I was heading towards my favorite CD store when a display in a shop window caught my eye. Upon closer 1, I realized the painting was a jigsaw puzzle, and the shop was full of such puzzles. When I stepped inside, I found myself suddenly 2 back to my childhood years.
Long ago on long summer days in my hometown, my sisters and I, well before the 3 of cellphones and video games, would spend the afternoons 4 jigsaw puzzles of colorful waterfalls and other natural 5.
Many decades later, as I 6 shelf after shelf of puzzles, I wondered: Could fitting them together today be as 7 as in bygone years?
Indeed, the two puzzles I purchased were just as fun as those of the past. But I found that I had 8 skills over the decades that prepared me to better complete the puzzles now and 9 the deep value of this pastime.
I knew I would need an eagle's eye for different color matches and distinguishing details in the 10 for just the right piece. And when the puzzles seemed extremely 11, I simply took a break, returned refreshed, and 12 found the piece that had long escaped me.
Among the valuable lessons and rewards that these puzzles offer is that 13and willpower are enhanced (提高). But what is most beneficial is how we look for answers or clues, working tirelessly to find the 14 fit. It's an approach that pays off when meeting any 15 that life presents.
