School volunteers don’t get paid money,but sometimes we receive special gifts. One morning,just before Christmas vacation,I was selling tickets to our grade school’s lastevening performance of The Nutcracker.
One of my customers that day was a parent. “I think it’s awful that I have to pay to see my own child perform,”she announced,yanking(猛扯)a wallet from her purse.
“The school asks for a voluntary donation to help pay for scenery and costumes,”I explained,“but no one has to pay. You’re welcome to all the tickets you need. ”
“Oh,I’ll pay,”she said unhappily. “Two adults and a child. ”She plunked down(猛地放下) a ten-dollar bill. I gave her the change and her tickets. She stepped aside,holding her purse. That’s when the boy waiting behind her emptied a pocketful of change onto the table.
“How many tickets?”I asked.
“I don’t need tickets,”he said. “I’m paying. ”He pushed the coins across the table. “But you’ll need tickets to see the show tonight. ”
He shook his head. “I’ve already seen the show. ”
I pushed the pile of nickels,dimes,and quarters back. “You don’t have to pay to sce theshow with your class,”l told him. “That’s free. ”
“No,”the boy insisted. “I saw it last night. My brother and I arrived late. We couldn’t find anyone to buy tickets from,so we just walked in. ”
Lots of people in that crowd had probably “just walked in”. The few volunteers present couldn’t check everyone for a ticket. Anyway,it ‘s OK. As I’d told the parent ahead of this boy ,the donation was voluntary.
He pushed his money back to me. “I’m paying now,for last night,”he said, I knew this boy and his brother must have squeezed into the back of that crowd. And being late to the hall,they couldn’t possibly have seen the whole show. I hated to take his money. A pile of coins in a kid’s hand is usually carefully saved allowance money.
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So I decided to make some efforts to persuade him to give up paying.
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Our conversation somewhat affected the woman who had complained about buying tickets.
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Lesia Cartelli was badly burned in a gas explosion at her grandparent’s house at age 9. In fact,the burns were so severe that her own grandfather didn’t recognize her. But now,this brave woman uses her injured past to help other burn victims find healing.
On that terrible day,Lesia and her cousin were playing in their grandparent’s basement. A gas leak caused the whole house to blow up. The explosion threw many of the 9 family members in the home across the street. Already a fighter,Lesia pulled herself out of the ruins. Flames still covered her little body,so she rolled in the dirt and snow to put them out.
“It was all face,hands,back and it had burned around my waist,”she says. Lesia’s own grandfather thought she was someone else because of how badly she was burned. As nursing staff loaded her into the ambulance,her grandfather tried to leave. He thought the house ruins still held his granddaughter’s body. Even though Lesia was right in front of him,he didn’t realize it was the same child.
Catching a glimpse of her reflection in the ambulance window helped Lesia understand why her grandfather didn’t recognize her. Burns covered 50%of her body and fire burned off all her hair.
Lesia spent several months in the hospital,undergoing surgeries and skin grafts(移植). Once released,Lesia’s scars(疤)drew stares and questions from people. so she started isolating herself.
“When I was burned,everything in my life changed,”she said. “My friendships changed. I hated going to schoo1. You are coping with things you never had to cope with before. People staring at you. People asking questions. Why do you look like that?”
Lesia could have remained isolated her whole life. When bad things happen,we can always choose to move backwards or to let God give our pain purpose. Lesia chose the latter,realizing she was put on this Earth to do more than just survive.
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“My life got better when I started to look at my life as a gift.”Lesia said.
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Those who join Angel Faces describe it as a life-changing experience.
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1. 新技术对老人的影响;
2. 如何帮助老人;
3. 帮助老人的意义。
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How We Help the Aged Fit in with Society
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It was a chilly autumn evening. Sarah, a tired businesswoman, left her workplace and drove home. When she turned a corner, she spotted a puppy in the middle of the road. The dog was muddy and trembling. His eyes held a glimmer of both hope and despair. Sarah couldn’t ignore the poor puppy. Approaching him cautiously, she coaxed (哄) him and brought him home.
Over the next few days, Sarah tried her best to look for the dog’s owner, but in vain. It seemed that the dog had been abandoned, with no collar or tags to identify its owner.
