There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds. She took them home and pu
I opened my eyes. I was looking up at the ceiling. Why I was looking there,I don‘t know,but I kept looking anyway,and laughing. I kicked my legs and sh
The other day I went into the bar of a railway station and,taking a glass of bear,I sat down at a little table by myself to meditate upon the necessary but tr
2:00 a.m. in the Arabian desert,the world‘s fifth richest man sits alone. A rare moment of tranquility. Who is this man?What is he thinking?Why is he he
In spite of the title,this article will really be on how not to grow old,which,at my time of life,is a much more important subject. My first advice would be
There once lived a lad who was deeply in love with a girl,but disliked by the girl‘s father,who didn’t want to see any further development of thei
Barcelona is regarded as Spain‘s second city,behind capital Madrid. The city is steeped in history,Barcelona was founded by Carthaginians and according
A cobbler passed his time in singing from morning till night;it was wonderful to see,wonderful to hear him;he was more contented in shoes,than was any of the
If I were a boy again, I would practice perseverance more often, and never give up a thing because it was or inconvenient. If we want light, we must conquer
Henry ford didn‘t always pay attention in school. one day ,he and a friend took a watch apart. angry and upset, the teacher told him both to stay after
Three passions,simple but overwhelmingly strong,have governed my life:the longing for love,the search for knowledge,and unbearable pity for the suffering o
Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there,they serve some sort of purpose,to teach you a lesson or help fi
A painter hangs his or her finished picture on a wall, and everyone can see it. A composer writes a work, but no one can hear it until it is performed. Profes
Born in England,Virginia Woolf was the daughter of Leslie Stephen,a well-known scholar. She was educated primarily at home and attributed her love of reading
She had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart. She must have been 6 years old,this beautiful brown haired,freckle-faced image of innocence. It was pouring ou
My father,Winston Churchill,began his love affair with painting in his 40s,amid disastrous circumstances. As First Lord of the Admiralty in 1915,he was deep
Weddings in the United States vary as much as the people do. There are church weddings with a great deal of fanfare;there are weddings on mountain-tops with gue
Judy Syfers,a wife,and mother of two children,argues in this essay for a wife of her own. Although her argument might seem strange,her position will become
I heard this story when I was in Vietnam,and it was told to me as fact. I have no way of knowing for sure that it is true,but I do know that stranger things h
One day after work,I was driving my two sons home from school when Christopher asked if we could stop by a store so he could by a birthday gift to take to the
Moths are very ugly creatures. At least that is what I always thought until a reliable source told me otherwise. When I was about five or six years old,my brot
Once upon a time,there was an island where all the feelings lived:Happiness,Sadness,Knowledge,and all of the others,including Love. One day it was announc
After the 32 teams have been decided all the managers and players pray for a good draw in the World Cup.And every tournament their is disappointment and satisfa
We now look at the two men who have a great amount of influence on a game without even kicking the ball - coaches and referees. These two individuals can turn a
It was June 15,and in two days I would be turning thirty. I was insecure about entering a new decade of my life and feared that my best years were now behind m
The 2 teams - Australia and the USA played their opening games on the same day. One team came away happy and the other not so happy. Having moved to Australia m
Don‘t judge a life by one difficult season.
There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn to not judge things too quickly. So he sent th
Do you see the glass as half-full rather than half empty?Do you keep your eye upon the doughnut,not upon the hole?Suddenly these clichés are scientific
Prior to the invention of the radio and the phonograph,the only means whereby music could be brought to a big audience was actually having it performed live. B
A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin w
The famer peered through his square,eyeglasses and patiently counted the seeds. There are 8925 seeds to a pound of barley, he concluded. Counting red clover s
The red distress flare shot up from the sinking ship, the Smith Voyager. Every man aboard our Coast Guard cutter, the Rockaway, knew that time had run out. W
Care your dream
My dream ended when I was born. Although I never knew it then, I just held on to something that would never come to pass. Dreams really do exis
You couldn't see how much ink it had. It might run dry after the first few tentative words or last just long enough to create a masterpiece (or several) tha
It happened in one of those picturesque Danish taverns that cater to tourists and where English is spoken. I was with my father on a business-and-pleasure trip,
They weave through the southwest desert like a snake stalking its prey. These prehistoric geologic wonders known as slot canyons have been craved by centuries o
The clock just struck two,the expiring taper rises and sinks in the socket,the watchman forgets the hour in slumber,the laborious and the happy are at rest,
I had the compartment on the train to myself up to Rohana,and then a girl got on. The couple seeing her off were probably her parents,they seemed very anxious
(1)I rejoice with you and wish you a long and happy meaningful life.我跟你一起高興,祝你健康長(zhǎng)壽,生活充滿詩(shī)情畫(huà)意。
(2)You are 1. That‘s something to be
Day after day, a small blue truck speeds along the roads of Denmark's island of Funen. A big dark dog sits beside the driver, looking at him as if listeni
I have received many Christmas gifts over the years. The best gift I ever received was presented to me by a stranger. I never even knew his name and I only had
Change is considerably easier when you have a full complement of supporting partners and unlimited resources. But, since very often it is the shock of a death,
When I was younger I was entranced with stories of magic. I devoured books where wizards and warriors battled the powers of darkness in strange worlds. I rejoic
Seven years ago, my wife and I had to take our five week old daughter off of life support, by far the hardest and most painful decision of our life. Our daughte
In old times it was customary for Monks who is traveling and seeking for lodge to stay was to engage himself in dharma combat with head monk at Zen monastery. I
One day a professor entered the classroom and told the students about a surprise test. After hearing that all students were seated and waited for the test to be