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1Much to Live For

There is so

much

I have

not

been, so much I have

not

seen. I have not

thought

and have not done or

felt

enough

—

the

early sun

, rain and the

seasonal delight

of flocks of ducks and geese

in flight

, the

mysteries

of

late

-at- night

. I

still need

time

to read a book, write

poems

,

paint

a picture,

look

at scenes and

faces

dear to me. There is something

more

to be of

value

—

something I should

find

within myself

—

as peace of

mind

, patience, grace and

being kind.

I shall

take

and I shall

give, while yet, there is

so much

to live for

—

rainbows,

stars

that gleam, the fields, the hills, the

hope

, the dreams, the

truth

that one must

seek

. I?ll stay here—

treasure

every day and love the world

in my

own

way.

2A Tale of Two Cities (excerpt)

It was the ^

best

of times, it was the

worst

of times; it was the ^

age

of wisdom, it was the

age

of foolishness; it was the

epoch of

belief

, it was the epoch of

incredulity

; it was the

season

of light, it was the

season

of darkness

; it was the

spring

of hope

, it was the

winte

r of despair; we had

everything

before us, we had

nothing

before us

; we were all going

direct

to

Heaven, we were all

going

direct^

the other way.

——

Charles Dickens

3Youth

Youth

is not a time of life; it is a

state

of

mind

; it is not a

matter

of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter

of the

will

, a

quality

of the imagination, a ^

vigor

of the emotions; it is the

freshness

of the

deep springs

of life.

Youth

means a temperamental predominance of courage over

timidity

of the appetite, for

adventure

over the love of ease. This

often

exists

in a man of sixty

more^

than a boy of twenty. Nobody grows

old

merely by a number of years. We grow old

by

deserting

our

ideals.

Years

may

wrinkle

the

skin,

but

to

give

up

enthusiasm

wrinkles

the

soul.

Worry,

fear,

self-distrust bows

the heart and turns the

spirit

back to dust.

Whether sixty or sixteen, there is in every being?s heart

the

lure

of wonder, the

unfailing child-lik

e appetite of

what?s next

, and the

joy

of the game

of living

.

In the center

of

your heart and my heart there is a wireless station; so long as it

receives

messages of

beauty

, hope, cheer,

courage

and

power from men

and from the

infinite

, so long

are you young.

When the

aerials

are

down

, and your

spirit

is covered

with snows of

cynicism

and the ice of

pessimism

, then you are grown old,

even

at twenty, but as long as your

aerials

are

up, to catch^ the waves of optimism, there is hope you may

die

young

at eighty

.

——

Samuel Ullman

4Jane Eyre (excerpt)

“

No.

You

must

stay

!

I

swear

it

—

and

the

oath

shall

be

kept

”

.

“

I

tell

you

I

must

go!”

I

retorted

,

roused

to

something like

passion

.

“

Do you

think

I can stay to become

nothing

to you? Do you

think

I am an

automaton

?

—

a

machine without feeling? and can

bear

to have my morsel of bread

snatched

from my lips

，

and my drop of living water

dashed

from my cup? Do you

think

, because I am

poor, obscure, plain,

and

little

, I am

soulless

and

heartless

? You

think wrong!

—

I have as much

soul

as you,

—

and

full

as much heart! And if God had

gifted

me with some beauty and

much wealth

, I should have made it

as hard for you

to

leave me

, as it is now for me to

leave you

. I am not talking to you

now

through the medium of

custom, conventionalities

，

nor even of mortal flesh

—

it is my

spirit

that addresses your

spirit;

just as if

both

had

passed

through the grave, and we

stood

at God?s feet,

equal

—

as we are!

”

——

Charlotte

Bronte

5Winner Never Quit

A little girl

—

the 20th of 22 children, was born

prematurely

and her survival was doubtful.

When she was 4 years old,

she contracted double pneumonia and scarlet fever, which

left her

with a paralyzed left leg.

At age 9, she

removed

the

metal leg brace she had been dependent on^ and

began

to walk

without it

.

By 13 she had

developed

a rhythmic walk,

which doctors said was a

miracle

. That

same

year she

decided

to become

a runner

. She

entered

a race and

came in last

.

For the

next

few years every race she entered, she

came in last

.

Everyone

told her to

quit

, but she kept on running. One

day

she

actually

won

a

race,

and

then

another.

