2. Then， having demolished my adolescent dream _ at a single stroke， he wrote down three syllables： peace of _ . "This is the gift that God reserves for His _ protégés， " he said.
3. Wealth is commonplace， fame not rare. But _ —that is His final guerdon of approval， the fondest insignia of His love. He bestows it charily. Most men are never _ it； others wait all their lives—yes， far into _ age—for this gift to descend upon them. "