A young man went to visit a wise man living deep in the mountain for the wisdom of life.
“Excuse me! Could you please tell me what the most 1 day in our lives is? Is it the day when we were born or the day we 2 ? Is it the day when fall in love or the day we succeed?” The man asked.
“Neither. The most important day in our lives is 3.” The wise man replied calmly.
“Why?” The young man felt more than 4, “Is it because there is a moving event taking place today?”
“No. Nothing has happened today.”
“Is it because of my visit?”
“Even if nobody visited me today, today is 5 very important because today is the only wealth we have . No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has gone by like a ship going down into the sea; no matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to come, but no matter how common today is, it is under our 6.”
The young man still wanted to ask something, while the wise man 7 him and said, “When we are talking about the meaning of today, we have 8 a lot of it.”
The young man nodded and then went down the mountain.
Actually, today is the only 9 we have. So, what we should do now is to 10yesterday and tomorrow and catch fast today!
A girl complained to her father about her hard life．She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to give up．She felt tired of fighting and fighting．One problem had been finished but another came over．
Her father，a cook，took her into the kitchen．He poured water into three pans and boiled(煮沸) them．After boiling，in the first pan was put some carrots，the second was put some eggs and the last was put with coffee．
The girl waited impatiently (不耐烦的)，confused by what her father did．About 20 minutes later，her father took out the carrots and put them in a bowl．He took the eggs and put them in a bowl．After that the coffee was poured into a cup．“My sweet heart，what do you see？” he asked．
“Carrots，eggs and coffee，” she replied．
Her father told her to close her eyes and asked her to touch the carrots．She did so and felt that the carrots were soft．After that he asked her to take the eggs and break them．After peeling (剥开) them，she got the eggs，cooked and hard．The last，the father let her smell the coffee． She asked，“What did you do this for，Father？” He explained that each had the same unlucky experience—the boiling water，but each had a different result． The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak．Thefragileeggs became hard after being cooked． The coffee was very special，they could change water．“Who are you？” asked her father．“When bad luck knocks at your door，what is your decision? Are you carrots，eggs or coffee？”
A．In general, kids and teens that eat breakfast have more energy and do better in school. Without breakfast, people can get tired. So, try to make time for your breakfast.
B．Some drinks like coke and fruit juice are usually high in calories and sugar, which can cause weight problems. Besides, they may also bring you bad teeth. Stay away from them and drink water instead.
C．It is important to have good habits of having meals, especially for children. A bad eating habit may cause serious health problem. For example, eating in front of the TV or computer often leads to mindless overeating.
D．Drink water in a healthy way. The water you drink helps get rid of the waste of your body. But too much is as bad as too little. Stop drinking water 30 minutes before a meal and wait for 2 hours after a meal.
E. Listen to your body. Ask yourself if you are really hungry and need more food. It actually takes a few minutes for your brain to tell your body that it has had enough food. Stop eating before you feel full.
F. Busy people always rush through their meals, forgetting to enjoy the food and feel the taste of what is in their mouths. Take time to chew(咀嚼) your food and enjoy mealtimes.
G. Don't eat too much before going to bed. Your body needs a long rest at night, including your stomach. Don't give it too much burden(负担).
You are in a full-time school called “life”. Each day in this school you will have the chance to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or hate them, but they're part of your life. Each person has a different path. As you travel along your life path, you will be faced with many lessons that you will need to learn in order to realize your goal. These lessons are specific. As you travel through your lifetime, you will meet challenge lessons that others don't have to face, while others spend years struggling with challenges that you don' t need to deal with. You cannot be sure why you struggle hard for money while your friends enjoymuch wealth. You must remember that you will be faced with all the lessons that you specifically need to learn, whether you choose to learn them or not. Remember, don't compare your path with that of people around you and focus on the differences between their lessons and yours.
Life is not fair, and you may indeed have a more difficult path than others around you, and the only thing you can do is to accept it and make it better.
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Long long ago，there was a small village in the Middle East．In the village there was an old man Sam．He lived by himself．His only son had gone far away to study．Sam's friends whether his son would return，Sam always said，"Whatever happens，happens for good．"
One day the old man's son returned and the villagers were very happy for Sam．He the villagers and said politely，"Whatever happens，happens for good．"However，later，Sam's son broke his Once again the villagers came to visit him and once again the old man thankedand said，"Whatever happens，happens for good．"Some of the villagers were to hear this．Why？What was good？His son's leg got badly hurt!
After a few days，the army came to the village and forced all the young men tothe army．When they found his son had a （break） leg，they left him behind．Once again，all the villagers came to congratulate him on his luck，like always，the old man was still thankful to them and said，"Whatever happens，happens for good．"
