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　　Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly．He was the youngest of eight children．His father had a 　　1　　 in a cotton mill(纱厂), but he was often 　　2　　 to work because of poor health．The family couldn't afford to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went hungry．After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was 　　3　　 what to do when Mr．Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ￡100 to start his own 　　4　　．

　　It was just after the war．Raw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a 　　5　　 in scrap metal(废弃金属)．He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage．When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and 　　6　　 plenty of money．

　　Jack 　　7　　 working hard．After one year he succeeded in repaying the ￡100．

　　By the time Jack was 30 years old he had 　　8　　 his first million, and he wanted to 　　9　　 this achievement by doing something “grand”．　　10　　 all his money it was possible to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents．In 1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the heart of the Lancashire countryside．It was one of the finest buildings in the country．

　　Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for ￡500 million, 　　11　　 Jack still can't get used to 　　12　　 the good life．He can often 　　13　　 drinking with the locals at the local pub．

　　“I remember being very 　　14　　 as a child, but never 　　15　　 as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am．”

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　　There was once a boy who liked nothing more in the world than to win．He loved winning at whatever it may be like football, cards, etc．Because he couldn’t stand losing, he had become a(n)　　1　　 in all kinds of tricks and cheating methods．He could play tricks in practically every situation, without being 　　2　　．

　　He won so many times that almost no one wanted to play with him．One person who did play with him was a poor boy．Always making the boy look 　　3　　, the champion really enjoyed himself at the poor boy’s expense．

　　But the champion ended up getting 　　4　　 with all this．He needed something more, so he decided to 　　5　　 for the national video games championship, where he would find some competitors worthy of himself．At the championship he was keen to show his 　　6　　, but when he tried using all those tricks and cheating methods, he knew, well…none of them worked．The 　　7　　 had prevented any of the tricks from working．

　　He felt terribly 　　8　　：he was a good player, but without his tricks, he couldn’t beat a single competitor．He was soon 　　9　　, and sat there, sad and thoughtful．Finally, they 　　10　　 the name of the champion．It was the poor boy．The one he had always beaten! The boy realized that the poor boy had been much 　　11　　 than himself．It hadn’t upset the poor boy if he lost, because what he was really doing was 　　12　　 from each of his defeats．And from the experience he had been transformed into a real 　　13　　．

　　From then on, the boy who had loved winning 　　14　　 wanting to win all the time．He was quite happy to lose sometimes, because that was how he would learn to win on the really important 　　15　　．

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　　There once lived a young man who was always unhappy and complained about his poverty．One day, he went to see a fortune teller to inquire how to become 　　1　　．The fortune teller said, "Young man, you are already wealthy now．"

"Where is my wealth?" the young man asked 　　2　　．

　　"It is with you．Your 　　3　　 is(are)your wealth．You use them to see this world．You use them to see all the 　　4　　 things in this world．You can read, study and learn．Your hands are your wealth．You can use them to work．You can use them to hug your beloved ones．Your 　　5　　 are your wealth．You can go to any places…" the fortune teller said．

　　"You call these wealth? Everyone has them," the young man said．

"These are wealth．What you have now are not what others can luckily have．Are you 　　6　　 to give your eyes to me? I am willing to give you a lot of money to 　　7　　 for them," the fortune teller said．

　　"No, are you crazy? I am not going to exchange my eyes for money! They are 　　8　　 to me!" the young man 　　9　　．

　　"Precisely, these are wealth to you．You will not exchange them for money．Furthermore, although a lot of people have their wealthy things, they do not 　　10　　 them or treasure them．They are not 　　11　　 to Heaven for giving them their wealth．They even complain that Heaven is unfair to them．Do you want to 　　12　　 one of them before you will treasure them?" the fortune teller said．

　　Everyone is wealthy．But we should not 　　13　　 it for granted．We need to treasure our wealth, take care of it and use it 　　14　　．We should not overuse it because once it is 　　15　　, it is gone forever．Remember it is our wealth that we do not want to lose．

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　　After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner．　　1　　 woman was my mother, who has been a widow for 19 years, but my work had made 　　2　　 impossible to visit her very often．That night I called to 　　3　　 her to go out for dinner．“What’s wrong? Are you 　　4　　?”she asked．“I thought that it would be 　　5　　 to spend some time with you．Just the two of us,”I answered．She thought about it 　　6　　 moment, and agreed．

