MyfriendJohnalwayshassomethingtotellme．Heknowssomuchthat （21）___ menhavetohaveolderandmoreworldlywisementotellthem，（22）___，whototrust，howtocareforothersandhowtolivelife （23）___thefullest．

Recently，Johnlosthis （24）___ Janet．Foreightyearsshefoughtagainstcancer，butintheendhersicknesshadthelast （25）___．OnedayJohntookoutafoldedpieceof （26）___ fromhiswallet．Hehadfoundit，sohetoldme，whenhe （27）___ upsomedrawersathome．

Itwasa （28）___ loveletterJanethadwritten．Thenotecouldlooklikeaschoolgirl'sscrawls （潦草地写，乱涂） aboutherdreamguy．（29）___ theletterwaswrittenbyawomanwhohadhadsevenchildren，awomanwhofoughtforherlifeandwho （30）___ onlyhadafewmonthslefttolive．

Itwas （31）___ abeautifulrecipe （处方，食谱） forhowtokeepamarriagetogether．Janet's （32）___ ofherhusbandbeginslikethis，"Lovedme．Tookcareofme．Worriedaboutme．"

"HelpedmewhenIwasill．"Thenext （33）___ reads．Afterthatsheturned （34）___thepaperandadded"Warmth．Humor．Kindness．Thoughtfulness．"Andthenshewritesaboutthehusbandshehas （35）___withandlovedmostinherlife．"（36）___ therewhenIneededyou．"Thelastwordsshewrote （37）___ alltheothers．Icanseeherformewhensheaddedthoughtfully"Goodfriend．"

IstandbesideJohnnow，andcannotpretendtoknowhowitfeelstolosesomeonewhoisascloseto （38）___ asJanetwastohim．Ineedto （39）___ whathehastosaymuchmorethanheneedstotalk．

"John，"Iask．"Howdoyousticktogetherwithsomeonethrough38years-nottomentionthesickness？HowdoIknow （40）___Icanbeartostandbymywife'ssideifshebecomessickoneday？"

"Youcan．"hesaysquietly，"Ifyouloveherenough，youcan．"