Another person's enthusiasm(热情)was what made me move toward the success．That person was my stepmother．
I was nine years old when she entered our home in Virginia．My father 1 me to her with these words：“This is an 2 boy．He will probably throw rocks at you tomorrow morning．”
My stepmother walked over to me, raised my 3 slightly up and looked into my eyes．Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are 4 ．This is not a bad boy at all, 5 a smart one who hasn't yet found an outlet(释放的途径)for his enthusiasm．”
That statement began a friendship between us． 6 had ever called me smart．My family and neighbors had built me up in my mind with a bad boy．My stepmother changed all that．
She 7 many things．She persuaded my father to go to a dental(牙科)school, from which he graduated with honors．She 8 our home into the county center, where my father's career(事业)could be more 9 and my brother and I could be better educated．
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand typewriter and told me that she believed that I could become a 10 ．I thanked her for her enthusiasm and I began to write for local newspapers．I was keeping 11 and never gave up．Later, I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life's work．In fact, I wasn't the 12 beneficiary(受益者)．My father became the 13 man in town．My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president．
What power 14 has! When that power is let out to support one's mind, it will become an irresistible(不可抗拒的)power．You can pass that power to anyone 15 needs it．This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm．
One day, a teacher was speaking to a group of students about how to 1 their time．He gave an example those students would never forget．
He pulled out a wide jar(罐子)and put it on the table．He also took out several rocks and carefully put them into the jar one at a time．When no more rocks would 2 inside, he asked,“Is this jar full?”
Everyone in the class shouted,“Yes．”The teacher replied,“Really?”He pulled out a box of small stones．He dumped some in and 3 the jar．The stones went down into the spaces 4 the big rocks．He then asked the group once more,“Is this jar full?”
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Probably not,”one of them answered．“Good!”he replied．He brought out a glass of sand and dumped the sand into the jar and it went into all of the spaces 5 ．Once more he asked the question,“Is this jar full?”
aNo!“the class started．Once again he said,”Good!“Then he poured a cup of water in 6 the jar was full．Then he asked,”What is the key point here?“One student put up his hand and said,”The key point here is that even if you are busy, you c－7 plan everything well if you try really hard!
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No,”the speaker replied,“that's not the point．The point is if you don't put the big rocks in 8 , you'll never get them in．What are the 'big rocks' in your 9 ?Time with your loved ones, your education, or your dreams?Remember to put these big rocks in first, or you'll never get them in 10 ．”
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