A couple in South Carolina has been eagerly seeking an organ donor. They haven't found one1 . But they did find something else: friends.

Larry Swilling and his wife Jimmie Sue have been happily 2 for 56 years. So happily, in fact, that Larry has now come to realize he can't 3without his wife. "She's my heart," he said. The problem with Jimmie Sue is that she4a kidney(肾). Jimmie Sue was born with only one, and now that doesn't 5. She needs a transplant but neither her husband, nor anyone tested in her family, is a 6 match.

    Jimmie Sue is trying to get on a donor list, but the7is about two or three years long and that's for a kidney from a dead donor. Transplant patients who get their kidneys from living donors tend to live8. That is why Larry decided to try to ask for it, from total strangers.

"I don't9what people think," Larry said. He tells his wife, "I'm going to10you a kidney." And on the street, wearing a signboard "Need kidney for my wife", he's not shy in asking 11 :"Could I use your kidney?" For the last couple weeks, Larry, at 77, has been walking all over his hometown and the surrounding towns-basically12a kidney. He didn't really think it would work.13he said, "I had to do something." He didn't feel14when the phone rang. "I'm willing to donate a kidney for your15," one caller said. "I'd like nothing more than to help you out," said another.

Believe it or not, over the last few days the 16 hasn't stopped ringing. Hundreds of people who either saw his sign or heard about it have 17 . One volunteer said, "I've got two, but I 18 need one." Larry hasn't found a match for his wife, but at least he has already had enough volunteers and 19 enough awareness to save someone. "If I get a kidney, it's fine. If I don't, I hope someone else does," the wife said. And that's why Larry is still out there, appealing to the 20 of strangers for the love of his wife.

    Johnny lived with his mother and father in a small town in the mountains. One day there was an earthquake near the 1. Many houses were 2. Everyone thought that there would soon be another earthquake.

    They were 3 that the second earthquake would be worse than the first. “We 4 send Johnny to a safe place,” Johnny's mother said to her husband, “Many of our friends are sending 5 children to relatives in other towns.”

    “We'll 6 him to my brother, Peter,” Johnny's father said. “He lives a long way away. Johnny will be 7 with him.”

    He telephoned Johnny's uncle Peter and asked him 8 he would let Johnny 9 with him.

    “He is a good boy,” he said. “He won't give you any 10 .”

    “11 , Johnny's uncle Peter said. 12  I'm not 13  to children. I 14  a very quiet and peaceful 15 .”

    “You won't know Johnny is in the house.” His father told him.

    16  Johnny, 17  was five, went to live with his uncle.

    Two days 18 , his mother and father 19  a telegram from Peter.

    It said, “I'm returning the child. Please send the 20 .”

    The passengers watched sympathetically as Susan made her way up the steps. Due to a medical misdiagnosis, she had been sightless, and she was1thrown into a world of darkness, anger and 2 And all she had to 3 was her husband, Mark, who was an Air Force officer.

    When she first lost her sight, he was 4to help his wife gain the strength and confidence. Soon，Susan felt ready to return to her job, but how would she get there since she used to take the bus? So Mark volunteered to5 her to work each day，6 they worked at opposite ends of the city.7 Mark wanted Susan herself to take the bus again.

    She responded, “I'm blind. I feel you're8 me.”

    Mark's heart 9 hearing these words, but he promised to ride the bus with her, until Susan got the hang of it. He taught her how to rely on her other 10 to determine where she was and how to adjust to her new 11.

    Finally, Susan was ready to 12 on her own. Monday 13 arrived, and for the first time they went their 14 ways. Each day on her own went perfectly.

    One morning, Susan was taking the bus to work as usual when the driver said：“Madam, I do envy you.”15 she asked the driver, “Why？”

    The driver answered, “Every morning for the past week, a gentleman has been watching you as you 16the bus and cross the street safely 17 you enter your office building. Then he blows you a kiss, gives you a 18 and walks away.”

    Tears of 19 poured down Susan's cheeks. She was so lucky, for Mark had given her gift more 20 than sight, a gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.

    My class and I visited Chris Care Center in Phoenix, Arizona to comfort the old people. The first two 1 there were for persons requiring 2 in taking care of themselves. They loved our sweet songs we sang and the flowers we gave them.

    As we were 3 on the third floor for old people with Alzheimer (老年痴呆症), most of them 4 off at the walls or floor. However, one lady 5my eye. She was singing songs to herself. They weren't the songs that we were singing, at least they didn't 6 like that. As we got7with each song, she did as well. The louder we got, the louder she got.8 she was singing, she was also 9out to us with her hands and body. I knew that I should have gone over to her, but I thought that my10were to my students. People who worked at the care center could 11to her, I thought.

    Just when I stopped feeling 12 about not giving her the attention she needed, one of my students, Justin, also 13 the same lady. The difference between us is that he 14 on her needs, but I didn't. Justin looked this aged lady in her15 and said, “You're important, and I will take my 16 to let you know that.” This elderly lady stopped singing and held his hand. Tears felt down her face. No 17can completely describe that touching moment.

    It took a boy to 18me about kindness and love. Justin's example of a complete, selfless attitude toward another was a19that I'll never forget. He was the teacher that day, and I consider myself 20 to have witnessed his lesson.

    I have spent years of my life traveling all over the world. When I arrive in a new country or city, usually I am very 1 and go to bed early. For this 2 my first day or night in any 3 place is always quiet and very little happens. 4 my first night in Algeciras was very different. That night was very 5 and unusual.

    At that time 6 in Southern Spain was a dirty and badly looked 7 city. I arrived late in the 8 by boat. As soon as I got off the 9, I went to look for a 10. I found a small one not far from the quay(码头).

    This hotel looked 11 and untidy from the outside. I was very tired and did not know my 12 around the city of Algeciras, so I decided to stay in this 13 hotel on the quay. I also decided to stay in this hotel for 14 reason. The moon was full and it was a clear, 15night. From the hotel I could 16 at the sea. I could see the huge rock of Gibraltar in the bright 17.

    The hotel had a narrow 18 and no name. When I 19 this doorway, I had to climb up narrow and dark stairs to the first floor. I 20 a small cup-board with desk in front of it. This was the hotel office.

    In one of my college classes, we were required to do an act of kindness. My project included 1 lunch for an elderly person. When I 2 the elderly person with the food I cooked, it never 3 me that it would result in a new friendship and the discovery of a 4!

    The person I visited was Bill, who was unable to 5 much. A nurse came regularly to help him move to and from the wheelchair because he has no 6. Bill said he was delighted to see me and it was a 7 for him to eat a meal with me because he usually eats 8. He said the food was great, but he enjoyed having 9 even more than the food.

    Bill had had a 10 life when working on the railroad and had many 11 stories to tell about his travels to many places. I was 12 a trip because of his stories. I had once 13 about traveling by train. However, I would 14 be going by train after meeting Bill.

    Perhaps the biggest 15 of this project was that I suddenly realized that I am 16 of working with the elderly. Spending time with them was fun — they have so much life experience to 17. On the one hand, I am a good 18. On the other hand, older people want someone to know their inner world, so it is a perfect 19. I decided to focus my studies on the 20. Hopefully in the future, I will work with them to help even more people like Bill.