What is the most important part of the body?

My mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is. Through the years I would guess at what I thought was the correct answer.

When I was younger, I thought sound was very important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mommy."

She said, "No. Many people are deaf. But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon."

Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first attempt, I had contemplated（沉思，注视） the correct answer.

So this time I told her, "Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes."

She looked at me and told me, "You are learning fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind."

Over the years, Mother asked me a couple more times and always her answer was, "No, but you are getting smarter every year, my child."

Then last year, my Grandpa died. Everybody was hurt. Everybody was crying. My Mom looked at me when it was our turn to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?"

I was shocked when she asked me this now. I always thought this was a game between her and me. She saw the confusion on my face and told me, "This question is very important. It shows that you have really lived your life." I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, "My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder."

I asked, "Is it because it holds up your head?"

She replied, "No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend or loved one when they cry. Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough love and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry on when you need it."

Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a selfish one. It is sympathetic to the pain of others.

相关单词：contemplated

contemplated解释：adj. 预期的 动词contemplate的过去分词形式

contemplated例句：

The doctor contemplated the difficult operation he had to perform. 医生仔细地考虑他所要做的棘手的手术。

The government has contemplated reforming the entire tax system. 政府打算改革整个税收体制。

相关单词：learning

learning解释：n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

learning例句：

When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。

Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

相关单词：confusion

confusion解释：n.困惑，迷乱，混淆，混乱，骚乱

confusion例句：

His answers to my questions have only added to my confusion.他对我的问题的回答只是使我更加困惑不解。

His unexpected arrival threw us into total confusion.他的突然来访使我们完全不知所措。

相关单词：selfish

selfish解释：adj.自私的，利己主义的，自我中心的

selfish例句：

You must learn to share and not be so selfish.你一定要学会与他人分享，不要那么自私。

She is a selfish person.她是一个自私自利的人。

相关单词：sympathetic

sympathetic解释：adj.有同情心的；表示好感或赞同的

sympathetic例句：

He is a sympathetic person.他是一个有同情心的人。

They were quite sympathetic to our proposals.他们很赞同我们的建议。