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PrayerforMyMother
DearGod，
NowthatIamnolongeryoung，Ihavefriendswhosemothershavepassedaway．Ihaveheardthesesonsanddaughterssaytheyneverfullyappreciatedtheirmothersuntilitwastoolatetotellthem．
Iamblessedwiththedearmotherwhoisstillalive．Iappreciatehermoreeachday．Mymotherdoesnotchange，butIdo．AsIgrowolderandwiser，Irealizewhatanextraordinarypersonsheis．HowsadthatIamunabletospeakthesewordsinherpresence，buttheyfloweasilyfrommypen．
Howdoesadaughterbegintothankhermotherforlifeitself？Forthelove，patienceandjustplainhardworkthatgointoraisingachild？Forrunningafteratoddler，forunderstandingamoodyteenager，fortoleratingacollegestudentwhoknowseverything? Forwaitingforthedaywhenadaughterrealizeshermotherreallyis？
Howdoesagrownwomanthankforamotherforcontinuingtobeamother？Forbeingreadywithadvice（whenasked）orremainingsilentwhenitismostappreciated？Fornotsaying：“Itoldyouso”，whenshecouldhaveutteredthesewordsdozensoftimes？Forbeingessentiallyherself －－loving，thoughtful，patient，andforgiving？
Idon'tknowhow，dearGod，excepttoblessherasrichlyasshedeservesandtohelpmeliveuptotheexampleshehasset．IpraythatIwilllookasgoodintheeyesofmychildrenasmymotherlooksinmine．
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【词汇注释】
extraordinaryadj.异常的；非凡的
presencen.在场, 存在
plainadj.简单的，朴素的
uttervt.发出, 做声
essentiallyadv. 本质上, 本来
forgivingadj. 宽大的, 慈悲的