LastfallIhungoutsidemywindowabirdfeeder(喂鸟的食槽).Knowing 36 aboutwildbirdsI 37 that 38 Ihungthisbirdfeederoutsidenumbersofbeautifulbirdswouldbeswooping(飞扑)tomynewaddition.Howeverdaysweeksandmonths 39 NOBIRDS.
Iaskedsomanypeoplewhattodo? 40 wasIdoingwrong?“Nothing”mostofthemreplied“just 41 !”SoIwaitedandwaitedandwaitedtryingeverything 42 toattractthesebirds.Icleanedoffthedeck(平台) 43 thefeedandwashedthefeeder.I 44 madethecatgoouttheotherdoor!Butnothingseemedto 45 .SoIwaitedwithpatienceand 46 .
TwomonthslateronaSaturdayafternoonI 47 !WhatcametomyeyeswasthemostbeautifulbirdIhaveeverseeninmylife!Allofa 48 hundredsuponhundredsofbirdswere 49 fromeverywhere!
Whatabeautiful 50 Ilearnedfromthislittlecreature!Patienceandhopeandthingswill 51 thebeautifulthingsinlife.YetIhadnever 52 howmuchpatienceIreallydohaveandhowmuchIdorelyonhopeto 53 thequestionsinmyheart.
SoI 54 hopingandwaitingwaitingandhoping.Iwilltrytousethis“littlelesson”withsomanyotherthingsinmylife.Iguesspatienceisa 55 afterall.