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　　When I was a child, I often looked through a family album．I remember asking my mother why there was a 　　1　　 cut out of a photo of a little girl．But it was 　　2　　 that my mother did not want to talk about it．

　　　　3　　 I looked at the album I saw that cut - out face and 　　4　　 about it．I figured there was something 　　5　　．When I was grown up and had almost 　　6　　 about the photo, my mother must have realized I should know her 　　7　　．She sat me down one day and said, “That cat - up photo is 　　8　　 your Aunt Anna．She has schizophrenia(精神分裂症)．”

　　But why did my mother never 　　9　　 this before? I still didn't understand．“Because people are…were…　　10　　 of having mental illness in the family” was the 　　11　　．But I wanted to meet Aunt Anna, and I 　　12　　．

　　My mother and I traveled to the house 　　13　　 Anna lived with an Italian family．Anna looked like a question mark on legs, 　　14　　 she had lovely, clear eyes and a gentle manner．I could see the 　　15　　 to my mother．“So nice to meet you,” she said to me．“Do you have a trunk(象鼻；行李箱)?”

　　Did she think that I was an elephant? No, she wanted to run 　　16　　 and hide in the trunk of my car．The family that 　　17　　 her said that she always wanted to 　　18　　．

　　The last time I saw Anna she was placed in a smaller old - age facility in Brooklyn．

　　　　19　　 Aunt Anna, I'm not the least bit ashamed of you．I'm 　　20　　 about you now for many to see, with your sweet young face showing under a pretty bow．

　　And you finally found that escape you were seeking．

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　　Haddy’s parents are different than the average(普通人)．While she was 　　1　　 up they required her to 　　2　　．First of all she had to work around their home．Later on Haddy worked for other people．

　　When Haddy was 14 years old her mother and father told her that they were no 　　3　　 going to buy her clothes．Sure, they would continue to buy shoes for her and also the special clothes 　　4　　 suits, but 　　5　　 else was her responsibility．Some people thought that they were 　　6　　．But they wanted to teach Haddy some 　　7　　lessons．One thing she learned was that nothing is cheap or 　　8　　．She learned how to deal with her money 　　9　　．Another thing she learned was how to keep from 　　10　　 out her clothes too fast．

　　Also, even 　　11　　 Haddy went to school she was 　　12　　 to work．All through her high school and 　　13　　 years she worked as well as studied．Haddy’s parents had plenty of 　　14　　 but they felt she would 　　15　　 her education more if she had to 　　16　　 it．And strange 　　17　　 it may seem, they had heard that students who worked part-time generally got 　　18　　 grades than students who did no work．

　　Now Haddy is a mother herself．She requires her 　　19　　 to do the same 　　20　　 she did, especially working part-time as they go to school．

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　　Once upon a time a king, in the company of his ministers, went to the imperial garden for a walk．When he was walking around a pond, a strange idea 　　1　　 upon him and he asked, “How many buckets(桶)of water are there in the pond?” The ministers looked at each other, 　　2　　 to give an answer．

　　Rather 　　3　　, the king ordered, “You have three days’ grace．Any one who offers an answer will be handsomely awarded．Those who fail will be 　　4　　．”

　　The time limit was due in the twinkling(闪烁)of an eye, yet the ministers were still at their wit’s end．At this time a child appeared who declared that he knew the answer．The king told his 　　5　　 ministers to go with the child for the measurement．To their 　　6　　, the child refused the suggestion with a smile, “It is very easy．No 　　7　　 to go to the pond．” This made the king laugh 　　8　　, “Alright, let us know what it is．” The child winked(眨眼)and said, “That 　　9　　 on the size of the bucket．If it is as big as the pond, there is one bucket of water; if it is half as big, two buckets; if one third as big, three buckets; if…” “Stop! That’s it．You’ve got the 　　10　　．” The king was satisfied and the child was duly rewarded．

　　Why did the ministers feel it so different to settle the problem? Because they fell in a pitfall(陷阱), following a wrong way of thinking．People’s thinking often goes a habitual way－the beaten track of straightforwardness．　　11　　 is a static(静态的)way presupposing every object definite and certain, i．e．the size of the pond and the bucket should be clearly 　　12　　．If one of them is unknown, it will be difficult to do the measurement, let alone 　　13　　．Why not change your mode of thought－from static to dynamic(动态的), from concrete to 　　14　　? If you adopt an indirect way and try to find out the proportional relation between the pond and the bucket, you’ll get an answer－flexible yet 　　15　　 to solve the problem．

　　Sometimes to get out of the difficulty one must change one’s way of thinking, or simply change one’s approach towards a problem．

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　　The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy as Susan made her way carefully up the steps．She paid the driver and then, using her hands to 　　1　　 the seats, settled in one of them．

　　It had been a year since Susan became blind．As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of 　　2　　．Susan's husband Mark watched her 　　3　　 into hopelessness and he was 　　4　　 to use every possible means to help his wife．

　　Finally, Susan felt ready to 　　5　　 to her job, but how would she get there?She used to take the bus, but she was now too 　　6　　 to get around the city by herself．Mark 　　7　　 to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening 　　8　　 she could manage it by herself．

　　For two weeks, Mark 　　9　　 Susan to and from work each day．He taught her how to rely on her other 　　10　　, specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new 　　11　　．

　　At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip 　　12　　．Monday morning arrived．Before she left, she hugged her husband 　　13　　, her eyes filled with tears of gratitude(感激)．She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their 　　14　　 ways．Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement 　　15　　 Susan．She was doing it!

