My daughter and I were fans of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, an educational children's television series that was created and hosted by Fred Rogers, more commonly known as Mister Rogers.
Around my daughter's second birthday, I had a Mister Rogers-inspired idea. Why not invite one key person in my daughter's world to dinner each month? The local children's librarian could visit one evening, and perhaps the borough mayor （区长） could drop by a few weeks later.
But I wanted to start at the top. "Let's invite Mister Rogers himself, I said to my wife. "After all, he lives just a few neighborhoods away. I bet he'd come. She looked at me as if I wanted to invite the President. "You really think Mister Rogers would come to our house for dinner? Fat chance.
Undeterred （不气馁的）, I sent a letter to Mister Rogers that fall, telling him of my newfound delight in his show and my idea for inviting neighborhood people over to talk about their lives, and asking him and Mrs. Rogers to be our guests.
I told my daughter about the letter. Her eyes glistened （发光）. "Mister Rogers coming? Really, Daddy?"
One month later, no reply. My daughter hadn't forgotten and periodically asked when Mister Rogers would be visiting. I always told her that he hadn't called yet and that it was a good opportunity to learn about patience. Two months later, no response. At the three-month mark, my wife simply rolled her eyes when I raised the topic. I was beginning to lose optimism. Mister Rogers had let me down.
Sadly, Mister Rogers passed away in late February of the following year. I was unaware of his illness and now understood why our invitation had gone unanswered. Mister Rogers would not be coming to dinner after all. Yet, even after his passing, Mister Rogers gave us a far greater gift than I ever could have imagined.
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A week later, I was surprised to find a letter in our mailbox from Mister Rogers.
The letter is a treasured gift and his kind words touched my life and my daughter.
