Motherusedtoaskmewhatthemostimportantpartofthebodyis.ThroughtheyearsIwouldguessatthecorrectanswer.WhenIwasyounger,Ithoughtsoundwasveryimportanttous,soIsaid,“My1___________,mum.”Shesaid,“No,manypeoplearedeaf.ButthinkaboutitandIwillaskyouagain.”

Sincemakingmyfirstattempt,Ihadoftenthoughtoverthequestion.SothenexttimeItoldher,“Mum,itmustbeoureyes.”Shesaid,“Youarelearningfast,buttheanswerisn’tcorrectbecausethereare2___________people”

Overtheyears,Motheraskedmeacouplemoretimesandalwaysheranswerwas,“No,butyouaregettingsmarter,dear.”Lastyear,myGrandpa3___________away.Everybodywasheartbroken,crying.Whenitwasourturntosayourfinalgood-byetoGrandpa,Mumaskedme,“Doyouknowthemost4___________bodypartyet,mydear?”

Iwas5___________whensheaskedmethisnow.Ialwaysthoughtthiswasagamebetweenherandme.Shesawthepuzzledlookonmyfaceandtoldme,“Thisquestionisveryimportant.Itshowsyouhavereallylivedyourlife.”Isawhereyesfulloftears.Shesaid,“Mydear,themostimportantbodypartisyour6___________.”Iasked,“Isitbecausetheyholdupyourhead?”Shereplied,“7___________,itisbecauseonthemacryingfriendoralovedonecan8___________theirhead.Ihopeyouwillhaveashouldertocry9___________whenyouneedit.”

ThenandthereIunderstoodthemostimportantbodypartisnotaselfishone.Itisbeingsympathetictothepainof10___________.

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MyfatherbroughthomeasailboatwhenIwasten,andalmosteachSundayinsummerswewouldgosailing.Dadwasquiteskilledinsailing,butnotgoodat11___________.Asforme,IlearnedbothbeforetwelvebecauseoflivingclosetoLakeOntario.

ThelasttimeDadandIsetsailtogetherwasreallyunforgettable.ItwasaperfectweekendafterIgraduatedfromuniversity.IcamehomeandinvitedDadtogosailing.Outwesetsoononthecalmlake.Dadhadn’t12___________foryears,buteverything13___________wellwiththetiller（舵柄）inhishands.

Whenwewereinthemiddleofthelake,a14___________windcameallofasudden.Theboatwashitviolently.Dadwasalwaysathisbestinanydanger,15___________atthismomenthefroze.

“John!16___________!”heshoutedinatremblingvoice,withthe