She determined to take care of the dog, which she named Max. She kept him in the backyard, feeding him, providing water and watching him chase his tail in the yard. The puppy trusted in her slowly with Sarah’s gentle care and patience. Sarah had a happy feeling she never had before.
As days passed, Sarah became more comfortable with Max’s presence. When she was working, Max would sit calmly by her side. When she woke up in the morning, Max would sit near her bed with a playful bark, demanding his daily walk. The early morning air was cool, and the rising sun cast a warm glow on them. Sarah realized that Max had been a great comfort to her.
As days turned into weeks, Sarah grew more attached to Max. She found herself looking forward to coming home every day, excited to see her furry friend waiting at the door. Then, she would lovingly prepare Max delicious meals. His eyes, once filled with sadness, now sparkled with gratitude. He would eagerly follow her around the house wherever she went. Max became more than just a pet; he became a loyal friend and a source of happiness for Sarah, who had discovered a newfound balance between her career and personal life. They became inseparable.
One evening, as Sarah and Max were out for their regular evening walk, something unexpected happened. A social media post attracted her attention. A lady named Emma was anxiously looking for her missing dog, Buddy.
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Her heart sank as she saw the photo of a dog.
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Sarah arranged the bittersweet reunion.
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Julia had a habit of carelessness, which her mother failed to correct. Her parents were afraid if this carelessness were not corrected, it might produce very unhappy consequences. One morning, the following conversation took place between Julia and her mother:
“Julia, my dear, did you put the china cups in the cupboard when I told you?”
Julia started. “Oh! I forgot!”
“Where did you leave them?”
“I believe I left them in little Henry’s room-yes, I did, mom; but I’ll go and put them up this minute.”
Without a moment’s delay, Julia ran into Henry’s room. What she found were broken pieces of the cups on the floor. Two-year-old Henry, in lifting his toy horse down, had overturned and broken the cups. What’s worse, she saw a ruined book on the desk near the window. Caroline, Julia’s sister who was one year older than her, had brought home from school a very interesting picture book. Julia read it and forgot to put it away. She forgot to close the window too. Now the book and the curtains were wet from the rain outside.
“Oh, the cups! And the book! Mom, I am sorry!” Julia cried.
“Yes, Julia, I believe you are sorry; but make this sorrow of use to you. It is true the broken cups and the book can not be restored; but let it be a warning to you in future. If you continue to be so careless, you will not only suffer from it yourself, but it will be a constant source of trouble to others. ”
“Mom, I will change—indeed I will.” Throwing her little arms round her mother’s neck, Julia promised sincerely.
Time passed on; Julia grew older, and no very bad effects resulted from her carelessness. Her mother gladly hoped that the habit was conquered; but no, Julia was far from that.
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One night the family were alarmed by Caroline’s cry: “Fire! Henry’s room!”
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Everybody praised Julia for saving Henry, but suddenly Julia remembered she had left her candle there the night before.
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A few months ago, David, whose father was disabled while David was in high school, ran into an old woman with a slight disability in her leg in a supermarket near his office. He saw that it was difficult for her to take the things off the goods shelf, so he decided to help.
“Do you need a shopping partner, madam?” David walked to her and politely asked. The sweet old lady nodded with a smile, and he was happy, thinking that a little help wouldn’t hurt.
He spent about a quarter helping her take all the things on her shopping lists off and put them in her shopping cart. The old woman was very grateful and handed out a few dollars, which David refused to take. In the following week, he met the old lady at about the same time, and their weekly meetings became regular. Whenever he saw her in the supermarket every other week or two, he would give her a hand, which has become their usual routine (常规).
However, one day, David arrived at the supermarket very late because his company needed him to work overtime. When he arrived, there was a quarrel at the customer service desk. He saw his shopping partner and a young man were among them. As he neared them, he heard the young man shout, saying, “What do you mean no one with that name works here? He had a name tag (翻牌) on. My mom saw the name, right, Mom?”
The old woman agreed, but the confused supermarket worker said nobody by that name worked there. “Did you fire him? He was here last week, right?” the young man asked again. David realized they were talking about him, for he wore the similar clothing and a name tag as the supermarket staff here, thus causing a misunderstanding and confusion.
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Realizing what had happened, David went straight over.
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Later, the news went around and a reporter from a television station interviewed him.
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