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　　I had arrived at the airport about 30 minutes before the check-in．It had been a very 　　1　　 three days for me with lots of meetings．So I was glad to have the 　　2　　 time to make my notes on what I 　　3　　 to do the following day．But then came the 　　4　　 that my flight had to be 　　5　　 because there was a problem with the plane．

　　As I sat waiting for my 　　6　　 to be called, I reflected on my last meeting of the day．It was not a business meeting but rather a very enjoyable 　　7　　 with an old business friend I had not seen for over 12 years．Our lunch was spent recalling times gone by 　　8　　 filling each other in what had happened in our lives over the last 12 years．We both laughed and smiled as we recalled the good times and the great experiences we had 　　9　　 together．At the end of our time together, we both said how much we had 　　10　　 it and that we must do it again．

　　It was great to have this additional time to replay in my 　　11　　 all that we had talked about．I realized just how important it was to have regular 　　12　　 of the good times in our life．I was lucky enough to have had the chance to take a short 　　13　　 and reflect on the good things that had happened in my life over 12 years．

　　It was somewhat like looking at an old photo album 　　14　　 in a cupboard in your house．There before your eyes are lots of wonderful 　　15　　 that take you back to times and places, and most importantly to those people who are in the 　　16　　．

　　My flight home was finally 　　17　　 three hours later．I smiled as I 　　18　　 the plane and realized that I was not at all 　　19　　 about the delay in the flight, as I had been able to spend the time 　　20　　 on the good times from days gone by．

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　　When I was a child, I often looked through a family album．I remember asking my mother why there was a 　　1　　 cut out of a photo of a little girl．But it was 　　2　　 that my mother did not want to talk about it．

　　　　3　　 I looked at the album I saw that cut - out face and 　　4　　 about it．I figured there was something 　　5　　．When I was grown up and had almost 　　6　　 about the photo, my mother must have realized I should know her 　　7　　．She sat me down one day and said, “That cat - up photo is 　　8　　 your Aunt Anna．She has schizophrenia(精神分裂症)．”

　　But why did my mother never 　　9　　 this before? I still didn't understand．“Because people are…were…　　10　　 of having mental illness in the family” was the 　　11　　．But I wanted to meet Aunt Anna, and I 　　12　　．

　　My mother and I traveled to the house 　　13　　 Anna lived with an Italian family．Anna looked like a question mark on legs, 　　14　　 she had lovely, clear eyes and a gentle manner．I could see the 　　15　　 to my mother．“So nice to meet you,” she said to me．“Do you have a trunk(象鼻；行李箱)?”

　　Did she think that I was an elephant? No, she wanted to run 　　16　　 and hide in the trunk of my car．The family that 　　17　　 her said that she always wanted to 　　18　　．

　　The last time I saw Anna she was placed in a smaller old - age facility in Brooklyn．

　　　　19　　 Aunt Anna, I'm not the least bit ashamed of you．I'm 　　20　　 about you now for many to see, with your sweet young face showing under a pretty bow．

　　And you finally found that escape you were seeking．