A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. 1___water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder 2 __ had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man 3 ( present ) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled 4 ( warm ), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home 5 a happy heart.
After the student left, the teacher let 6 student taste the water. He spit it out, __7___(say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, "Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like ____8__ ?" The teacher replied, " You tasted the water. I tasted the girl. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be 9__ (sweet). "
We understand this lesson best 10 we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.