Lesson 3 All You Need Is Love
Love is All You Need
On October 16th, 2010, Eunchong and his dad ____ in their first triathlon.
It was held in Misari, ____.
They ____ 1.5 km, cycled 40 km, and then ran 10 km.
This challenge was especially difficult for Eunchong’s dad because he had to push or pull ____ during the race.
Eunchong couldn’t talk or walk because he was ____ with six different diseases.
His skin was dark red and his brain was ____ hard.
The doctor ____ he would not live for long.
But Eunchong not only is still ____ but also got first place in his first triathlon.
Dear Eunchong,
I thank you ____ only for being my son but also for teaching me an important life lesson.
____ you were a baby, people avoided you because of your skin color.
I felt sad and ____ to hide you from them.
Your mom ____ that you would be born with no disabilities.
She ____ herself for your sickness.
But you always smiled at us and held our ____.
You gave us ____ as well as hope.
So, I promised myself that I would face the world and show you the ____ side of things.
Since then we ____ begun our journey.
Do you remember our first triathlon?
When we ____ to swim, the other participants made way for us and let us go first.
I was ____ touched and thankful.
Some participants even cried when we ____ them by.
When we started cycling, many people ____ for us.
But you had to endure some ____ winds and tiredness.
So I cycled very fast to ____ you a break.
When we began running, your mom ____ to say, “I wish I could run with you.”
I wanted to finish the race ____ so I could see her and let you rest.
So, I ran ____.
When we were almost at the finishing line, the ____ participants stopped and let us go first.
____, you were the winner!
I hope you could tell how much everyone at those races loved ____.
Thanks to you,
Thanks to you, your mom and I learned an important lesson. “Love is all we ____.”
We don’t ever think, “We ____ Eunchong had no disabilities” anymore.
____, we are just thankful for having you.
We are ____ happy about many other little things.
Even when we face ____, we are happy.
That’s because we know that we can overcome any hardships ____ we are together and love each other.
Let’s continue to live ____ and bravely.
We ____ always love you and stand by you.