【推荐3】Four months into her pregnancy（孕期）, my mother learned that my brother would be born with Down syndrome（唐氏综合症）. Never having dealt with anyone with the disease, the entire family began to ________. Would he learn to walk and talk normally like the other kids? Would he be liked by others? Would he have some friends? All these thoughts and every detail ________ us, though we knew we would ________ him exactly the way he is.

Thankfully, after birth, Lipe was healthier than we expected, with no heart problems in general connected with Down syndrome. He is the most ________ person I have ever met. Anything is a reason for him to flash a smile. Even if it took him some extra effort to learn new things, he always did extremely well. Although we were glad to see that, we still ________ what others would say about him. In order to protect him, I kept his condition a secret. I was also afraid of being treated ________ by others because of his condition. But I soon realized ________ I truly loved him, I shouldn’t be ashamed of him. The first time I told a friend about Lipe’s disease, she just reminded me that all that my brother needed was my love and support. It was my friend’s understanding that encouraged me to be proud of Lipe.

Because of my brother, I have learned the meaning of ________. Before his birth, if I saw someone who acted or looked differently, I simply thought it to be strange and started laughing. I am now glad that I have changed in these ways. I now consider what they could possibly be ________ in life, and the many reasons why they could be behaving like that. We may live in a world in which the society coldly judges every inch of you, but we can at least treat others with ________. Only in this way can we expect to create a better society.