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One day, my father drove his employer to another city for a business meeting. On the outskirts (郊区) of town, they 1for a sandwich lunch. While they ate, several boys playing in the street passed by their2 . One of the boys limped (跛行). Looking more closely, my father's boss 3that the boy had a clubfoot (畸形足). He stepped out of the car and 4 the boy, saying that he was able to help get that foot fixed. The young boy was 5. The businessman wrote down the boy's name before the boy joined his friends down the street.
The man 6 and said to my father, “Woody, the boy's name is Jimmy. Find out where he 7 and do your best to get his parents' 8 to let him have his foot operated on. I'll pay all the costs.” They finished their sandwiches and went on their 9.
It didn't take long for my father to 10 Jimmy's house, a small one that needed paint and repair. For almost an hour, my father 11 explained the plan to Jimmy's parents. 12, they looked at each other. When my father 13 they still weren't quite sure about the generous offer from an unknown benefactor (捐助者).
Later, my father's employer got in touch with the local government with a 14 to send someone to Jimmy's home to 15 the family that this was a lawful offer. Soon, with permission papers signed, my father took Jimmy to an excellent16 in another state. After five operations, his limp disappeared.
His parents watched in17 as the returned boy stepped lightly toward them. They still could not 18 that a man they had never seen would pay a large sum of money to have a foot corrected for their son.
The 19 benefactor was Mr. Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company. He always said it's more fun to do something for people 20 they don't know who did it.
On a hot summer day in America, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. He dived into the cool water, Not 1that as he swam towards the middle of the lake, a crocodile (鳄鱼) was swimming toward him.
His mother 2was looking out of the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer. In great 3 , she ran toward the water, 4 to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became5 and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. 6 , it was too late. Just as he reached her, the 7 reached him. From the shore, the mother 8 her little boy by the arms just as the crocodile snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-war (拔河) between the 9 The crocodile was much 10 than the mother, but the mother wouldn't 11 . A farmer 12 to drive by, heard their screams, raced from his truck, took aim and 13 the crocodile.
14 , after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His 15 were extremely scarred(留下疤痕) by the attack of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches(抓痕) where his mother's fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.
The newspaper reporter, who 16 the boy, asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his legs. And then, with obvious 17 , he said to the reporter, “But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them 18 my Mom wouldn't let go.”
Never judge another person's 19 , because you don't know 20they were made.
A couple of weeks ago, when we were leaving one of those horrible giant trampoline bouncy（弹跳床）places, my 11-year-old daughter said to me, “I don't think I'm very1. You know, like Rocket (her brother). He seems to be really good at sports.”
What came out of my mouth2me: “No, you're kind of not.”
Okay, let me back up. As you may have guessed, this child has been with me for about 11 years,3I've had enough time to4her engaged in physical acts: jumping, climbing, running, and organized sports.
And the kid is just5me: two left feet. If anybody was ever NOT a “natural”6, that person is me.
But even7these facts, my first instinct（本能反应）was to snow her with some8 “Oh, no, honey. You're good at sports! You just have to keep 9!” But I decided to tell her the10, and I could see it hurt a bit.
So I said more: “Ava, we all have things we are particularly,11good at. Like you and12. You're in the 5th grade and read Charles Dickens. That isn't13, but you've done it without even trying. But all of us also have things that we are14in. If we want to get good at those things, we have to put in twice the15of the people around us to get to a decent（相当的）point and even harder if we want to be16.”
She was nodding. She totally17it. Why? Because it's the truth. Sometimes I wonder why we run around talking nonsense（胡扯）to our kids when they can18the truth. And they can smell rubbish from a mile away. In other words, they can easily recognize you are19. In addition, if they don't know where they20now, they'll never know how to get somewhere new.
A group of children would gather frequently at each other's homes. They1what was happening in their lives. Their friendship was beautiful to see, and surprising thoughts flowed from these2minds.
