In the week before Christmas, one Delta airlines pilot gave a sad Arizona family a gift that no one else could.

    Father of three, Jay short died after a 1with lung cancer Dec, 16^th. Three days later, his family was attempting to 2to Tennessee for the funeral scheduled for the next morning. But a 90-munite 3at the Phoenix airport 4them only seven minutes to make their connecting flight in Minnesota. “This was our 5chance to say goodbye to my dad, and if we hadn't 6the flight, we would have missed the 7.” Jay's daughter said. But when they arrived at the gate, the last plane of the day to Memphis was 8away from the gate.

    “My son was 9his arms and pleading with the pilot through the floor-to ceiling windows.” said Marcia, “I was 10 and comforting my girls who were also in tears when the phone rang, 11us that the pilot was returning to the gate to let us 12the plane .” Captain Adam Cohen saw the 13on their faces through the gate's windows and decided to turn the plane around. Airline experts pointed out Cohen could have 14gotten into trouble for the 15decision, but Delta 16the move instead. “This is 17we'll take with us, knowing we made a 18.” confirmed Adam.

    This story is an 19that we can bring humanity back to society. Show care and it may 20you how far that you go.

    My dad has been driving a truck for almost his entire life. He's usually 1 all the weekdays and comes home only at weekends. Sometimes he stays2 for two weeks at a time. 3 I don't get to see him as often as I wish, we remain very 4.

    My dad is the type of person who doesn't let you 5 up anything that you start. When I was eleven, my father bought me a piano. At first I was so 6 about it that I would spend hours and hours learning how to play. Then it got 7. I was so tired of it that I asked if I could stop. Much as I tried, he 8 me to go on. Now I have been playing for almost five years. I love it and I' m glad I 9 my dad's advice.

    My dad is 10 talented, for he has been playing the guitar for over 20 years. Under his influence, I also like 11 now. Sometimes my dad can be my biggest 12. He makes me smile even when I lose in a talent show 13 sometimes he can be my biggest critic(批评家). He14 ignores the small mistakes I make. He encourages me never to lose 15 because he thinks that all my efforts will 16 one day.

    My dad is generous. Every Thursday night, he 17 to read to the children at a children's club. When he reads, their 18 light up with curiosity about what will happen next. I feel 19of having a person in my family who cares enough to volunteer to 20.

    I love dad with all my heart. He's a hero in my heart and the most wonderful person in the world.

    My mom died when I was two years old. She died in an accident when 1 to visit her parents. I was in the backseat, and wasn't2. I don't remember anything about her. The only few things I know are from the3my dad tells me. I4with only my dad and myself. I love my dad, but sometimes it was5like being in elementary school when Mother's Day was coming, kids would decorate cards, and so on. Then to make it 6 there was “Tea Party with Mom” day for 2nd and 3rd grade when kids and their7would come during the school day and have8and snacks... except my dad would let me9those days, and we would do something 10together like going to Disneyland. I never exactly felt 11even though I didn't have a mom.

    My dad worked very hard. My mom died right as he 12from Harvard Law, and he tried to be both a good 13and a great dad, but also he tried to play both14as dad and mom. I remember all the other girls in my 2nd grade class had hair braided (辫子), and I15that too. So my dad would braid my hair every morning before 16 It makes me smile just to 17 it.

    I think about not having mother occasionally, and18it does bother me, like the19that on Mother's Day my dad and I visit my mom's grave, and bring her 20yellow roses.

    Maybe I don't have exactly what I want, but I have what I need.

    Many years ago at Christmas time I parked my car in the town centre on my way to the post office to post my Christmas cards. It was the last posting day for Christmas cards if they were to be 1 before Christmas.2 I came out of the car park I saw a boy who was 3 and holding his fight hand side. I 4 some bigger boys had perhaps bullied him and he was in 5. I had to go to his aid and see if I could 6.

    He told me that his sister who was a 7 had bought him a Christmas present. It was a mobile phone. He only had it days when he 8 it and cracked the screen! That's 9 he was holding his right hand side of his body—his mobile phone was in the upper right hand pocket of his coat. The little guy was extremely 10, tears rolling down his face as he told all this to me. My heart 11 for him. It was clear he 12 his present and knew that this was a lot of money for his 13 to spend on him, for nurses didn't make much money. He'd been to a phone shop and they'd told him it would be￡80 to get a new 14.

    I had to help, though I was 15 to make ends meet myself. I searched my purse and gave the boy the only￡20 I could find and made some 16 as to why I could only give him so little. I didn't want him to know it was all I had until pay day. I could not 17 pay for his phone to be repaired but I hope the 18 he received from a stranger was 19 that stayed with him when he became a man.

The Christmas cards not getting posted somehow didn't seem 20; greater issues had been addressed with a kindness stamp.

    Jim and his sister May walked in the street, and then they noticed a pet store. It was a very small pet store that didn't have many 1. The owner of the shop, Mr Smith, greeted Jim and May when they 2. May said, "We would like to buy a dog." "Ah, well, our shop is not very 3," Mr Smith told her. "So we only have two dogs to choose 4."

    They asked Mr Smith to 5 them the dogs. Mr Smith took them to see the two dogs. One was a big Bulldog named Buster. The other was a tiny Chihuahua named Teacup. May wanted Teacup, 6 Jim wanted Buster. They walked outside to 7. They couldn't agree 8 a dog. May 9 they race home for it. The one who won the race could choose the dog.

    Jim agreed, and then told May her shoelace was loose. When May 10. he ran off to get a head start. Jim ran as 11 as he could because he really wanted that Bulldog. When he looked back, he found May was so 12 behind that he couldn't even see her. Jim finally got home. He was 13 but happy. He knew he was the 14. May arrived a few minutes later. She congratulated him and they 15 the pet store together. However, when they arrived they 16 saw Teacup. They asked Mr Smith where Buster was.

    Mr Smith gave them a(n) 17 that a few minutes after May and Jim left, two boys walked in and bought the Bulldog.

    Jim looked at May, and she held 18 a smile. Jim 19 and turned back to Mr Smith. "Sometimes you win the 20, but not the prize!" Jim smiled sadly. "We'll take the Chihuahua, please."

    What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I1 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against2 of 100, scored 160.

    I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not3 have scored more than 80. 4, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him and he always 5it.

    Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man6 questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I'd prove myself a7. In a world where I have to work with my8. I'd do poorly.

    Consider my auto-repair man9. He had a habit of telling10. One time he said, "Doc, a deaf-and-dumb man11some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made 12 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He13 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk14 him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the15 man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors (剪刀). 16 do you suppose he asked for them?" I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, "Why, you fool, he used his 17 and asked for them. I've been18 that on all my customers today, but I knew 19 I'd catch you." "Why is that?" I asked. "Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn't be very 20."

    And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.