Rise After Falling

    A father was worried about his son, was sixteen years old but had no courage at all. So the father decided to call on a Buddhist monk(僧侣) to train his boy.

The Buddhist monk said to the boy's father, “I insist that your son should (leave) alone here. I'll make him into a real man within three months. , you can't come to see him during this period.”

    Three months later, the boy's father (return). The Buddhist monk arranged a boxing match between the boy and an (experience) boxer. Each time the fighter struck the boy, he fell down, at once the boy stood up; and each time a heavy blow knocked him down, the boy stood up again. Several times later, the Buddhist monk asked, “ do you think of your child?”

    “What a shame!” the boy's father said, “I never thought he would be so (easy) knocked down. I needn't have him stay here any longer!”

    “I'm sorry that that's all you see. Don't you see that each time he (fall) down, he stands up again instead of (cry)? That's the kind of courage you wanted him to have.

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    When I was a little girl, I remember that when my dad was repairing something, every time he asked me to 1the hammer, just so we would have a time for a 2with each other. I 3saw my dad drinking or taking a night out, all he did after work was taking care of his family.

I grew up and left home for college and since then, my dad had been calling me every Sunday morning, no matter what. And when several 4later I bought a house, my dad was 5it by himself for three days in the 38℃ summer heat. All he asked was to hold his paint brush and 6to him. But I was too 7in those days, I did not find any time for a conversation with my dad.

    One Sunday morning we had a telephone talk as usual, I noticed that my dad had totally 8some things that we discussed 9 I was in a hurry, so our conversation was a bit 10. Few hours later that day came a call. My father was in a hospital with an aneurysm(动脉瘤). 11I bought a ticket for a flight and on my way I was thinking about all 12occasions(场合) to have a talk with my dad.

    By the time I 13at the hospital, my father had passed away. Now it was he who did not have 14for a conversation with me. After his death I 15much more about him, and even more about myself. All he ever asked me was my time. And now he has all my attention every single day.

    Last night Mr. and Mrs. Rojas stayed home. It was cold and rainy and they didn't want to go out in the bad weather. Mrs. Rojas made some popcorn and ice tea. At 8:00, Mr. and Mrs. Rojas went into the living room, sat on the sofa and began the movie and ate and drank. At 8:15, Mr. and Mrs. Rojas realized they already watched the movie last year and they didn't want to watch it again.

    “Now what?” asked Mr. Rojas. “Let's play cards!” answered Mrs. Rojas. At 8:30 Mr. and Mrs. Rojas started to play cards. They were playing for about 10 minutes when Mr. Rojas looked out the window. The rain changed to snow and the trees were covered in beautiful white snow. “I'm happy we stayed home tonight. It looks beautiful outside but this weather is very dangerous to drive in.” said Mr. Rojas. “You're right,” said Mrs. Rojas, “but I'm bored. Let's play some music and dance.”

    Mr. Rojas was surprised. “Dance? But I really don't ….”

    “Oh come on!” Mrs. Rojas insisted. She put on a romantic CD and they both started to dance. They were dancing for about 1 minute when suddenly the music stopped and the lights went out.  Mrs. Rojas laughed. “We're just not very lucky tonight, are we?” she said. Mr. Rojas said, “Of course we're lucky! We are together!” He kissed her and continued to dance with her, in the dark and without music.

    Where can you find a nice place to relax on holiday for both you and your children? Well, I suggest you try the beautiful and green Isle of Wight (IOW). The Isle of Wight is one of the main tourist attractions. Here is some information on a few of the attractions on the IOW.

    Dinosaur Isle

    It is located in Sandown, a seaside town on the southeast coast. It's a large, lovely museum, both fun and educational. Here you can see a large fossil collection of all kinds of dinosaurs, as well as a gift shop. You can walk into the past and then the future, learning about the history and the development of the civilization of dinosaurs that lived 120 million years ago.

    Robin Hill Country Park

    The park is in the beautiful countryside, and is suitable for children's parties and games. It has five new gardens, and offers great opportunities to see and take pictures of the rare red squirrels.

    The West of the Wight

    Here we have the Marine Aquarium, the Archaeology Exhibition and the Model Railway. They offer another opportunity to combine fun with learning. This is a great place to see ancient boats crossing the narrow strait between the island and the mainland.

    The Wight Bus Museum

    This museum is run completely by unpaid volunteers. It has a bus collection stored in what was once a warehouse(仓库). Most of the buses in the museum date back to around the 1910's.

    With all of these choices, what are you waiting for? IOW Tourism welcomes you!