p& g L
Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. 公仔箱論壇4 w& I) o8 a/ a- t& f$ C
. s5 m7 G- @+ L/ R q' w5 qThat evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to thefamily table. 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。, b6 Z" j) y Z5 ^8 u1 v
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. |