3 . A very dear friend has been experiencing various challenges these past few months. She mentioned how it sometimes felt like she was hanging on by a thread with no quick _________ in sight.

It reminded me that the caterpillar (毛虫) that I _________ just changed into a butterfly that morning. After _________ on milkweed leaves from our garden, the caterpillar found a _________ spot at the top of the net in the butterfly enclosure (围笼) and spun (吐) a silken thread to _________ itself there. The caterpillar hung upside-down in a J shape for a day or so. Then, in less than a few hours of _________, the caterpillar was a beautiful green butterfly!

All the research I’ve done _________ that the change into a butterfly should take between 10-12 days. I can only   _______ what is going on there, but I’m sure it’s a huge struggle and _________ . Haven’t we all been doing the same to some degree __________? These especially challenging times are __________ us with the unavoidable experiences needed for our __________ selves to use as food for __________. Not easy? You bet! Worth it? Yes!

Many __________ to our local library for the loan of the butterfly enclosure. They __________ and released the butterflies as part of their children’s summer reading __________ this year. I had no idea that planting a few plants would lead to such a(n) __________ study of caterpillars and butterflies. The caterpillar has kept me interested and   __________ during our recent self-isolation (自我隔离).

Hanging on by a thread as we __________, keep in mind the beautiful wings we are growing. We are all somewhere in the middle of that unbelievable process. Trust the process. Have __________. Know that you are becoming the most beautiful person that you can be.

4 . Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.

I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural （乡下的）Virginia. My father _______ me to her with these words: "I would like you to meet the fellow who is _______ for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no _______ than tomorrow morning. "

My stepmother walked over to me, _______ my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, "You are _______ .This is not the worst boy at all, _______ the smartest one who hasn't yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm."

That statement began a（n） _______ between us. No one had ever called me smart, My family and neighbors had built me up in my _______ as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.

She changed many things. She _______ my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father's career could be more ________and my brother and I could be better ________ .

When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand ________ and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I ________ it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her ________ and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of ________that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life's work later. I wasn't the ________ beneficiary（受益者）.My father became the ________ man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.

What power ________ has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one's purpose and is ________ strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary   defeat can never ________ .

You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.