The mother of one of the children would occasionally join their3and tell them stories. When she spoke of her “jewel box”, her most4possession, she sent their5soaring.
She emphasized that the jewel box was so6that its contents could never be stolen! Of course, the children's minds were 7with dazzling pictures of diamonds, jewels, pearls, and other priceless items. They daydreamed of her being an heiress(继承人) of a8family, even though her simple life did not9vast material wealth.
One day the children asked her what was in the jewel box. Looking at the children's 10 upturned faces, she11at each child, and then12them to gather around her and sit on the grass. “Let me tell you a wonderful13 she whispered, “The jewel box is not a14box!”
The children's eyes were big with15. The mother continued, “In reality, it is a16box of your heart. And everyone has one! Its17are the feelings of love, joy, peace, gratitude, and faith. It is an inner experience, and the treasure of knowing which18with you forever.”
The children asked many questions that day. Most of them never19the story of the jewel box, and appreciated it more as they20adulthood.
Last summer, my parents sold our minivan and bought a Dodge Dart. They thought it was “necessary” to 1 a smaller vehicle.
This decision affected me greatly because the new car had a manual transmission（手动变速）2I only knew how to drive automatic.
But this summer was supposed to be3 seeing as it was my first summer with my G2 driver's4 In Ontario, having a G2 means you are able to drive without the supervision（监督）of a 9an)5.
After the long hours I'd spent learning to drive the car, it felt even 6 to drive it around on my own. I felt a new-found sense of maturity and 7 that I really enjoyed. I would drive everywhere8 when I probably didn't need to.
So9 when my mom asked me to 10some groceries from the local store I decided to11 instead of walk. While turning into the open spot in the store's parking lot, I somehow scratched the car beside me. When I got out to 12 the damage, a bystander ran up warning me to contact the owner of the car I had scratched, or she would tell her husband, who was “a cop”.
Shocked and at a loss for words, I managed to find a piece of paper to write my13 number on and put it on the 14 car's window.
I was really 15when I got home, because not only had I managed to 16 our own new car, I'd also damaged another person's car.
When the owner called me, she was very aggressive and 17 .Though I hadn't hit her car on purpose, I finally said it would probably be better if she 18back and talked to my parents. When it was all settled, the total19were around $2,000.
From this matter, I learned that as I got older I would get many new 20 but they will also come with more responsibility.
My holiday was about two months long and the first thing I wanted to do was to get my driving license, so I called the driving school to make sure of my 1 time, after that, I booked a room to make sure my friend and I have a place to stay when we 2 there.
So everything went on well 3the test-day finally arrive! I'm both excited and 4. I took the school bus and when I got there I went to the 5 first. Something happened when I came out of the restroom. I 6 over and broke my right foot.
OMG! I didn't know what to do so I called my mom and she 7 me up and we went to the hospital at once. 8 the doctor said, “It is fine. You didn't hurt the9, but it will take almost two months to recover.” That was disappointing, and I was totally 10.
Through those painful days I had nothing to do but 11 the Internet and read books about some disabled persons who are not 12 by their physical problems. These books would help me 13 sooner. It was so amazing! After reading the books my 14 seemed to become better and better, day after day! And I began to feel better 15 myself and about my foot I started to use the 16 “thank you” more often than before and most importantly, I started to think 17.
Things do change when your18 changes. I soon recovered and could walk again. After coming back from my trip, I went to 19 my driving test, and it went very well. I 20 it without any difficulties. I'm a driver now!
About twenty years ago, Jan Carlzon had just been named the CEO of Scandinavian Airlines. His company was in trouble. They had just been 1 by a consumer poll（民意测验）as the 2airline company in the world. Last in 3, last in dependability（可靠性）, and last in profits as a percentage of sales. Yet, one year later, in the same poll, they were ranked number one in all three4. What happened?
Carlzon had decided to 5 what he thought was the most 6 issue—serving the customer. He wanted to keep it simple: Identify every contact between the 7 and the employees, and treat that contact as “a moment of truth”.
