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On that particular day after I finished giving my training course, I took a flight home. Upon1the plane, I noticed a boy who was around eight years old, sitting in the window seat2 mine. Trying my best to be 3, I said “hello” and introduced myself, and he told me his name was Bradley. We started a4 and within minutes, he took me into his confidence, saying, “This is the first time I have ever been on a plane. I'm a little bit 5.” I managed to 6 him.
As we ascended (上升), he looked out of the window and started describing excitedly everything he was 7. Then he told me he needed to go to the bathroom, 8 I stood up to let him out into the aisle. It was then that I noticed the brace (支柱) on his legs. Bradley, 9made his way down to the bathroom and back. Sitting back down, he 10, “I have muscular dystrophy(肌肉萎缩症), and so does my sister, who's in a 11 now.”
As we descended (下降), he looked over, smiled, and spoke in a low, almost 12 voice, “You know, I was really13 about who would sit beside me on the plane. I was afraid it would be someone who didn't want to 14 with me. I'm so 15 I sat beside you.”
16 the whole experience later that night, I was reminded of the17 of being open to the moment. Now when 18 get(s) rough, I look out of the window, try to see what images the clouds are painting in the sky, 19remember Bradley, the beautiful child who taught me that 20.
Do you spend your time working towards that “one day when...”? One day, when I have 1 money I will be happy. One day, when I have the house 2 , I will be able to 3 and enjoy myself more. One day, when I get a job... These may all seem like good destinations and 4 , waiting to live the life we have always wanted sometime in the future. 5 when we arrive at one destination it doesn't seem enough; somehow we are just not as 6 as we thought we would be and we start going after the next 7 .
If we live in this way, one night we will 8 in a cold sweat 9 where our life has gone— 10 we feel so tired, lonely and 11 . Was life really meant to be 12 ?
So what can you do to bring some joy back into your life? Start enjoying the 13 .No matter what you do, do it to the best of your ability with your 14 on what you are doing. If you are walking from the house to the car, don't hurry your 15 on something else.16 down a bit, take a deep breath, look around and see what is going on in the outside world. We spend so much time 17 in our heads and we become 18 of what is going on around us.
To really start to enjoy your life now— 19 you are doing, you need to learn slow your racing minds down and become fully aware of the 20 moment. Do yourself a favour and dedicate (奉献于) today to enjoying the journey.
On our first anniversary, Jack bought a bottle of Casaque, an expensive cologne（古龙香水）for me. "We agreed to save the money for your postgraduate education", I said somewhat half-heartedly as I took it out from a beautifully-wrapped packet. "I am unable not to give something 1 to the world's most beautiful bride, honey!" I held it to my2, and smelled the most pleasant flavor I could ever3. Looking down at my4blue jeans and ugly, ragged tennis shoes, I wondered if I could ever be worthy of it. But I would 5. I used only a little of it every time 6Jack graduated and our life was financially easier. It's a 7the foolish love of a young husband.
Then one day three-year-old Jim was sitting on the floor8the empty cologne bottle. His lips wet, he was making a(n) 9face. He drank my10cologne! "Jack, come quick," I cried, "can cologne11my baby? Jim drank the rest of it!" "It's mostly just alcohol, honey," Jack12me. Little Jim was fine, and my concern for my child was13. I now felt 14to see the empty cologne bottle.
A few weeks later, Jack bought another bottle of my beloved cologne. I 15it as much as I had done to the earlier one. 16, it became three-quarters empty. I thought it best to buy another 17. But the shop assistant told me that there wasn't even a maker of that brand any more.
Now I only use my special cologne on very important occasions, because there will be18to replace it when these last few precious19are gone. But from the bottom of my heart it's not three-quarters empty but still one-quarter full. Perhaps if I'm very careful, I can 20using it for the rest of my life.
At the age of 13, I remember that my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays. On the way 1 from these trips, Dad frequently 2 at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice cream. Not every single time, just often enough. I couldn't 3 it, but I could hope and 4 from the time we started heading home to that 5 where we would either go straight for the ice cream or turn and go home 6. That corner meant mouth-watering excitement or 7.
