Foryears，PeterSmithwasbadlydisturbedbythememoryofanaccidentthatcausedthedeathsofoneofhis（16）___Oliver．Afterthat，hiswifelefthimandhe（17）___hisjob．Butsuddenlythenewsabouthim（18）___．Hiswifecam
For years，Peter Smith was badly disturbed by the memory of an accident that caused the deaths of one of his （16）___ Oliver．After that，his wife left him and he （17）___ his job．But suddenly the news about him （18）___．His wife came back and he found a new job．
One day he told me （19）___ had changed his life．"After the accident，I thought that nobody could forgive （原谅） what I had done．The thought of my mistake （20）___ my smile．It put a （21）___ between my wife and me．Then I had a/an （22）___ visit from the person I was afraid most to see-the mother of the classmate who died．"Years ago，"she said，"I found it in my heart to have forgiven you．So did Oliver and your friends．"She paused，and then said（23）___，"Peter，you are the one who hasn't forgiven （24）___．"I looked into her eyes and found kindness．For the first time in my life I felt worthy to love and be loved．"
It is lucky of Peter to get forgiveness of his （25）___．But forgiving doesn't mean denying （否认） what happened．Instead，it means （26）___ them honestly，realistically．
Can a person be all-forgiving and still be human？A scientist spent four years in a prison camp （集中营） of Germany．His parents，his younger sister and elder brother were killed by Nazi．He has every reason to （27）___．Yet he is filled with a love of life that he passes on to everyone who knows him．In his book，he said"In the beginning，I was filled with hated．（28）___ I realized that in hating I had become my own （29）___．Unless you forgive，you cannot love．And without love，life has no meaning．"Forgiveness is truly the saving grace，which gives the people who make mistakes a chance to （30）___ them．
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