【推荐1】Linda was a sixteen-year-old girl in Canada. She was feeling bad for several days. Her mother took her to a hospital and the doctors found out that she had cancer (癌症).

Linda’s life changed. She began to go to the hospital often for treatment (治疗), and she also became depressed.

The hospitals and the doctors were good, but Linda did not have hope herself. Linda’s mother called a flower shop close to the hospital. “I want some beautiful flowers for my daughter. She is a teen girl with cancer.” She told the shop owner.

Later, the flowers arrived. Then Linda saw something unusual. It was a card. It read: Linda, I own this flower shop. I had cancer when I was fifteen years old. I am 24 years old now. Good luck. My heart goes out to you.

Yours,

Alice

Linda smiled. She finally felt some real hope. She found the will (意志) to 1ive.

Little things make a big difference. All of us can give little things like kindness, encouragement and hope to others.

【推荐2】Once upon a time, a wealthy old man lived alone in a big house. He was growing weaker day by day and was unable to take care of himself, so he decided to hire（雇佣）   a nurse to help with housework and take care of him.

One day, the old man interviewed two nurses —Anthony and Peter. Anthony happened to be a handsome young man, while Peter looked quite ordinary (普通的). The old man asked Anthony to make tea for him. After Anthony left, the old man turned to Peter and said, “Anthony has given me a very bad account（描述） of you. He said you are rude(粗鲁的) and untrustworthy (不可信赖的) . Is this correct? ”

Peter thought for a minute and said, “If Anthony has a bad opinion of me, there must be something wrong with me. I should take some time to change these things.”

The old man was very impressed by Peter’s character. Meanwhile, Anthony returned with a cup of tea for the old man, The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for him. He then turned to Anthony and told him, “Peter spoke very poorly of you while you were gone. What do you think about this? ” After hearing this, Anthony became angry and started cursing(咒骂).

In the end, the old man hired Peter. Although Peter looked quite ordinary, he had impressive inner(内在的)   beauty.

【推荐3】Happiness is for everyone. You don't need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely（孤独的）and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.

In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations（祝贺）to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.

Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. Although you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because money is not everything. You have something else that money can't buy. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge（挑战）yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes: life is like a revolving（旋转的）door. When it closes, it also opens, if you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.

【推荐2】One day, when your father gets old, will you dislike him? Here is a father’s letter to his son.     1    

When I grow old one day, please be good to me and try to understand me.     2     Remember the hours I spent teaching it to you.     3     When you were small, I had to read the same story to you again and again until you went to sleep. When my tired legs don’t let me walk, give me your hand.     4     When I come near to you, you should be next to me. Try to understand me and help me as I did when you started living. Help me walk to the end of my life with love and patience (耐心).     5    

I love you, my son!

Your father,

Charles

【推荐3】A boy without ears was often laughed at at school，so he often asked his parents to graft(移植)a pair of ears for him.

One day a doctor said to the boy's father that he could graft a pair of ears for his son，if they could be offered.Two years went by.Then，“You are going to the hospital，son.Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need.But it's a secret，” said the father.

The operation was a brilliant success.Later the boy married and entered the diplomatic service(外交部)．“But I must know who gave so much to me.I could never do enough for him.”“But the agreement was that you are not to know，not yet，”said the father.The years kept their secret，but the day did come，one of the darkest days that ever passed through his son.Slowly，the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick，reddish­brown hair to show that the mother had no ears.

“Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut，”he whispered gently，“and nobody ever thought mother less beautiful，did they？”

Real beauty lies not in the physical appearance，but in the heart.Real treasure lies not in what can be seen，but in what cannot be seen.Real love lies not in what is done and known，but in what is done but not known.

【推荐3】Zhang Guimei, the principal (校长) of Huaping High School for Girls, has been given the title “Role Model of the Times (时代楷模)” for helping girls from poor families. The school was the first high school in the country to provide free education for girls who could continue their studies after completing their nine years of education.

Zhang moved to Lijiang at the age of 17 to teach in the middle school in Huaping County (华坪县). Once, she got badly ill but had no money for the treatment. With the help of the people there, she was able to get the necessary treatment. “From then on, I told myself that I must do something for those people who helped me,” Zhang said.

Slowly, a dream of setting up a free high school for girls in Huaping County appeared in Zhang’s heart. From the year of 2002, she began a long journey to look for funds (基金). Six years later, Zhang finally set up Huaping High School for Girls at the foot of the Shizi Mountain in Huaping.

Thanks to her efforts, more than 1,800 girls from poor families have entered universities through her education until now. Influenced by her, many of her students have chosen to teach in poor areas. Now, education for girls from poor areas will receive more attention.

What she has done will be long remembered and encourage more to follow her example.