From

then

on

she

won

every

race

she

entered

.

Eventually

this

little

girl

—

Wilma Rudolph,

went on

to win

three

Olympic gold medals.

Winner never quit!

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6Persistence

Persistence

is the

key

to success, whether for a

single

person or an

organization

. The

lack

of it would mean failure in

reaching

a

certain

goal.

Success

seldom

comes

^

easily

on

the

first

try.

What

separates

the

successful

from

the

unsuccessful

is

persistence.

Successful

people

also fail

from

time

to

time

,

but

they

don’t

let

their

failure

defeat

their

spirit. Successful people^

learn

from defeats, ^

revise

their strategy as needed and

try again

and again until they succeed.

Unsuccessful

people

try

something

once

or

twice

and

when

it

fails

,

they

give

up,

usually

passing

the

blame

on

to

someone

or

something

else,

and

learn

nothing

from

their

own

experience.

Successful

people

expect

periodic defeats,

learn^

what went wrong and why,

don’t waste

looking for someone to blame,

make

necessary adjustments, ^and

try

again

. If you are

persistent

, you will almost

inevitably

succeed. If you are not persistent, you will almost

certainly

^fail.

7A Courageous Leader

Koffi

Annan

has

a

tough

job.

As

Secretary-General

of

the

United

Nations,

he

has

made

it

his

goal

to

fight

against

^poverty, disease and war in the world. He has

called

upon the nations of the

world

to

step

in and try to solve these

problems

together.

In

Annan?s

view,

seeing

a

crime

and

failing

to

prevent

it

is

as

bad

as

committing

the

crime.

He

believes

that the

idea

that states can do^ as they please ^within their borders is

nonsense

. Many people

support

Annan?s

goals,

but

wonder

if

they

are

realistic

.

The

United

Nations

has

little

power

^to

act

on

its

own.

It

has

to

receive

permission

from its member nations, but powerful countries like the United States often

disagree

with, and sometimes

^actively

oppose

, Annan

’

s ideas.

Despite

the difficulties, Annan has

succeeded

in

restoring

a sense of respect to the

United Nations.

Though

he speaks with a soft voice, and is

known

at the United Nations for being

polite and elegant,

he

is also often

praised

for his

toughness

and courage. Annan?s goals may be

difficult

to

achieve, but that hasn?t kept him

from trying

. Courage, he believes, will

win out

over cowardice

in the end.

8Habit

Like everyone

else

, I have

good

and bad habits.

Most

of my habits

don’t

have a very

serious

effect on my daily life.

Unfortunately

, one of them does.

I am a

procrastinator

. I always put off

doing

things until the

last

possible moment

. I

picked up this bad habit from my brother. This habit

really causes

me problem,

especially

when I have many assignments

due^ about the same time. My life seems to run in cycles of leisurely heaven and

incredibly frantic

hell. I wish I could

get rid of this

terrible

habit.

9Learn Constantly

Learning

intelligibly

is

one

of

the

characteristics

that

distinguish

humans

from

other

animals.

In

other

words,

learning

spontaneously

is

one

of

man?s

unique

traits.

Throughout

the

history,

human

have

even

learned

acculturation,

handing

down

their

cultural

heritages

from

generation

to

generation.

Therefore,

we

can

conclude

that

all

forms

of

learning,

inclusive of the acquisition of skill, the shaping of views, the absorption of knowledge, take a very essential part in the

course of human civilization.

Once learning stops, vegetation arises. To each of us, the process of learning may be full

of frustrations and boredom, yet the fruit is often

sweet and satisfactory.

In terms of learning, I am convinced that it?s

better late than never. In this knowledge explosion era, in particular, no one should withstand the trend and concept of

“lifelong learning”. The more

efforts we make to learn, the more we can keep life, nature and the universe in perspective.

Learning is the surest way to eternal joy.

10Keeping Pleasant

In these grim times, weighed down with tension and pressure from the realities of life, many people have lost their sense

of humor. They tend to keep a straight face all day long and fail to keep life in perspective. They forget how to smile and

finally become physical and mental wrecks. They

regard life as a burden, and tend to look on the dark side of things.

Well

goes

a

saying,

“Laugh,

and

grow

fat.”