One day, we were 8 home, and I was hoping and praying for the beautiful sound of his 9. It came. “Would you like an ice cream today?” “That sounds 10, Dad!” But then he said, “It sounds good to me too, son. Would you like to 11 me today?”
“Twenty cents!” I thought to myself, “I can afford it. I got 25 cents' pocket money and some extra for odd jobs. Well, 12 it is enough, ice cream isn't a good use of it.” Therefore, I said, “Well, in that case, I guess I'll 13.” My father just said, “Okay, Son.”
But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to 14. But he just said, “That's okay, we don't really need one.” I felt 15 for my selfishness and ungratefulness. He didn't mind, or16 act disappointedly.
From that I 17 generosity goes two ways and gratefulness sometimes costs more than “thank you”. On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the 18 ice cream I'd ever had.
I'll tell you one more thing. We 19 another trip the next week. As we 20 the corner, I said, “Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat.”
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For long he had 1a fancy sports car in a shop. Knowing his father could 2 afford it, he told him 3was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day4, the young man waited signs of buying the car. Finally,5the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study and told him how6 he was to have such a fine son, and how much he loved him. Then he handed his son a beautiful wrapped(被包着的)gift box. Curious, but somewhat7, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with his name carved in gold.8, he shouted to his father “With all your money you give me a 9?”and 10out of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years passed and he had not seen his father 11that graduation day.12his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go home to see him. But 13he could make the arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had 14. When he arrived,15sadness and regret filled his heart. He searched through his father's important papers and saw the still16Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn 17. Suddenly, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the 18of his graduation, and the words “PAID IN FULL”.
How many times do we 19blessings because they are not packaged as we expected? We don't realize the good fortune we have or we could have because we expect “the packaging” to be 20.
I honestly don't think that anyone out there really tries hard to become nobody in every aspect of their lives. Although there are some people that are1with their situation in life,2has something they want to be excellent in; something they want to3Unfortunately, most people don't have the4to do something about it. They waste away their time and talents day-dreaming of what could be5living the life they want.
People are6taking the easy road in life: it's less risky, it doesn't7a lot of effort and it's comfortable. Change 8you to step out of your comfort zone and into the9 You have to change yourself, your surroundings and even your habits.
Everyone has those moments in life10you look at where you are and the things you've done to get there;11, you'll be either proud or12. For those of you who have reached the point where you are wondering, "how did I get here?" , there is still hope.
Change is13If it were easy, we would all be famous billionaires living in mansions(豪宅）.The fact that it's hard is what makes change and14so great. Improving your life will15several positive outcomes such as, giving you a better 16of self, making you a better person, mother, father, friend, etc. and you' 11 find yourself being17 in general. You need to understand that changing yourself for the better won't 18 challenges in your life — it will just 19you to be able to face them.
If you have tried to change in the past and failed, don't 20. You can still change and start making a difference in your life.
Jaguar （美洲虎）is an endangered animal. It is said that there are less than 20 jaguars in the world currently, one of which is living in the national zoo of Peru. To protect this jaguar, Peruvians 1 a zone in the zoo for it, where there are groups of cattle, sheep and deer for the jaguar to eat. Anyone who has visited the zoo 2it to be the “Heaven of Tiger”.3 strange enough, no one has ever seen the jaguar4the animals. What we could see is it's lying in its house sleeping and eating the meat 5by the zoo staff.
Some people thought that the jaguar felt too 6, so they collected money and rented a female tiger to accompany it. Nonetheless, it did not make too much sense. “It is 7for the jaguar to be lazy in this environment. Tiger is the king of forest but you 8put some small animals around him. That is why the jaguar shows no 9in going out. Why don't you put some 10around him?”a visitor suggested. The zoo 11his advice and put five wolves into the jaguar's territory(领地). Since then, it either stands on top of the hill roaring 12goes down from the hill running without sleeping all day，totally getting back to its 13.
