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美文欣赏
Iwillbeback
FollowYourDreamisafamousshowinAmerica.Itismainlyforchildren.Itisdesignedtohelpchildrentofollowtheirdreams.Manychildrencametotakepartintheshow.
Oneday,aseven-year-oldgirlnamedMarycametotheshow.Duringtheshow,thehostJamesaskedMary,“Hi,Mary!
Welcome!
Whatwouldyouliketobewhenyougrowup?
”
“Iwanttobeapilot!
”saidlittleMaryproudly.
“Beingapilotisreallycool.Let’ssupposethatonedayyouaredrivingaplaneabovethePacific,butyourplanehasrunoutoffuel.Whatwouldyoudo?
”Jamescontinued.
Everyonetherewaswaitingforthelittlegirl’sanswer.Marythoughtforafewminutesandthensaid,“Iwouldtellallthepassengerstotietheirseatbeltsfirst.AndthenIwilljumpoutoftheplanewithmyparachute(降落伞).”
Everyonelaughed.Jameswasalsosurprisedattheanswerandcouldn’tbelievethattheanswercamefromsuchalovelygirl.However,hethensawthetearsrollingdownthelittlegirl’sface.Soheasked,“Whywouldyoudothat?
”
“IwillgotogetfuelandthenIwillcomebacktosavemypassengers,”saidMary.
()1.FollowYourDreamisashowforchildren.
()2.Marywantstobeadriver.
()3.Thegirlgivestheanswermakeseveryonecry.
()4.Thegirlcriesbecauseotherslaughather.
()5.Fromthestory,weknowthegirliskind.1-5.TFFTT
ThePearlNecklace
Jennywasaprettyfive-year-oldgirl.Oneday,whileshewasshoppingwithhermother,shesawaplasticpearlnecklace.Sheaskedhermothertobuyitforher.Hermothersaid“Well,itisaprettynecklace,butitcostsalotofmoney.I’llbuyyouthenecklace,butwhenwegethomeyouhavetodosomechorestopayforit.OK?
”Jennyagreedandworkedhardeveryday.Soonshepaidoffthenecklace.
Everynight,beforeJennywenttobed,herdadwouldreadstoriestoher.Onenight,whenhefinishedthestory,heasked,“Jenny,doyouknowIloveyou,”thelittlegirlanswered.
“Well,givemeyournecklace,”Dadsaid.
“No,Dad.Butyoucanhavemyfavoritedoll.”
“OK!
Goodnight.”
Severaltimes,whenherfatheraskedhertogivehimtheplasticnecklace,shewouldgivehimsomethingelseinstead.Oneevening,asJenny’sfatherwasreadingherastory,Jennysaid,"Here,Dad”sheputherplasticpearlnecklaceintoherfather’shand.
Herfatherheldthenecklaceinonehandandopenedtheotherhandatthesametime.Therewasarealpearlnecklaceintheotherhand.Hehadhaditallalong,butwaswaitingforJennytogiveupthecheaponesothathecouldgivehertherealone.
FaithisEverything
Michaelismyfriendandheisaveryoptimistic(乐观的)man.OnedayIaskedhim,“Howcanyoukeepoptimisticeveryday?
Michaelanswered,“EachmorningIwakeupandsaytomyself,“Mike,youhavetwochoicestoday.Youcanchoosetobehappyoryoucanchoosetobeunhappy.”Ichoosetobehappy.
Severalyearslater,IheardthatMichaelfellfromabuilding,andIwenttothehospitaltoseehim.Iaskedhimwhathethoughtwhentheaccidenttookplace.“Thefirstthingthatwentthroughmymindwasmylittledaughter,”Michaelanswered.“Then,IrememberedthatIhadtwochoices:
IcouldchoosetoliveorIcouldchoosetodie.Ichosetolive.Itoldthedoctors,‘Ichoosetoliveandmyguardianangels(守护天使)areallaround.OperateonmeasifIamalive,notdead.’”
Michaelislivinghappilynow,thankstotheangels,theskillofthedoctors,andalsohisfaith.Ilearnedfromhimthateverydaywehaveachoiceabouthowwelive.
Faith,afterall,iseverything.
“Dad,putmeonyourshouldersandletmetouchGrandma’shand!
”thelittlegirlsaid.Thefatherputheronhisshoulder.
“Iseetomorrow,”shesaid.
“Whatdoesitlooklike?
”
“Justliketoday,butmorepretty!
”
“Jenny,we’regoingtothetopofthishill.Thereyoucantouchherhand.”
ThefatherwalkedtothetopofthesmallhilljustbehindthechairIwassittingon.Afterputtingthelittlegirldown,hecamebackandsatdownnearme.
“Whatalovelygirlsheis!
”Isaid.
“Jennywasveryclosetohergrandma,butGrandmadiedafewmonthsago.JennysaidshewantedtoholdhandswithGrandmalikeshealwaysdid.ItoldherGrandmawasinheaven,”hesaid.“ThenJennytoldmethatheavenwasintomorrow.Ifshecouldseetomorrow,thenshecouldtouchGrandma’shand.”
“Whydidshesaythatheavenwasintomorrow?
”Iasked.
“Well,thelasttimeshesawGrandma,Grandmatoldherthatonedayshewouldgotoheaven.Jennyaskedherthetime.Grandmatoldherthatmaybeitwouldbetomorrow.Thenshediedtwodayslater.”
“So,then,heavenisintomorrow,”Iadded.
“Oneday,shewillcertainlyknowthatheavenisn’tintomorrow.However,shewon’tforgetthatheavenusedtobeintomorrow.”