Laughter

releases

tension,

and

smiling

helps

create

a

pleasant

social

atmosphere. And, thus, in a way,a sense of humor is an elixir that helps cure mental diseases. Some patients even improve

their physical and mental health by reading humorous stories or watching funny movies. This proves that a sense of humor

helps us look at the world in a true and healthy light and make sour life worth living.

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11Home

—

A Joy Forever

Home means a lot to me. “Be it ever so humble, there is no place like

home.” I appreciate the warmth of my home, and

regard it as one of the brightest and dearest spots on earth. It is the place where I can take refuge whenever I meet with

difficulties, failures and even frustrations in my daily life. At home, my dear parents and brothers and sisters will comfort

me and cheer me up. And with their concern and encouragement, I will regain my self- confidence and muster up all my

strength

and

courage

to

face

the

stern

realities

of

life.

To

me,

home

is

forever

a

joy

where

I

can

always

find

love,

understanding, care and help.

12Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose

woods

these are

I

think

I

know,

His house

is

in

the

village

though.

He will

not

see

me

stopping

here,

To

watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer,

To stop without a farmhouse near,

Between

the woods and frozen lake,

The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake,

To ask if there is

some mistake.

The only other sound

’

s the sweep,

Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark

and

deep,

But

I

have

promises

to

keep,

And

miles

to

go

before

I

sleep,

And

miles

to

go

before

I

sleep.

——

Robert Frost

13

Winston Churchill’s Address

Victory in spite of terror, victory, however long and hard the road maybe, for without victory there is no survival.

We

shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and the oceans, we

shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be.

We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall

fight in the hills; we shall never surrender...

14Summer

I chanced to rise very early one particular morning this summer, and took a walk into the country to divert myself among

the fields and meadows, while the green was new, and the flowers in their bloom. As at this season of the year every lane

is a beautiful walk, and every hedge full of nosegays, I lost myself, with a great deal of pleasure, among several thickets

and bushes that were filled with a great variety of birds, and an agreeable confusion of notes, which formed the pleasantest

scene in the world to one who had passed a whole winter in noise and smoke. The freshness of the dews that lay upon

everything

about

me,

with

the

cool

breath

of

the

morning,

which

inspired

the

birds

with

so

many

delightful

instincts,

created

in

me

the

same

kind

of

animal

pleasure,

and

made

my

heart

overflow

with

such

secret

emotions

of

joy

and

satisfaction as are not to be described or accounted for.

—

Joseph Addison, Tulips

15How to Be Happy

At the airport bookstore, there are only about a dozen free standing

shelves of books. It?s Darwinian selection at its most

brutal: only the most popular authors, the newest novels, and the most recognizable classics

survive. You won?t find the

lesser-known works of Oscar Wilde or Voltaire or even Hemingway

—

there isn?t space for them. Jane Austen

makes

only the briefest appearance, and Edgar Allen Poe shows his face only at Halloween. There are no collections of poetry

beyond Dr. Seuss. There is, however, a whole rack of self-help books.

Americans are obsessed with making ourselves

better, smarter, thinner. You can buy books to improve your vocabulary. You can devour as tack of books that will teach

you to work more efficiently, more ruthlessly, and claw your way to the top

—

and then you can read books on how to

stop and smell the roses and enjoy your life more fully. There are even books that will teach you how to organize your

closets. All of these things dance around the essential truth: we want to behappy. We want to be loved. We want to find

meaning in our lives and feel that our contributions make a difference.

This, then, is the Rusty Brain Guide: How To

Be Happy.

◆

Eat more cookies. Abstaining from a single cookie isn

’

t going to make you look svelte and toned. Go

on, eat some cookies. I recommend the double chocolate ones with chocolate chips inside.

◆

Sing. In

your car. In

elevators.

At

the

mall,

especially

at

Crate

&Barrel

and

Pottery

Barn.

In

hospital

corridors.

Before

important

client

meetings.

When

people

give

you

that

patronizing

look,

wink

at

them.

◆

Make

Popsicles.

◆

Stay

home

on

the

weekend and disconnect your phone.

◆

Bring a plastic straw to a fancy restaurant. Make loud gurgling sounds when

you get to the bottom as you attempt to drink every last molecule of diet Coke.

◆

Order the stuff on the menu that

you

’

ve never heard of

—

like GkaengCheud Bplah Meuk Yad Sai (Stuffed Squid Soup with Napa Cabbage orSquash).

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