　　That Friday after work, 　　7　　 I drove to pick her up, I was a bit nervous．When I arrived at her house, I 　　8　　 that, she, too, seemed to be 　　9　　 about our date．She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to 　　10　　 her last wedding anniversary．

　　We went to a restaurant that, 　　11　　 not elegant, was very nice and cozy．When I read the menu, Mom sat there 　　12　　 at me．A nostalgic(怀旧的)smile was 　　13　　 her lips．During the dinner, we had a(an)　　14　　 conversation－nothing special but catching up on(了解)recent events of each other’s life．

　　A few days 　　15　　, my mother died of a heart attack．It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do 　　16　　 for her．Sometime later, I received an envelope with a note 　　17　　“You will never know what that night meant to me．I’m looking forward to the 　　18　　 dinner．I love you, Son．”

　　At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time“I LOVE YOU”．Nothing in life is more important than your 　　19　　．Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be 　　20　　 till“some other time”．

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　　Last year, I lost my best friend in high school．It seemed that everyone else's life could just continue on in its 　　1　　 way, but mine couldn't．I wasn't sure how I was going to be able to face 　　2　　 and their gossip at school．I was forced to 　　3　　 my routine on Monday morning as usual．In the evening I returned home from school 　　4　　 completely defeated．All I wanted to do was 　　5　　 into bed and wallow(沉迷于)in my own self-pity．I pulled back the covers on my bed and 　　6　　 a pile of cards left by my dad．Each card included a(n)　　7　　 that it was to be opened on a 　　8　　 night that week．

　　I made it through that week 　　9　　 my father．Each card 　　10　　 to say just what I needed to hear．Tuesday's card said, “The past is painful to think about and the 　　11　　 is impossible to imagine．Don't try．Just take it one minute at a time．” On Wednesday my mood 　　12　　 when I read, “What you are feeling now is 　　13　　 and normal．It still feels very bad, but it is part of the healing 　　14　　．” Friday's card contained a poem he wrote．The last lines made me smile through my tears．“Whatever special 　　15　　 you face along life's way, may you 　　16　　 that you will find the best in every day．” I was instructed to open the last card 　　17　　 the party I went to on Saturday night．In it he wisely reminded me to 　　18　　．“The world isn't so bad after a good laugh．The more you laugh, the more you heal．” Each card was signed, “Love, Dad．”

　　My world once collapsed but I 　　19　　 the difficult breakup eventually．It owed to my dad, who made his 　　20　　 known when he couldn't be present．

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　　A friend of mine met with an accident driving in the darkness．His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t 　　1　　．What was worse was that he found himself unable to ask for help－his mobile phone didn’t 　　2　　．Nothing could be done but 　　3　　 in cold wilderness．It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the 　　4　　 of the rescue．

　　It is almost 　　5　　 that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long．Even more surprising was his 　　6　　, “First of all I checked up on my physical 　　7　　 and found myself not in fatal(致命的)danger．Finding no 　　8　　 to call for help, I leaned back to try my best to keep the wound from 　　9　　．In this way I fell asleep．

　　This 　　10　　 me of another story：A group of young men 　　11　　 to explore a mountain cave and got lost．　　12　　 to find a way out in the dark cave they were 　　13　　 and ran anxiously without a sense of 　　14　　．Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion．According to the 　　15　　 people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the 　　16　　 of the cave．If they stayed where they got lost and tried to 　　17　　 themselves, they would probably 　　18　　 a small light glimmering(闪烁)not far away．

　　We can compare it with our 　　19　　 itself．Sometimes when we meet with difficulties in life, we feel lost in the darkness．If it is unclear, you needn’t put up a struggle 　　20　　．Remember：CALM DOWN!

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　　I was driving around downtown one afternoon in the winter．I 　　1　　 a red light and stopped．As I was 　　2　　, I saw a young guy standing on my left．He was 　　3　　 in the face and holding a cardboard sign with some 　　4　　 on it．When you’re in the heart of downtown, it’s pretty 　　5　　 to see homeless people asking for 　　6　　．Generally, I would pass them, but this time when I glanced over the sign, I 　　7　　．

　　I can’t remember what the sign said exactly, but it was something like：“　　8　　 money/food, have stomach cancer, homeless, anything helps．”

　　I didn’t know why, but for some 　　9　　 this particular sign struck me．The 　　10　　 had just turned green, and there was a line of lunch rush hour traffic behind me．I went back and forth in my 　　11　　 a hundred times in that next 　　12　　 about whether I should do something．“Should I help? 　　13　　 on? Should I do something?”

