完形填空
According to legend, a young man, while wandering the desert, came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. The 1 was so sweet, he filled his leather container so he could bring some back to a tribal elder who had been his2.
After a four-day journey he 3 the water to the old man who took a deep drink, smiled warmly and4 his student lavishly(浪费地) for the sweet water. The young man returned to his with a5 heart.
Later, the teacher let another student 6 the water. He spat it out, saying it was 7 It apparently had become stale(不新鲜的) because of the old8container. The student 9his teacher: “Master, the water was 10Why did you11to like it?” The teacher replied, “You only tasted the water, I tasted the12The water was simply the container for an get of loving-kindness and 13 could be sweeter.” I think we understand this lesson best when we receive14gifts of love from young children. Whether it's an ugly plate or a bracelet, the natural and proper 15 is appreciation and expressed16because we love the idea within the gift.
Gratitude doesn't always come 17Unfortunately, most children and many adults 18 only the thing given rather than the feeling embodied(被体现) in it. We should remind ourselves and19our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of gratitude.20gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.
