Love is a two-way street
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="desk">desk</span> <span word="poring">poring</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="bills">bills</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="rushed">rushed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="announced">announced</span>,</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Dad">Dad</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="re">re</span> 55 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="I">I</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="m">m</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> 55 <span word="kisses">kisses</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>! <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="exclaimed">exclaimed</span>, &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span>, <span word="don">don</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="now">now</span>; <span word="I">I</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="m">m</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="busy">busy</span>!</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="youngster">youngster</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="silent">silent</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="welled">welled</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>. <span word="Apologically">Apologically</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="said">said</span>, &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="later">later</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="quietly">quietly</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="face">face</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="said">said</span>, &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Come">Come</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kisses">kisses</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span>! <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="respond">respond</span>.</p><p><span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="incident">incident</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="drowned">drowned</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="heartbroken">heartbroken</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span>...</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="If">If</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="regret">regret</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="thoughtless">thoughtless</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="assured">assured</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aching">aching</span>.</p><p>&<span word="hellip">hellip</span>;<span word="Love">Love</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="way">way</span> <span word="street">street</span>. <span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="loving">loving</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="warmly">warmly</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="rejection">rejection</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scar">scar</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="busy">busy</span>! <span word="Nothing">Nothing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="responding">responding</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cry">cry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span>... <span word="there">there</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>...</p><p>父亲坐在办公桌旁，正盯着那些堆积了一个月来的账单，这时，他的小儿子冲了过来，大声宣布：</p>
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