When I was growing up I do not recall hearing the words “I love you” from my father. When your father never says them to you when you are a child, it gets tougher and tougher for him to say those words as he gets older. To tell the truth, I could not honestly remember when I had last said those words to him either. I decided to set my ego aside and make the first move. After some hesitation, in our next phone conversation I blurted out the words, “Dad… I love you!”
There was a silence at the other end and he awkwardly replied, “Well, same back at ya!”
I chuckled and said, “Dad, I know you love me, and when you are ready, I know you will say what you want to say.”
Fifteen minutes later my mother called and nervously asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad concluded our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was at work during this conversation and the tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “heard” the love. As we both sat there in tears we realized that this special moment had taken our father/son relationship to a new level.
A short while after this special moment, my father narrowly escaped death following heart surgery. Many times since, I have pondered the thought, if I did not take the first step and Dad did not survive the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love.
相关单词:decided
decided解释:adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
decided例句:
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
相关单词:ego
ego解释:n.自我,自己,自尊
ego例句:
He is absolute ego in all thing.在所有的事情上他都绝对自我。
She has been on an ego trip since she sang on television.她上电视台唱过歌之后就一直自吹自擂。
相关单词:hesitation
hesitation解释:n.犹豫,踌躇
hesitation例句:
After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.踌躇了半天,他终于直说了。
There was a certain hesitation in her manner.她的态度有些犹豫不决。
相关单词:blurted
blurted解释:v.突然说出,脱口而出( blurt的过去式和过去分词 )
blurted例句:
She blurted it out before I could stop her. 我还没来得及制止,她已脱口而出。
He blurted out the truth, that he committed the crime. 他不慎说出了真相,说是他犯了那个罪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
相关单词:chuckled
chuckled解释:轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )
chuckled例句:
She chuckled at the memory. 想起这件事她就暗自发笑。
She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look. 想起他那惊讶的表情,她就轻轻地暗自发笑。
相关单词:nervously
nervously解释:adv.神情激动地,不安地
nervously例句:
He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇,努力忍着不哭出来。
He paced nervously up and down on the platform.他在站台上情绪不安地走来走去。
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