At the supermarket near our convent I had filled my cart in a hurry and suddenly had an uneasy feeling that I didn’t have enough money to pay for all the goods. In desperation I emptied all the items onto the floor and kneeing down, began to add up the prices.
Just then a young supervisor strolled over, bent down and whispered confidentially, “It doesn’t matter how hard you pray, sister. We’re not reducing the prices.”
十二张卡片
我十多岁的女儿在她的祖父母家度过了几周的暑假生活。临回家时，祖父给了她12张卡片。
“记得每个月都给我们写封信。”他说。
几个月过去了，卡片一直原封未动——直到有一天，女儿收到这样一封信：
“亲爱的詹妮芙：
生活是由不同的阶段组成的。
还是个孩子的时候，我希望成为一个青少年——我如愿以偿了。
还是个年轻人时，我希望遇到一个年轻的女子，恋爱、结婚——我如愿以偿了。
结婚后，我希望成为一位父亲——我如愿以偿了。
作为父亲，我希望成为一位祖父，有漂亮、聪明的孙子孙女——我如愿以偿了。
接着，我希望有一天他们能给我写信——我却还没有如愿以偿。
爱你的祖父”
12 Post Cards
My teen-age daughter was preparing to return home after having visited her grandparents for a few weeks one summer. Her grandfather gave her 12 post cards.