愛的故事
【明慧學校】有位婦人走出屋外看到三位留著長長白鬚的老人站在她家的前院。她並不認識他們。她說：「我想我不認識你們，可是你們一定餓壞了，請進到裡面來吃點東西吧！」「請問男主人在家嗎？」他們問道。「不！」她說「他出門了！」「那我們不能進去。」他們回答著。到了傍晚當她先生回到家，她告訴他白天發生的事。「去告訴他們我回來了，請他們進來」婦人到外面邀請他們進來。「我們不一起進一間房子。」他們回答。「為什麼這樣呢？」她想知道。其中一位老人解釋：「他的名字叫“財富”，」他指著一位他的朋友說道，指著另一位說：「他是“成功”，而我 是“愛”」接著他又說：「現在進去和你丈夫商量，你們想要我們哪一位進到你家。」這婦人走進屋子並告訴她丈夫他們所說的。他丈夫簡直樂透了，「太好了！」他說「既然如此，我們就邀請“財富 ”進來。讓他進來把我們家充滿財富吧！」他太太不同意的說：「親愛的，為什麼不邀請“成功”呢？」他們的媳婦在屋內的一角聽到他們的對話，也加進來提出她自己的建議：「邀請“愛”進來不是再好不過的嗎？我 們家將因此充滿了愛！」「讓我們接受媳婦的建議吧！」丈夫對著太太說「去！邀請“愛”當我們的客人。」婦人走到外面問那三位老人「哪一位是“愛”？請進當我們今晚的客人吧！」“愛”站起來並走向屋子，其他兩位也站起來跟隨著他。婦人驚訝的問著“財富”和“成功”說：「我只請了“愛”，為什麼你們也要進來？」三位老人一起回答說：「如果你只請“財富”或是“成功”，那麼，另外兩人將留在外面。但是既然你邀請了“愛 ”，“愛”到哪裡，我們就跟到哪裡。哪裡有愛，那裡也會有財富和成功！」當你擁有了成功與財富，但是你心中遺失掉愛，你認為你還會快樂嗎？祝福大家都能做個心中有愛的富有人……

我能不能嫁给你（令人感动的故事）
那年他19岁﹐在阿姨家里度过唯一的一次南方假期。她是邻居的女孩﹐继母对她不好。他第一次见到她﹐她穿著一条脏脏的白色棉布裙子﹐脸上有红肿的手指印﹐满脸泪水却神情冷漠。他蹲在她的面前说﹐你喜欢小狗吗﹖他把自己捡来的一条白色小狗放在竹篮里给她看。他说﹐你笑一笑﹐我就把它送给你。他给了她一段快乐温暖的时光﹐带她去钓鱼﹑捉蝴蝶﹐看着她的笑容烂漫无邪。她生日的那天﹐他带她去逛街﹐送给她一枚红色的蝴蝶发夹。他说﹐你要相信自己﹐有一天﹐你会像一只蝴蝶一样﹐飞到自己想去的地方。一个月后﹐他动身去北方。在火车站里﹐她抱着小狗不肯离开。喧嚣的站台上﹐他把头探到车窗外向她挥手。她踮着脚﹐认真地问他﹐如果我长大以后﹐我可不可以嫁你﹖火车已经开动。他微笑着哄她高兴﹐他说﹐可以。火车驶出了南方的小站﹐她孤单地跟着火车奔跑﹐终于追不上。那一年﹐她是8岁。　　一直到他大学毕业﹐开始上班﹐他没有再回过南方。她始终写信给他。从小学生的稚嫩字体开始﹐一笔一划地告诉他﹐她和小狗的生活。他从来不回信﹐只在她生日和新年的时候﹐寄给她漂亮的卡片﹐上面写着祝小乖和小蓝健康快乐。小乖是狗的名字﹐蓝是她的名字。3年以后﹐小乖生病死去。她在信里对他说﹐小乖已经离开我﹐但我心里的希望还在。虽然我知道我不会有蝴蝶的翅膀﹐可是一定会去自己想去的地方。初中毕业的假期﹐她告诉他要去北京。他们整整7年没有相见。他在火车站里等她。从拥挤人群里出现的15岁女孩﹐穿著白色的棉布裙子﹐黑色的眼睛灼热明亮。他带她去酒店吃饭﹐同行的是祺﹐他的未婚妻。