Father's Cane
Thinking that these three canes were exactly the same, he burst into laughter. Suddenly, as if realizing something, tears began to flow.
After retiring, his father was rehired due to staff shortages and worked for several more years. But recently, his memory had severely declined, often forgetting things and becoming increasingly absent-minded, leading him to stay at home for rest. At first, his father might only forget where he frequently placed his clothes, always unable to find them. But it progressed to the point where he didn't remember where he put anything anymore.
At this point, his daughter paid special attention, placing her father's keys, clothes, and other frequently used items in conspicuous places. But his father still often couldn't find them.
One Saturday morning, his father was supposed to attend a reunion with his middle school classmates. After getting ready, he couldn't find his cane anywhere. You see, his father had highly myopic eyes and had difficulty walking without his cane!
As time passed by second by second, his old classmates downstairs waiting for him to get in the car, the phone kept ringing, and he was getting anxious like an ant on a hot pan. Normally, his father would ask his daughter to help find his cane, and his daughter would never let him down, immediately finding it and handing it to him. But now his daughter was out shopping at the market.
In utter helplessness, his father reluctantly called his daughter. Smiling on the other end of the phone, his daughter said, "Just go and check. The cane must be by the drawer next to the washbasin. Just reach out and touch it." His father went to the washbasin and, sure enough, found the cane there.
Wanting to joke with his daughter, he was about to tell her that the cane wasn't there. His daughter said, "Not there? Really? Then check the bedside in the bedroom. Maybe the cane is next to the nightstand." His father went to the bedroom and found another cane next to the nightstand.
Just before leaving, his father saw another cane standing in the corner by the door. Thinking that these three canes were exactly the same, he burst into laughter. Suddenly, as if realizing something, tears began to flow.
