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When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays.On the way home, Dad 1 stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams.I couldn’t 2 it, but I could pray from the 3 we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or 4 and go home empty-handed.That corner 5 either mouth-watering excitement or 6 .
On one special day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the 7 sound of his offer.It 8 .“Would you like an ice cream today?” “That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said, “It sounds good to me too, Son.How would you like to treat today?”
Twenty cents! My mind reeled.I could afford it.I had a weekly allowance of 25 cents, plus some 9 for odd jobs(零活).And 10 it was my money, ice cream wasn’t a good use of it.In a fit(冲动)of 11 , I said, “Well, in that case, I guess I’ll 12 .” My father just said, “Okay, Son.”
But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to 13 .But he just said, “That’s okay, we don’t really need one.” I felt 14 for my selfishness and ungratefulness.He didn’t mind, or 15 act disappointed.
I 16 that generosity goes two ways and gratefulness sometimes costs more than “thank you”.On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the 17 ice cream I’d ever had.
I’ll tell you one more thing.We went on another 18 the next week.As we 19 the corner, I said, “Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My 20 .”
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