A woman was walking along the beach on a damp day, lost in thought. Suddenly she was1 back to reality by a sound of someone shouting. It was from a man, just visible through the mist (薄雾). His arms wide, he shouted, "Come, blessings!" He took a2 in one direction and then another, shouting3, "Come, blessings, come!" The woman stopped, 4 the scene. Here was a man, she thought, calling blessings into his life loudly and eagerly. It was such a pure, direct spiritual call for something he5. She started walking toward the man, hoping to speak to him and express her thanks to him for the6she had got from his calling. As she walked, the wind continued to 7his voice, "Come, blessings! Come, blessings, come!" She started to speak the simple yet powerful words along with him, feeling8inspired each time.
Just then, a cute dog suddenly jumped toward the man from the mist with9. The woman now was10enough to hear him crying to the dog, "Blessings! There you are! I thought I had11 you!"
At first the woman felt12 for making such a ridiculous mistake. She confused a dog named Blessings for a wonderful moment of communication with God. But as she continued her walk, she smiled contentedly. She had received the inspiration to ask clearly and plainly for the13 and other blessings she longed for. It was clear,14 the bearer of the message had four legs and a tail.
Perhaps, she thought, it was not a(n)15 that the man had named his dog Blessings.
And perhaps the dog had not been lost at all.
