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1、话说慈父(WordsfromALovingFather) inthedooryhome,ilookedcloselyatthefaceofmy23-year-oldson,daniel,hisbackpackbyhisside.eindaniel'slife,apassage,astepfromcollegeintotheadultemeaning,somesignificancebeyondthemoment.butnothingcamefrommylips.nosoundbrokethestillnessofmybeachsidehomeonlongisland.outs
2、ide,icouldheartheshrillcriesofseagullsastheycircledtheever-changingsurf.inside,istoodfrozenandquiet,lookingintothesearchingeyesofmyson. adeitmoredifficulteihadletsuchamomentpass.totheschool-busstoponhisfirstdayofkindergarten.ifeltthetensioninhishandholdingmineasthebusturnedthecorner.isaine. ila
3、rsceneplayeditselfout.other,idrovehimtothecollegeofandmaryinvirginia.hisfirstnight,heates.etusthenextmorning,heononucleosis,but,danlaystretchedoutonhisbedasistartedtoleaveforthetriphome.itriedtothinkofsomethingtosaytogivehimsomecourageandconfidenceashestartedthisnee.imumbledsomethinglike,hopeyouf
4、eelbetter,dan.andileft.no,ithoughtofthoselostopportunities.hoanytimeshaveomentspass? aparentdies,and,insteadofgivingaeulogyourselves,anspeak.achildasksifsantaclausisreal,or,and,embarrassed,arried,gothroughthemotionsoftheceremony.butomenttotellthemeanttous.orightexpecttofaceintheyearsahead. hoal
5、lofstature.he,outgoingnatureandeadeptinsports. baseballgavehimhisearliestchallenge.heakeitbiginhighschool.itdidn'thappenthatoveupfromthejuniorvarsityteam.buthestuckitout.eventually,asasenior,hemoveduptothevarsity.he'sgames.atgraduation,thecoachnameddanieltheteam'smostvaluableplaye
6、r. hisfinesthour,though,cameataschoolsciencefair.heenteredanexhibitshoitiveandcrude,especiallyparedtothefancy,puterized,blinking-lightmodelsenteredbyotherstudents.mybarrassedforhim. itturnedoutthattheotherkidshadnotdonetheiroadetheirexhibits.asthejudges. bythetimedanielleftforcollegehestoodsix
7、feettallanduscularandinsuperbcondition.butheneverpitchedanotherinning.hefoundthathecouldnotbineathleticsics.hegaveupbaseballforenglishliterature.iadesuchamaturedecision.hegraduatedylifehadbeenthatididn'ttakeayearo