他陪她去故宫﹐在幽暗的城墙角落里﹐他问她﹐你喜不喜欢祺﹖　她说﹐祺美丽优雅﹐是个好女孩。然后﹐在明亮的阳光下﹐她微笑着看着他。　她平静地在北京过了一个星期﹐准备回南方继续高中学业。临行的前夜﹐她的眼泪温暖地掉落在他的手心上。黑暗中﹐他看不清楚她的表情﹐只听见她轻声的询问他﹕如果你以后离婚﹐我可不可以嫁你﹖他迷糊地说﹐可以。　清晨﹐她不告而别﹐独自南下。婚后的日子平淡如水。祺两年后去美国读书﹐准备不久把他也接出去。他辞退了公职﹐开了一家小小的酒吧﹐准备打发掉在国内的最后日子。他把自己的酒吧叫做BLUE。他还是不断地收到她的信。她说她很快要毕业了﹐如果考不上北京的大学﹐就准备放弃学业﹐来北京工作。他说﹐我过一两年就要走的。她说﹐没关系﹐只要还有剩下的时间。再次见面的时候﹐她19岁﹐而他30岁了。他们同居了一年﹐直到他的签证下来﹐准备出国和祺相聚。他把BLUE留给了她。他说﹐你可以在北京嫁人﹐以后我还会回来看你。她说﹐我会在北京等你﹐但不嫁人。　她依然写信给他﹐一封又一封。而他﹐也依然只在她生日和新年的时候﹐寄美丽的卡片给她。他一去就是5年。直到和祺离异﹐事业也开始受挫。他准备回国发展。在BLUE门口﹐看到吧台后的女孩﹐依然穿一袭简朴的白裙。她看上去苍白而清瘦。她说﹐你回来了。她淡淡地微笑﹐可是我生病了。她的病已经不可治。他陪着她﹐每日每夜。他读圣经给她听。在她睡觉的时候﹐让她轻轻地握着他的手指。有阳光的日子﹐他把她抱到病房的阳台上去晒太阳。她说﹐如果我病好了﹐我可不可以嫁你。她的心里依然有希望。他别过脸去﹐忍着眼泪回答她﹐可以。拖了半年左右﹐她的生命力耗到了尽头。那一天早上﹐她突然显得似乎好转。她一定要他去买假发。因为化疗﹐她所有的头发都掉光了。她给自己扎了麻花辫子﹐那是她童年时的样子。然后﹐她要他把家里的一个丝缎盒子搬到病房﹐里面有他从她8岁开始寄给她的卡片。每年两张﹐已经16年。她一张张地抚摸着已经发黄的卡片﹐和上面模糊不清的字迹。这是他离开她的漫长日子里﹐她所有的财富。终于她累了。她躺下来的时候﹐叫他把红色的蝴蝶发夹别到她的头发上。她问他﹕如果还有来生﹐我可不可以嫁你。他轻轻地亲吻她﹐他说﹐可以。　他曾经用一条白色的小狗来交换她的笑容。然后﹐她用了一生的等待来交换他无法实现的诺言。

The obstacles in our path
THE OBSTACLE IN OUR PATHIn ancient times, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it.Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the big stone out of the way. Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. On approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many others never understand.Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one's condition.

