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    Many people havegreat difficulty in saying goodbye. But from goodbye moments, we canalways learn something.

    Once, I overheard (无意中听到)a father and daughter in their goodbye moment. The father said, “I love you, Iwish you enough.” The daughter answered, “Daddy, our life together has beenmore than enough. Your lover is all that I need. I wish you enough, too, Daddy.”

    They kissed and she left …

    The fatherwalked over towards me. I could see he wanted and needed a cry. He came over tome and asked, “Did you ever say a forever goodbye to someone?” Before I couldanswer, he went on, “I am old and she lives much too far away. I know her nexttrip back would be for my funeral (葬礼).”

“When youwere saying goodbye I heard you say, ‘I wish you enough.' May I ask whatthat means?”

    He began tosmile, “It's a wish that has come down from my great-great-grandparents.And my parents used to say it to me.”

    He stoppedfor a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it. He smiled evenmore.

“When wesaid ‘I wish you enough,' we were wanting the other person to have alife full of enough good things.”

    Then, turningtowards me, he shared (分享)the following “wish” from his heart.

    I wish you enough sun to keep youbright.

    I wish you enough rain to appreciatethe sun more.

    I wish you enough happiness to keep you alive.

    I wish you enough pain so that thesmallest joys in life appear much bigger.

    I wish enough hellos to get you through thefinal goodbye.

    My friends, I wish you enough.

    Three years ago, Mike and Ben took a holiday on the beach. They had a quarrel(吵架). Mike hit Ben on the face. Ben was hurt and he wrote in the sand, "Today my best friend hit me on the face."

    After that, they took a taxi back to their hotel. After dinner, Ben started to read. Mike went for a walk in the park. Suddenly, an earthquake happened. The small hotel fell down and Ben was under the hotel. Mike saved him. Ben wrote on the stone. "Today my best friend saved my life."

    Mike asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on the stone, why?" Ben answered, "When someone hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, and then the wind can blow it away. When someone helps us, we must carve(雕刻) it in stone, then the winds can't blow it away."

    My friend Mary came to school wearing a brand-new pair of Zee jeans. “Your new Zee jeans are so cute!” I said.

    “My grandma took me clothes shopping last weekend,” Mary said. “The Zee jeans were on sale. They have cool pockets and are unbelievably comfortable. When you're at my house after school, try them on and see for yourself.”

    “Hmm.” I didn't think so. But when I tried them on, I couldn't help agreeing. “I'm totally taking these!” I said. As soon as I got home, I told my mom that I had to get some Zee jeans.

    Mom said, “You already have three pairs of perfectly good jeans. There is no way Dad and I are paying that much for a pair of pants. If you want to buy them with your own money, I would be happy to make a long list of extra chores you can do.”

    “I'll start this minute,” I said.

It took me three weeks to save enough money. I changed kitty litter, watched my little brother and sister, and cleaned refrigerator. The refrigerator cleaning was the worst because one of the shelves fell while I was taking everything out. Food and milk splashed all over the floor. It took me one and a half hour to clean it up!

    Anyway, I finally bought my Zee jeans, and I loved them even more than I thought I would. I loved them half because they had cool pockets and super comfortable, and half because I had worked so hard to earn the money to buy them myself.

    Everyone should have a dream. What if it comes true? —MaYun

These words have encouraged lots of people to work hard. They may also tell us why Ma succeed.

    The 54-year-old man had a dream. He wanted to make a difference. He worked hard and founded Alibaba. The company changed the way people shop. It grew to be one of the world's biggest companies. It also helped Ma become one of the richest people in China.

    However, Ma wanted to do more. On September 10, he said he would retire from his company next year. He would turn to education.

    Ma is always interested in education. Before he entered the business world, he was an English teacher. He taught in a college in Hangzhou for six years.

With much money now, Ma wants to focus on charity(慈善). He creates a foundation (基金会) to make education better in rural China. His name on Sina Weibo is "a spokesman for village teachers."

    "I love teaching," Ma said. "It's something I think I can do much better than being a CEO."