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11.Childrenwillnotrememberyouforthematerialsthingsyouprovidedbutforthefeelingthatyoucherishedthem.Whatisimportanttoachildisnotthematerialthingsthathe/sheisgiven,butthefeelingofbeingloved.Parentallovewillaccompanyachildfortherestofhis/herlife2.Perhapsthegreatestsocialservicethatcanberenderedbyanybodytothecountryandtomankindistobringupafamily.Raisingahealthyfamilyisperhapsthemostimportantservicethatagrown-upcitizencanoffertohis/hercountryandtohumanityingeneral.3.Manythingswecanwait,thechildcannot.Nowisthetimehisbonesareformed,hisminddeveloped.Tohimwecannotsaytomorrow,hisnameistoday.Parentsmayhavealotofthingstodo,butlookingafterachildshouldbethetoppriority.Thisisbecausethechildisrightintheprocessofphysicalandmentalgrowth.Wecannotdelayourattentiontohim/herevenforoneday.21.Apositiveattitudewillhavepositiveresultsbecauseattitudesarecontagious.Ifyoutakeahealthyattitude---lookingatthepositivebrightsideofthings,thisattitudewillhavegoodresultsbecausethegoodinfluenceofpositiveattitudegetspassedontotheother.2.IhadthebluesbecauseIhadnoshoesuntiluponthestreetImetamanwhohadnofeet.IfeltdepressedbecauseIhadnoshoes.ButthisunhappinessofminedisappearedwhenIsawamanwithoutfeetinthestreet.3.Lovewhatyoudo.Believeinyourinstincts.Andyou’dbetterbeabletopickyourselfupandbrushyourselfoffeveryday.Whilelifeisnotalwaysfair,itismanageable.Itisamatterofattitudeandconfidence.Lovewhatyoudo.Believeinyourinnatecapabilities.Andyou’dbetterbeabletoencourageandrefreshyourselfandgetridofthebadfeelingeveryday.Thoughtheremaybeunfairnessinlifenowandthen,lifecanstillbemanagedandcontrolled.Whatmattersishowyoulookatitandwhetheryoubelieveinyourself.3◆Asthesoil,howeverrichitmaybe,cannotbeproductivewithoutcultivation,sothemindwithoutculturecanneverproducegoodfruit.(Seneca)Educationisveryimportantforone’sself-development.Anuneducatedpersonwillnothaveabrightfuture,nomatterhowmuchpotentialhemayhave.◆Thethingstaughtinschoolsandcollegesarenotaneducation,butthemeanstoaneducation.(RalphWaldoEmerson)Whatisimportantoftheeducationinschoolsandcollegesisthatitteachesnotwhattolearnbuthowtolearn.◆Everytimeyoustopaschool,youwillhavetobuildajail.Whatyougainatoneendyouloseattheother.It’slikefeedingadogonhisowntail.Itwon’tfattenthedog.(MarkTwain)Thefewerschoolsthecountrybuildsthemoreprisonsit’llhavetoprovide.Acountrywillnotbeprosperouswithoutsufficienteducationforitspeople. 41.Thepurposeofworkistoremovethosewhoarelivingfromastateofwretchednessandleadthemintoastateofblessedness.(Dante)Workcanhelppeoplegetoutofunpleasantsituationsandrefreshthemwithhappiness.2.Workis,byitsverynature,aboutviolencetotheirspiritaswellasthebody:it’saboveallaboutdailyhumiliations;it’saboutasearchfordailymeaningawellasdailybread;forrecognitionaswellascash;forastonishmentratherthantorpor.Inshort,forashortofliferatherthanaMondaythroughFridaysortofdying…(StudsTerkel)Thenatureofworkinvolvesbothphysicalandspiritualstruggles.Beyondallotherconsiderations,workisaboutconstantembarrassmentandshameyoufeelaboutyourselfeveryday.Workisatwo-sidedthing;onthehand,onehastoworktomakemoneyandmaintainhis/herlivelihood;ontheother,onegainsspiritualdelightandsocialrecognitionbyworking.Workislessboringthanfascinatingoneself.Tosumup,thepurposeofworkistosearchforameaningfulliferatherthantogothrougharoutineandmechanicalone.3.MyobjectinlivingistouniteMyavocationandmyvocationAsmytwoeyesmakeoneinsight.Onlywhereloveandneedareone,Andtheworkisplayformortalstakes,IsthedeedeverreallydoneForHeavenandthefuture’ssakes.ThepurposeofmylifeistocombinewhatIenjoydoingwithwhatIneedtodoforaliving.Itisidealthatweenjoywhatweneedtodoandthisiswhatweshouldpursueinourwholelife.Backgroundinformationrelevanttothetexts51.Loveistheemblemofeternity;itconfoundsallnotionoftime.