He set out to let his people know the importance of that 8—the captain, the ticket agent, the baggage handler, the flight attendant. “Every moment, every contact,” he said, “ must be as pleasant, and as 9 as possible.” He figured that he had about ten million customers each year, and 10 each customer made contact with five of his people for 11 fifteen seconds each time.12, in his mind, these fifty million contacts, fifteen seconds at a time, would13 the fate of his company.
He set out to14 his vision（愿景）with his twenty thousand employees. He knew the key was to empower（授权）the front line. Let them make the decision and take 15, because they were employees of Scandinavian Airlines during those fifteen seconds. He then had twenty thousand people who were inspired and16 to go because they paid special attention to one important thing—making every moment 17.
From the story we can see that a leader's job is to 18the future and see the organization, not as it is, 19 as it should be. Only by fulfilling his 20can his men achieve his goal.
A family of Iraqis live in my neighborhood. The 1 of the family, Ali, served as a(n) 2 for the American Forces for ten years.
3 the Americans were withdrawing they gave my friend's family visas to come to 4. They didn't give them 5 else. Ali came to the USA. He was able to get two of his sons out of Iraq and they got jobs at Walmart and ATT. They have 6 English skills and are college educated.
My friend Ali is in his 7 and had worked as an English interpreter much of his life. He had worked for some very important international companies 8 business in the Middle East. But here in America he is just an old Muslim man 9 to get a job.
We became friends when my dog got 10 from the dog park and 11 a cat into his yard. I tried to help him get a job by making phone calls for him and help him 12 some of the American culture. A year later, he finally got a job as a security 13 for a shopping center.
I am very 14 of his wife and daughters-in-law. I haven't done much for them except try to be a good 15. When his second American grandson was 16 I took a box of oranges and my smile to 17 the new baby.
I've tried to be empathetic(有同感) to a family in a place completely different from 18they knew as home. They are 19 to be here and to live in safety and comfort. I am happy that they are 20 in a world where so many are not.
I was in the kitchen making lunch when I saw my six-year-old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. I could only see his back. He 1 to be walking with a great effort, trying to be as 2 as possible.
A few minutes after he disappeared into the 3, he came running toward the house again. I went back to making sandwiches, 4 that whatever task he had been doing was completed. Moments later, 5, he was once again walking slowly toward the woods.
6curiosity, I walked out and followed him on his journey. He was 7 both hands in front of him as he walked, being 8 not to spill the water he held in them. I secretly walked 9 behind him as he went into the woods and I saw the most amazing 10.
Several large deer loomed in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost 11 at him to get away. A huge male deer with elaborate（精美的）antlers was 12 close. But they didn't even move as Billy 13. And I saw a small deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from 14and extreme heat, lift its head 15 to drink the water cupped in my beautiful boy's hands.
It was on this day that I learned the true lesson of 16. You know, we hadn't had any rain for three months and our crops were 17. As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly 18 by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was19 God was moved to weep. The rain came that day and saved our farm, just like the 20 of one little boy who saved another.
My head was so full of digital noise that my brain was about to explode. As a writer, I was 1 to admit my love of books had been replaced by a brain that simply could not sit 2. So, this year I 3 to return to books before the Internet broke my brain.
My goal was 52 books. It seemed like an impossible 4. A 400-page book will take the 5 person around eight hours to read. Finding the time to read was a challenge but I 6it anyway. I treated my mind like a misbehaving child who needs some rules laid down. Then I read for an hour or two at a time without 7 each day. It was something I hadn't done in years.
In The Distracted Mind, Larry Rosen says that the more we 8spending time away from our electronic devices, the 9and more focused we become. And this is what I found. Again, I would 10 bring myself back to the page, 11 the urge to reach for that screen. I took inspiration from a book On Quiet, in which the author 12 how buying a safe（保险箱）to lock away her family devices for long periods had opened up a space to reflect.
