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Prayer for My Mother
Dear God,
Now that I am no longer young,I have friends whose mothers have passed away.I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully1 appreciated their mothers until it was too late to tell them.
I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive.I appreciate her more each day.My mother does not change,but I do.As I grow older and wiser,I realize what an extraordinary1) person she is.How sad that I am unable to speak these words in her presence2),but they flow easily from my pen.
How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself?For the love,patience and just plain3) hard work that go into raising a child?For running after a toddler,for understanding a moody2 teenager,for tolerating3 a college student who knows everything? For waiting for the day when a daughter realizes her mother really is?
How does a grown woman thank for a mother for continuing to be a mother?For being ready with advice(when asked)or remaining silent4 when it is most appreciated?For not saying:“I told you so”,when she could have uttered4) these words dozens of times?For being essentially5) herself --loving,thoughtful,patient,and forgiving6)?
I don't know how,dear God,except to bless her as richly as she deserves5 and to help me live up to the example she has set.I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother looks in mine.
A daughter
□by Ann Landers
1 fully | |
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
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adj.心情不稳的,易怒的,喜怒无常的 | |
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v.容许( tolerate的现在分词 );承认;忍受;容忍(不同意或不喜欢的事物) | |
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adj.安静的,不吵闹的,沉默的,无言的;n.(复数)默剧 | |
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v.应受,应得,值得( deserve的第三人称单数 );应受报答;应得报酬;应得赔偿 | |
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