In the summer recess between freshman and sophomore years in college, I was invited to be an instructor at a high school leadership camp hosted by a college in Michigan. I was already highly involved in most campus activities, and I jumped at the opp...
DURING our weekly telephone call, my 10-year-old son told me he wanted a Yankees cap. Not just any Yankees cap; it had to be a fitted cap. Fitted caps dont have the little plastic adjuster on the back, he told me. All the pro players wear them. Altho...
爱禁不起等待 Dont wait for a smile to be nice... 不要等到了一个笑容才面露慈善 Dont wait to be loved, to love. 不要等被爱了以后，才要去爱 Dont wait to be lonely, to recognize the value of a friend. 不要等到寂寞了，...
Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street child was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. Is this your car, Mister? he asked. Paul nodded, My brother gave...
I couldnt believe what I had just heard! Hands 1)cupped around his mouth so his words wouldnt travel to the ears of eavesdroppers, and 2)flipping his head from shoulder to shoulder to ensure no one would be privy to his 3)divulgence, David repeated h...
A famous singer had been contracted to sing at a Paris opera house and ticket sales were booming[急速发展的]. In fact, the night of the concert, the house was packed; every ticket had been sold. The feeling of anticipation and excitement was in...
He 1)toddled around the corner and into the living room, where he stopped cold. His little mouth dropped open, and the light in Ryans eyes 2)rivaled the glow of the lights on the Christmas tree. What he saw there were two big shiny Tonka注1 toys, a...
Our house was directly across the street from the clinic entrance of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. We lived downstairs and rented the upstairs rooms to 1)out-patients at the clinic. One summer evening as I was fixing supper, there was a knock...
Tess was a precocious eight-year-old girl when she heard her Mom and Dad talking about her little brother, Andrew. All she knew was that he was very sick and they were completely out of money. They were moving to an apartment complex next month becau...
A Mothers Love 母亲的爱 A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper, and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After his Mom dried her hands on an apron, she read it, and this is wh...
Interview God采访上帝 Come in, God said to me, so, you would like to interview Me? 进来，上帝 对我说，你想采访我? If you have the time, I said. 是的，如果您有时间的話。 我说。 He smiled through His beard and said: My...
My mother through her fine example instilled1 within me the desire to help others. She taught me to notice those who others ignore (不理，忽视). She was compassionate2. The railroad tracks were within a mile of our house. Beggers and bums (流浪汉...
After having been settled in our new home for almost a year, I decided to finish unpacking the last few boxes. Hidden low in the stack was a box simply marked Nick. Excitement jolted my empty-nest heart upon seeing the name of my eldest son, who now...
Training to be a fireman is a tall order for anyone, but the odds are bigger when you're 4 feet 2 inches tall. 想成为一名消防员，对任何人来说都不是件容易的事请，尤其是当你的身高只有4英尺2英寸。 Still, Vince Bra...
1. Having more joy does not necessarily require a life overhaulyou may just need to create more space in your life for moments of joy. 1. 生活中要有更多乐趣不一定要大改生活方式你只需要在生活中多留点时间给娱乐就行。...
