After 20 years of marriage,my wife wanted me to take another woman out to（1） . She said,“I love you,but I know this other woman loves you too.”
　　The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my mother,who has been a widow(寡 妇)for 19 years,but my busy life had made it impossible to visit her （2） . That night I called to（3）her out for dinner.
　　“What's wrong? Are you well?”she'asked. My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night （4） is a sign of bad news.
　　“I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you,”I （5） .
　　She thought about it for a moment,and （6）. During the dinner,we had an agreeable conversation— （7） extraordinary but recent events of each other's life.
　　Before we（8）,she said,“I'll go out with you again, （9） only if you let me invite you.”
　　A few days （10） ,my mother died of a heart attack. It （11） so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do anything for her.A few days after the funeral,I received an envelope with a re- ceipt(收据)from the same place where mother and I had （12） .An attached note （13）:
　　“I paid this bill （14） . I wasn't sure that I could be there;but nevertheless,I paid for two （15） 一one for you and the other for your （16） . You will never know what that night meant for me.I （17）you,son.”
　　At that moment,I （18） the importance of saying in time:“I LOVE YOU” .Give your family the（19）they deserve,because sometimes things cannot be （20）till“some other time” .