一根树枝 ABranch A man walking in the night slipped from a rock. Afraid that he would fall down thousands of feet, because he knew that place was a very deep valley, he took hold of a branch that was hanging over the rock.
妈妈的格言 MOTHER’S MOTTO My mother’s sweet nature and true kindness made a great impression on me. She got a degree in art after high school. Sketching and painting people were her passion. When mother pai
时间 / Time I will avoid with fury the killers of time. Procrastination I will destroy with action. Doubt I will bury with faith. Fear I will dismeber with confidence. Where there are idle mouths I wil
青春 / Youth It was New Year’s night. An aged man was standing at a window. He raised his mournful eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were floating like white lilies on the surface of a clear
我们正站在起跑点上 We are at the beginning “We are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book whose pages are infinite…” I do not know who wrote those words, but I have always liked them as a remin
目标 Goals There are three kinds of goals: short-term, medium-term and long-term goals. Short-term goals are those that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such go
弱点还是优势 Weakness Or Strength Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. There was one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a
秃鹰、蝙蝠和蜜蜂 The Buzzard, The Bat, and the Bee If you put a buzzard in a pen six or eight feet square and entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of his ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. T
彩虹总在风雨后 Rainbow comes after a storm Every living person has problems. What are the secrets that enable tough people to succeed? Why do they survive the tough times when others are overcome by th
看着你沿途的收获 LOOK WHAT YOU FIND ALONG THE WAY If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. Sometimes, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.
吸取一个教训,赢得一份礼物 LEARN A LESSON, FIND THE GIFT Tom Peterson worked for many years to build a solid business selling television sets, stereo systems, and home appliances. He gave people good value, a full
这是在育人而不是养花 WE ARE RISING CHILDREN, NOT FLOWERS I recently heard a story from Stephen Glenn about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was being interviewed b
建造你自己的房子BUILDING YOUR HOUSE An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his e
破茧的蝴蝶 BUTTERFLY A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. The
抓住你生命中的那颗星 Catch the star that holds your destiny Catch the star that holds your destiny, the one that forever twinkles within your heart. Take advantage of precious opportunities while they still spa
窗户 / The Window Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour a day to drain the fluids from his lungs. His bed was next to the ro
态度 / Attitude The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than
弯下腰,不要断 Bend, but don’t break One of my fondest memories as a child is walking by the river and sitting idly on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and quiet, watch the water rush downstream, and l
问,问,问! Ask, ask and ask Markita Andrews is probably the greatest saleswoman in the world today. She earned more than eighty thousand dollars by selling Girl Scout cookies when she was only seven
假如我再次回到童年 If I were a boy again If I were a boy again, I would practice perseverance more often, and never give up a thing because it was difficult or inconvenient. If we want light, we must conquer da