For me, finding that quiet time 13 finding time just to read. It was a 14 moment between me and my book when I ordinarily would have reached for my15. I read on the tram, in bed at night and on lunch 16.
With my re-gained 17 for books, I created a space 18 I could press pause and find inspiration, knowledge and 19. In our fast-paced world, reading for the sake of reading is not selfish but a powerful way to 20 and be ourselves.
I built a company when I approached with a major opportunity that was going to take our company to the next level. Then something 1 happened. I received an email from the investor that read: "We're going to2....."
I was crushed(崩溃).The next few days I thought about this3and realized just how4I truly was. I thought maybe it was time to count my 5and get another "real job". Luckily, I realized that having that thought meant I had a problem-my fear of 6. If I was going to keep moving forward with my company I'd have to 7 this fear of being rejected again. So, I8 Google to help solve my problem and I found a game. The 9 of the game is to help you get over your fear of rejection by 10 seeking out rejection. I loved it. I11 I would try it to help me remove this fear.
What came next was something I could have12 imagined. As my rejection journey continued, I began to feel more and more 13 when asking for things, realizing I could focus on the 14 factors.
In the process of my rejection journey, here is what I learned about rejection. Avoiding it doesn't 15 mean you avoid failure. Most people believe avoiding rejection is a good thing, 16 that's not true. When we 17 away from rejection, we reject ourselves and our ideas before the world ever has a 18 to reject them. This is the 19 form of rejection and we are overlooked by the world. Therefore, the greatest lesson I've learned from rejection is no matter what, don't be20 by the world.
You Did More Than Carry My books
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark 1 down and helped the boy pick up these articles. 2 they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark 3 the boy's name was Bill, that he 4 computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of 5 with his other subjects and that he had just broken 6 with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was 7 in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed 8 with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They 9 to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before 10, Bill asked Mark if they 11 talk.
Bill 12 him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Do you 13 wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I 14 out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess(脏乱) 15 anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to 16 my things. But after we spent some time together 17 and laughing, I realized that 18 I had done that, I would have 19 a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You20 my life."
The residents of Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin are no strangers to wild turkeys. However, Smoke, a turkey that has been living in the town since spring this year, is1. The bird runs after2vehicles, and "controls"3flow by parking himself in the middle of the road. He is also known to boldly4residents and shout at them, as though saying5to them.
Though the bird can be somewhat annoying at times, the6have grown to love their resident wild turkey. Those who commonly kept to themselves are forming7after Smoke's arrival, using the new common pet as an ice breaker to start a8.
To show their9, the residents recently named Smoke the town's honorary mayor, and10a Facebook page "Smoked Turkey—Mayor of Ashwaubenon" to11the growing fans to keep up with the bird's antics(滑稽动作).
Randy Tews is well aware of Smoke's12. He says, "I think some residents will be 13to see him go. He's brought so many smiles to people's faces here. And this turkey is 14traffic for people on their way to work, and it gives them something to cheer about."
However, people are15that Smoke's rising popularity will result in road accidents as distracted drivers try to take a16or two. There is also the danger of a traffic jam caused by drivers17stepping on their brakes to avoid hitting the bird, which regularly18 around on busy roads.
Despite months of trying, all19to catch and take Smoke to a nearby wildlife rescue station have proved20. The turkey seems to love the residents, unwilling to leave the town.
While volunteering in Tanzania, my wife and I got the idea of what we call a "street library" because children in our neighbourhood were able to read but had no 1at all.
We had an idea to make books 2to local children who wanted to read. We 3a famous international charity for collecting money. We 4 books in three book stores of the capital city. My wife Sue 5 all , 180 books with sticky-backed paper to keep them clean. A local man made some 6 to store the books. I made some a "library cards" and 7with a tailor called Saddiqi, who agreed to keep the boxes in his 8and to run the library. The library was 9to open!
