＂I，ll?start，＂?offered?the?wife.?She?took?out?her?list.?It?had?many?items?on?it，?in?fact，?enough?to?fill?3?pages.

Passage　1.Woodpecker

Life?is?telling?stories?to?your?grandchildren.

Life?is?standing?outside?the?classroom?with?your?friends?as?punishment.

Life?is?decorating?your?new?home.

Life?is?stealing?a?kiss?from?your?40－year－old?partner?when?your?kids?are?home.

Life?is?the?time?you?did?something?you，re?afraid?of?doing.

You?become?a?machine?to?handle?stress?and?responsibilities.

Life?is?getting?that?weekend?trip?with?your?partner，?while?your?kids?are?away.

They?thought?about?these?things?all?day?long?and?wrote?down?what?they?came?up?with.

As?she?started?reading?the?list?to?her?husband，?she?noticed?that?tears?were?starting?to?appear?in?her?husband，s?eyes.

There　are　many　apple　trees　in　a　garden.　They’re　good　friends.　One　day　an　old　tree　is　ill.　The

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Everyone?could?tell?that?the?love?they?had?for?each?other?was?true.

By?the?time?your?kids?become?self－sufficient，?you?start?getting?old.

alendar，?and?external?pressures?to?rule?our?lives?and?blind?us?to?the?fact?that　each?individual?moment?of?our?lives?is?a?beautiful?mystery?and?a?miracle?—?especially?those?moments?we?spend?in?the?presence?of?a?loved?one.

＂I?read?in?a?magazine，?a?while?ago，?about?how?we?can?strengthen?our?marriage，＂?she?offered.

She?neatly?placed?her?list?on?the?table?and?folded?her?hands?on?top?of?it.

The?husband?agreed，?so?each?of?them?went?to?a?separate?room?in?the?house?and?thought?of?the?things?that?annoyed?them?about?the?other.

＂Nothing，?keep?reading?your?list.＂?He?replied.?The?wife?continued?reading?until?she?had?read?all?three?pages.

Get?married.?Get?settled.?Then?you，ve?kids.

Nothing?is?perfect.?However，?we?can?find?perfectness?in?everything?by?changing?the?way?we?see?things.

Life?is?getting?rejected?in?a?job?interview?and?celebrating?failure?with?a?party?with?friends.

Life?is?in?the?little?things.

Life?is?having?sleepless?nights?with?your?little?kid?and?going?to?office?tired?the?next?day.

Life?is?crushing?on?the?girl?or?boy?from?college?while?your?friends?give?you?company.

Your?kids?leave?you?for?higher?studies，?work，?leaving?you?alone.

Nobody?Is?Perfect

The?bride?was?gorgeous?in?her?white?wedding?gown?and?the?groom?was?very?dashing?in?his?black?suit.

＂What，s?wrong?＂?she?asked.

A?few?months?later，?the?wife?came?to?her?husband?with?a?proposal:

You?leave?this?world.

The?next?morning，?they?went?over?their?lists.

A?man?and?his?girlfriend?were?getting?married.?It?was?a?large?celebration.

Life?is?when?you?came?as?a?bundle?of?joy?to?your?parents，?life.

This?is?the?story?no?one，s?going?to?tell?you，?but?you?will?experience?for?sure:

You?come?to?this?world.

What?Is?the?Meaning?of?Life?

Life?is?getting?over?that?scratch?on?your?new?car.

Life?is?shedding?a?tear?of?joy?watching?your?kid?dance?at?annual?function.

Quietly?the?husband?stated:?＂I?don，t?have?anything?on?my?list.?I?think?that?you?are?perfect?the?way?that?you?are.?You?are?lovely?and?wonderful?and?I?wouldn，t?want?to?change?anything?about?you.＂

In?life，?we?don，t?really?have?to?look?for?things?that?are?disappointing，?depressing?and?annoying.?These?things?will?always?be?there.

Life?is?the?excitement?of?carrying?the?school?bag?for?the?first?time.

This?is?the?story?people?will?often?tell?you:

＂Each?of?us?will?write?a?list?of?everything?we?find?a?bit?annoying?about?the?other?person.?Then，?we?can?talk?about?how?we?can?change?these?annoying?things?and?make?our?life?together?happier.＂

Toil?hard?and?get?educated.?Get?a?good?job.

＂Now，you?read?your?list?and?then?we?can?talk?about?everything?on?our?lists.＂?She?said?happily.

The?wife，?touched?by?his?honesty，?the?depth?of?his?love?for?her?and?his?acceptance?of?her，turned?her?head?and?wept.

And?only?little?things?matter?because?one?day?you，ll?look?back?and?realize?that?those?were?the?big?things.

Life?is?completing?the?marathon?at?the?age?of?60.