“通往广场的路不止一条” More Than One Way to the Square
<p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="tower">tower</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="why">why</span>.</p><p><span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="Elsa">Elsa</span>, <span word="Father">Father</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="courage">courage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crisscross">crisscross</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="twisting">twisting</span>, <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="square">square</span>.</p><p><span word="See">See</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dear">dear</span>, <span word="Father">Father</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="gently">gently</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="square">square</span>. <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="road">road</span>, <span word="try">try</span> <span word="another">another</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="begged">begged</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="awful">awful</span> <span word="lunches">lunches</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lunches">lunches</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Father">Father</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="help">help</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="interfere">interfere</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="tower">tower</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="secretly">secretly</span> <span word="poured">poured</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="luncheon">luncheon</span> <span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mother">Mother</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="swallowed">swallowed</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="spoonful">spoonful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sputtered">sputtered</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="mad">mad</span>! <span word="Quickly">Quickly</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="done">done</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mother">Mother</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="firmly">firmly</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lunches">lunches</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span>!</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="Father">Father</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="designer">designer</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span>? <span word="Accept">Accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roadblock">roadblock</span>5 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fail">fail</span>?<span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wits">wits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>?</p>
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