My first born son had been diagnosed with Autism (自闭症). His speech wasn't developing right. He would cry for a long time for1 reason.
My daughter who had been born two years after him was developing normally, out-pacing her brother. My wife had been 2 with just the two of them but I'd wanted another son. I wanted a 3 son who would carry on the family name. The doctors had 4 us that the chances were one in ten thousand that we would have another child with Autism. 5, a part of me was afraid. When we discovered my wife was pregnant with a boy again, I remembered 6, over and over and over.
As my third born child 7, however, it soon became 8 that the doctors had been wrong. While his brother had 9 learned to talk, read, and learn, my youngest son could say only a few words. Life had said "No" to my prayer.
The long and difficult journey still goes on today. It 10 all of us down a path we didn't want to go, 11 it was a path that led us all to greater love and kindness. My oldest son now is a 12 of kindness who gives out hugs happily. His younger brother still doesn't speak much but has a laughter and innate joy.
Sometimes we don't know why some of our wishes are 13 while others aren't. All I know is that we are all loved. And we just have to trust 14we don't know the answers. Trust in life to lead you down the path you are15 to go.
