Learningexperienceshappentousthroughoutourlives.Notlongago,IhadonethatI
wouldliketo__1__.IwasgoingtoMarbleheadwithmysailboatteam.Theteamwasracing
downthehighwayat85mph__2__,werealizedwewere__3__.Luckily,wesawarestarea
ahead.Ihadabrand-new(崭新的)$20bill.Iwasso__4__becauseIhadneverhadthat
kindofcashbefore.Butspendingiton__5__seemedlikethrowingitaway.Weallrushedinto
thepizzaline.__6__Igotapizzaandadrink,andwalkedtomytable.Abouthalfwaythrough
themeal,I__7__Ihadnotactuallyhandedanymoneytothecashier.Ihadjust__8__out,and
nobodyhadnoticed.Ifeltterrible.
Myconscience(良心)openeditsmouthandswallowedmeinonebigbite.Icouldn’t__9__
overit.Ijustcouldn’tgobacktothecashierand__10__formystolenpizza.Iwassoupset
thatI__11__togivemyselfthepleasureofanicecreamfor__12__thatsomeonewould
say,“Hey,Jeff,whydon’tyouusethechange__13__thepizzainsteadofthatnice,new$20
bill?”Iwasnot__14__ofmycashnow.
Forthenexttwoyears,wheneverIwas__15__ofthe“pizzaincident”,Iwouldsayto
myself,“Don’tthinkaboutit...”
Ihavelearnedtwothingsfromthis__16__.MaybeIwasafoolfor__17__intomy
conscience,andbeingtoostupidtoappreciatea__18__pizza.Butthereallessonisthateven
ifyougetawayfromwhatyouhavedoneyourconsciencewill__19__upwithyou.
Thisreflectsthesaying,“Acoward(懦夫)diesathousanddeaths,aherodiesone.”Iwas
acowardandhavefeltterribleaboutthatincidentatleastathousandtimes.IfIhadbeena
“__20__”andgonebacktopayforthepizza,Iwouldhavefeltalittleuncomfortableabout
itonlyonce,ormaybetwice.