One day, a little boy asked his father, "What does the word "great' mean? Who are great people and1do they become great?"
The father asked his son to bring two plants and then told him to plant one of them2the house and the other outside the house. The boy did as his father said.
The father asked his son, "Which one of the two plants do you think will be3? The boy replied, "The plant inside the house will grow bigger4it is safer, while the plant outside the house is not safe at all. No one will be there to5the plant. Animals may eat it. "
The father smiled and said, "Let's wait6We will know the answer."
Then the boy left for study and after four7he came back to his house. He said to his father, "Look, 8happens to this plant inside the house and it is safe."
When the boy went outside, he was very9to see a big tree. The boy couldn't believe his eyes. He couldn't10how the plant outside was able to grow much bigger than the one inside. "The plant outside the house faced every11and many difficulties!" the father told his son why the plant outside was bigger. "The plant inside was safe. It didn't12weather changes. And it didn't get enough13, so it didn't become big. "
How to be great? Here's the14: To become a great person, one must have15many times, faced many difficulties and solved those difficulties. Only after that he is abie to become great.
A father and his son went to a kite-flying festival. The son was happy when he saw the sky filled with colorful 1. He wanted to fly a kite, too. The father then bought 2for him.
The son started to 3the kite. Soon, his kite was high up in the sky. After a while, the son said, "Father, it seems that the string is 4the kite from flying higher. I think 5 we cut it, the kite will be free and fly even higher. Can we cut it?" The father cut the string off the reel(线轴). The kite 6 started to go higher. This made the little boy happy.7then, slowly, the kite started to 8 . It soon fell to the ground. The son was 9 to see this. He asked his father,
"I thought after cutting the string, the kite would fly 10 .11did it fall down?"
The father explained, "12 the string, you thought the kite didn't go higher. However, the string helped it stay in the 13 . You helped the kite go up in the right direction by using the string.
But when you cut it, it 14 no longer support(支持) the kite."
We may feel like something like the string is holding us back and preventing(阻止) us from15 . But in fact, it might be the thing that supports us the most.
"Sean, I don't want to ask you again. There are trash bags in the trunk of my car from the party the other night. Please1 the trash."
"Okay, Dad."
As a light-hearted teenager, I often 2 to empty the trash bags in Dad's Ford. However, I told my father I would, because I had a lot of things to do that Saturday afternoon. I had asked my dad if I could use the Ford, 3 he said no because it wasn't his car. He 4 it from his friend. Later I took it anyway because he was 5 and I was sure he wouldn't notice.
I enjoyed myself and felt great. On the way home, though, I hit the back of the car which was in front of me6 was seriously hurt, but both cars were seriously damaged. I would never forget the most terrible7 of my life.
Dad, I had an accident. "8 ? ARE YOU OK?""
"The cars are damaged. No one's hurt," "IN WHICH CAR?"
9 car."
"NOOOOOOO!!!" By this time I was holding the phone six inches away. And my ear 10 hurt.
I had the car pulled to the repair shop to see if they could save it. Since it was 11 , they told me they wouldn't be able to work on it until Monday. On Monday my dad received a call from there pair shop. The manager said that when his people opened the trunk to 12 the car, the smell of trash (the trash I forgot to empty) was so awful that they 13 to work on the car.
For the next several weeks I was in the doghouse. It wasn't just the crash he was so mad about. He was mad because I'd broken two 14 : "I won't take your car, Dad." and "Don't worry, Dad. I'll take the trash out of the trunk. "I deeply regretted what I had done. It took me a 15 time to rebuild my relationship with my dad again.
Karen found out that she was going to have another baby. Like any good mother, she did1she could do to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new life. The new baby was going to be a girl, and Michael sang to his 2 in Mommy's stomach from morning till night every day.