　　On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work 　　16　　．As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, “Miss, I sure 　　17　　 you．” Curious, Susan asked the driver 　　18　　．

　　“You know, every morning for the 　　19　　 week, a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely,” the bus driver said．

　　Tears of happiness poured down Susan's cheeks．She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than 　　20　　．That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness．

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　　I've often puzzled over something that happened to me one winter when I was eight．Over the years I had been wondering if my 　　1　　 was nothing more than a kid's imagination．

　　There was a 　　2　　 near our house．In winter it was the greatest 　　3　　 place in the world．One 　　4　　 all I wanted to do was go skating．I had been waiting for weeks 　　5　　 the water was frozen solid．Mom had one rule：“Never ice-skate alone．” But I couldn't 　　6　　 any longer that afternoon．So I 　　7　　 my skates under my coat and ran to the pond．Several people were skating near the shore, and some kids were playing hockey．I was not really 　　8　　．

　　　The hockey game had attracted 　　9　　 audience, so I skated in the other direction until their cheering 　　10　　．But another noise came soon．The ice was cracking beneath me．Freezing water 　　11　　 my body, and I sank like a rock．My feet 　　12　　 the bottom．Just when I thought I wouldn't last another 　　13　　, I felt a tap on my shoulder．“Don't worry,” someone said．I swung my 　　14　　 around．I couldn't see anybody．But I heard the voice again，“Push your feet into the bottom and you'll shoot straight up to the surface．” I did as I was told and 　　15　　．I crawled to the shore and lay down, 　　16　　．The next thing I knew was people were 　　17　　 around me, covering me with coats．When I awoke, I was home in my own bed．Mom sat next to me, 　　18　　 my hand．“I saw nobody there．It must be an angel that came to my 　　19　　．” I said．Mom smiled, “I just thank God you're safe．”

　　For a long time I thought I would 　　20　　 a more realistic explanation if I just thought hard, but I never did．

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　　Our thoughts, words, and actions often cause harm to others and to us．Without reconciliation(和解), we cannot deepen our understanding and only cause more suffering．"Beginning Anew" is a(n)　　1　　 of reconciliation．It involves three steps－sharing appreciation, expressing 　　2　　, and expressing hurt and difficulties．

　　In the first step, we share appreciation．We acknowledge the 　　3　　 qualities of the other person．The second step－expressing regret, is to 　　4　　 with the other person our regrets for the things we have done or said that might have caused him or her 　　5　　．This requires humility(谦逊), and the 　　6　　 to let go of our own pride．In the third step, we 　　7　　 our own hurt with mindful and loving 　　8　　 without blaming or criticizing．We speak in such a way that the other person can listen and 　　9　　 our words．If we 　　10　　 the other person, his heart will 　　11　　 and he will not be able to hear us．We ask the other person to help us to understand 　　12　　 he has spoken and acted as he has, causing us so much pain．Perhaps, later, he can share his feelings 　　13　　 we can understand him more deeply．If a strong 　　14　　 arises in us while we are expressing our suffering, we should simply 　　15　　 and come back to our breathing until the emotion becomes 　　16　　．The other person can 　　17　　 us by following his breathing until we are ready to continue．We can enjoy practicing "Beginning Anew" with our partner, our family, or our friends 　　18　　．By doing this, we will 　　19　　 misunderstandings from accumulating．Rather, we will take care of them as they arise, 　　20　　 we take care of our children．

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　　As a teenager, I didn’t get along well with my mother before．She 　　1　　 every aspect of my life, leaving me unable to have my 　　2　　 space．

About two years ago, I had a 　　3　　 with her．I just couldn’t control my bad temper that day．I said something 　　4　　 to mum．Mum was hurt, but she went away without saying anything．

　　When I was 　　5　　 at home．I started to recall the happy time we spent together and realized that I should 　　6　　．But when I saw mum, the 　　7　　 moments pushed all the thoughts of saying sorry out of my head．I came back to my bedroom, feeling distracted(心烦意乱的)．That night I didn’t’ 　　8　　 well．

The next day, I got up earlier than usual．And I 　　9　　 a letter beside my bed．It was mum! In this letter, mum 　　10　　 how she loved me and how she worried about me．The 　　11　　 of mum’s love raced through my mind when I read it．I couldn’t help crying out．I went out of the bedroom and saw mum standing there 　　12　　 me．

