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　　One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather．Several times, it 　　1　　 several obstacles in its path．And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour．　　2　　 one point, the ant had to cross a crack about 10mm wide．After some 　　3　　 thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked 　　4　　 it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its way．I was 　　5　　 by the cleverness of this ant．It was only a small insect, lacking in 　　6　　 yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome．　　7　　 this ant, like the other two-legged creatures 　　8　　 on the earth, also shares human failings．

　　After some time the ant 　　9　　 reached its destination－a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its 　　10　　 home．It was there that the ant met its 　　11　　．How could that large feather possibly 　　12　　 such a small hole?Of course, it couldn't．So the ant, after all the 　　13　　 and using great brightness, overcoming problems all along the way, just gave up the 　　14　　 and went home．The ant had not thought the problem through 　　15　　 it began its journey and in the end the feather was 　　16　　 more than a burden．Isn't our 　　17　　 like that?

　　We worry about our families; we worry about the 　　18　　 of money; and we worry about all kinds of things．These are all burdens－the things we pick up along life's path, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to 　　19　　 that at the destination they are 　　20　　 and we can't take them with us．

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　　One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather．Several times, it 　　1　　 several obstacles in its path．And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour(绕道)．　　2　　 one point, the ant had to cross a crack about 10 mm wide．After some 　　3　　 thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked 　　4　　 it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its way．I was 　　5　　 by the cleverness of this ant．It was only a small insect, lacking in 　　6　　 yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome．　　7　　 this ant, like the other two－legged creatures 　　8　　 on the earth, also shares human failings．

　　After some time the ant 　　9　　 reached its destination－a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its 　　10　　 home．It was there that the ant met its 　　11　　．How could that large feather possibly 　　12　　 such a small hole? Of course, it couldn't．So the ant, after all this 　　13　　 and using great brightness, overcoming problems all along the way, just gave up the 　　14　　 and went home．The ant had not thought the problem through 　　15　　 it began its journey and in the end the feather was 　　16　　 more than a burden．Isn't our 　　17　　 like that?

　　We worry about our families; we worry about the 　　18　　 of money; and we worry about all kinds of things．These are all burdens－the things we picked up along life's path, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to 　　19　　 that at the destination they are 　　20　　 and we can't take them with us．

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　　One day I pulled up to my apartment building and noticed there was a father and daughter 　　1　　 some things from a moving truck．Normally I'm shy away from contact with 　　2　　．That particular day, though, something was in me；I can't explain 　　3　　, but I felt like I should just help these people, even 　　4　　 something as seemingly unimportant as unloading a truck．So I 　　5　　 and introduced myself, welcomed them to the town, and asked them to give me a(n)　　6　　 to put some proper shoes on．After I had flip－flops(夹趾拖鞋)on, I went over and helped them move all of their 　　7　　 into the apartment．

　　After we finished, we talked some and I got to know my new 　　8　　．It might seem unimportant, but it seems like people are less 　　9　　 and friendly to their neighbors these days；I wanted to 　　10　　 that, at least in my small 　　11　　 block．So we did talk, and they're from Florida, just like me．

　　At that 　　12　　 time in my life, I was going through a really difficult 　　13　　 with my girlfriend of 7 years．I didn't feel like helping anyone or doing anything 　　14　　, but I figured why not？And I'm glad I did．Also, as 　　15　　 would have it, their daughter is my age(college student)and we each had a mutual(相互的)　　16　　 in one another．This developed into a friendship, and in the coming months, probably more．

　　The 　　17　　 was the act itself, though．I got to know my new neighbors and made some new friends in the 　　18　　．And I felt really good about it．Since then, I've tried 　　19　　 my comfort zone to perform other unplanned acts of 　　20　　．So far, so good．I'd encourage everyone else to do the same!

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　　I could have easily gone through life without getting to know one of the most romantic feelings－love for a dog．

　　For at least ten years my 　　1　　 had been suggesting that we get a dog．There were several reasons why the 　　2　　 came up．We had noticed that, on our block, couples with no children as a rule kept one large or two small dogs．So we got one puppy 　　3　　 we too had no children．

　　He flew into the house at the 　　4　　 of a Formula 1(一级方程式赛车)．In several minutes he ran over all the house, jumped from my shoulder onto the bed, and ended up in the 　　5　　, where my wife washed him with motherly care．From that day on, the invisible(看不见的)　　6　　 for the love of the new member of our household began at my home．

　　He seemed to 　　7　　 that at once．Most of the meals that my wife had 　　8　　 for him with greater care than those for me, which he didn't 　　9　　 look at．

　　Every evening I went out walking with him．I could not know who was walking whom until one evening, when, tired from work, I 　　10　　 the walk．The dog was very angry and dragged me out．

　　Last night our dog pulled me by the ear with his teeth, 　　11　　 me up in my dream, and dragged me into the kitchen to make me turn off the 　　12　　 which had disturbed his sleep．I meekly(乖乖地)admitted that I had forgotten to turn off the light, but that was not 　　13　　．He looked at me like a teacher at a pupil who repeatedly makes 　　14　　．

　　Now we finally know who's the 　　15　　 at home．For twenty years we had seriously argued whether it was my wife or me．