You’ve heard the saying:“Love is patient and kind .”If love is patient, it may be because love is truly understanding . What most women need during times of frustration is understanding.
Many conflicts are simply misunderstanding. As a new bride, Marge Piercy moved into the small home on her husband’s farm in the mountains .She put a shoe box on a shelf in her closet and asked her husband never to touch it. For 50 years he left the box alone , until his life partner was old and dying. One day when he was putting their affairs in order, he found the box again and thought it might hold something important. Opening it , he discovered two doilies and $82.500 in cash. He took the box to her and asked about the contents.
“My mother gave me that box the day we married,”she explained,“She told me to make a doily to help me feel better every time I got mad at you.”
Her husband was touched that in 50 years she’d only been upset enough to make two doilies.
“What’s the $82,500 for ?”he asked.
She explained ,“Oh, well that’s the money I’ve made selling the doilies.”
She explained , “Life is the first gift ,love is the second and understanding is the third,” But it is love that gives us life and understanding that brings about love.
Making doilies might take your mind off the problem, but it won’t change anything .The path form conflict to live is not by way of arts and crafts , It is through the valley of understanding .
1．The story of Marge Piercy is told to show that .
A．love is something that gives people life and comfort
B．love is gained through patience and understanding
C．money is necessary for keeping a couple together
D．love is second to life though it makes life exciting
2．From the passage we know doilies may be .
A．some games that Marge played when she was sad
B．some things that Marge made when she was angry
C．some food Marge made for herself when she was hungry
D．some jewels Marge’s mother gave her when she married
3．Why did Marge’s mother give her the box when she got married ?
A．To make her daughter occupied in her free time
B．To help her daughter make a living by herself
C．To remind her daughter to be patient and understanding
D．To get her daughter to remember her all the time
4．The underlined word“frustration”in the first paragraph most probably means .
A．encouragement B．satisfaction C．disappointment D．comfort