I guess the day I went to college was one of the happiest of my mother's life. Istill remember the day we 1 there.

    Because, to my mother who dropped out of school during the war, this was a big 2, on which she insisted that I 3 a white shirt and a necktie. But when we finally reached the campus and got off the car, we were 4 by young men in tank tops (背心)and shorts. I felt that my mother made me 5.

    She wanted to know where the 6 was, and found someone to give us 7, “Charley, look at all the books!” she felt 8. “You could stay in here all four years.''

    Everywhere we went she kept 9. “Look! That small area—you could study there.” And, “Look, that cafeteria table, you could eat there.” I 10 it because I knew she would be leaving soon.

    An hour later, I carried my trunk to the stairwell of my dormitory. My mother was holding my two baseball bats.

    “Here,” I said, 11 my hand,” I'll take the 12.”

    “ I'll go up with you. ”

    “No, it's all right.”

    “ 13 I want to see your room.”

    I couldn't think of anything else that wouldn't 14 her feelings, so I just pushed my hand out farther. Her face 15 and handed me the bats.

    “Charley,” she said. Her voice was 16 now, and it sounded different. “Give your mother a kiss.” I leaned forward. She threw her arms 17 my neck and drew me close. I could smell her perfume and her hair spray that she used for this 18 day.

    I pulled away, lifted the trunk, and began my climb, 19 my mother in the stairwell of a dormitory, as close as she would 20 get to a college education.

    Today, I saw a video of a teenager giving shoes to one of his classmates. The day before, he had heard the student on the phone with her mother 1that she needed new shoes. Her mother 2said that she couldn't afford to 3 the Vans, but that she would buy new shoes in Walmart. He 4to go Vans that afternoon and buy the girl a new pair of shoes. The next day, in front of the class,5that a friend was recording the good deed, he6the new shoes to her.

    Let's start with the 7of the situation. The girl got new shoes, and the boy felt like his behavior was an act of8. But let's look at some of the results that he may not have9thought of. The girl could have been very 10. What's worse, it showed that her family was 11 which might set her apart from her classmates.

    Here's12 the situation should have gone. The boy could buy her new shoes,13give them to the teacher instead. The teacher could give them to the girl with 14. He should not have put the15on the Internet. The 16goes for donating to homeless people. Give them some respect and 17 it off the Internet.

    Doing a good deed is supposed to be18to someone else. But if you're doing it so that you can be popular on social media, you're doing it for the wrong19 The next time you 20to do something nice for someone, ask yourself why you really want to do it.

Eating the Cookie

    One of my patients, a successful businessman, tells me that before his cancer he would become depressed unless things went a certain way1was “having the cookie”. If you had the cookie, things were good. If you didn't have the cookie, life was 2.

    Unfortunately, the cookie kept3.Some of the time it was money, and sometimes power. At4time, it was the new car, the biggest contract. A year and a half after his diagnosis(诊断) of prostate cancer, he sits5his head regretfully. “It seems that I stopped learning how to6 after I was a kid. When I give my son a cookie, he is happy. If I take the cookie away or it7he is unhappy. But he is two and a half and I am forty three. It's taken me this long to understand that the8 will never make me happy for long.

    The9you have the cookie it starts to fall to pieces or you start to 10about it crumbling (弄碎) or about someone trying to take it away from you. You know, you have to11a lot of things to take care of the cookie, to keep it from crumbling and be12that no one takes it away from you. You may not even get a chance to eat it13 you are so busy just trying not to lose it14 the cookie is not what life is about.”

    My patient laughs and says15has changed him. For the first time he is16.No matter if his17is doing well or not, no matter if he wins or loses at golf. “Two years ago, cancer18me, 'What is really important?' Well, life is important. Live any way you can have it, life with the cookie, life without the cookie. Happiness does not have anything to19with the cookie: it has to do with being 20.

    On some special occasions in your life,you may find yourself faced with various choices.You've probably been asked what you would do if you found a leather1full of cash.Would you keep it,turn it in to the police or ask for a 2?Woralop,a tramp from Thailand,only had 9 baht（铢）to his name when he found it with 20,000 baht and several credit3in it.

    It was more than4to buy him food and even a place to stay for weeks.5he didn't think about keeping it. He ran after the owner to6it,after seeing him7it by mistake.He wasn't able to run fast enough to8the man, so he went straight to the nearest police station to9it over.

    The owner,Nity,hadn't even10he had lost things of his own when the police called to tell him they had it. When he learned that a11man had turned it in and saw that all the money and the cards were still inside,he was more than12The owner admitted that if he had no money he probably would have kept it.What a(n)13person Woralop was!

    Although he14gave Woralop a 2,000 baht,Nity later decided to also15the man a job at his factory in Bangkok.As a matter of fact,Woralop was more than happy to16it.It comes with a 11,000 baht17and good accommodation.

    The social media has already started posting18of Woralop at his new job.Woralop is such a good example that being friendly really does19When you're20to others,others have the same way that you treat them.

    Easter is a holiday celebrated all over the world. A lot of people like to do 1 things during the Easter weekend. One year my friends Katherine and David decided to 2 on the weekend. They lived in Houston and I lived in San Antonio, about 250km away.

    I was very 3 to go to the wedding. I 4 a new black suit, new black shoes, and a great wedding gift for Katherine and David. After having breakfast in my apartment, I was ready to go and got into my car. I started the car and was 5! The car made a very loud scratchy 6. It didn't start. My car was 7!

    I 8 called my other friends who were going to the wedding. They were all in Houston already. I was so 9. I really wanted to go to the wedding. Then I 10 one more person that might still be in San Antonio. The girl I 11, Emily.

    I called Emily to see if she was still in town and she was! She came to my 12 and we drove to the wedding together. I was a little nervous 13 I liked her very much, but I didn't dare to ask her out. On the way, we had a great14 and we were both really excited for David and Katherine and couldn't 15 to get there.

    The wedding was beautiful. There was so much delicious food at the16, and because it was Easter, the entire wedding was 17 in very bright colors. The best part was that Emily and I danced all night together. I got to know her very well and we decided to go on a 18 when we 19 to San Antonio. My car breaking down was the best thing that 20 to me that Easter weekend!

    Luckily, I got four turkeys this holiday. I 1 only one of them. I 2 my neighbor was going through a hard time, so I decided to give one to them as a 3.

    That still 4 me with two extra (额外的) turkeys. I 5 to cook one of them, make sandwiches and6 them to an area of town where many people seem to be in need of food and a little 7.

    While I was waiting for the bus to get there, I saw two people that I thought might 8sandwiches. The moment they came near, I 9 them each a sandwich, along with a smile card, and told them to have a good day. I received 10 in return.

    On the bus, a young mother got on with her little girl. I offered her a sandwich, and she 11 accepted. Then I started giving them to other 12, along with smile cards, and they also 13 with smiles. By this point, I was 14 happiness and couldn't help smiling. I felt 15because of that.

    When we got to the bus terminal (终点), I had given away five sandwiches. The act of 16, the care shared and the 17 smiles just made my heart filled with so much 18. I think what I have done is good for everyone,19 I will do this again soon.

    Giving not only makes you feel wonderful but it also 20happiness to others.