Finally, Michael's sister was born, 3 she was sick and was sent to the hospital. The days went by and the little baby got 4 . The doctor told the parents, "There is very little 5 . Be prepared for the worst." They kept the baby girl in the ICU. Michael, however, kept 6 his parents to let him see his sister." I want to 7 to her," he said. Two weeks passed. It seemed that the worst time would come for the baby. Karen decided to take Michael to his sister. She thought this might be the 8 time for him to see her alive. When Karen led Michael to his sisters bedside, he 9 the baby and began to sing softly In the 10 voice of a 3-year-old boy, Michael sang, "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are grey." 11 the baby girl moved and her pulse rate(脉搏) became calm. All the people were shocked to see that.
"Keep on singing, Michael," Karen 12 him with tears in her eyes. "You never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine 13 ." Little by little, as Michael sang to his sister, the baby was relaxed.
After a few days, the little girl was 14 enough to go home! Women's Day Magazine called 15 "the miracle(奇迹) of a brother's song".
Never give up the people you love.
An old man lived alone in a village and was in poor health. He was one of the 1people in the world. The whole village was tired of him because he was always unhappy. When people tried to 2 the old man, he would rudely turn them away.
The longer he lived, the more bad-tempered he became. The way he 3always made others feel uncomfortable. It was unusual and impolite to feel 4around him. By behaving like this, he made the rest of the village feel unhappy as well.
But one day-the 5he turned 80 years old, in fact-an unbelievable thing happened. The man's mood (情绪) suddenly changed. He was no longer rude or angry. 6 he seemed calm and kind. The villagers said among 7, “The old man is happy today. He hasn't 8about anything, he is smiling, and his face looks 9.”
The whole village went to see the old man. They couldn't believe that his 10could change so suddenly. One of the villagers asked the old man, “What happened to you?”
“Nothing 11has happened, in fact.” the man said. “For 80 years I've been looking for happiness, but it was no use. 12 then I decided to live without happiness and 13enjoy life. That's why I'm happy now.”
It is important to 14 that your feelings can change the feelings of those around you. Everyone has bad days15. If someone tries to cheer you up, don't be rude to them. Just try to accept their help.
Wang is a college student now. But he has a1 shop. Many people like shopping here. 2 from most flower shops in Beijing, Wang runs an unsupervised(无人管理的)）flower shop.
People can buy flowers and3 for them on mobile phones through WeChat or Alipay.
Wang loves4in his free time. He said he runs the unsupervised flower shop because he doesn't need to 5 much time on it. "People may go to flower shops at any time, "he said. "If I run a common flower shop, I 6 not read when they come. " So Wang opened the unsupervised flower shop.
"Most young people like shopping in a7 environment, "he said, "and they don't want to be disturbed when shopping, "But what can the shoppers do if they have questions about kinds and names of flowers? They can have their questions answered8 mobile apps.
9 there is no shopkeeper, many young people come and the shop works well.
Some people asked Wang if he worries 10 would take away flowers without paying. Wang said he thought about the11at first. Although he does not sell flowers in the shop himself, he goes to the shop at times. "My flower shop is 12. It doesn't need too much money, and it cannot have a big problem if there is a thief, "he said. And Wang also 13 most people are good.
Wang's shop is 14. When talking about his shop, Wang said young people have more open 15Use your head, and you'll find your way to be successful.
A rich couple went shopping for their coming party. After1the goods(货物)，they found they2return home easily with the heavy goods，so they called a delivery man (快递员) in the market for help. But the delivery man is old and seemed too3to send goods.
Anyway, the couple asked the old delivery man the4of the delivery. He asked for $20, and it was not really5But the couple tried to bargain (讲价) with him several times for different prices and6for $15. The delivery man disliked it, but agreed finally.
The couple gave the delivery man7address and said to him, "Remember we won't give you money8you can bring them quickly." Then they waited at home for a long time, but the old delivery man didn't appear. The wife got angry," 9is the matter?" On their way back to the market, they10noticed a young delivery man was carrying their things! The wife became angrier,11at the young man.
