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　　I met Mrs．Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors．Almost instantly I loved her．She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, 　　1　　 she was encouraging and inspiring．For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me．

　　Mrs．Neidl would ask me for my 　　2　　．She wanted to know how I thought we should 　　3　　 things．At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew 　　4　　 about stage design!But I slowly began to respond to her 　　5　　．It was cause and effect：She believed I had opinions, so I began to 　　6　　 them．She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly．She loved how 　　7　　 I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more．She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself．

　　Mrs．Neidl's 　　8　　 that year was, “Try it．We can always paint over it 　　9　　!” I began to take 　　10　　．I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing－only things to be 　　11　　 upon．I learned to dip my brush into the paint and 　　12　　 create something．

　　The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year．I was 　　13　　 in the program as “Student Art Assistant” because of the time and effort I'd put in．It was that year that I 　　14　　 I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design．

　　Being on that stage-design team 　　15　　 Mrs．Neidl changed me completely．Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also 　　16　　 a strong interest and a word I hadn't known existed．She taught me not to 　　17　　 what people think I should do．She taught me to take chances and not be 　　18　　．Mrs．Neidl was my comforter when I was upset．Her 　　19　　 in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined 　　20　　．

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　　I have always believed the saying, “Any man can be a father, but it 　　1　　 someone special to be a dad．” This is true．Since the 　　2　　 of my son, Joshua, things have changed a lot in my life, but the 　　3　　 have been good! My wife and I have been through many 　　4　　 moments which have made both of us stronger．

　　My son was born with a serious breathing problem and he couldn’t keep his 　　5　　 down．He was put on several different medications, 　　6　　 he did not get any better．My wife and I were both told many times by people that Joshua 　　7　　 he was born early; he had not 　　8　　 much weight since he was born．

　　As time progressed, his regular doctor 　　9　　 my wife and me to visit Dr．Eid, a specialist in Louisville．He was 　　10　　 by my son’s condition and so we were sent to Louisville’s Children’s Hospital．Joshua 　　11　　 many different checkups．The 　　12　　 spent there was very demanding for my wife and me．But we did make it 　　13　　．Our son Joshua was diagnosed(诊断)with asthma(哮喘), and with acid reflux syndrome(酸回流综合症)．After the treatment, his 　　14　　 began to improve slowly．

　　Joshua is 1 year and 1 month old now and his progress has been 　　15　　－he is up to 27 pounds now．I keep telling my wife that if he keeps 　　16　　 like this he might become a football 　　17　　 someday．There is a saying that has 　　18　　 me get through these troublesome times, “Problems will either 　　19　　 you or break you．” When you think the 　　20　　 hours are upon you, remember the dawn is just in sight．

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　　Last weekend, my kids along with few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car．My 10-year-old daughter came up with the idea of 　　　1　 other people’s cars as well．It was pretty 　　2　　 outside and I had no plans to 　　3　　 being in the bright sun．She 　　4　　 wanted to give lemonade(柠檬汽水)to passers-by for free．I had seen little kids 　　5　　 and sell fresh lemonade for a small cost but not free．Although I felt 　　6　　, I decided to help her．

　　　　7　　 she asked me, “What if we 　　8　　 this a smile car wash?” I couldn’t hold back my tears and 　　9　　 her and the other kids to go outside the house and come up with 　　10　　 ideas．While I kept myself busy in drying the car, the gang walked up to me with a(n)　　11　　 with beautiful images of smiles．They had “Free Car Wash” written on it and the 　　12　　 of their exercise was “smile”．It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5-11 years with the 　　13　　 to do something for others．

　　All that seemed 　　14　　 and came right from their heart．Nothing seemed to 　　15　　 to them：their playtime, the heat outside－they just wanted to 　　16　　 others and do something nice in the community!

　　I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional 　　17　　 to help clean cars．Passers-by were 　　18　　 and one even shouted back to them saying “God Bless You, my kids…” One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars, which they refused．A pretty heartwarming 　　19　　!

