The Missed Blessings
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="college">college</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="admired">admired</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dealer">dealer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="showroom">showroom</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="Graduation">Graduation</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="approached">approached</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="awaited">awaited</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="hadpurchased">hadpurchased</span>（购买）<span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="graduation">graduation</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="study">study</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beautifulwrapped">beautifulwrapped</span>（有包装的）<span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="box">box</span>. <span word="Curious">Curious</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lovely">lovely</span>, <span word="leather">leather</span>-<span word="bound">bound</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nameembossed">nameembossed</span>（饰以浮饰）<span word="in">in</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>. <span word="Angrily">Angrily</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="With">With</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span>?" <span word="He">He</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="stormed">stormed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="realizing">realizing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="graduation">graduation</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="telegram">telegram</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="hadpassed">hadpassed</span> <span word="away">away</span>（逝世）, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="willed">willed</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="possessions">possessions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="son">son</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="sadness">sadness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regret">regret</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="papers">papers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="tears">tears</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pages">pages</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reading">reading</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tag">tag</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dealer">dealer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="dealer">dealer</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="desired">desired</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tag">tag</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="graduation">graduation</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span>... "<span word="PAID">PAID</span> <span word="IN">IN</span> <span word="FULL">FULL</span>".</p>
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