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Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all constructed boats and lef...

Last week, my granddaughter started kindergarten, and, as is conventional, I wished her success. I was lying. What I actually wish for her is failure. I believe in the power of failure. 上周，孙女开办了一个幼儿园。按常理，我预祝她成功。实...

A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps; for there is a companionship of books as well as of men; and one should always live in the best company, whether it be of books or of men. 通常看一个人读...

I'll give you some advice about life. 给你生活的忠告 Eat more roughage; 多吃些粗粮； Do more than others expect you to do and do it pains; 给别人比他们期望的更多，并用心去做； Remember what life tells you; 熟记生活告诉你的一切； Don't take...

I like the subtle fresh green budding from the branches of the tree--the herald of spring, ushering in the dawn... 我喜欢这种淡淡的感觉 我喜欢看树枝上那淡淡的嫩绿,它是春天的使者,它是一天清晨的开始 I like the subtle flow of cloud that makes...

Life doesn't always give us the joys we want. 生活并非总是如你所愿。 We don't always get our hopes and dreams, and we don't always get our own way. 希望有时会落空，梦想有时会破灭，我们不能一切随心所愿。 But don't give up hope, because you...

Quiet mornings. Sing-a-long songs with my toddlers in the car. Sunset and a beer with my wife. Runners high on a long run. Cuddling up and watching a DVD with the wife and kids. Walking outside with my son after it rains. My life talks wit...

I Love You, Mom ... and I want you to know why I feel so proud to be your daughter You are a remarkable woman in a man's world You are strong but soft You are strong but caring You are strong but compassionate You are a remarkable woman in...

I believe, for every drop of rain that falls, A flower grows... I believe that somewhere in the darkest night, A candle glows... 我相信，每个雨滴飘落 就有一朵花儿生长 我相信，即使最漆黑的夜晚 也会有蜡烛发出明亮的光 I believe for everyone w...

We always convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, than another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more contet when they are. After that we're frustrated that we have...

Each spring brings a new blossom of wildflowers in the ditches along the highway I travel daily to work. There is one particular blue flower that has always caught my eye. I've noticed that it blooms only in the morning hours, the afternoo...

The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. 两个朋友结伴穿越沙漠，旅途中二人突然吵了起来，其中一个掴了对方一记耳...

Under the scorching sun, an old man sat by the bank staring at the buoy on the river. From dawn to dusk he still got nothing in his hands. However, the old man was happy at ease. I felt so puzzled about it. The old man said with a smile，...

Home on the Way 旅人的家 People need homes: children assume their parents' place as home; boarders call school home on weekdays; married couples work together to build new homes; and travelers have no place to call home, at least for a few...

We often close ourselves off when traumatic events happen in our lives; instead of letting the world soften us, we let it drive us deeper into ourselves. We try to deflect the hurt and pain by pretending it doesnt exist, but although we ca...