The?next?morning，?they?went?over?their?lists.

    Life?is?having?sleepless?nights?with?your?little?kid?and?going?to?office?tired?the?next?day.

    Life?is?getting?over?that?scratch?on?your?new?car.

    You?become?a?machine?to?handle?stress?and?responsibilities.

    Life?is?getting?rejected?in?a?job?interview?and?celebrating?failure?with?a?party?with?friends.

    Nobody?Is?Perfect

    She?neatly?placed?her?list?on?the?table?and?folded?her?hands?on?top?of?it.

    ＂I?read?in?a?magazine，?a?while?ago，?about?how?we?can?strengthen?our?marriage，＂?she?offered.

    ＂I，ll?start，＂?offered?the?wife.?She?took?out?her?list.?It?had?many?items?on?it，?in?fact，?enough?to?fill?3?pages.

    Life?is?the?excitement?of?carrying?the?school?bag?for?the?first?time.

    A?man?and?his?girlfriend?were?getting?married.?It?was?a?large?celebration.

    ＂Nothing，?keep?reading?your?list.＂?He?replied.?The?wife?continued?reading?until?she?had?read?all?three?pages.

    This?is?the?story?no?one，s?going?to?tell?you，?but?you?will?experience?for?sure:

    This?is?the?story?people?will?often?tell?you:

    The?bride?was?gorgeous?in?her?white?wedding?gown?and?the?groom?was?very?dashing?in?his?black?suit.

    Passage　1.Woodpecker

    The?husband?agreed，?so?each?of?them?went?to?a?separate?room?in?the?house?and?thought?of?the?things?that?annoyed?them?about?the?other.

    ＂Each?of?us?will?write?a?list?of?everything?we?find?a?bit?annoying?about?the?other?person.?Then，?we?can?talk?about?how?we?can?change?these?annoying?things?and?make?our?life?together?happier.＂

    Life?is?standing?outside?the?classroom?with?your?friends?as?punishment.

    ＂Now，you?read?your?list?and?then?we?can?talk?about?everything?on?our?lists.＂?She?said?happily.

    Life?is?getting?that?weekend?trip?with?your?partner，?while?your?kids?are?away.

    The?wife，?touched?by?his?honesty，?the?depth?of?his?love?for?her?and?his?acceptance?of?her，turned?her?head?and?wept.

    They?thought?about?these?things?all?day?long?and?wrote?down?what?they?came?up?with.

    As?she?started?reading?the?list?to?her?husband，?she?noticed?that?tears?were?starting?to?appear?in?her?husband，s?eyes.

    ＂What，s?wrong?＂?she?asked.

    You?come?to?this?world.

    Your?kids?leave?you?for?higher?studies，?work，?leaving?you?alone.

    There　are　many　apple　trees　in　a　garden.　They’re　good　friends.　One　day　an　old　tree　is　ill.　There　are　many　pests　in　the　tree.　Leaves　of　the　tree　turn　yellow.　The　old　tree　feels　very　sad　and　unwell.　Another　tree　sends　for　a　doctor　for　him.　At　first，　they　send　for　a　pigeon，　but　she　has　no　idea　about　it.　Then　they　send　for　an　oriole，　and　she　can’t　treat　the　old　tree　well.　Then　they　send　for　a　woodpecker.　She　is　a　good　doctor.　She　pecks　a　hole　in　the　tree　and　eats　lots　of　pests.　At　last　the　old　tree　becomes　better　and　better.　Leaves　turn　green　and　green.

    Life?is?in?the?little?things.

    By?the?time?your?kids?become?self－sufficient，?you?start?getting?old.

    Nothing?is?perfect.?However，?we?can?find?perfectness?in?everything?by?changing?the?way?we?see?things.

    Life?is?decorating?your?new?home.

    In?life，?we?don，t?really?have?to?look?for?things?that?are?disappointing，?depressing?and?annoying.?These?things?will?always?be?there.

    Life?is?the?time?you?did?something?you，re?afraid?of?doing.

    Life?is?telling?stories?to?your?grandchildren.

    Life?is?stealing?a?kiss?from?your?40－year－old?partner?when?your?kids?are?home.

    Life?is?shedding?a?tear?of?joy?watching?your?kid?dance?at?annual?function.

    Life?is?crushing?on?the?girl?or?boy?from?college?while?your?friends?give?you?company.

    Quietly?the?husband?stated:?＂I?don，t?have?anything?on?my?list.?I?think?that?you?are?perfect?the?way?that?you?are.?You?are?lovely?and?wonderful?and?I?wouldn，t?want?to?change?anything?about?you.＂

    Everyone?could?tell?that?the?love?they?had?for?each?other?was?true.

    Life?is?when?you?came?as?a?bundle?of?joy?to?your?parents，?life.

    A?few?months?later，?the?wife?came?to?her?husband?with?a?proposal:

    What?Is?the?Meaning?of?Life?

    Life?is?completing?the?marathon?at?the?age?of?60.

    Toil?hard?and?get?educated.?Get?a?good?job.

    And?only?little?things?matter?because?one?day?you，ll?look?back?and?realize?that?those?were?the?big?things.

    Get?married.?Get?settled.?Then?you，ve?kids.

    You?leave?this?world.