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1、WhenGodCreatedFathersWhenthegoodLordwascreatingfathers,Hestartedwithatallframe.Afemaleangelnearbysaid,“Whatkindoffatheristhat?Ifyouaregoingtomakechildrensoclosetotheground,whyhaveyouputthefatherupsohigh?Hewillbeabletoshootmarbles(彈子游戲)withoutkneeling,tuckachildinbedwitho
2、utbending,orevenkissachildwithoutalotofstooping(彎腰)?”AndGodsmiledandsaid,“Yes,butifImakehimchildsize,whowouldchildrenhavetolookupto?"AndwhenGodmadeafather'shands,theywerelargeandsinewy.Andtheangelshookherheadsadlyandsaid,“Doyouknowwhatyou'redoing?Largehandsareclumsy.They
3、can'tmanagediaperpins另ll針,smallbuttons,rubberbands橡皮筋onponytails馬尾,orevenremovesplinters碎片causedbybaseballbats.”Godsmiledandsaid,“Iknow,buttheyarelargeenoughtoholdeverythingasmallboyemptiesfromhispocketsattheendofaday,yetsmallenoughtocupachild'sface.”ThenGodmoldedlongsli
4、mlegsandbroadshoulders?Theangelnearlyhadaheartattack.“Boy,thisistheendoftheweek,allright,5,sheclucked?“DoyourealizeYoujustmadeafatherwithoutalap?Howishegoingtopullachildclosetohimwithoutthekidfallingbetweenhislegs?55Godsmiledandsaid,“Amotherneedsalap人腿.Afatherneedsstrong
5、shoulderstopullasledge雪橇,balanceaboyonabicycleorholdasleepyheadonthewayhomefromthecircus.”Godwasinthemiddleofcreatingtwoofthelargestfeetanyonehadeverseenwhentheangelcouldcontainherselfnolonger.“That'snotfair.Doyouhonestlythinkthoselargeboatsaregoingtogetoutofbedearlyinth
6、emorningwhenthebabycries?Orwalkthroughasmallbirthdaypartywithoutcrushingatleastthreeoftheguests?"AndGodsmiledandsaid,“They'llwork.You,llsee.They'llsupportasmallchildwhowantsto'rideahorsetoBanburyCross5orscareoffmiceatthesummercabin,ordisplayshoesthatwillbeachallengetoGod
7、workedthroughthenight,givingthefatherfewwords,butafirmauthoritativevoice;eyesthatseeeverything,butremaincalmandtolerant?Finally,almostasanafterthought,Headdedtears.ThenHeturnedtotheangelandsaid,“Nowareyousatisfiedthathecanloveasmuchasamother?”Andtheangelshutup.APoembyanU
8、nknownAuthorOnceuponatimetherewasachildreadytobeborn.OnedayheaskedGod:"Theytellmeyouaresendingmetoearth