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Johnnie Martin was born in a worker's family.
His parents lived a simple life, saving money for the day when they could send
him to a good university. They had dreamed that their son could get a good job
and live a better life. However, to Johnnie, school lessons seemed like a wall
that was impossible to go through. They were not so easy for him.
One day when he was in
Grade 11, Johnnie went to the school psychologist's (心理学家的) office to ask for help. "I've been
trying hard, but…" Johnnie was about to cry.
The psychologist put his
hand on the boy's shoulder, "People have different kinds of talents, Johnnie.
There are painters, who were never able to learn math, and some day you will
find what you are good at. When you do, you will make all of us very proud of
you."
Johnnie didn't go to
university. He found a job in the garden in the town. Soon something amazing
happened. People began to notice that Johnnie had what they called a "green thumb".
The plants grew well and the roses were in bloom (花). People started to accept his advice for gardening
(园艺).
One day while he was
walking, he found an unusual dirty land. He volunteered to make it into a
garden. That afternoon he started the work, but he couldn't afford all the
tools or the plants. People gave him young trees, rose-bushes, benches and many
other things. Before long, it had become a beautiful little park.
Today Johnnie is the
head of the business in gardening. Wherever he and his men go, they spread
beauty before the eyes of people.