I was a person who always felt desperate (绝望) before. Months ago my mom1 from a serious disease and had an operation on her brain. I felt the whole world falling down and I had no 2 what I could do to help her to reduce her 3. Whenever I was alone, tears welled up in my eyes.
Last month I 4 a valuable watch, which was an 18-year-old birthday gift from my dad. I couldn't sleep for several nights for the reason that I felt 5about the loss.
There have been many 6 like these in my life. I could never know what to do with such tough matters 7 I read If You Have A Lemon, Make A Lemonade by American author Dale Carnegie.
"When the wise man is handed a lemon, he says, ‘What 8 can I get from this? How can I 9 my situation? How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade?' " he wrote.
I suddenly 10 that life is full of ups and downs, so I need to stay 11all the time. Now when I think of my past, I wish I could have handled things 12. When my mom was fighting for 13, I should have held her hands in mine, telling her things would get better instead of 14 and crying.
Several weeks ago, I participated in a campus singing competition. I didn't 15a prize. If I had not 16 this article, I would definitely (当然) have felt 17again. But instead, I smiled after the competition. I was pleased that in the end I had got some stage 18
Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns (刺) as well, but these thorns help us become 19 and strong. When life 20 us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.