Anyone could 10 with their name and their parent's mobile phone number, Saddiqi gave them a 11 with a number, with which they could read the books only in his shop. I decided it was better to do that than let readers 12 the books. There is no 13 to join the library. Within five days we had over 100 14 and more were joining each day! Even though the books are 15 for children in different, grades of difficulty, 16 were using the library for free, too.
This side-project was, I think, one of the most 17 things we did in Tanzania. It was in some way a thank-you gift to our18 for welcoming us so warmly into their lives，. The whole19worked together on the street library and that's surely part of the reason it is still 20 after we left.
About a year ago, I had to spend a week in a hospital, because of the deadly food poisoning. There I met an elderly woman, who 1 to be a professional musician. That time when I met her, the idea of learning to sing didn't 2 my mind. I thought it was something 3 and not meant for me, like being an airplane pilot.
And only recently, I suddenly decided to learn singing.1 was 4 my dog early in the morning. I sang 5 to myself and it made me feel so wonderful. At that moment I 6 I had known more good songs and how to control my 7 better. And then I thought, why didn't I take some singing lessons? Of course, it was not a (n) 8 skill that I could use at work, but not everything in this life is about actual 9 and income.
It was easy to find that woman. I remembered her name and there was only one 10 college in our city. I was 11 she would reject me because l was a terrible 12. But she took my request very 13. She understood how important music was 14 one's soul. In my first lesson, she sat at the gorgeous big piano and 15 some rising notes that I had to repeat. At first I was terrified to 16 because I feared being judged and criticized. But my teacher was kind and professional.17, she was strict when she knew I could do better.
Learning to sing was like learning to walk. It was like 18 that all your life you had some superpower but were not aware of its 19. Singing taught me more than just being able to take some high or low 20. Most importantly, it taught me to be braver about expressing myself and my opinions.
I was very fortunate to be chosen by Kindspring to receive $100 for the monthly kindness competition. This past October I 1 some Inspiration Trees and they have helped to make a 2 in people's lives.
The idea is simple. I took a lot of fallen branches that I had been 3 on walks and hung them from the ceiling with the help of volunteers and friends. Then we 4 strings with pins (大头针) attached to them from the branches. I got a lot of art supplies and as people came in for the art exhibit, they were 5 to create a piece of art or a 6 message to hang from the branches.
The tree changed into this really funny way of 7 positive messages. If you hung a message up, you had to take one down for you to 8. The experience was really 9. People of all ages and from all walks of life were sharing art and inspiration through the 10.
With the $100 I 11 from Kindspring, I made more Inspiration Trees. I'm 12 them all over our community, such as classrooms and youth shelters for homeless teens. The act is to create communication that is positive and can 13 people's lives by just doing a 14 act of kindness. The message people receive can be kept with them as a reminder of the 15 in the world.
One morning, the door to the classroom opened and a new teacher, Mrs Cosby, walked in. She looked too 1 to handle us. And we sure gave her a 2 time , but she never lost her temper. And then came the last day of the first month she had been our teacher. She 3 some papers the moment she entered the classroom. We 4 the worst—a test. But oh no, it was something that totally 5 us.
Mrs Cosby asked us to come to the front of the class, and gave each of us a piece of 6, on which she had written what the student with 7 had been good at during the last month. You see, no one ever 8 us. No one ever liked us. We were constantly told what good-for-nothing we were. And here, 9, was someone who had been 10with us closely for a month. Mrs Cosby did this every 11 from then on. Each month we got a piece of paper that said our 12. She commented on my courage, and how well I did if I wanted to 13 arguments. Her attitude influenced our class. We did not want to 14 her feelings anymore. We actually started to 15.
And then came the day of our 16. Mrs Cosby hugged us and told us with tears in her eyes how 17 she was of us. Then she 18 each one of us a book. All the encouraging words through the years were there, in hard covers.
She said," I want you each to keep this book and if ever during your life you feel unworthy,19 this and read how good you are. You can be anything you want to be as long as you believe in yourself. 20 me you will remember that!"