In our world, one creature 14any rival(对手) is lifeless. Actually, this principle also 15to human beings. If a man lives without competitors, he is sure to be satisfied with the present and will 16before all difficulties. Difficult environment tends to 17successful people. Therefore, we need some rivals to push us with strict requirements and standards, leaving us going ahead in all 18and challenges. Due to our rivals, we can 19he best in us. Due to our rivals, we will continuously 20our capabilities when competing with them!
We have all heard how time is more valuable than money, but is it 1 to have too much time?
I2back in high school I spent most of my day at school since I also 3a team sport. By the time I got home, I only had a few hours to do my homework, and I had to do it4.
When I got into college, things5.I suddenly found myself out of class before noon time. Because of all this 6time, there was no sense of 7 to do my school work immediately. I was performing this action of waiting until it later became8.Once that happened, I just kept9my studying further and further back in my day. Then I got to the point where I was10really late at night to get my work done.
One day I 11a former classmate of mine who was 12 a lot of money running a sideline(副业).Since his regular job was 13,I asked him why he just didn't do his sideline full-time. He said without the job, he would 14 have too much time and would just do what I did back in15.He said that if he 16the job, he would lose his 17 to work and succeed.
So, try 18your time with other work. This is why there is a 19 that if you want something done, ask a 20person to do it.
In life, we will succeed and fail often for reasons that are entirely out of our 1. We can work harder than anyone else in the office and still not be 2. We can be incredibly nice and love someone deeply, and they may not love us 3.
The bottom line is that life is not 4.
That is a tough 5 to swallow for many of us. As a result, some people 6 after being hit by even one unfair blow from life. But if we let life's unfairness 7 us, we will never receive the beautiful blessings that life has 8 for us.
My first 9 marriage felt very unfair to me. No matter how hard I had tried to be a good wife, I could not make the relationship 10. I could have been 11 by that experience. But I believed that I could be 12 married one day 13 I always wanted to experience traditional family life. And then, I met this kind, thoughtful, generous man.
What I've learned over the years is that we can do all the things that 14 a good outcome, but get 15 things in return instead.
When we are faced with life's seeming unfairness, our 16 needs to jump in. When life doesn't go 17 plan, we have to let go of the outcome that we have been 18 and keep trying, and doing the right thing. 19 that life is neither fair nor straightforward. And by knowing that if we remain confident, we can drive our unfair experiences away and use them for our 20.
As I held my father's hands one night, I couldn't help but notice their calluses (老茧) and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a 1, including all his struggles.
One summer, I remember, a drought (旱灾) hit Ontario, turning it into a 2 desert. On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet com with my dad to fill the last 3 from the grocery store. Fifty dozen was all we needed, which 4 took twenty minutes. That morning, however, the process didn't 5 quickly. After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field, we 6 needed twenty dozen. I was completely frustrated (挫败的) and 7. Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, "If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves". Dad 8. "Just think, my little girl, only ten dozen left for each of us and then we're9." Such is Dad—-whatever problem he 10, he never gives up.
11, the bad effects of the drought were felt all over our county. It was a challenging time for everyone,12 Dad remained optimistic (乐观的). He 13 to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates. Only then did I truly begin to 14 Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.
Dad is also a living example of real 15. From dawn to dusk, he works countless hours to 16 our family. He always puts our happiness 17 his own and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games 18 his tiredness after long days. His loving and selfless nature has encouraged me to become more sympathetic (有同情心的) and 19, putting others first.
Dad, the life 20 I have learned from you will stay with me forever. You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero.
A teacher was giving a lesson to her students on stress management (压力管理). As she raised a glass of water, everyone in the class 1 they would be asked the "half-empty or half-full" question.
2, that was not the case. With a smile on her face, she asked the students, "How 3 do you think this glass of water weighs?"
Answers called out ranged from eighty to twenty ounces (盎司).
She quieted the students down and then replied, "The absolute weight doesn't 4. But it 5 on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right 6 . If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb(麻木). In each case, the 7 of the glass of water doesn't change, but the 8 I hold it, the heavier it becomes. Why?"
