It’samazingtowatchmysonToma3-year-oldgrowup.AndtodayIevengotabeautifullessonfromhim.Hecalledouttometodaysaying“Papasit”.Thatusuallymeans26everythingandgoingnexttohimandsittingdowntoplaywi

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It’s amazing to watch my son Tom a 3-year-old grow up. And today I even got a beautiful lesson from him.

He called out to me today saying “Papa sit”. That usually means 26 everything and going next to him and sitting down to play with him. I did that as he could be 27 and would not stop calling out until I 28 . He was playing with beads (珠子) pushing a string through them which is a great exercise to help 29 fine motor skills. Then after he finished playing with the beads it was time to put them back in the box that they are stored in. I saw him 30 pick up each bead look at it 31 it were made of chocolate and then placed it into its box.

With over a hundred beads to go I was getting 32 . “What a long time it will take! Why cannot he grab ten beads in one go and drop them in?” 33 my anxious mind. I noticed that he did this with as much 34 as he had while we were playing. I didn’t see any difference between his play and his 35 the toy. Obviously he enjoyed both.

Then it suddenly 36 me that this boy was enjoying the whole 37 . The journey was his goal. For him the 38 was in the game and after the game not just in the fun part. What a great perspective: to live each moment as it is the 39 moment; to do each task as it is the most awesome task. Nothing else 40 .

Looking at how 41 my son was putting beads into the box 42 me that the process was the goal. The joy of pilgrimage (朝圣) is not in getting there but in every 43 of the journey.

    This is what living in the NOW is all 44 . Tom my son was showing me that it was about thoroughly enjoying every moment with 45 love and peace.

26. A. wasting                 B. preparing         C. taking                     D. leaving

27. A. humorous         B. innocent          C. helpful                    D. stubborn

28. A. gave in                  B. turned round   C. burst out          D. fell down

29. A. highlight            B. identify             C. illustrate          D. develop

30. A. casually                B. eagerly            C. quickly             D. carefully

31. A. as if                  B. even though    C. in case                   D. in that

32. A. impatient           B. satisfied           C. fascinated              D. energetic 

33. A. read                  B. told                  C. said                 D. spoke

34. A. involvement          B. strength         C. inspiration              D. confidence

35. A. putting away            B. putting in      C. putting out              D. putting up

36. A. occurred         B. happened        C. struck                     D. excited

37. A. experiment        B. progress          C. process        D. morning

38. A. pleasure        B. challenge         C. difficulty           D. victory.

39. A. urgent               B. worst                C. best                 D. dangerous

40. A. disappears     B. happens          C. matters            D. works

41. A. successfully          B. responsibly          C. peacefully     D. systematically

42. A. guaranteed           B. taught                  C. promised         D. warned

43. A. plan                  B. destination           C. detail            D. step  

44. A. for                   B. about                     C. with               D. from

45. A. available           B. complete          C. additional        D. precious

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