When Jayce Crowder was in kindergarten, he began noticing that he looked different from his classmates. They had two hands. But he had only one.
It started when one boy teased him. Jayce was in a bad mood. He’d return home in Des Moines, Iowa, with questions: Why am I different? Why me? Why? “He actually told us that he was mad at looking so different from others,” said his mother, Cortney Lewis. “That really hurt him.” Lewis admitted she didn’t know what to do at that point. How could she provide answers to her son’s questions when she had never found those answers herself ?
A few weeks later, Lewis came home from her job and turned on the TV to a news story about Trashaun Willis, an eighth-grader from Washington middle school, Iowa. The boy, then 14, had become an Internet star after posting videos of his slam dunk (扣篮), and, like Jayce, he was missing most of his left arm. Lewis called Jayce in to see Trashaun on TV, too.
He was shocked, staring at one dunk after another. He was shocked, staring at one dunk after another.
“Cool,” Jayce remembered thinking with excitement. “ I saw him dunking on TV.”
Willis’ story blew up last winter. The Des Moines Register wrote about him. NBC Nightly News flew to Iowa to interview him. Just recently, Sports Illustrated named him one of its Sports Kid of the Year finalists.
At the time, it seemed that watching Trashaun would simply be an inspiring moment for Jayce—he’d see a shining role model with a seemingly similar born disability. And had it stayed just that, Lewis would have been happy. But little did she know that a family friend had already reached out to the Des Moines Register, asking the newspaper to help set up a meeting with Trashaun to encourage Jayce and build his confidence. A few days later, the good news that Trashaun accepted the invitation to meet Jayce came.
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Finally, the boys met at Washington Middle School on a Saturday afternoon several months later.
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After the meeting, Jayce learned to accept his disability.
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Colin, a young boy with autism (自闭症), has a special love for card tricks. These aren’t just any tricks; they
As the family checked into the hotel, little did they know that this would be the setting for a heartwarming story that would touch the hearts of many.
Colin, with a heart full of innocence and curiosity, approached the front desk. Standing behind that desk was Kahlief Hill, a 39-year-old hotel clerk, a kind and warm-hearted man. Colin looked up at him, his eyes bright with excitement, and asked a simple question: “Would you like to see a card trick?”
What Kahlief didn’t know at that moment was the great impact of his response. He didn’t know that Colin had autism, and for Colin, card tricks were more than a hobby. The
His mother didn’t know that Colin had been waiting for a “big brother” for over two years, living with just his mom and sister. And Kahlief didn’t know that he was becoming that male figure Colin longed for.
Despite not knowing any of this, Kahlief’s response was a simple and warm “yes”. He allowed Colin to take center stage, performing his card tricks with patience and enthusiasm. It wasn’t just about watching; Kahlief also shared some tricks of his own, bringing about a magical exchange of wonder and smiles.
This beautiful connection didn’t end that night. The following evening, when Colin and his family returned to the hotel after dinner, Kahlief was there, manning the front desk once more. And when he saw Colin walking to him, he extended the invitation once again: “Would you like to come and practice more card tricks?”
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Without hesitation, Colin rushed to his room.
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In the following days during their stay, Colin often went to play cards with Kahlief.
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With new faces everywhere, the time in Grade 1 was really tough for me. Since I was an Indian girl, nobody wanted to talk to me. Every spare minute was spent alone, and no classmates would group with me for projects.
Feeling lonely and sad, I was in desperate need of close friends, with whom I hoped to share my happiness and sorrow. A girl named Fatin, who was cute, clever and talented, appealed to me deeply. However, she seemed to be avoiding me as well. Being only six years old, I didn’tunderstand why people treated me like that, I opened up to my mother about all this, almost crying my eyes out.
Mom smiled, patting me on the shoulder and comforting me until I calmed down. She looked into my eyes and encouraged me, “Honey, don’t worry. They’re just not familiar with you. Try to bring out the best in you. They’ll befriend you as long as they see your excellence.” At that time, I didn’t believe her, but Mom was right.
One day, my teacher, Miss Bibiena, announced that there was to be a speech competition. My heart pounded wildly. I really enjoyed participating in speech competitions. Actually, I was quite good at them. The only problem was that the whole school would be watching me and I knew none of my audience.
However, I was determined to do it. I gathered all my courage, marched up to the teacher and said, “Miss Bibiena, I want to join in the speech competition.” She stared at me for such a long time that I started to feel uncomfortable, but then I saw a gentle smile spreading over her face. She handed me an application form.
The next day, I arrived at school early to submit my form to the teacher. Taking the form, Miss Bibiena said encouragingly to me, “For a new student, you have lots of courage. Do your best, Sneha!” Rarely did Miss Bibiena praise anyone. On my way to class, I smiled at her remark, which lifted up my spirits that day.
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Until the competition day, I practised my speech whenever possible.
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As I went off the stage, I heard someone call my name.
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Elaine is one of Megan’s best friends and they are together all the time.
Elaine’s family won a five-day stay in a mountain cabin (小屋) with only two chairs and Elaine’s Mom and Dad said Megan could come along.
When Megan told her parents about the wonderful invitation, her Mom said, “That sounds fun, but keep in mind that five days is a long time to spend with a friend. Space is important”. Megan shook her hand and said. “We are happily sticking together.”