Why did he cry? A True Story
With English and chinese translation.... 為什麼哭 ( 一個真實的故事 ) Why did he cry? (A True Story)發生在中國的一個真實的故事。 A true story that happened in China滿載乘客的長途客車行馳在盤山公路上。A bus full of passengers was travelling on hilly road. 山間公路上三名持槍歹徙居然盯上漂亮的女司機，強迫中巴停下， 要帶女司機下車去「玩玩」。 Midway through the journey, 3 armed thugs was eyeing the pretty woman bus driver.They forced the bus to stop and wanted to have fun with the driver!女司機情急呼救，全車乘客噤若寒蟬。The woman driver naturally shouted for help,but all the rest of the passengers just kept quiet. 只有一中年瘦弱男子應聲奮起， 卻被打傷在地。這位男子氣極， 奮起大呼全車人制止暴行，卻無人響應， 任憑女司機被拖至山林草叢。 Then a weakly looking middle-aged man came forth to ask the 3 men to stop; but he was instead beaten up.The man was very angry and appealed loudly to the other passengers to stop this uncivilised act but nobody responded. And the driver was dragged by the 3 men to the bushes nearby.半個時辰後，三歹徒與衣衫不整的女司機 歸來回到車上。車又將行 ~~~ 女司機要被打傷流血的瘦弱男子下車。 男子不肯，僵持起來。 An hour later, the 3 thugs and the ruffled driver came back to the bus and the driver is ready to drive off again...." 喂，你下車吧，我的車不拉你！ " "Hey you, get down the bus!" the woman driver shouted to the man who tried to assist her earlier on.中年男子急了，說：「你這人怎麼不講道理， 我還救你呢，難道我還錯嗎？」 The man was bewildered and said: "What's wrong with you? I was trying to save you just now and was I wrong in doing so?"「你救我？你救我什麼了？」 女司機矢口否認，引得幾個乘客竊笑。 "You save me? What have you done to save me?"The driver retorted, and a few of the passengers were quietly laughing away.中年男子氣極，恨自已身無大俠之力！ 救人未救成，可也不該得此 ~~~ 被驅逐下車的結果呀，他堅決不下。 「再說我買票了，我有權坐車！」 The man was really angry. Even though he did not have the ability to save her, he should not be given this treatment at all. He refused to get down the bus and said; "I paid for the trip and I have the right to remain."女司機揚起臉無情地說：「不下車，我就不開。」 The driver put on a grim face and said: "If you don't get down, the bus will not move on."沒想到的是，滿車剛才還對暴行熟視無睹的乘客們， 卻如剛剛睡醒般，齊心協力地勸那男子下車： 「你快下去吧，我們還有事呢，耽擱不起！」 What was unexpected was that the passengers, who were oblivious to the barbaric act of the thugs just now, suddenly woke up and in a concerted effort asked the man to get down the bus saying: "You might as well get off the bus, we have things to attend to and cannot afford anymore delays!"