The young man said, "Madam, please calm down(冷静). That old man has been12for 2 months. He hasn't enough13to buy himself medicine. I saw him fall down on his way to deliver your things, and he begged me, 'I'll give you $15 if you can take my delivery to this address. I know they14seeing the goods.
Hearing this, the couple felt a sense(感觉) of15They went to the old delivery man and cared for him and even invited him to their party.
I started to love running at a young age. I loved to race my father and my sister around our big 1. I wished I could run in the Olympics and win lots of medals.
One day my mother saw an advertisement for a race in a newspaper. "Would you be 2taking part in this race?" she asked me, pointing to the advertisement. "Yes, of course," I answered.
I 3 the next few days practicing for my big race. My sister set up a table in the backyard so she could 4me water and time me.
On the day of the race, just before the race my father said to me, "Don't run out of all your energy （能量） at the 5of the race. You need to have energy 6you can run much faster at the end. "
The race began. Following 7words, I didn't run as fast as I could. Then the other runners started 8me, which made me feel nervous. I began to feel tired, and I started slowing down and breathing 9.
Just at that moment I heard, "10 Kelly! You can do it! Don't give up! Keep running!" Out of the corner of my eye I saw Dad running beside me around the outside track.
I took a deep breath and tried my best to 11on running. I didn't win the race, 12came fifth, I felt like a winner. I tried my best, and I hadn't given up.
Later, as I thought about the race, I felt thankful that my dad had 13left my side. He always encourages me when I 14giving up. He runs alongside me through my life. I'll remember my dad's words forever, "Never give up. You can be a 15even if you lose. "
A doctor entered the hospital in a hurry after being called in for an urgent 1. He answered the call as soon as possible, changed his clothes and went directly to the operation block.
He found the boy's father 2 in the hall waiting for the doctor. On seeing him, the dad shouted, "Why did you take all the 3 to come? Don't you know that my son's life is in danger? Don't you have any sense of responsibility?"
The doctor smiled and said, "I am sorry, I wasn't in the hospital and I 4 as fast as I could after receiving the call……And now, I wish you'd calm down 5 I can do my work."
"Calm down? What if your son is in this room right now, would you calm down? If your own son is 6 now, what will you do?" said the father 7.
The doctor smiled again and replied," I will say what Job said in the Bible 'From dust we came and to dust we return, blessed by the name of God'. 8 cannot extend (延伸) lives. Go and pray for your son. We will do our best by God's grace."
"Giving advice when we're not concerned is so easy." murmured the father. The operation took some hours 9 the doctor went out happily.
"Thank goodness! Your son is saved!" And without waiting for the father's reply, he carried on his 10 running. "If you have any question, ask the nurse!"
"Why is he so 11? He couldn't wait some minutes so that I could ask about my son's 12?" commented the father when seeing the nurse minutes after the doctor left. The nurse answered, 13 coming down her face, "His son died yesterday in a road accident. He was in the funeral (葬礼) when we called him for your son's operation. 14 now that he saved your son's life, he left running to finish his son's funeral."
Never 15 anyone easily because you never know how their life is and what they're experiencing.
Time is very important in our lives, but it never had any importance in my life until1a watch from my father that made me responsible（负责任的）. It2me the importance of time in my life.
I got this gift on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the3at 9：00 a. m. to pick up my uncle Ali and take him to my home. However, I forgot it4I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around11：00am, I5my uncle, but I was late for him. He had gotten out of the plane and6a taxi to my home.
I got home at 2：00 p. m. 7. My father looked at me angrily. I said "hi" to my father and my8uncle. My father asked me to sit9him and handed me this watch which was a gift from10. It was made of gold. Then he said, "Essa, did you have fun11your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your12. "I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn't do it again. Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder（提醒物）for you. I hope you have learnt something13. "
I learnt a lesson from my father：to respect（尊重）time and14be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its15, but because of the lesson that I learnt from it.