　　I didn’t．I did nothing．

　　The traffic moved 　　14　　, and I went with it．About a block or two away, my heart had sunk simply for this guy．I felt so 　　15　　 for him．So, I decided to go back and ask him 　　16　　 I could buy him lunch and hear his story．

　　It took me about five minutes to 　　17　　 and back on to the same street where I had seen him．It was just five minutes－but he was 　　18　　．

　　“Where did he go so fast?” I wondered．So, there was 　　19　　 left to do except drive on．

　　If you get a special nudge(想做的事)from inside you, 　　20　　 consider acting on it．Don’t miss out－for yourself and for that other person．

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The world always makes way for the dreamer．

　　When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler．I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr．Zigler 　　1　　 everyone's spirits up to the ceiling, I 　　2　　 there feeling like I could do anything．When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to 　　3　　 people feel like that．” My father asked me what I meant．“I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr．Zigler．” I replied．A(An)　　4　　 was born．

　　Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating(激励)others．After four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company 　　5　　 as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the height of my 　　6　　．Many people were 　　7　　 that I would leave after earning a six-figure income．And they asked why I would risk everything for a dream．

　　I made my 　　8　　 to start my own company and leave my worryingless position after 　　9　　 a regional sales meeting．The vice-president of our company delivered a 　　10　　 that changed my life．He asked us,“If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a moment to write down the three wishes, he then asked us．“Why do you need a 　　11　　?”I would never forget the power I felt at that moment．I realized that everything I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment．I was ready and didn't need a god's help to become a motivational speaker．A motivational speaker was 　　12　　．

　　Having made that decision, I was immediately 　　13　　．One week later, my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no 　　14　　．But I held fast to my dream．The wonder really began to happen．In a short time my husband found a better job．And I was able to book several 　　15　　 engagements(预约)with new customers．I discovered the incredible power of dreams．

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　　Tolstoy, the great Russian writer, liked to walk about in a railway station near his home．One day when he was walking up and down as 　　1　　, looking at people getting on and off the 　　2　　, he heard a lady 　　3　　 after him, "Hey, you old fellow, go and bring back my handbag in the 　　4　　 room which I 　　5　　 there．"

　　Tolstoy 　　6　　 there．He 　　7　　 the bag up and walked quickly along the platform．At the same time the lady was waiting beside the carriage, looking 　　8　　．When at last the old man gave the bag back to her, she opened it to 　　9　　 sure nothing was 　　10　　．" "Good, old man．" said the woman．"You are just as quick as I can expect．Here you are．"She gave a copper coin to him．Tolstoy 　　11　　 the coin and put it into his pocket with a smile．

　　But the woman was very 　　12　　 when she heard he was Tolstoy, the author of the great novel WAR AND PEACE．She returned to Tolstoy and said, "Oh, excuse me…Oh, how silly I was to 　　13　　 you as a porter．Please throw back that coin if you forgive me．"

"Oh, madam, why? You have done 　　14　　 wrong．" Tolstoy laughed．"The coin is given for my work, so I 'll 　　15　　 it．Thank you, madam!"

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　　Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said, “What can you do to 　　1　　 world peace? Go home and love your 　　2　　 and love your friends．Love them without measure”．

　　A 　　3　　 story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary．All day she felt 　　4　　．Late in the afternoon she gathered 　　5　　 to see her employer．To her 　　6　　, the boss agreed to a raise．

　　The woman 　　7　　 her home that evening to a beautiful table set with their best dishes．Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive meal．She 　　8　　 if he somehow knew that she would not get 　　9　　．

　　She found him in the kitchen and 　　10　　 him the good news．They hugged and kissed, then sat down to the 　　11　　 meal．Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note．It read, “　　12　　, darling! I knew you’d get the raise! These things will tell you how much I 　　13　　 you．”

　　Following the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to 　　14　　．She noticed that a second 　　15　　 had fallen from his pocket．Picking it off the floor, she read, “Don’t worry about not getting the 　　16　　! You deserve(应得)it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you．”

　　Someone has said that the measure of love is when you love without 　　17　　．What this man feels for his wife is 　　18　　 acceptance and love, 　　19　　 she succeeds or fails．His love 　　20　　 her victories and soothes her wounds．He stands with her, no matter what life throws in their direction．