A young man went to visit a wise man who lived deep in the mountains. He wanted to ask    the widsom of life.
“Excuse me! Could you tell me what is        most important day in our lives? Is it the day we were born or the day we die? Is it the day we achieve success?” the young man asked.
“None. The most important day in our lives is today,” the wise man replied        (calm).
“Why?” the young man was very surprised. “Is it because there are some unusual events         (take) place today?”
“No. Nothing has happened today. It’s          today is the only wealth          actually belongs to us. No matter how important yesterday is, it has gone         ; no matter how wonderful tomorrow will be, it hasn’t come; no matter how ordinary and boring today is, it is in our hands.”
The young man still wanted to ask          , but the wise man stopped him and said, “When we are talking about the importance of today, we have wasted a lot of it. That is to say, part of today         (pass).”
Having understood this, the young man nodded and then went down the mountains.
Actually today is the only wealth and chance we have. Therefore,        we should do now is to forget yesterday and tomorrow and catch hold of today!