　　“I am sorry, mum, Please 　　13　　 me!” I said with a guilty conscience(愧疚感)．Then I saw tears of 　　14　　 coming into mum’s eyes．We embraced(拥抱)emotionally．That moment was totally in my 　　15　　 forever．

　　From then on, 　　16　　 there is argument between us, we will write our feelings and thoughts to each other．Then we can 　　17　　 and soon get on well．

　　By telling my story, I just want 　　18　　 people to know that if you have problems with you parents, try to find the 　　19　　．Never think that you have nothing to talk with them．They are the persons who always love you and stand 　　20　　 you! Maybe they’ve hurt you before, probably just because they didn’t know how to express love．

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　　When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your anger．But forgiveness is possible and it can be surprisingly 　　1　　 to your physical and 　　2　　 health．

　　"People who forgive 　　3　　 less depression, anger and stress and more hopefulness," says Frederic Luskin, Ph．D．, 　　4　　 of Forgive for Good．"So it can help 　　5　　 on the．wear and tear on our organs, reduce the wearing out of the immune system and 　　6　　 people to feel more vital．"

　　So how do you start the forgiveness? Try 　　7　　 these steps：

　　Calm yourself．To defuse(缓解)your 　　8　　 and try a simple stress-management technique．

　　"Take a couple of breaths and think of 　　9　　 that gives you pleasure：a 　　10　　 scene in nature, someone you love," Luskin says．

　　Don't 　　11　　 an apology．"Many times the person who hurt you has no 　　12　　 of apologizing," Luskin says．"They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don't see things the same 　　13　　．So if you wait for people to apologize ,you could be waiting a(n)　　14　　 long time．"Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean 　　15　　 to the person who upsets you．

　　Take the control away from your offender．Mentally replaying your 　　16　　 gives power to the person who caused you pain．"　　17　　 of focusing on your hurt feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness 　　18　　 you," Luskin says．

　　Try to see things from the other person's perspective(立场；视角)．If you empathize(有同感)with that person, you may 　　19　　 that he or she was acting out of ignorance, fear even love．

　　Recognize the benefits of forgiveness．Research has shown that people who forgive report more energy, better 　　20　　 and better sleep patterns．Don't forget to forgive yourself．"For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge," Luskin says．

　　"But it can rob you of your self-confidence if you don't do it．"

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　　Telling the truth is a very good habit．If you 　　1　　 speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of 　　2　　! Here is a story of a man who did a lot of 　　3　　 things, but his promise to tell the truth 　　4　　 him．

　　Once a man came to a teacher and said, “Excuse me, but I have many bad 　　5　　．Which one of them should I 　　6　　 first?”The teacher said, “Give up telling 　　7　　 first and always speak the truth．”The man promised to do so and went home．

　　At night the man was about to go out to steal．Before setting out, he thought for a moment about the 　　8　　 he made with the teacher．“　　9　　 tomorrow the teacher asks me where I have been, what shall I say?Shall I say that I went out 　　10　　? No, I cannot say that．But nor can I lie．If I tell the truth, 　　11　　 will start hating me and call me a thief．I would be 　　12　　 for stealing．”

　　So the man 　　13　　 not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit．The next day, he 　　14　　 drinking wine．When he was about to do so, he said to himself, “What shall I say to the teacher if he asks me what I did during the day?I cannot tell a lie, and if I speak the truth people will 　　15　　 me, because a Muslim is not 　　16　　 to drink wine．”And so he gave up the 　　17　　 of drinking wine．

　　In this way, 　　18　　 the man thought of doing something bad, he 　　19　　 his promise to tell the truth．One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very 　　20　　 person．

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　　While getting ready for school today, my 16-year-old daughter came into my room to give me a big hug and kiss．I asked her, “What do you want?” She said, “　　1　　 Mum, you always tell us to have a good day 　　2　　 we leave the house, but I was 　　3　　 about who tells you to have a good day and lets you know how much you are 　　4　　．”

　　I am so 　　5　　 by the capacity of love and understanding that 　　6　　 my children．My 15-year-old son asked me last night if there was a(n)　　7　　 for him to get a summer job this year in order to help us to pay our bills．　　8　　, in our area, he must be 16．

　　　　9　　 of my children depend on me so much because I am a 　　10　　 parent, but just when I pay the 　　11　　 that I will not be able to provide for them, they come up with ways to 　　12　　．I completely understand that I will 　　13　　 have to find a way to pay the bills as I do not want my children to take up anything．But for now the 　　14　　 that they have stepped up and 　　15　　 to help without anyone asking touches me．

　　When my daughter was two, I remember rushing to get to 　　16　　, getting to the front door and asking her to 　　17　　 and come．Then she appeared at the door with a bag that she was holding open．I said, “We don’t have 　　18　　 for this．” She stopped me and said, “Fill it with love, Mum．” I 　　19　　 to my knees and hugged her and then kissed her．From then 　　20　　 she would bring the bag and I would bring the love to the door before we left for school and work．