(AnnaLouisedeStael)Loveiseverlasting;itdefeatsanyconceptoftime.2.Honorthymotherandfatherisnotonlyanexcellentcommandmentbutgoodpublic.Torespectone’sparentsisnotonlyagoodreligiousruletoobey,butalsoagoodpublicpolicytoimplement.3.Mostofourotherbeautifulthingsinlifecomebytwosandthrees,bydozensandhundreds.Plentyofroses,stars,sunsets,rainbows,brothersandsisters,auntsandcousins,butonlyonemother-inthewholeworld.Mostofthethingsinlifedon’tcomealone.Forexamplewecanhavelotsofroes,stars,rainbows,brothersandsisters,auntsandcousins,butwecanhaveonlyonemotherinthewholeworldwhoisthemostbeautifulthinginourlives.61.Tosucceed…youneedtofindsomethingtoholdonto,somethingtomotivateyou,somethingtoinspireyou.Settinginobjectiveisanimportantsteptowardssuccessasyouwillstrivetoachieveit2.Amanofcharacterfindsaspecialattractivenessindifficulty,sinceitisonlycomingtogripswithdifficultythathecanrealizehispotentialities. Thosewithqualitiessuchascouragevaluedifficulty,forbycopingwithdifficulty,theycanunderstandthemselvesbetterandthusseemoreclearlyhowmuchpotentialtheyhave.3.Nopainthatwesuffer,notrialthatweexperienceiswasted.Itministerstooureducation,tothedevelopmentofsuchqualitiesaspatience,faith,fortitude,andhumility.Everysufferingthatweexperienceisworthwhileandwillpayoffbecauseitteachesussomethingandfostersourqualitiessuchaspatience,confidence,perseverance,andmodesty.71.Reflectuponyourpresentblessings,ofwhicheverymanhasmany---notonyourpastmisfortunes,ofwhichallmenhavesome.(CharlesDickens)Weallhavemanygoodthingsthathappentous,aswellassomeundesirableones,Thinkaboutthosegoodthingsratherthanthosebadones.2.Weseldomthinkofwhatwehavebutalwaysofwhatwelack.Yes,thetendencyto“seldomthinkofwhatwehavebutalwaysofwhatwelack”isthegreatesttragedyonearth.Ithasprobablycausedmoremiserythanallthewarsanddiseasesinhistory.(ArthurSchopenhauer)Weseldomthinkofwhatwealreadyhavebutalwaysofwhatwedon’thave.Thiskindofthoughtisthesaddestintheworld.Itmayhavecausedmorepainthanallthewarsandillnesseshavedoneinhumanhistory.3.Theperfectno-stressenvironmentisthegrave.Whenwechangeourperceptionwegaincontrol.Thestressbecomesachallenge,notathreat.Whenwecommittoaction,toactuallydoingsomethingratherthanfeelingtrappedbyevents,thestressinourlifebecomesmanageable.(GregAnderson)Everyoneisundersomekindofstress,exceptwhendead.Insteadoftakingstressasathreat,weshouldadopttherightattitudeaboutit----itisnothingbutachallenge.Whenweactuallystarttoact,wewillfindthatstressisnotthathorribleatall.81.Aheroisnobravethananordinaryman,butheisbraverfivetimeslonger.Anordinarypersonhasthesamecouragethataheropossesses,butahero’scouragecanlastmuchlongerthanthatofanordinaryperson.2.Theultimatemeasureofamanisnotwherehestandsinmomentsofcomfort,butwherehestandsattimesofchallengeandcontroversy.Toevaluateapersonisnottolookathim/herintimesofcomfort,butintimesofdifficultandconflict.3.Therearethousandsuponthousandsofunsungheroeswhosenameswillneverbeknown.Withoutthem,wewouldn’tbewhereweare.Withoutthem,wecannotgettowherewearegoingandmustgo.Therearenumerousheroeswhomwehavenochancetohonorandwhosenameswewillnevergettoknow.Withoutthem,wewouldnotbeinourpresentposition.Withoutthem,wecannotreachourfuturegoalandourultimatedestination