Then a spring came with only half the usual blooms. The next spring there were none. I missed the crocuses. I would ask Dad to come over and plant new bulbs. But I never did.

　　He died suddenly one October day, My family was in deep sorrow, leaning on our faith. I missed him terribly.

　　Four years passed, and on a dismal spring afternoon I was driving back when I found myself feeling depressed.

　　“You've got the winter depression again and you get them every year.”I told myself.

　　It was Dad's birthday, and I found myself thinking about him. This was not unusual—my family often talked about him, remembering how he lived with his faith.

　　Once I saw him give his coat to a homeless man.

　　Suddenly I slowed as I turned into our driveway.

　　I stopped and stared at the lawn. And there on the muddy grass and small gray piles of melting snow, bravely waving in the wind, was one pink crocus.

　　How could a flower bloom from a bulb more than 18 years old, one that had not blossomed over a decade? But there was the crocus. Tears filled my eyes as I realized its significance.

　　Hold on, keep going, and light is coming soon. The pink crocus bloomed for only a day. But it built my faith for a lifetime.

　　【语篇解读】 父爱像美丽的番红花驱走了寒冬的阴霾，激发了我坚强乐观的人生态度。

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