有幾位力大的乘客 ~ 甚至想上前拖這中年男子下車， 使人想起莫泊桑筆下【羊脂球】的情節。 .A few stronger passenger were indeed trying to drag the man down the bus三個歹徒咧著嘴笑，得意地笑了。 其中有個黑皮無賴毫不知恥地說：「哥們把她玩恣了！」 另外兩個歹徒也胡言亂語：「她是我對象，關你屁事！」 The 3 thugs were smiling knowingly at each other and commented: "We must have done a great job to the lady!"一場爭吵，直到那男子的行李從車窗扔出， 他隨後被推擠而下。 After much ado, the man's luggage was thrown out the bus window and he was ousted out of the bus.汽車又平穩地行駛在山路上， 女司機掠了一下頭髮，按響了收音機。 The bus started on its journey again. The driver straightened up her hair and turned the radio to full volume.車快到山頂，拐過彎去就要下山了， 車左側是劈山開的路，右側是百丈懸崖。 The bus was reaching the hill top and will go downhill after a turn. The right side of the bus was facing an unfathomable cliff.汽車悄悄地加速了，女司機臉上十分平靜， 雙手緊握著方向盤，眼睛淌出晶瑩的淚水。 The speed of the bus increased gradually. The driver's face was very calm with both hands on the steering wheel. Tears started to swell in her eyes.一歹徒似乎覺察到了什麼，說： 「慢點開，慢點開，你想幹什麼？ " 」 One of the thug realised something amiss and said to the driver: "Drive slowly, what are you trying to do?"女司機並不說話，車速越來越快。 歹徒企圖撲上去搶方向盤， 汽車卻像離弦的箭向懸崖衝去。 The driver said nothing, but the bus travelled faster and faster.The thug tried to grap hold of the steering wheel, but the bus shoot towards the cliff like an arrow leaving the bow.第二天，當地報紙報導：伏虎山區 ~ 昨日發生慘禍， 一中型巴士摔下山崖。 車上司機和十三名乘客無一生還 。 The next day, the local paper reported a tragic accident at the 'Tiger Taming Hill' region. A medium sized bus fell through the cliff and the driver and the 13 passengers were all killed.半路被趕下車的中年人看到報紙哭了， 誰也不知道他哭什麼，為什麼哭？ The man who was chased down the bus saw the paper and cried. Nobody knew what was he crying about and why he cried!現在你知道他為什麼哭了嗎？ 若你身在當時的情境，你會不會 ~ 也像那個中年人一樣挺身而出呢？ You know why he cried?If you were in the bus, would you stand up like the man did?這才是人心，這才是正常的社會！ We need people like him to create and sustain a normal society!當我們用心對人時 ; 有心人將以熱情回報妳 ; 希望我們都是用心的人 ; 也是有心的人 When we treat others with our hearts; we will receive warmth and love from people!It is a very tragic story. What will you do if you are the bus driver.Life driven by anger is no life.