Lost in 9, all the students kept silent and listened to the teacher carefully.
"Our 10 and worries in life are like that glass of water. If we 11 our burdens（负担） all the time, sooner or later, we will feel very tired, even unable to 12.
All you have to do is put all your burdens down, as 13 in the evening as possible. Don't carry 14 through the evening into the night; by doing this, we can get 15 next morning and are 16 to move forward.
More often than not, life gets terrible when we 17 too much. And the moment you 18your burdens, you'll find yourself feeling so much more 19.
So rather than being upset and feeling 20 for yourself, start doing something about it. After all, life is too short to abandon yourself to anything that is not making you happy.
Please excuse me if I'm a little sad today. Mark is leaving, and I'm feeling kind of sad. He's been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years, 1professional skills with a sweet nature.
And now he's moving on to an exciting new 2 opportunity. It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime, and we're sincerely3for him. But that doesn't make it any 4 to say goodbye to a dear friend and trusted colleague.
Our ability to cope with 5 determines happiness in life. But how do we do that? Philosophers' responses have been 6. According to the author of the Biblical book of Ecclesiastes, comfort can be found in 7 that “to everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.” Kahlil Gibran urged his listeners to “let today embrace the 8 with remembrance, and the future with longing.”
A friend of mine reminds his fellow that “survivability depends upon 9.” And a surfer summed up 10 problems in four words: “Go with the flow.”
I think life is a series of 11—both good and bad. No matter how excellent your organizational skills, there will always be life-influencing factors over which you have no12. The truly successful person is 13 to make adjustments should the need arise.
That means when things14 that aren't exactly in your plan， you work around them—and then you move on. Of course, some 15 along the road of life are easier to take than others. A rained-out picnic, for example, is easier to 16 than the sudden death of a loved one. But the 17 is the same.
Change, indeed, is painful, yet ever 18. And if memory has its force and worth, so has19. We're going to miss Mark, but rather than be lost in the sadness of our parting, we'll focus on our hopes for a brighter future for him, and for us. And then we'll go out and do everything we can to make that future happen.20our plans change--again.
We don't meet people by accident.
Every person you meet will have a(n) 1 in your life, big or small. Some will help you grow and inspire you to do better, 2 some will let you down or even hurt you. At the same time, you are 3 some role in their lives as well. After all, paths 4 for a reason and we are supposed to treat people with significance.
The best teachers are those who don't tell you how to get there but 5 the way.
There is no better joy than 6 people see a vision for themselves, seeing them go to levels 7 than they ever would have imagined on their own. But that doesn't 8 you have to fix them or enable them; instead, 9 them to the source of their own power. Offer them support and 10 to fight as they find their own way and show you 11 they're capable of. All you have to do is believe in them.
Never 12 someone even if he fails unless you are helping them up.
We like to think of life as a meritocracy(精英), so it's easy to look down on someone who isn't as 13 or accomplished or well educated as you are. But you have no idea how 14 that person has already climbed or where they will 15. Time could easily reverse(翻转)your 16, so be sure you treat everyone with 17.
18 those who have supported you, forgive those who have 19 you, help those who need you.
Business is complicated, life is complex, and leadership is difficult. Treat all people including yourself with love and compassion(同情), and you can't 20.
Treat people the way you want to be treated and life will instantly get better.
Nearly seven years ago, I hitchhiked (搭顺风车) across Canada. It was an exciting experience, which allowed me to look into the 1 of humanity.
Once, I was dropped off in front of a(n)2 woman, who had pulled over because her 3 had broken down. I approached to make sure she was 4. She assured me she was fine and that her husband was on his way with a truck. So I went back to my 5, standing about 150 metres away. Her husband arrived. And 6 they had picked up the broken-down car, the old couple 7 to bring me back to their place for lunch. I 8 agreed.
