My grandfather dug water wells in Indiana and started his business during the great depression.

Although nearly everyone was out of work, people still needed 1, so he didn't lack jobs. 2, in those days, it was awfully hard to get paid for what you did. One morning, a farmer showed up with a 3—a whole side of fresh beef on his shoulder. “I 4 this ought to make us equal on that digging, ”he said to my grandfather．Grandfather 5.

    It was wintertime, so the beef stayed fresh under damp cloth on the cold back porch(门廊). Each day, Nana stepped out onto the porch, 6 good piece of the meat, and carried it into the kitchen 7 it were pure gold.

    After a few days, Nana noticed the 8 had been moved. She asked grandfather if he had touched the beef. He hadn't. “Well, then. ”she said, “somebody's been eating our meat. Do you always lock the back door?” My grandfather told her not to 9. She probably had moved the cloth herself, and had 10 forgotten.

     This 11 for many days. Nana was 12 that someone was taking their meat, and grandfather just insisted she was 13 things. It wasn't until much later that we learned the real story.

     On the morning after grandfather set the meat out on the back porch door, he 14 some footprints near the door. He 15followed the footprints to where they began. Soon the footprints in the snow led my grandfather to a house he instantly 16. It was the home of a poor single mother with two young children. Grandfather 17 turned around and walked back home. He didn't say a word about it to anyone.

    From then on, Nana would carefully 18 the lock on the porch door each night to make sure it was 19. Then grandfather, after waiting for Nana to go to bed, would return to the porch and 20 the lock again. Nana never knew about the family they were helping to feed that winter.

    My name is Timothy. I'm 21 years old and I've been diagnosed with autism(自闭症) since the age of 2. I'd like to 1 my story with you about my life with autism.

    Firstly, autism makes me a loner. I can't easily2too much human-to-human communication at the same time. I find it difficult to process all that spoken and unspoken information. I also3some other stuff that has been a rocky roadblock during my life. It's very4to live through the times that I put up with during my life5 teasing, struggling to adapt to new6like schools, on and off depression.7seeing my relative's death and the struggles with my disability. Well,8all of those horrible barriers that tried to cut me down, I have overcome them.

    Those things I mentioned are just a(n)9part of my life.10 there are good things in my life. Currently, I work at a local library to get some11. Outside of that, I'm a writer and motivational speaker to reach people and12their spirits. Now, I'm writing a book titled Through My Eyes: Tim and his Poetry, which is about my life and the 5013I've written.

    Every day, there will be14challenges that are going to fall on me, but I will get stronger as I conquer them. Now, autism can still15me and I go back into my own little16for a short time, then I bring myself back by trying to be as17as I can. I have a few18to be sociable with people. The first one is to ask others about how their day is going19the reply, and then try to talk about something we have in20

     “Now,” Mrs. Virginia White said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions.” The class seemed to be greatly surprised. We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be1“Yes, you will all be searching for your future2 Each of you will have to3 someone in your field, plus an oral report.

    Finally, I picked print journalism. This4 I had to go to interview a newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him 5 able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pen and some paper?” I6my head.

    Finally, I thought he realized I was 7 and I got my first big tip as a8 “Never, never go anywhere without pen or paper. You never know what you'll run into.”9a few days, I gave my oral report totally from 10 in class. I got an A on the entire project.

    Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I 11Virginia White and my dream at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn't 12me. They just reminded me how13the field was and how all my life I had run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my 14 For the past 12 years, I've had the most satisfying reporting career,15 stories from murders to airplane crashes and16 choosing my strongest area.17I went to pick up my phone one day, a wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been 18 Virginia White, I would not be sitting at that desk.

    I get 19all the time: “How did you pick journalism?”

     “Well, you see, there was this teacher...” I always start out. I just wish I could 20her.

When I was a young man I had much ego (自负). I thought I 1 everything. I looked forward to fame and success. I can even remember once in college2 telling one of my friends: “If only everyone listened to me, then they would all be happy.” I 3 left school, ready to take on the world. Little did I know the world was about to take on me.

    In the 4following college, instead of success, I found struggles. I had 5 in finding work. My jobs were either temporary or were 6 badly. When my wife and I had children, we were 7 to learn that both of our sons had Autism (自闭症) and would need to be 8 for the rest of their lives. I had no 9why this had happened to us.

    In time, however, I began to 10. My ego was decreasing fast. Instead of success, I found my 11 in moments of love. Playing and 12 with my sons brought me so much happiness. My boys 13me more about peace, patience, joy and love than I could have ever learned on my own. I began to share the 14I learned through my writings and my life. I finally realized that my 15 in this world had nothing to do with fame or success.16 it had everything to do with allowing love and light into my life and 17 it with everyone I could.

    You may not be happy 100% of the time18 can be in this world. Yet, you will find a joy no earthly (世俗的)19 could ever give. Put all of your moments, days, and years to good use then20 them with love.

    It impressed me a lot. I never thought that little help would 1 out to be the most satisfying thing I have ever done. He was tired, and 2 to climb further. With a broad 3, he asked if I could help him with some money. He was paralyzed in both legs and was 4 funds for some operation. He said that if operated successfully, he could 5 training guaranteeing him a job. I was full of 6 and even asked him to show his legs. I gave him the 7 money. After a few days, he again came at my doorstep asking for more money for accommodation. This time I was more or less 8 he is not cheating me. I gave him some and said this is all I had.

    A year went by and I had moved to a(n) 9 place. One fine day I got a call from an unknown number. The caller called out his name but I didn't 10 him. Then he said he is the very paralyzed person I helped a year ago.

    I asked him how he is doing. He said, "What sir? You recognize me not by my name but by my 11 state."

    "With your kind help I am now able to 12 on my legs without support. I was operated 13. I am married to a beautiful lady and have a stable 14."

    I don't 15 remember if I gave him my phone number. 16, what he said next was touching. He said he wanted to return my money so that I didn't feel cheated and continued to help people 17 in the future. I don't know whether he read my facial expression the day I helped him but tears were 18 down my face. That day I promised him I will continue to help people as I see a(n) 19—small or big. 20 that changed my life.

    This year I decided to do something to regain my good name as a kindly uncle. My 1 , Tony, had never forgiven me for the dictionary I had bought him as a birthday present last year. His 2 had no reason to be thankful to me either, because the year before, I had 3 their dear son with a pot of paste(浆糊) and some funny pictures. Instead of 4 them into a book, Tony had naturally covered every wall in the house with them. This year, 5, I decided to let him 6 for himself.

We went into a big shop, but Tony was very particular about 7 . Although I tried to show him toy after toy, he was not to be 8 . Then I saw he suddenly became 9 , he had discovered something he really liked: a large tin drum. I was quite happy too— 10 I thought what Tony's mother would say when she saw it. Nobody would get any 11 for weeks! I led Tony away 12 , saying that the drum was too expensive.

    Tony asked for permission to go off 13 and I made the most of my chance to sit down and 14 my aching feet. Fifteen minutes passed but there was still no sign of Tony. I began to get 15 and got up to look for him. I asked a young lady if she had seen a little boy in a grey suit. She looked 16 her helplessly and pointed out that there were so many 17 in grey suits. I was just going to call the police for help, when I saw a strange 18 dressed in strange orange clothes. He was wearing a false beard and had a caveman's axe(斧子) in one hand, and a space gun in the other. It was, of course, Tony, who informed me 19 that he was the first 20 to fly into space.