原来手也要讲缘分
“我和他分手了。”郁郁的语气很懊丧，“这次是真的。”她每次都这样说，同样的痛心疾首，过不了几天，最多 十天半个月就又和好了。我这个做朋友的已经听惯、听熟，对于她的这种分手消息无动于衷。　　“我们好了也三年了，他怎么一点表示也没有？”郁郁不甘不忿地说。她的男友是一位离异人士，儿子十几岁 ，归女方抚养。他刚刚步入中年，事业有成，又机缘巧合挣脱了婚姻的束缚，郁郁一头撞进去，给了他燃烧的爱情 ，生活对于他来说已经进入了黄金时期，有后代，有事业，有自由，有爱情，他怎么可能重蹈覆辙再 结婚？　　“你让他表示什么？”我好奇地问。　　“总要给我一个说法。”　　“说法？他不是一早告诉你，他不结婚吗？”那男人从始至终态度明确，并没有欺骗郁郁。　　“他还说过他不会同居呢？我们现在不是一样住在一起！”郁郁振振有词。　　“凡事都有底线。”那男人的底线就是不结婚。　　“他难道不会变？”郁郁执著得可爱。　　“你说呢？”我反问她。　　最近这一年，我看着郁郁为这件事挣扎、斗争，每一次分手，她都是下了最后通牒给对方，不结婚就分手。每 一次和好，她都会自嘲地解释，我比他小十几岁，我可以等。他们分分合合，郁郁从那男人的住处搬进搬出，我想 那男人已然见怪不怪，分手成了他们调剂爱情生活的娱乐节目。　　“我离不开他，我实在舍不得。”自己痴迷，与人无忧。　　“全是你自己的选择。”朋友分担的不过是牢骚。　　全在意料中，他们没几日又和好了，看见郁郁粘在那男人身边满脸的笑容，很替她高兴。好景不长，郁郁又翻 了脸，这次是因为参加了女友的婚礼，几乎在婚礼上就吵起来，郁郁咬牙切齿地说：“你看看，人家认识不过一年 就结婚了……”她宛如祥林嫂般地不厌其烦，一遍又一遍，我倒是佩服那男人的容忍和定力，他始终保持微笑，和 颜悦色：“郁郁，咱们回去再说吧。”　　婚礼一结束，郁郁拉着我掉头就走，那男人真是好脾气，跟在我们后面，郁郁回头向他大喊：“你走吧！你这 个自私鬼！我再也不要看到你。”我尴尬地站在那里，走也不是，留也不是。那男人一个劲儿地向我道歉：“不好 意思，麻烦你照顾一下郁郁，我明天再来接她。晚上开车小心。”又转向郁郁：“回去早点睡吧。”我开始有点明 白，为什么郁郁如此舍不得，这男人确实体贴，光是不和女人计较这一点就很难得。　　一路上，郁郁默不作声，回到家，更是躺在沙发上发呆。　　“郁郁，这男人不错。”我自说自话：“其实，结婚也是一种形式，你们现在朝夕相处，他对你宠爱有加，已 经很好。”　　“我想结婚。”郁郁固执地坚持。　　“问题是他不愿意。你逼迫一个四十多岁的男人做一件他不愿意做的事情，徒劳无功，这样闹来闹去，平白伤 了自己。”　　郁郁不再出声，可是眼泪不停地涌出来，我递给她纸巾，倒了一杯水放在桌子上，转身回了房间。隔着一堵墙 ，我听到她抽抽啼啼，继而嚎啕痛哭，那种伤心欲绝让人不忍听。　　第二天，郁郁便随男友回了家，我想他们又该和好如初了。一个月的时间，没有再见到郁郁，偶尔打电话聊上 几句，她没再提及感情问题，我想她也许是认了命。　　今天，我约了客户一起午餐，刚好撞见郁郁的男友，我热情地向他打招呼，他犹豫再三，问道：“郁郁最近好 吗？”　　我瞪大眼睛看着他，“你们又吵架了？”　　他也惊异地说，“你不知道？我们分手了。”　　“天啊！什么时候？”　　“就是那婚礼第二天，她搬走了所有东西，什么也没说。”他的寂寥难以掩饰。　　我下午打了个电话给郁郁：“我中午撞见他，知道你们分手了。”　　“说了太多次，不好意思再告诉你。改天我请你吃饭。”郁郁听起来平淡、平静，甚至没问到他，看来这次怕 是真的了。他们轰轰烈烈了这许多日子，竟这样无疾而终，我这个局外人倒是无比惋惜，原来分手也 要讲缘分。

睡
如果我没记错，那是一个很美的夜晚，有风，有月光，象银子铺在地上，有淡淡的花香，从很远的地方传来，还有 灯光里隐约的笑语。 　　我一个人，一边走，一边摇晃着准备送给我家小狗的小铃铛，叮叮咚咚，清脆地走在清凉的夜色 中。 　　就在街道的拐角处，月光透过路边那棵大树稠密的枝叶，在地上投下一个个柔和的光点，你就在树下，在那里 走来走去。 　　我有些好奇地看着你，因为你这么小，大约只有5、6岁的样子――这么小的孩子，怎么会在这么晚的时候， 独自一个人呆在外面？ 　　你看见我，对我笑了笑。你不是特别漂亮的孩子，但是很可爱，脸蛋圆圆的，眼睛大大的，又亮亮的，只是显 得很疲倦。 　　“你一个人在这里？”我问，四处看了看，“你的爸爸妈妈呢？” 　　你摇摇头：“不在！” 　　你始终没有停止走路，绕着那棵大树粗大的树干，一圈又一圈地走，不时用手抹着自己的脸，不断地打着哈吹 ，有时候会用力跺脚。 　　我站下来，看了很久，还是不明白你要干什么。 　　“你在干吗？”我忍不住问。 　　你一边走，一边疲倦地说：“我要这样才能够不打瞌睡。” 　　我看看天，天空是深蓝色的，月亮又大又圆，遥远的，离我们很远的地方，星光闪耀，而比星星更远的地方， 是无穷无尽的黑暗。 　　早已是该睡的时候了，尤其是你这么小的小孩子，早就该进入了梦乡。 　　