A little boy wanted to meet God, He thought it was a long trip to where God lived,1he packed his suitcase with lots of food and drinks and he started his2

    When he had gone about three blocks(街区), he 3 an elderly man. The boy sat down next to him and 4 his suitcase. He was about to take a drink when he noticed that the man looked5 so he offered him a drink. The man.6it and smiled at the boy His smile was so pleasant that the boy wanted to see it again, so he7him another one. The man8smiled at him. They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word.

As it grew dark, the boy9 it was time to leave, but before he had gone more than a few steps, he10 ran back to the man, and gave him a hug. The man 11 him his biggest smile ever.

    When the boy 12 home a short time later, his mother was surprised by the look of 13on his face. She asked him what made him so happy. He replied, “I had lunch with God, and God's got the most beautiful14 I've ever seen!”

    Meanwhile, the elderly man returned to his home. His son was15by the look of joy on his face and asked him the 16question as the little boys mother. The elderly man replied, “I ate and drank in the park with God.” However, he 17 before his son responded, You know, he's much 18than I expected.”

    Too often we underestimate(低估) the19of a touch, a smile, a kind word, all of which can turn a life around. We should treat the people we meet 20 they come into our lives for a reason. Treat all equally!

    Every day Jack met me at the beach of the River Yenisei. The1is 5,539 kilometers long. It is frozen almost half the year. When the water was 2enough to go in, we played with his shark toy. "Mr. Shark," he called it. Mr. Shark was very 3, but after it got filled with water, it became heavy enough to throw.

    We had long talks about our 4. Jack worked as a lawyer but was5with his job. He had to work long hours. His bosses were not always kind. He 6 of travel, or working a different job. Why don't you 7? I asked him. But quitting is not so 8 . Attending university for so many years 9him a lot of money. Working as a lawyer 10  well. But he thought about doing different work, 11would help poor countries and poor people, volunteer work perhaps. That's 12we were both doing in Siberia, volunteering our time.

    But if we were just 13 here, we'd never get the 14to know so many local people. The students did almost anything the teachers asked. They wrote and 15plays, did dances and sang songs. Siberian kids were certainly not 16. Well, the students were not all kids. The youngest was about ten years old; the 17was 40!

    Each day throughout the two weeks had a  18. One day the theme of our class was the world 19 day. As an American, it was interesting to talk to young Russians about peace because when I was growing up, the United States and Russia did not 20. Wouldn't it be great that we were now talking about peace?

    2014-2015 weren't great years for me. My face hung low and my emotion even 1 after each passing day in public high 2 .My wonderful parents noticed how 3 I was feeling. A few weeks later, my 4 took a visit to Florida. This is when the call that changed my world 5: “I found the place for Gabe.”

    Little did I 6, the tears of 2015 would be overtaken many times over by the 7of 2016 and beyond. The school is 8 in the Old City. When I first arrived, I was overtaken by the 9 of the live oaks that lined the stoned streets. I was also overtaken by the 10 of the school. The buildings seemed to11 for miles, complete with a healthcare center, football field, greenhouse, and much more. This school 12 like a foreignland.

    In the 13 , the teachers tried their best to keep them up to date on the best teaching14 for our conditions. Smartboards relayed the writing of the 15 to our CCTV (闭路电视)screens so we could 16 the information in a way that was 17 for our eyes This was the first time I witnessed the world adapting to me in such a 18 way.

    With my first school day 19 , I realized I wouldn11 be going home that afternoon. This was the best decision my parents have ever made for me. This school made me feel like a “normal” high school kid. The school gave me a20 of belonging and of home.

    When my sister Diane began playing the violin, she was seven. How did she sound? Terrible. But she didn't 1. At twelve, she asked our parents if she could 2 a full-time music school. They said no. Actually, everyone agreed that my sister 3 talent.

    I was better at my 4. My teacher had told my parents that I had great 5. So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area to 6  me. But the only time he was 7 was Saturday afternoons at 3 pm. Back then, I was 8 by the British TV show "The Avengers", which was 9 every Saturday at 3 pm. I let nothing take up my "The Avengers" hour. So I 10 this amazing opportunity. Today, I don't even have a 11 in my house.

    My sister became an engineer, but she 12 stopped making music. When she was in her 40s, she changed her 13. She went back to college, got a(n) 14 in music education, and became a music teacher. She starts kids out on their first instrument and gives them all the encouragement and support she never 15.

    Recently, she and a pianist pal put on a recital. A big crowd of friends and family 16 for her. As she played, I looked around at the 17. Everyone was 18 enjoying the music. It occurred to me that I was the only person who remembered that 7-year-old kid making those perfectly 19 sounds and knew how far she had come, despite 20.

    Talent is important. But enthusiasm is even more important.

    I built a company when I approached with a major opportunity that was going to take our company to the next level. Then something1happened. I received an email from the investor that read: "We're going to2…"

    I was crushed(崩溃).The next few days I thought about this3and realized just how4I truly was. I thought maybe it was time to count my 5and get another "real job". Luckily, I realized that having that thought meant I had a problem-my fear of6. If I was going to keep moving forward with my company I'd have to7this fear of being rejected again. So, I8 Google to help solve my problem and I found a game. The 9of the game is to help you get over your fear of rejection by 10seeking out rejection. I loved it. I11 I would try it to help me remove this fear.

    What came next was something I could have12imagined. As my rejection journey continued, I began to feel more and more13when asking for things, realizing I could focus on the14factors.

    In the process of my rejection journey, here is what I learned about rejection. Avoiding it doesn't15mean you avoid failure. Most people believe avoiding rejection is a good thing,16 that's not true. When we17away from rejection, we reject ourselves and our ideas before the world ever has a18to reject them. This is the 19form of rejection and we are overlooked by the world. Therefore, the greatest lesson I've learned from rejection is no mater what, don't be20by the world.

    On Dec. 13, 2018, Nubia Wilson turned 16. But instead of1with an exciting Sweet 16 birthday party, the California teen devoted this milestone to 2 the lives of orphans in Ethiopia.

    Through several summers of volunteer work at an Ethiopia orphanage, Nubia learned firsthand the severe poverty so many children3. In an email to The Huffington Post, Nubia said that she was4struck by the children's lack of access to5-their school only went through the fourth grade.

    Over the course of her volunteer work, Nubia became6in one student, Hermela. She writes: Out of the many students in the kindergarten class, Hermela became7and attached to me to a point where it was becoming8for both of us to leave each other. She is now in the second grade. The thought of Hermela not being able to have her meal and9education after the fourth grade became 10 and I knew I had to do something.

    That's when Nubia decided that she didn't want a traditional Sweet 16.11, she wanted to use the money her parents would have spent on a party to establish12grade class for Hermela and other kids.

    "The money could provide a(n)13solution that will serve for many years compared to the one-day14of my party," Nubia wrote to Huffpost Live. In short, I want Hermela to continue15.

    After telling friends and family her16, Nubia set up a(n)17page "Keep Hermela Smiling" on CrowdRise. Her18will raise funds for the Fregenet Foundation, which funds education and community services in Ethiopia.

    So far, Nubia has19$ 2,781 of her $ 10,000 goal. Nubia says that her parents have been extremely20; they're selling most of their Ethiopian artifacts to help raise funds.

    Nubia's birthday may not have been a party, but it's truly a celebration.