But our 9 was very funny. I could notfor the life of mefigure out what her husband was 10. He spoke English, but his strong accent made it 11 to understand. Every time he spoke to me, I'd have to 12, "I'm sorry, but what did you say?" And every time I said this, his wife would 13: "He saaaaaaid..." and then 14 her husband's words. But we had a good time together.
This old couple's random 15 was just what I enjoyed about hitchhiking. You have non-stop social interactions(互动) that are authentic but only in a 16 time. A person becomes an important part of your life for an hour or two and then they 17. However, the beauty of these 18 being so kind never gets old.
Each meeting I had was 19 into my little treasury (宝库) of memories that has begun to 20 with time. But together, they paint a broader picture of harmony in this country.
A mail carrier nicknamed (绰号)“Mailman kyle” is delivering supplies for the elderly along his route. Kyle West, also known as “Mailman Kyle”, has been 1 essential items like milk and toilet paper to 2 people on his mail route.
West said a lot of people along his route are elderly and are 3 to go out in public. “One of my customers came out and 4 me to get him toilet paper. From then, I 5 that some people just can't do it themselves 6,” he said. 7 started sending the people on his route a different kind of 8. It says, “If you are at risk and need help getting 9 items, let me know. I will do 10 I can to help you,” He 11 the letter “Mailman Kyle” and wrote his phone number.
“The results has been a lot more than I 12,” West said. “I delivered nearly 400 of those letters and I've 13something from almost every person.” As a mail carrier in Ohio, West is delivering more than 14 these days.
But West says he doesn't want anything in return for his 15 effort. “Seeing a lot of my 16 putting on suits to just get essential items. I figured if I'm already there, it won't hurt me to 17 what they need,” he said happily.
We should try our best to help others just like Kyle West. As the saying 18, those who help others would get 19 from others in return. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you 20 it.
While driving home today, I passed a man who was holding a sign, begging for donations. I had two dollars in my wallet. I decided that I was not going to give 1 money was so tight right now.
Then, I felt it 2 not to give, and therefore I decided to give him half of what I had. I rolled down my window and 3 him one dollar. He said, "God bless you!" and I said, "You too." It was not a full 4.
As I 5 away, I wished that I had spoken more to him, and I wished that I had given him all that I had, but instead I was too 6 to give more of myself.
On my way home, I wondered why helping others didn't make me happy. I wondered if I had 7 a powerful universal law—the law of giving from my heart instead of my head. Perhaps just 8 not giving it all from my heart, I had blocked (阻塞) what I need to 9 right now.
I did not feel guilty, 10 I did feel sad in my heart over my 11. My giving was from my head, not my heart. Now I 12 have the other dollar in my wallet. I hope that I will have a 13 soon to give it all.
It is true that all of us should have courage to give all that we have. Though we do 14 money to buy our own children food and clothes, Christmas presents, socks, toilet paper and so on, we are 15 to try our best to help those in need of our help.
Most of us remember our teachers. One or two might slip the1, but even the most unimportant ones have some2on us. Then there are those who remain guides for life. For me there was Dr Wylie—his unusual ways threw new3on maths. And my English teacher, Dr Parry, 4my science and maths-focused brain to the joys of literature. I didn't realize it at the time, but those two5shaped my future.
As a journalist I 6 major events, but I cared only shallowly. Now as a teacher, I communicate with just a group of teenagers, but I care 7: those struggling to make friends, those 8in with the wrong crowd or those doing brilliantly. I have made them 9poems by heart and we are going to be listening to classical music. 10, I am trying to build up their cultural capital, to broaden their eyes and to 11 them to worlds beyond their own.
I've found that most people don't think of teaching as being quite as12as writing for newspapers. Tell people you are a journalist, and at least some will13it interesting. 14 you tell someone you are a teacher, you can see memories of their school days 15 back, and fear flash in their eyes. So teaching isn't for the faint-hearted (胆怯的). It can be 16work—but is there anything worthwhile in life that isn't? Some classes can be 17 at times. But don't believe how terrible and self-centred teenagers are. They are 18and full of potential. It is my job—and my19pleasure—to help them achieve it and to give them the solid20that will let them blossom.