“你该回家睡觉了，小朋友不应该睡得太晚。”我拍拍你的头说。 　　你摇摇头，撅着嘴，愁眉苦脸地说：“可是，妈妈不让我睡。” 　　啊？ 　　我惊讶地看着你，不相信你的话。你发现了我的怀疑，停止走路，站到我的面前，两道淡淡的眉头皱起来，严 肃地说：“是真的。”说话的时候，你又连打了两个哈吹，因为困，眼皮都似乎有点睁不开，于是你跑到路边，将 眼睛贴在冰凉的铁栏杆上，让自己保持清醒。 　　我生气了，不是对你生气，而是对你的妈妈，世界上怎么会有这样的母亲，居然不允许自己的孩 子睡觉？ 　　“走，带我去见你妈妈！”我说，牵起你的手，要你带路。你的手很小很软，被夜色浸得冰凉。 　　我们一起走了很远――我没想到你家会住得这么远，你一路上在不断地说话，你说家里的小兔子从来不吃胡萝 卜，原来那些童话都是骗人的，兔子其实只吃青菜；你说你的电动汽车电池老是不够用，所以你就偷了爸爸剃须刀 里的电池，结果爸爸就长出了很长的胡子；你还说，你曾经在他*的香水里放进一点点的茉莉花瓣，被妈妈罚写了 三大张的大字……你说了很多很多，夹杂着打哈吹的声音。我见你走得很吃力，想要抱着你走，你拒 绝了。 　　“我要自己走，才不会打瞌睡。”你说。 　　因为有你那些淘气的故事相伴，这一路虽然很远，却并不累，仿佛是很快的，就到了你家门口。 　　你的家，在三楼。从楼下往上看，阳台上挂着你的几件衣服，还有几盆花，窗帘是很温馨的黄色，因为天黑， 虽然有月光照着，我还是看不见你所说的那些米老鼠图案。 　　你的家里人显然都还没有睡，透过窗帘可以看见灯光。你一个孩子独自在外面，他们肯定很担心――我责备地 看了看你，你吐吐舌头，笑了笑。 　　我们一起通过黑咕隆咚的楼梯上楼，到了你家门前。 　　敲开门，你的爸爸出现在门口，还没来得及说话，你已经飞快地从他脚边溜了进去。我甚至来不 及捉住你。 　　你的爸爸果然长了很长的胡子，密密麻麻，象杂草般遮盖住了下巴。他穿着一件皱巴巴的衬衣，袖口挽到了胳 膊肘，满脸疲倦，眼睛里带着血丝，疑惑地看着我：“你是？” 　　我尴尬地笑了笑，这才发现，在这么晚的时候造访一户陌生的人家，似乎不够礼貌。但是一想到你独自在外面 徘徊，为的就是不要睡着，我便鼓起勇气：“我找你的太太。” 　　“哦？”他点点头，让我进来，一边领我朝前走，一边说，“你是她的同事吗？难为你这么晚还过来，谢谢你 。” 　　我听得有点莫名其妙，走进屋，眼睛四处看，想找到你在哪里。 　　你的家布置得很美，所有的家具上都有卡通图案，墙壁有一米左右的高度，是留给你的画板，上面被你用粉笔 画了很多奇怪的图案，地上，乱七八糟地扔着你的各种玩具。 　　你的爸爸妈妈应该是很爱你的，他们为什么会不让你睡觉？我开始怀疑你在骗我了。 　　你爸爸将我领进一间小小的卧室，这是一间儿童的卧室，灯光柔和地照在那张小床上，床上躺着 一个孩子。 　　我睁大了眼睛！ 　　那孩子是你！ 　　那个孩子，浑身都插满了塑胶管，鼻子下正在输送氧气，床边一个巨大的氧气瓶，在房间里投下一道长长的阴 影。 　　你看起来奄奄一息，我不能置信――你刚才明明和我一起走了那么远的路，虽然很疲倦，但是却很健康――到 底是怎么回事？ 　　坐在床边的那个女人应该是你妈妈？她原本应该是很美的，可是现在却一脸憔悴，眼睛定定地看着你，连我进 来也没察觉，只是看着你，仿佛一不留神你就会消失。 　　你的眼睛半睁半闭，每当你的睫毛一阵抖动，仿佛要闭上，你的妈妈就会低声说：“孩子，别睡！”她一边说 一边流泪，而你的睫毛，又是一阵抖动，极其困难地，将原本要闭上的眼睛勉强睁开一道缝。 　　“你看，我一睡，她就哭！”你忽然出现在我身边，对我耳语。 　　我大吃一惊，看看身边的你，再看看床上的你。 　　我忽然明白了。 　　你的爸爸和妈妈守护着床上的你，不让你睡，不让你离开，而你站在这里，守护着他们，他们却 看不见。 　　“你想睡吗？”我悄悄问身边的你。 　　你犹豫一阵：“我不知道。”说着又打了个哈吹，显得非常疲惫。 　　我看了你很久，看着你不断打哈吹，看着床上的你，一次又一次想要闭上眼睛，却总在他*的呼唤中又醒过来 。 　　我知道，你应该要睡了，你太疲倦了。 　　“让他睡吧。”我说。 　　他们蓦然抬头望着我，仿佛被我的话惊呆了，一时什么也说不出来。我飞快地将我看到的事情说了出来，我说 你是如此的疲倦，却一个人绕着树在不停地走，不停地走，只因为妈妈不许他睡。 　　他们先是不信，接着便低头看床上的你，抚摩着你的头，忽然失声痛苦起来。 　　他们只看见床上的你，却看不见，另一个你，站在他们身边，一边打哈吹，一边亲吻着他们，想要让他们不哭 。 　　我站起身，悄悄地走了――因为我也要哭了。 　　出门前，我听见你妈妈轻轻说：“孩子，你安心地睡吧！” 　　我心头一颤。 　　在你妈妈说过那句话之后，我飞快地跑到楼下，如果我没记错，那时的天空，有一颗很小的星星，猛然一亮， 象一颗明亮的眼睛。 　　我听见三楼那个有米老鼠的窗帘后传来痛哭声。 　　我知道，你终于可以不用那么疲倦，你终于睡着了。 　　夜晚很凉，露珠一滴滴地落下，象眼泪，沾湿了我的衣裳。

Rescued
