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The young artist and potter
Allan had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son developed a severe
stomachache. Neither Allan nor his wife took the condition very{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(serious), but the boy died suddenly that night.
Knowing the death could {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (avoid) if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation,
he always felt he was guilty. Worse still, his wife left him a short time later,
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (leave) him alone with his
6-year-old younger son. Unable to stand the hurt and pain, he turned to alcohol
and became {#blank#}4{#/blank#} alcoholic.
As the alcoholism {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (progress), Allan began to lose everything he possessed and finally
died alone in a small bar. Hearing of his death, I thought, "{#blank#}6{#/blank#} a complete failure!"
As time went by, I began to
revalue my {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (early) rough judgment. I knew
Allan's now adult son, Ernie, one of the kindest and most caring men I've ever known.
I hadn't heard him talk much about his father. One day, I worked up my courage to
ask him what {#blank#}8{#/blank#} earth his father had done so
that he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, "As a child until
I left home at 18, Allan came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said,
'love you, son'."
Tears came to my eyes as I realized
that I had been a fool to judge Allan {#blank#}9{#/blank#} a failure. He had not left any material {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (possess) behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and left behind
his best love.