My father was born in a small town in the US. He wasn't sure what he wanted from 1, but something told him to 2 and begin a new adventure. He began that adventure traveling to cities in the US before going on to Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines. He took my mother and us three daughters with him and went wherever the road 3 him.
It's easy to feel 4 when you're on the road. We made lots of new friends on our trip — most of them are mechanics, since we often 5 hours in repair shops. But that was a way much 6 than sitting by the roadside while waiting for the engine to 7 when it was 40℃ outside.
Getting along well sometimes seemed 8. There were always a lot of 9, especially among us back-seat passengers about who had to 10 in the middle. But even if it was hard, we learned a lot about 11. When we were traveling in the Philippines, we drove to Quezon City one day. It should have been an hour's drive but was nearly three thanks to bad roads and 12 traffic. "Did you put our suitcases in the car?" my father asked my mother as we arrived there. From the back seat, we saw her slowly turn towards my father. "No," she said. "I thought you did." That was how a three-hour car trip turned into a nine-hour one, which was mostly spent in 13.
On occasions like that, we had to learn to let go of our anger because we were 14 in a rolling box with the same people for the rest of the 15. Even if I sometimes felt like opening the car door and 16 one of my sisters out, I kept my feelings to myself.
This is why road trips were like 17 universities to us. We 18 our PHDs in how to get along with other people just by traveling in our old car.
If we were 19 given a second chance at life, we would do it all over again. Only this time would I put the 20 in the car myself.
While driving around the corner of our townhouse, I always noticed an old man sitting by his front yard. He seemed cold and1. One morning, while I was driving past him with my daughter, I decided to 2 him. At the beginning, he looked 3 and looked around — there was 4 there. Then, I saw his hand go up 5 and he waved back shyly." Why did you wave at him? We don't 6 him," my daughter said.
I told her that it was just an act of kindness that didn't7 anything, and it gave both him and me a sense of 8. She told me she had thought waving to a stranger was 9, but next time she would 10 it. It seemed not bad.
Interestingly, we lived close to the old man, so we11 him rather often. Whenever we drove by, both of us would wave at him and, pretty soon, the old man 12 waving at everyone who passed by his home.
One day, my daughter's friend came to visit and said that she just saw a(n)13 old man who waved at her in a 14 way. She mentioned that she waved back at him 15 she didn't know him, and it was really 16 and even made her day. Upon hearing this, my daughter told her the 17 of how all the waving began. Her friend responded, "Tell your mom that's really 18!"
Her friend's response taught my daughter that an act of kindness could be very19 and effortless if you really wanted to do it. It showed us how giving happiness 20 both the giver and the receiver.
When I was a kid, I used to see happiness as success. I thought I was a successful kid, for I always found1in doing what I like.
However, my view of success gradually changed as I grew up. In middle school and high school, my family made me2that academic excellence meant success and they expected me to be a top student. Such expectations on me turned out to be unbearable3. Though I had pushed myself very hard, I couldn't really 4during classes. My mind was wandering somewhere else. As a5, I only got a slightly above average academic record. This left my6disappointed. Later they transferred me to a new high school. I had to say good-bye to all my7and buried myself in study. But things didn't get better. I became more aware that I had 8far behind my classmates. I wondered9they were always performing well at school. I felt eager to be like them,10, I filled my schedule with as many things as possible. Unfortunately, I11to catch up with them.
This is not the end. During college years, I12over 30 part-time jobs and received a few responses, but no13. This fall, I requested a variety of internship (实习) again,14with more rejections. I began wondering, "Is there just something I15but everyone else has? What am I doing wrong?"
Reflecting on these experiences, I've realized that the source of my unhappiness wasn't my actual failures, but the16why I thought I would failed. I have been trying my best to meet my parents'17or to be someone else. When I can't do that, this form of failure keeps me thinking that I am not18. I have ignored that I'm good at19else. From now on, no matter what happens, I won't be20by the past any more. My newest version of success is to be adapted to who I am.