A little girl whose parents had died, lived with her grandmother and slept in an upstairs bedroom. One night there was a fire in the house and the grandmother perished while trying to rescue the child. The fire spread quickly, and the first floor was engulfed in flames. Neighbors called the fire department, then stood helplessly by, unable to enter the house as flames blocked all the entrances. The little girl appeared at an upstairs window, crying for help, just as word spread among the crowd that firefighters would be delayed a few minutes because they were all at another fire.Suddenly, a man appeared with a ladder, put it up against the side of the house & disappeared inside. When he reappeared, he had the little girl in his arms. He delivered the child to the waiting arms below, then disappeared into the night. An investigation revealed the child had no living relatives. Weeks later a meeting was held in the town hall to determine who would take the child into their home and bring her up. A teacher said she would raise the child. She pointed out she could ensure a good education. A farmer offered an upbringing on his farm. He pointed out that living on a farm was healthy and satisfying. Others spoke, giving their reasons why it was to the child's advantage to live with them. Finally, the town's richest resident arose and said, "I can give this child all the advantages that you have mentioned here, plus money and everything money can buy." Through all this, the child remained silent, eyes cast down. "Does anyone else want to speak?" asked the meeting chairman. A man came forward from the back of the hall. His gait was slow and he seemed in pain. When he got to the front of the room, he stood directly before the little girl and held out his arms. The crowd gasped. His hands and arms were terribly scarred. The child cried out, "This is the man who rescued me!" With a leap, she threw her arms around the man's neck, holding on for dear life, just as she had that fateful night. She buried her face on his shoulder and sobbed for a few moments. Then she looked up and smiled at him. "This meeting is adjourned," said the chairman.

