About five years ago，I found myself working in a terrible middle school. The hours were long and the work was boring. 1 , the pay was low. Every day the job seemed a physical 2 for me. My neck would burn with pain from the 3 bending. My feet would ache from 4 the entire day. The skin around my fingernails would 5 because of the work my hands were doing. I tried to keep my 6 up while I worked there, but day by day I felt myself 7 down. Every morning I would press sticking-plaster on my neck, place Band-Aid around my fingers and 8 my worn-out shoes. And every night I would 9 myself home and fall onto the couch.
One evening I felt like I could10 it no more. As I drove home alone, I said to myself. "Why am I working myself here just to 11 ? Why couldn't I find a better job than this? Why do I have to 12 this right now?"
I wasn't really expecting a(n) 13 , but life always loves to surprise us. As I 14 up the steps to my front door, I found my wife and my son waiting for me 15 smiling faces. "Daddy, Daddy!" my son yelled. I smiled and picked him up with my 16 arms. Then after hugging and kissing him, I laughed for the first time in days and sat down 17 . At that time, I found the answer which would give me the 18 I needed to go on.
Eventually I moved on to a better school, but I19 forgot that answer, which had gently reminded me of the simple truth. We may have to work to live, but we live to 20 . May you always fill your days with love and joy.
