5.
A little girl was shopping with her Mom in Target. She must have been 6 years old,this beautiful red-haired image of (1) .It was (2) Outside. We waited, somepatiently, others annoyed because (3) messed up their hurried day. The little voicewas so sweet that it (4) the hypnotic trance(催眠性迷睡)we were caught in. "Mom,let's run through the rain," she said.
“ (5) ?”Mom asked.
“Let's run through the rain!" She repeated.
“No,honey. We'll wait (6) it slows down a bit,”Mom replied.
This young child waited about another minute and repeated:“Mom, let's run throughthe rain,”
“We'll get wet through if we (7) ,”Mom said.
“No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this morning," the young girl saidas she pulled at her Mom's arm.
“This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get (8) ?”
“Don't you (9) ? When you were talking to Dad about his cancer, you said, ‘Wecan (10) anything!’”
The entire crowd fell into dead (11) . I dare say you couldn't hear anything but therain. (12) came or left in the next few minutes.
Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say. Now some would (13) it off and say she was silly. Some might even (14) what was said, But this wasa moment of affirmation(肯定)in a young child's life, a time when innocent trust can be (15) so that it will develop into faith.
“Honey, you are (16) right. Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe wejust need washing.”Mom said.
Then (17) they ran. We all stood inside, watching, smiling and laughing as they (18) past the cars and yes, across the puddles(水坑).They held their shopping bagsover their heads just (19) .They did get wet.
And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed (20) .