Ifyou'regoingtodosomethingmydadusedtosaydoitright.
Mostlyhesaidthataftermyhalfhearted(不尽力的) ____ toweedthevegetablegarden. Forsomereasonheknewthattherewerewhiterootsstill ____ deepinthegroundwithoutlookingaroundthegarden.SoIwouldbeinthe ____ againthenextdaywithaspadedigdeepand ____therootsofourgarden. AsItriedtofocusmyattentionto ____，Dad'swordskeptechoinginmymind:“Doitright.”
IsawaperfectexampleofwhatDadwastalkingaboutlastweekwhenoneoftheteamsinthecompanywas ____.Allofusweresadtoseethemgo. Theyweregoodfriendsand ____，andweworriedaboutthem.And ____，atsuchtimesyoualwayswonder:amInext?
Butaswewatchedthemduringtheweektheyweregivento ____，manyofusnoticedthattheyweren'thandlingthisinquitethewayweexpectedthemto. ____ noneofthemfoundanotherjobtherewasalsonobitternessor ____ intheirdeparture.Ididn'thearanegativeword.Ididn'tseeany ____ orunhappyfaces—atleastnotfromthem.InsteadIsawgrace.
“It's ____，”oneofmycolleagueswhispered.“Iwentovertheretooffercomfortandsupporttothemandthey ____ comfortingme.”
AncientGreeksbelievedthatswanssavetheirsweetestsongforthemomentstotheir ____. Idon'tknowifmydepartingfriends ____ theirendingasa“swansong”ornotbutthecalmquietdignitywithwhichtheyembracedtheircruelrealitytouchedand ____ us.
Leeamanwhohasseenand ____ lotsoflayoffsduringalmost40upanddownonagainoffagainyearswiththecompany ____ nicelyforallofus.
“Nowthat'sdoingitright，”hesaid.
SomewhereIjustknowDadwassmilinghis ____.
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