单选题 .  I learned how to accept life as it is from my father.     1    , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy.
    My father was     2    a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness took all that     3    . Now he can no longer walk. Even talking is difficult. One night, I went to visit him with my sisters, we started     4    about life, and I told them about one of my     5    . I said that we must always give things up     6    we grow our youth, but it always     7    that after we give something up, we gain something new in its     8    . Then suddenly my father     9    up. He said, "But, Peter, I gave up     10    ! What did I gain?" I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say.     11    , he answered his own question: "I gain the love of my family." I looked at my sisters, and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.
    I was also     12    by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I     13    remember his words and become     14    . If he could replace his great     15    with a feeling of love for others, then I should be able to give up my small irritations.1.