I can still remember the afternoon when we climbed the mountain as if it were yesterday. It was a sunny day. 1to spend some time outdoors, I went up the mountain with Uncle Jimmy. The mountain was not easy to climb and had tough rocks and streams on it. In the end,2 and hot, I couldn't go any further.3, we went back down the mountain in the end. On the way back down, Uncle Jimmy asked me a question, which 4me speechless for a second: "What's your dream, young lady?" "I have no idea," I answered after thinking for a while. Then he smiled and told me about his 5. He didn't 6 well at school when he was a student. Although7 thought he could succeed, he knew 8 what his dream was — to be a9. "I knew I wasn't 10 when it came to studying, so I tried to buy snacks from a nearby market and sell them after class," he told me. After he left school, he started selling different items to 11which one was most attractive to customers. Of course, he often had no money in his pocket, but 12difficult life was, he never gave up.
"There is no 13 that a person who puts in a great deal of 14 to reach his or her goal will have good luck at some point. The meaning of life is to chase your dream," he said gently.
That night I could not fall asleep. With my eyes wide open, I lay in bed tossing and turning, asking myself, "What's my motivation?" I wanted to be a top student, but the hard work15meant putting everything into following my 16. If I find myself 17willpower, what should I do? Leaving home early the next morning, I climbed the mountain again all by myself. It made me think: If we don't 18the climb, how can we get to enjoy the scenery on the top of the mountain? At last, I reached the top and was19 by the warm breeze and sunshine. Nothing could be more 20 than that.
