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“Paul must have been trying to carry his waste paper to garbage can and dropped a few pieces.” I1picking them up. 2later I found more pieces. No quiet sighing this time. I 3 ,“Who is throwing garbage?” No answer. Instead, I saw more bits of paper silently floating 4 from upstairs. Looking up, I saw my seven-year-old son, Paul.
“Stop making a mess.” “It's not a mess. They're5.” “Sorry, what did you say?” I hadn't heard him clearly.
He didn't answer me. Paul has autism (自闭症) and6answers a question, especially when he's7attentively on something else. He ran down the stairs. “Where are my other butterflies?” he asked,8around. Every time Paul 9five or more words together, my heart says a 10of thanks. But lately he seems to 11that the benefits of forming complete sentences when communicating are12of the effort.
Butterflies. Of course. I rushed to13them from the garbage,14them off and handed them to my young artist. “Want to see them15again?” he asked with a shy smile. “Oh yes! They're beautiful.” I whispered. He ran back upstairs to float his16 down again. They really did look like beautiful butterflies.
That day Paul 17me to look up at 18instead of down at garbage. How many other masterpieces (杰作) do I miss because I'm too caught up in my 19to take time to appreciate what's right in front of me? Life is not what happens to us. It's 20 we look at it. Now, I look up.
