Once upon a time a teacher and his student 1down under a big tree near the big grass area．Then suddenly the student asked the teacher，"Teacher，I'm puzzled．How do we 2 our soul mate(知己)?Could you please help me?"

    Silent for a few seconds，the teacher then answered，"Well，it's a pretty hard and easy question．" The teacher 3 ,"Look that way．There is a lot of grass．Why don't you walk there? But please don't walk 4 ． On your way，try to find a blade(叶片)of beautiful grass and 5 it and then give it to me．But just one．"

    The student said OK and then he walked straight ahead to the grassy field．A few minutes later，the student came back empty-handed．When the teacher asked the 6 ,the student said，"On my journey，I found quite a few beautiful blades of grass，but I 7     that I would find a better one，so I didn't pick it．But I didn't realize that I was at the 8 of the field，and I hadn't picked any because you told me not to go back，so I didn't go back." Hearing this, the teacher said，"That's what will happen in real life．"

    What is the 9 of this story? In the story，grass is the people around you；the beautiful blade grass is the people that 10 you and the grassy field is time．In looking for your soul mate，please don't always 11and hope that there will be a better one．By doing that，you'll 12your lifetime．Remember "Time Never Goes Back．"

    On a cold winter evening, I was walking home, tired and hungry, when suddenly came screams(呼喊声) from behind some tress.1 ， I slowed down to listen, and 2 that what I was hearing were the sounds of a fight. A woman was being3not far from where I stood.

    “Should I go to help her？” I thought. I was worried about my own 4 ， and I regretted having suddenly decided to take a new way home that night.“What if I am5too? Shouldn't I just6to the nearest phone and call the police？” But already the girl's7were growing weaker. I knew it was time for me to act fast because I could not8the life of this unknown woman，9 it meant risking my own life.

    I am not a 10 man. I didn't know where I found the11and physical strength(体力), but once I had finally12to help the girl, I became suddenly changed. I ran behind the bushes and 13the attacker off the woman. Struggling, we fell to the ground, where we fought for a few minutes 14the man jumped up and ran away.

    15 heavily，I stood up and came up to the girl, who was crying behind a tree. In the 16 ， I could not see her clearly, but I could certainly17her shock. Not wanting to frighten her any further, at first I spoke to her from a distance.

    “It's OK，” I said 18.“The man ran away. You're safe now.”There was a long stop and then I heard the words, said in both wonder and 19“Dad, is that you？” And then, from behind the tree, stepped my youngest 20 ， Katherine.

    It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.

    A1 came, “Nice shirt.” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg's mother works for my family. We were going to2that shirt away, but gave it to her3” I was speechless. I wanted to hide.

    I4 the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her5“I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn't clean anymore; she knew her life's6was something greater.

    The next morning she7with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to8a university.

    After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are9 aren't you? I think I have a10 for you as a teacher assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of11” Mom accepted the opportunity very12

    For almost five years, as a teacher's assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling13 Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal14 in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you15the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working16over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you17 be the teacher of this class.”

    My mom spent more than 20 years there18her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the19comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle20 situations and never give up.

    One day I went to the local store. After I gathered up my goodies, I headed for the checkout counter only to be 1 in the narrow aisle by a young man that appeared to be about sixteen years old. I wasn't in a hurry, so I 2waited for the boy to realize that I was there…

    This was when he3 his hands excitedly in the air and declared in a loud voice, "Mommy, I'm over here." It was 4now, he was, mentally challenged. As he 5 and saw me waiting to squeeze by, his eyes widened and6 exploded on his face as I said, "Hey Buddy, what's your name?" "My name is Denny and I'm 7with my mother." he responded proudly. "How old are you Denny?" "How old am I now Mommy?" he8 his mother as she slowly came over from the next aisle." You're fifteen-year-old Denny; now be a 9 boy and let the man pass by. "I acknowledged her and 10 to talk to Denny for several more minutes about summer, bicycles and school. I watched his brown eyes11with excitement 12he was the center of someone's 13. He then abruptly turned and headed toward the toy section.

    Denny's mom had a puzzled look on her face and 14 me for taking the time to talk with her son. She told me that most people wouldn't even 15him, much less talk to him. I told her that it was my 16 and then I said something I have no idea where it came from.

    I told her that there are plenty of red, yellow and pink roses in God's garden, 17, "Blue Roses" are very 18 and should be appreciated for their beauty and distinctiveness(独特). You see, Denny is a "Blue Rose" and if someone doesn't19 and smell that rose with their heart and touch that rose with their kindness, then they've missed a 20 from God.

    One evening, Mr. Green was driving his car along a lonely country road. He had drawn $10,000 from the bank in town. Suddenly a man in rags (破旧衣服) stopped him and asked for 1. Mr. Green told him to get in and continued on his way. 2 he talked to the man, Mr. Green learned that he had just broken out of prison. Mr. Green was very afraid at the thought of his 3. Suddenly he saw a police-car and had a 4 idea. He put on speed and drove as quickly as possible. Then he found the police-car running 5 him. After a mile or so, the police-car passed him and 6 him to stop. A policeman came up. Mr. Green had hoped to tell him about the trouble but the man put a gun to Mr. Green's 7.

    The policeman said he wanted Mr. Green's name and 8 and Mr. Green told him. The policeman wrote it down in his notebook and put it in his 9. "You must go to the police station." He said. Then he talked to Mr. Green about dangerous 10. Mr. Green started up his car again. He had 11 all hope of his $10,000, but as he reached a more lonely part, the robber said he wanted to 12. Mr. Green stopped and the man said, "Thank you. You've been so 13 to me. This is what I can do in 14." And he handed Mr. Green the policeman's 15 which he stole while the policeman was talking to Mr. Green.