When my aunt, Holly, was 15 years old, she suffered from MS, a disease that attacks the central nervous system. What is scary is that it is not clear what causes MS or when it will1.When it first struck Holly, she had just finished her political science degree and held an admirable2.Her leg weakened, and she3that she felt like she was a little child again, relearning to4. We kept our fingers crossed so that by5her legs regularly, she could return to normal. But soon, she lost both her job and her long-time boyfriend.

    The girl6happy and active, became moody and quiet7to go out because her hands8so much when she held anything. It is a completely9feeling to watch a healthy relative take a turn for the10 But we, the whole extended family, all held on11Holly's illness. Instead of going golfing every week, Grand father worked around the house. Grandmother, almost 70, continued to work to help pay12bills. My parents remained13all the time through my aunt's worst mood changes. Even my sister and I were there just for her14.

    The hardest part was the feeling that Holly was unable to15anything we did for her, complaining about everything and everybody. Finally came the day when we saw her16when we all went to cheer her on in the annual MS walkathon(a walk that MS patients take to recover). Despite the freezing wind, I17the rest of my family. When the walk was over, Holly 18introduced my sister and me to her friends who had come along to support her, I was able to see how just a little care can mean more than physical 19.

    Most importantly, I have learned through this whole20with my family that, whatever we have to suffer, we have a wonderful support group around us that will always catch us before any of us falls.

    My son Joey was born with club feet(天生特厚的畸形脚). The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk1, but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were2in surgery(手术). By the time he was eight, you wouldn't know he had a 3when you saw him walk.

    The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during4, and Joey would jump right in, run and play, too. We5told him that he probably wouldn't be able to 6 as well as the other children. So he didn't know.

    In seventh grade he7to go out for the cross-country team. Every day he 8 with the team. He worked harder and ran9 than any of the others—perhaps he sensed that the10that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him.11the entire team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to12points for the school. We didn't tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn't know.

    He13to run four to five miles a day, every day —even the day he had a 103-degree fever. I was14, so I went to look for him after school. I found him 15all alone. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He had two more16to go. The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever.17he looked straight ahead and kept running.

    Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were18. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in19grade —the other six team members were all eighth-graders. We never told him he shouldn't20to make the team. We never told him he couldn't do it… so he didn't know. He just did it.

    I was walking home from school one day and it happened to be a particularly cold and windy day. It was 1and I was crazy enough to forget my hats and scarf. You can imagine my cheeks were rosy 2 and my hands were as numb as they can be.

    All of a sudden, an old lady 3 up beside me and asked if I would like a ride 4. At first, I said it was OK and her 5smile melted(融化) away the thought that I should never talk to 6! We had an amazing chat and she was just 7 a good woman. She told me her 8and she dropped me off.

    I didn't see her or talk to her for about a month and one night as I9 her kind gesture, I decided to return the favor. So, I made a lot of 10 and walked down to her house with my friend. At first I was a bit 11she wouldn't remember me or think that I was a bad man who poisoned cookies but luckily, I was 12 wrong. She was so happy, and she hugged me and kissed me and seemed so 13 that someone would do something like that!

    When I got home my mom told me that she 14and told my mom on the phone that she 15because she was so touched. She said she would never 16 the kindness that was given to her! That filled me with such 17! There really is nothing else joyful like helping 18and making someone's day 19!

    Let us never forget the joy we get 20 giving others a hand!

    While he was driving his Ford, he saw an old lady on the side of the road, who needed help. So he 1in front of her Mercedes and got out. He looked 2 and hungry. Even with the smile on his face, she was 3. Was he going to hurt her? He could see that she was frightened. He said, "I am here to 4 you, ma'am. By the way, my name is Bryan."

    Well, all she had was a flat tyre. Bryan crawled under the 5. Soon he changed the tyre. But he got dirty and his 6hurt.

    She couldn't thank him enough. She asked him how much she should 7him. He told her that if she 8 wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could 9 that person the help that he or she needed.

    The lady10 off. A few miles down the road she saw a small and shabby 11. She went in to eat. The waitress came over and smiled, 12 her a clean towel to wipe her wet hair.

    She noticed that the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant(怀孕). When she finished her13and the waitress went to get 14 for her hundred-dollar bill, she slipped right out of the restaurant. When the waitress 15, she saw four $100 bills on the table.

    When she climbed into bed that night, she was still thinking about the16the lady had left to her. How could she have 17 how much they needed it?

    With the birth of the baby next month, it was going to be18. And she knew how worried her19was. As he lay sleeping next to her, she said in a low20, "Everything's going to be all right, Bryan."

Two years ago I was a typical girl with a rather plain life. When1to a local voluntary organization called "Peer-to-Peer" by a poster, I had no idea what this group was about.2, to learn more about it, I decided to attend a3, which changed my life.

    Just like the4 suggests, everyone is considered a peer, including regular members and our leaders. This means we can5our leaders by their first names. We can also ask our leaders for help in6life situations, which we know they will never7 ! When it comes to conversations about awkward topics like love, we are8not to be ashamed of ourselves.

This organization's meetings9in our local library. We usually gather and communicate about10topics concerning our society: education, equality and safety... This kind of communication helps us to make the right choice and110ur mind. Sometimes we've gone outside in order to participate in12events. One event we had,13, was "Give a cigarette -Take a candy" intending to14smoking.

    At this organization we are friends with each other and are a15community. I've also gained a lot of16experience by communicating with people and working in the team.

    With time going by, I have found an abundance of other17organizations such as "Give Good" and "Youth Initiative Center". All of them have18me a great chance to develop my own personality and make my life19. I'm sure I'll have a lot of wonderful20about my youth with me getting older

Shayden, 11 years old, approached his neighbor's house and asked for using the family's front door security camera to shoot a video. Shayden's going to the Rays' house was 1 by his strong need for new friends. He expressed his 2 for companionship in the video, 3 seeking out native children around 11 or 12.

However, when his neighbor Brennan Ray 4 some kids nearby, Shayden explained that he felt he was 5 by them as they always stopped him entering their activities. After their brief 6 , Brennan was moved by Shayden's desire and decided to 7 the video online to reach out to Shayden and help him gain 8 .

Shayden had difficulties establishing connections with others due to many kinds of mental illness. In the comments, Brennan highlighted the importance of having conversations with others in 9 the challenges they may be facing. He described Shayden as a well-mannered, 10 , and brave young man and 11 the online community to help Shayden find new friends. "I figured I could post it, and some 12 people would see it and help me contact them," he said. However, the video was beyond his expectations, receiving nearly 70 million 13 and gaining widespread attention.

After Shayden's recent 14 to the Rays' house and getting the 15 support from countless compassionate (富有同情心的) individuals, Shayden now feels a sense of 16 . His seeking of companionship has already made him 17 new friendships and even connected him with people worldwide. Brennan's action has 18 support for Shayden, and conveyed a powerful message of 19 . He stresses the necessity of giving everyone a chance, as one can hardly 20 the internal battles the other people may face.