The lady with the white fence taught me to leave the gate to life open.
When my husband died of a brain disease, I became very angry.Life was not 1 .I hated being alone.One day, as I was 2 down a busy street in town, I suddenly noticed a new fence, which was being set up 3 a house.I 4 to the side to really admire the fence.The carpenter had done such a good job that my eyes almost 5 up with tears.I could not 6 myself away.I stopped the engine, went over and touched the fence.It still 7 of fresh paint.I could hear a lady was trying to start the lawn mower in the back garden.
“Hello!” I shouted and 8 at her.“Well, hello!” She stood up and wiped her hands in the apron.“I…I came to see the fence.It is so beautiful!” I said.
“The fence is not there for my 9 ,” the lady explained to me in 10 voice.“I live alone.But so many people drive by every day, and I thought they 11 be glad to see something really nice.People see my fence and wave. 12 stop like you and come up to veranda(走廊)to have a chat.”
“ 13 weren't you sad when they expanded the road and everything changed so much?” I asked.
Her reply 14 my life.“Change is a part of life and takes part in 15 us who we are.When something we do not like happens to us, we have two choices:to become a 16 person or to become a better person.”
I carefully left the gate 17 and drove on with a new feeling inside me.I could not 18 what it was, but I could feel the thick stone wall around my angry heart breaking off.And 19 a pretty white fence was built.I decided that I would keep the gate open for everything and everyone that came my 20 .