美丽的英语：The Missed Blessings 错过的祝福

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　　A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he
had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his
father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.
        　　As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father
had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father
called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have
such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a
beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man
opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's
name embossed in gold. Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said,
"With all your money you give me a Bible?" He then stormed out of the house,
leaving the Bible.
        　　Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had
a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but realizing his father was very old,
he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him since that
graduation day. Before he could make the arrangements, he received a telegram
telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his
son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.
        　　When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his
heart. He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the
still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the
Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car key dropped from the
back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had
the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and
the words... "PAID IN FULL".
        　　How many times do we miss blessings because they are not packaged as we
expected? Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember
that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
        　　Sometimes we don't realize the good fortune we have or we could have
because we expect "the packaging" to be different. What may appear as bad
fortune may in fact be the door that is just waiting to be opened.