TheSeed
AsIwalkalongtheroad,Icannothelpnoticingaseedstartingtogrowthroughtheground.Aseedofaflowercansitinabigforyears.Havingnofriends,itisjustwaitingforanopportunitytobeplanted.
Whenitisplanted,itstartstogrow.Thelittleseedbreaksthroughthehardgroundtoreachsunlight.Yousee,onceitgetstherightenvironmentandtherightsoil,waterandsunlight,itwillgrowandgrowintoabeautifulflowerintherightopportunitytogrow.Inordertomakefulluseofourpotential,weneedtogettherightenvironment;weneedtobenearpositivepeople,peoplewithdreamsandthatwanttosucceed.Wealsoneedtogetrightsoil,waterandsunlight;weneedtowaterourselveswithloveforothers.
Lifeisjustliketheseed.Itisyourchoice.Youcanchoosetoplantyourselfandgrowtoyourfullpotential.Youcanalsochoosetositinthebagjustliketheotherseedsthatwerenotchosen.Ichoosetobeplantedandgroweveryday.Ichoosetowatermyselfwithfreshthoughtsandsuccess.
LookattheOtherOne
Manyyearsago,abusinessmanowedalotofmoneytoanoble.Thenoblesaidhewouldforgetaboutthemoneyifhecouldmarrythebusinessman’sdaughter.Hesaidthathewouldputablackstoneandawhitestoneintoanemptybag.Thegirlwouldthenhavetopickonefromthebag.Ifshepickedtheblackone,shewouldbecomehiswifeandherfatherwouldn’thavetoworryaboutthemoneyanymore.Ifshepickedthewhiteone,sheneedednotmarryhimbutherfatherstillwouldn’tneedtoworryaboutthemoney.Thefatherandhisdaughterwereworriedaboutthesuggestion.Astheywerediscussingtheproblem,thenoblewenttopicktwosmallstones.Ashepickedthemup,thegirlnoticedthathehadpickedtwoblackstonesandputthemintothebag.Hethemaskedthegirltopickone.Thegirlputherhandintothebagandchoseastone.Withoutlookingatit,shethrewitintoanearbyriver.
“Oh,howsillyIam!
”shesaid.“Butitdoesn’tmatter.Ifyoulookattheotherone,youwillbeabletotellwhichoneIhavepicked.”
WeDon’tHaveTime
Ihaveanoldclockthatusedtobelongtomymom.Ihavemixedfeelingsaboutit.Iloveitbecauseitisfrommymom,butitalsomakesmethinkofbadthings.Whenmymomwasathomedyingfromseriousillness,sheaskedmetotaketheclockaway.Hearingthehourscountdownreallymadeherscaredandangry
Theclockusedtoringonceanhour,butnow,youneverknowwhenitwillring.Still,Iwanttomendit.Oneday,Itookittoalocalclockshop.Idescribedtheproblemtotheshopowner.
“Ihavemendedmanyclockslikeit.Ineedtotakeawaythemovingpartsoftheclockandputabatteryinit,soitcanringelectronically,”hesaid.
“Youcan’tmendit?
”
“No,Idon’thavetimeortheparts.”
Ithankedhimandwenthome.Ivisitedafewotherplacesandwastoldthesamething.Thisisterrible.Itsoundssomuchlikelife.Wecopytheoriginalthinginsteadofcreatingsomethingnew.Eachofusisoriginal,butwefinditeasiertocopyothersthantodevelopourselves.
Wait,aFlowerIsComing
Ihavehadasmallpondformanyyears.Therearemanyfishandplantsinit.Ialwayswanttogrowflowers,butIalwaysfail.
Oneday,Iwenttoalocalgardenshoptotalktoanexpertaboutthisproblem.ItoldhimthatIhadgrownsomeplantsthatweresupposedtogrowflowers.
“Aretheplantsgrowingwell?
”
“Yes,infacttheyhavetoomanyleaves,andIhavetocutthemsometimes.Everytimeanewshootcomesup,Ithinkitcouldbeaflower.However,Istillhaven’tgotafloweryet.”
“Theyjustneedtime,”hesaidsoftly.“Eachofthoseshootshaspotential.It’slikelife.Youtaketimetotakecareofeverypartofyourlife,andyouneverknowwhichpartisgoingtoethemostimportant.So,don’tfocusonjustonepart.Youneedtotakecareofthewholepondinordertogrowflowers.Yes,therewillbesomegrassinthepond.Bethankfulforit,becauseitmakestheflowerslookevennicer.”
Ithankhimandwenthome.IrealizedthatIshouldalsolovetheleaves.Oneday,,whenIcameouttofeedthefish,Ifoundoneofthetallestshootshadstartedtoopen.Aflowerwascomingout!
简单是一种幸福
Mrs.Cavenderisa60-year-oldwoman.Shewasmybabysitter.WhenIwas8yearsold,Iateherhome-madebiscuitsforthefirsttime.Now,32yearsoldlater,Icanstillrememberthetasteofthosebiscuits.
Itwasatherhomethatmysister,Leigh,andIspentourfourhappysummervacations.Shelivedinaverysimplehouse.Thereweremanybigtreesaroundthehouse.LeighandIwerefreetheretofindoutthenaturalwonders.ItwasduringthesesummersthatIwasintroducestothedeliciousbiscuits.
IfIchosemyeyes,Icanstillsmellandtastethosebiscuitsnow.Icanstillseetheboxesinwhichthebiscuitswerekept.AlthoughIhavetastedmanydifferentkindsofbiscuits,IlikethebiscuitsmadebyMrs.Cavenderbest.Althoughthosebiscuitsare
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