The Moth And The Cocoon
A man found a cocoon of an emperor moth. He took it home, so that he could watch the moth come out of the cocoon. One day, a small opening appeared, and he sat still, watching for several hours, as the moth struggled to force its body through the little hole. Then, it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared, as if, it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther. It seemed to be stuck. Then, the man in his kindness, decided to help the moth. So, he took a pair of scissors, and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The moth then emerged easily. But, it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the moth, because he expected, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the little moth spent the rest of its life, crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand was, the restricting cocoon and the struggle, required for the moth to get through the tiny opening, were God's way of forcing fluid from the body of the moth, into its wings, so it would be ready for flight, once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon. Freedom and flight would only come after the struggle. By depriving the moth of a struggle, the man deprived the moth of health.Sometimes, struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any obstacles, He would cripple us.We would not be as strong, as what we could have been.

The Starfish
Once upon a time there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day he was walking along the shore. As he looked down the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself to think of someone who would dance to the day. So he began to walk faster to catch up. As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn't dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean.As he got closer he called out, "Good morning! What are you doing?"The young man paused, looked up and replied, "Throwing starfish in the ocean.""I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?""The sun is up, and the tide is going out, and if I don't throw them in they'll die.""But, young man, don't you realize that there are miles and miles of beach, and starfish all along it. You can't possibly make a difference!"The young man listened politely. Then bent down, picked up another starfish and threw it into the sea, past the breaking waves and said, "It made a difference for that one."There is something very special in each and every one of us. We have all been gifted with the ability to make a difference, and if we can become aware of that gift, we gain through the strength of our visions the power to shape the future.We must each find our starfish. And if we throw our stars wisely and well, the world will be blessed.

Clever king story
There was a country long time ago where the people would change a king every year. The person who would become the king had to agree to a contract that he would be sent to an island after his one year of being a king.One king finished his term and it was time for him to go to the island and live there. The people dressed him up in expensive clothes and put him on an elephant and took him around the cities to say goodbye to all the people. This was the moment of sadness for all the kings who ruled for one year. After saying farewell, the people took the king with a boat to the remote island and left him there.On their way back, they discovered a ship that had sunk just recently. They saw a young man who survived by holding on to a floating piece of wood. As they needed a new king, they picked up the young man and took him to their country. They requested him to be a king for a year. First he refused but later he agreed to be a king. People told him about all the rules and regulations and that how he will be sent to an island after one year.After three days of being a king, he asked the ministers if they could show him the island where all the other kings were sent. They agreed and took him to the island. The island was covered with thick jungles and sounds of vicious animals were heard coming out of them. The king went little bit inside to check. Soon he discovered the dead bodies of all the past kings. He understood that as soon as they were left in the island, the animals came and killed them.The king went back to the country and collected 100 strong workers. He took them to the island and instructed them to clean the jungle, remove all the deadly animals and cut down all the excess trees. He would visit the island every month to see how the work was progressing. In the first month, all the animals were removed and many trees were cut down. In the second month, the whole island was cleaned out. The king then told the workers to plant gardens in various parts of the island. He also took with himself useful animals like chickens, ducks, birds, goats, cows etc. In the third month, he ordered the workers to build big houses and docking stations for ships. Over the months, the island turned into a beautiful place.The young king would wear simple clothes and spend very little from his earnings as a king. He sent all the earnings to the island for storage. When nine months passed like this, the king called the ministers and told them:"I know that I have to go the island after one year, but I would like to go there right now." But the ministers didn't agree to this and said that he has to wait for another 3 months to complete the year.3 months passed and now it was a full year. The people dressed up the young king and put him on an elephant to take him around the country to say goodbye to others. However, this king is unusually happy to leave the kingdom.People asked him, "All the other kings would cry at this moment and why are you laughing?"He replied, "Don't you know what the wise people say? They say that when you came to this world as a baby, you were crying and everyone was smiling. Live such a life that when you are die, you will be smiling and everyone around you will be crying. I have lived that life. While all the other kings were lost into the luxuries of the kingdom, I always thought about the future and planned for it. I turned the deadly island into a beautiful abode for me where I can stay peacefully."

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