　　I feel blessed by being 　　20　　 by such wonderful and loving souls．

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　　Several months ago I was involved in a car accident．That moment 　　1　　 my views on life．

　　All my life 1 had been waiting 　　2　　 I could get my driver's 　　3　　 and my first car．When I 　　4　　 got my license and my dad brought the car to the house, I felt very 　　5　　．From that day on, the most 　　6　　 thing in my life was that car．Every day I would get home and 　　7　　 what else I could do to make it better．My car was my 　　8　　 and joy and when 1 had fixed it up into "perfect" condition, I finally began to 　　9　　 it．Every time I got into my car I felt the greatest, 　　10　　 nothing could stop me, but one day I was 　　11　　 that just like every other person, I could be broken．

　　One night, though it was too 　　12　　 outside to see clearly, I was in the 　　13　　 with my friends．I felt unstoppable while driving, 　　14　　 soon enough I was shown that I wasn't．While driving down a main street I felt 1 was 　　15　　 the car．It was flying．When I 　　16　　 what was happening, the only thing I could do was protect my friends from being hurt badly．

　　After the accident I don't remember much, but I do remember the 　　17　　 I was in, not only physical but also the thought that the lives of others were 　　18　　 for a few seconds and I may have dropped them．The memory of that day will never 　　19　　 me．I learned that material things should 　　20　　 be the most important things in your life．I also learned that I need to appreciate the things and people around me．

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　　About 15 years ago I was studying at a university in Germany．The people with whom I 　　1　　 most of my time were a group of friends．Sometimes we went out together for 　　2　　, but most of the time we did our own parties back at someone's home．First we sat and talked and at some point during the night we 　　3　　 the chairs and tables and started 　　4　　．It may not sound that special when I write about it, 　　5　　 what was special to me was the 　　6　　 we shared for each other．For example, in the eyes you saw support, you saw laughter．You 　　7　　 there was always a shoulder you could lean on．

　　Time passed by and we all went our own ways, 　　8　　 our own goals．I made my way passing Ireland and India for several years．Now just a few days ago I 　　9　　 one of my old friends again．We sat and talked and after 15 years we shared our 　　10　　 again from that time．

　　On my way back home from our 　　11　　 it made me think a lot．My last weeks and months were full of problems, which left me in 　　12　　 spirits．But the meeting and the sweet memories I 　　13　　 with my old friends 　　14　　 all my negative thoughts and feelings, 　　15　　 me warmth and happiness．

　　At this moment I understood me 　　16　　 of helping and supporting each other in a different way．It didn't really 　　17　　 what goal we had all together, but the respect and love and joy we shared with each other 　　18　　 an experience and memory that 　　19　　 forever．It can not be destroyed by negative feelings．No, even better, it can wipe out your 　　20　　 mood and give you support．

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　　“Now ,”Mrs．Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions．”

　　The class seems to be greatly surprised．Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be 　　1　　．“Yes, you will all be searching for your future 　　2　　．Each of you will have to 　　3　　 someone in your field, plus give an oral report．”

　　Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this．Finally, I picked print journalism．This 　　4　　 I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter．I was extremely nervous．I sat down in front of him 　　5　　 able to speak．He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?”

　　I shook my head．

　　“How about some 　　6　　?”

　　I shook my head again．

　　Finally, I thought he realized I was 　　7　　, and I got my first big tip as a 　　8　　：“Never, never go anywhere without a pen and paper．You never know what you’ll run into．”After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from 　　9　　 in class．I got an A on the entire project．

　　Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success．Then I 　　10　　 Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist．And I called my parents．They didn’t 　　11　　 me．They just reminded me how competitive the field was and 　　12　　 all my life I had to run away from competition．This was true．But journalism did something to me; it was in my blood．　　13　　 gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was 　　14　　．

　　For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, 　　15　　 stories from murders to airplane crashes and 　　16　　 choosing my strongest area．　　17　　 I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been 　　18　　 Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk．

　　I get 　　19　　 all the time：“How did you pick journalism?”

　　“Well, you see, there was a teacher…”I just wish I could 　　20　　 her．

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　　It was her laughing that drew my attention．Note taking really wasn’t all that funny．

　　Walking over to the offender(someone that does something wrong), I asked for the 　　1　　．Frozen, she refused to give it to me．I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet 　　2　　 between teacher and student．When she finally 　　3　　 it over she whispered, “Okay, but I didn’t draw it．”

　　It was a hand-drawn 　　4　　 of me, teeth blackened and the words “I’m stupid” coming out of my mouth．

　　I managed to fold it up calmly．My mind, 　　5　　, was working angrily as I struggled not to 　　6　　．I figured I knew the two students who were most likely to draw the picture．It would do them some 　　7　　 to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it!