A few weeks later, Elaine with her parents and Megan arrived at a lovable cabin. Unfortunately, it rained a lot for three days, which meant outdoor activities were impossible. Elaine and Megan found a couple of board games and a pack of cards and sat down. At first, it was fun. But they ended up playing those games for about so many hours. On the third day, Megan thought they could read by themselves for a while. But Elaine suggested they sing together and Elaine started singing loudly.
“Could you please leave me alone? I want some quiet time.” Megan asked rudely.
“Fine with me. How about we both leave each other alone forever?” Elaine asked angrily.
“Fine with me, too!” Megan said.
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Obviously, the cabin was quite tiny, so it was impossible to leave each other alone.
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Thanks to the expression “too much of a good thing” from Elaine’s Dad, things got better.
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Melati and Isabel deeply love their home on the island, surrounded by tropical rain forests, green fields, and a vast ocean. Enjoying a swim at their local beach was once a daily pleasure for them. But when Melati was fifteen, and Isabel just ten, the sisters started to lose their enthusiasm for swimming in the waters near their borne. More often than not, plastic bags would be around them as they swam and some were scattered on the beach. They got really upset about that.
Melati didn’t think much about it until one day her teacher gave a lesson on some world heroes. Each of those people had sparked movements of positive changes in the world. They believed in the impact they could have and they did inspire more people to do something meaningful. After school, Melati walked home slowly in silence, concerned about the vast amount of plastic rubbish on the beach. The heroes crossed her mind. If they could do it, we could do it too, she thought. The idea lit her up. She couldn’t wait to share what she thought with Isabel and quickened her pace.
“So many plastic bags around! The beach is dirty and messy! It’s so terrible! We have lost the clean and beautiful beach. Can’t we do something to get it back?" Melati said heartily. Isabel felt a bit puzzled at what to do, but she also had a strong desire to do something. Picturing a beach as fascinating as before in mind, the pair jumped with joy.
They talked a lot, anxious to know how Dad and Mom would respond to their ideas. That night when the family sat by the dinner table, the sisters eagerly got their ideas across. While Mom and Dad listened to the girls carefully, their eyes shone. “How amazing that would be! We are so proud of you!” Dad exclaimed. Mom came up, gave them a thumb up and hugged the sisters.
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Melati and Isabel decided to make a positive impact straight away.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________At Christmas 2020, a set of 4-year-old twins living in Kansas wrote letters to Santa, tied them to red balloons, and let them go. Although their mother, Leticia Flores-Gonzalez, knew it was something like a message in a bottle, she encouraged her daughters to let their balloons fly in the air in the hope that they would reach Santa.
It was a windy day, and she just thought they were going to get lost, or get caught up in a tree. And, while one of the balloons did get lost, the other one reached its destination. It flew all the way to Louisiana, where Alvin Bamburg found it. The man had no idea what the balloon could be bringing with it, but when he read the letter, he decided that he just had to do something.
Just like any Santa’s helper would do, he prepared to deliver the presents to the sweet girls. But, in order to do so, he had to find them. He went online and, after some serious research, he got in touch with’ the family. After contacting the mother, he reached out to the family. Together with his friends, he collected all the presents that the girls had asked for.
Alvin managed to package most of them and send them to the family. Although the girls were delighted to get their precious presents, one was missing. The girls had also asked for a puppy, but there was no puppy in the package they received.
This was Alvin’s last and biggest surprise. He got a puppy and drove all the way to the girls’ home, about 600 miles away, to deliver the last but greatest gift ever.
When the girls saw the man arriving with a dog in his arms, they couldn’t hide their excitement. They were so grateful to Santa’s helper Alvin for all the gifts he had brought to them.
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“We are very blessed,” the mother said.
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Alvin Bamburg was also excited at seeing the girls’ happiness.
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One sunny afternoon in June, my sister Jenny and I were walking home from school when we heard a strange sound coming from an empty box. We walked over to it and looked inside. A sad little sparrow(麻雀)was sitting at the bottom of the box and its right wing was broken. Jenny held it in her hands, cooing(咕咕地叫)to it, so it wouldn’t be afraid. And then Jenny and I took it home.
My mom took one look at the little bird and said, “No way! I’m not having another animal in the house.” But when she got a closer look at the big and sad eyes, she changed her mind.
Mom set the sparrow on the kitchen table to get a better look at it. She said its right wing was seriously broken, so she designed a splint(夹板)and carefully put it on its wing. Our dog, Buttons, kept trying to get a look at the bird, but we drove it away. Once the splint was on, we fed the bird water and gave it bits of bread and berries. At first it wouldn’t eat, but after a while, it wouldn’t stop.
The little bird got the name Peep. We kept it in a cage. Every morning, we put its cage outside, so it could get some fresh air. Peep couldn’t fly, which seemed to make it sad.
After a period of time, Peep’s wing got better. We put Peep on the kitchen table, and Mom took off the splint. Peep started flapping(拍打)its wings like crazy, and the next morning when we opened the cage, it flew about fifty feet into the air before coming back. We watched from the ground like proud parents. From then on, we left its cage outside with the door open, and Peep flew further each morning, but it always came back.
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Then one morning, another sparrow stopped on the Peep’s cage.
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A few months later, a sparrow landed on the window of my home.
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