One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of rice to town. Suddenly the bag fell off his horse on the road. He didn’t know what to do about it because it was too heavy for him to lift (举起) by himself. He only hoped that somebody would soon pass by and help him.

Just at this moment a man riding a horse came up to him. But the farmer was very disappointed (失望) when he saw who he was. It was the great man living nearby. The farmer had hoped to ask another farmer or a poor man like him.

But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse as soon as he came near. He said to the farmer, “I see you need help, friend. How good it is that I’m here just at the right time.” Then he took one end of the bag, and the farmer took the other. They together lifted and put it on the horse.

“Sir,” asked the farmer, “how can I pay you?”

“It’s quite easy,” the great man answered with a smile, “wherever you see anyone else in trouble, do the same for him.”

I’m a helpless mother. My son Tom is 15 years old. I find that the older he grows, the less we talk. I feel very sad and I really need help.

My first problem is about his hobbies. He spends almost all his spare time on computer games. When he gets home, he always turns on the computer and closes the door. I’m getting worried about him, especially when his English teacher tells me he always gets low marks (低分) in the English exams.

Second, he likes new technology, but I don’t have enough money and I can’t afford all the things he wants.

Recently, I’ve found that he is always alone. I’ve never seen him talking to his friends on the phone or going out with anyone on weekends. That is the last problem I have.

What should I do to help him? Please give me some advice.

A helpless mother

People today are living a good life. They think health is the most important thing. They try doing many things to keep healthy. As for us young students, how can we keep healthy? Here are some suggestions that may be very useful.

Do more exercise. If we do exercise every day, we can become stronger and healthier. We should spend at least an hour a day doing sports.     12     We can choose to do what we like. Doing sports is also a good way to relax ourselves.

    13     As young students, we should sleep at least eight hours every night. We should form a good habit of going to bed early and getting up early. If we can’t fall asleep soon or aren’t able to have a good sleep, we can lie in a comfortable way, calm down and clear our mind. In this way, we can fall asleep quickly.

Keep our mind positive (乐观的) and active. This is necessary for the mental health.     14     Smile at ourselves and people around us. A smile can drive away the dark clouds and bring a sunny day. It encourages us to try again when we fail.     15     Nature can make us less worried and improve our sense of happiness.

We should not worry about the health problems day and night. Try the above ways in our daily life and we will find it easy to be a healthy person.