　　Thankfully, I was able to keep myself 　　8　　．

　　When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture．They were all silent as I told them how 　　9　　 this was for me．I told them there must be a reason 　　10　　 and now was their chance to write down anything they needed to tell me．Then I let them write silently while I sniffled(抽鼻子)in the back of the classroom．

　　As I 　　11　　 the notes later, many of them said something like, “I’ve got nothing against you,” or “I’m sorry you were hurt．” A number of them said, “You give us too much homework．” Some kids said, “We’re 　　12　　 of you．” But two notes, from the girls who I 　　13　　 were behind the picture, had a list of issues．I was too 　　14　　, too strict…

　　Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of 　　15　　 my students, I had begun commanding them to 　　16　　．Where I thought I was driving them to success I was 　　17　　 driving them away．

　　I had some apologizing to do．But the next day in the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me a card．The one 　　18　　 by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke．The one from the girls asked for 　　19　　．

　　This was a lesson for both the kids and me．Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the 　　20　　．

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　　One night, a young school teacher had a dream．In his dream, an angel appeared and said to him, "You will be given a child who will grow up to become a world 　　1　　．How will you prepare him so that he will realize his 　　2　　, grow in confidence, be open-minded, and strong in character? In short, what kind of 　　3　　 will you provide so that he can become one of the truly 　　4　　 leaders?"

　　The young teacher 　　5　　 in a cold sweat．It had never 　　6　　 to him before－any one of his present or future students could be the person 　　7　　 in his dream．Was he preparing them to 　　8　　 to any position which they want? He thought, "How might my 　　9　　 change if I knew that one of my students was this person?" He 　　10　　 began to develop a plan in his mind．

　　His teaching 　　11　　．Every young person who walked through his 　　12　　 became, for him, a future world leader．He saw each one, not as they were, but as they could be．He 　　　13　　 the best from his students, yet tempered(使缓和)it with compassion(同情)．He taught each one 　　14　　 the future of the world depended on his instruction．

　　After many years, a man he taught rose to a 　　15　　 of world prominence(著名)．Of all the various teachers in his life, he was the 　　16　　．

　　Children are 　　17　　 messages we send to a time and place we will never see．Believe that one child's 　　18　　 may depend upon influence only you can provide, and something remarkable will 　　19　　．For no young person will ever be 　　20　　 to you again．And you will never be the same．

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　　“I'm too old and it's too late,” which played over and over in my mind．I was 　　1　　 and exhausted after ending my marriage and my law career at the same time．　　2　　 my ambition to become a writer, I 　　3　　 my ability to succeed as one．Had I wasted years going 　　4　　 the wrong goals?

　　I was at a low point 　　5　　 the voice on the radio began 　　6　　 the story of Grandma Moses．Ann Mary Moses left home at thirteen, bore ten children and worked hard to raise the five who 　　7　　．Struggling to make a living on poor farms, she managed to 　　8　　 a bit of beauty for herself by embroidering(绣花)on cloth．

　　At seventy-eight, her fingers became 　　9　　 awkward to hold a needle．　　10　　 give in to aging, she went out to an empty room and began to 　　11　　．For the first two years, these paintings were either given away or sold 　　12　　 a little money．But at the age of seventy-nine, she was “discovered” by the 　　13　　 world－and the rest is 　　14　　．She went on to produce more than two thousand paintings, 　　15　　 her book illustrations(插图)for It was the Night before Christmas were completed in her one-hundredth year!

　　　　16　　 I listened to the radio, my 　　17　　 changed．If Grandma Moses 　　18　　 begin a new career and succeed after eighty, my life still had 　　19　　 after thirty．Before the program ended, I rushed to my computer to work on the novel I'd nearly 　　20　　．

　　It was published eight months later．

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　　One of the most common social fears is that we are not good enough．Perhaps you feel you won’t 　　1　　 others because they are more confident, successful, intelligent or attractive than you．Such thinking is misguided．The 　　2　　 of doing well is accepting yourself as you are．

　　When I was a student, I kept a diary filled with 　　3　　 memories．Some were painful memories from 　　4　　 when I felt hurt, confused, lonely and insecure．I 　　5　　 pieces of dreams and personal feelings of anger and hatred, 　　6　　 things I enjoyed such as magic shops and coin dealers．

　　Then a terrible thing happened．　　7　　 dinner one night I realized I had left my diary in the cloakroom(衣帽间)outside the campus dining hall．　　8　　 that somebody might read it and find out the truth about me, I 　　9　　 back, but it was gone．

　　Weeks passed, and eventually I gave up hope of ever finding it 　　10　　．A month later, I was 　　11　　 up my jacket in the same place when I saw my brown 　　12　　 diary, just where I’d left it．

　　　　13　　 I read through the pages and found that a 　　14　　 had written the following, “God bless you．I’m 　　15　　 like you, only I 　　16　　 keep a diary, and I’m 　　17　　 to know there are others like me．I hope things turn out well for you．”

　　Tears came to my eyes．I had never thought that any one could know my inner feelings and also 　　18　　 things just like the way I did．

　　No matter what you are like, whether you’re rich or poor, brilliant or 　　19　　, attractive or plain, there are people like you．Get rid of your fears of not being good enough, and 　　20　　 yourself as you are．