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   My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I kept trying to give the correct answer.

When I was younger, I thought _______ was very important to us as humans, so I said, ＂My ears, Mommy.＂

She said, ＂No. Many people are deaf. Keep thinking about it and I will ask you again.＂ Several years _______, she asked me again. This time I told her, ＂Mommy, sight is very important to _______, so it must be our _______.＂

She _______ me and told me, ＂You are learning fast, _______ the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.＂

Over the next few years, she asked me a few more times and always her answer was, ＂_______, but you are getting smarter every year, my child.＂

I was greatly _______ when she asked me this now. I always thought this was a ________ between her and me. She saw the confusion(困惑) on my face and told me, ＂This ________ is very important. It shows that you have ________ lived your life.＂ I saw her eyes filled up with tears. She said, ＂My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder.＂

I asked, ＂Is it because it ________ your head?＂

She replied, ＂No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend or loved one when they ________. Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life, my clear. I only hope that you will have a shoulder to cry on when you need it.＂

Then and there, I knew the most important body part is not a ________ one. It is sympathetic(同情的) to the pain of others.