Shirley Allen loved to sing and play the piano. She studied music in college and her1was to become a concert pianist or blues singer. Everything 2 when she was 20 years old. She became sick with what doctors 3 was typhoid fever(伤寒) and she almost died. Doctors gave her medicine to help her get well, but the medicine 4 her to become5 deaf. She could no longer hear the music which she had always 6.
Shirley would never give up playing the piano, 7she did decide to change8. She went to Gallaudet University and studied English. In 1964 Shirley graduated from Gallaudet and looked for 9. She wanted to be 10 and work full time.
For three years, Shirley worked as a clerk in Washington, D. C. 11, in 1967 she was asked to work at Gallaudet University as a dorm supervisor(宿舍监管员). Shirley supervised young women who12 in the university during the school year, She also taught English. Somehow she found time to13graduate school at Howard University in Washington, D.C. In 1972, Shirley received her M. A. degree.
Always 14 a new challenge, in 1973 Shirley became a professor at National Technical Institute for the Deaf(NTID), which15 deaf and hard-of-hearing students technical and professional training.
This amazing woman became the first black deaf female in the world to receive her Ph.D. She made history in 1992 when she received the highest degree in education from the University of Rochester in New York.
I'm about to begin my fifth season of tree planting. Each year, around this time, I have 1 feelings about the job. Never have I 2 a job so much while hating it with equal 3. Before a season, after living in the coziness(舒适) of my home for the winter months, I begin to 4 for the challenges of life in the bush.
I mainly plant trees on the coast of British Columbia and get paid between 25 and 45 cents a tree. The job can be 5: it gives planters the opportunity to 6 a roaming (漫游的) lifestyle, and also allows them to 7 their bank accounts. But there are many challenges.
In the early hours of the morning, we join our teams and travel along 8 roads deep into the 9. When stepping out of the trucks, often in the pouring rain, we fill our bags with hundreds of tiny trees. Having done the job together for some years, many 10 tree-planters treat this more like a sport than a job, and 11 fills the air.
Once our bags are full, we 12 forward without hesitation. We jump from log to log(原木,木头). We push through thick bushes. We constantly 13 and rise to our feet 14, always pushing ourselves to go faster.
While planting trees, I am 15 someone else, a self I thought I 16. It is a person I try to live in 17 with in those bushes, during those strange days of isolation and deep thinking.
Tree planting is really exhausting but it is a process of self-examination and 18. You master your mind, confronting the worst and the best in your 19 pushing yourself as hard as you can. A(n) 20 version of yourself awaits at the end of the experience.
95-year-old Pauline Kana and her grandson Ross Smith have a bond unlike any other. At 95, Pauline "Granny" Kana is living a(n)1that is more colorful than most people of her age. She's a comedic social media 2 that can be found shooting guns, reviewing the coo- lest products on the Internet, and 3 in matching outfits (服装) with her grandson Ross Smith on his social media pages. She's4 as "Gangstar Granny". Kana and Smith do just about everything and anything in videos.
It all 5 about five years ago, when Smith was a college6at the University of Dayton. One day he7 a video asking his grandma to block one of his basketball shots and it went viral. Their humor is8. Everyone knows Granny is funny.
The grandmother and grandson's videos weren't9 at first. So, Smith went on to 10 an MBA and play professional football in Europe.11, he found that he'd much rather 12 with his grandma and make silly videos. He believed he was 13 to make it pay off for him and his grandmother. Grandma didn't_14 participating-she thought she was just posing for15 for the first three years-and didn't really have any16how big their reach was until Smith bought her an iPad for Christmas where she was able to see the videos on the Internet and see how many people they were reaching.
The grandmother and grandson have a TV show in the works and are hoping to raise money for Alzheimer's (老年痴呆症)17. Ross Smith tries to give his grandmother money but she won't 18 it. She grew up poor and19to let him buy her a new house. She likes the one she lives in. But he is coming up with a plan so that he can dump funds into her20account.
