It was many years ago. I was {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（朗读）a story to my little girl on the sofa. When it came to the end, I finished with those famous words". . . and they lived happily ever after. "As I looked into her big {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（明亮的）eyes, I knew that the ending of the book was what I wanted for her.

    Still, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（深的）in my heart I knew that this couldn't always be so. I knew sometimes her heart was broken. I knew sometimes she was {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（悲伤）and lonely. I hoped that those times wouldn't last{#blank#}5{#/blank#}（长久）and that she would often have joy in her life. Living happily ever after, though, seemed impossible.

    It took me a lot of years to {#blank#}6{#/blank#}（意识到）that it is possible to live happily ever after. You just have to do it "one day at a time. "Happiness isn't what you get at the end of your {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（旅途）. Happiness doesn't {#blank#}8{#/blank#}（依靠）on what life hands you. Happiness is something you create in your life day by day.

    The {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（实情）is that happiness comes when you love. Love is a {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（礼物）from life. It is love that fixes broken hearts. It is love that gives us joy. Choose to "live happily ever after, one day at a time."