Hugging is - Ci mHugging isHugging is healthy. It helps the immune system, cures depression, reduces stress and inducessleep. Its invigorating, rejuvenating and has no unpleasant side effects. Hugging is nothing lessthan a miracle drug.Huggingisall natural. It isorganic, naturallysweet, noartificial ingredients, non-polluting,environmentally friendly and 100 percent wholesome.Hugging is the ideal gift. Great for any occasion, fun to give and receive, shows you care, comeswith its own wrapping and, of course, fully returnale.Huggingis practicallyperfect. !oatteries towear out, inflation-proof, non-fattening, nomonthly payments, theft-proof and nonta"ale.Hugging is an underutili#ed resource with magical powers. $hen we open our hearts and armswe encourage others to do the same.%hin& of the people in your life. 're there any words youd li&e to say( 're there any hugs youwant toshare( 'reyouwaitingandhopingsomeoneelsewill as&first()leasedont wait*Initiate*- +harles ,araone$e need four hugs a day for survival, eight hugs a day for maintenance, and twelve hugs a dayfor growth.- -irginia .atir -Ci m+/i 0m r1t c2 3ch cho s4c &h5e ch6ng ta. !2 gi6p t7ng c89ng h: mi;n dnh nh=ng n?ith1t v@ng, giAm c7ng thBng v> mang lCi mDt gi1c ngE ngon. !2 tiFp thGm cho ch6ng ta mDtnguHn sinh lIc mJi, gi6p con ng89i trK lCi v> &h0ng hL gMy ra 1t c4 mDt t/c dNng phN n>o. +/i0m ch3nh l> mDt ph8Ong thuPc di:u &Q.+/i 0m lu0n tI nhiGn. !2 l> mDt hRp ch1t h=u cO ng@t ng>o, &h0ng ch4a 1t c4 th>nh phSn nhMntCo n>o, &h0ng gMy 0 nhi;m, r1t thMn thi:n vJi m0i tr89ng v> ho>n to>n l>nh t3nh.+/i 0m l> mDt m2n Tu> lU t8Vng, th3ch hRp cho m@i d d[ nhiGn, Cn c2 th\ trao t]ng lCi cho ng89i W^ t]ng m_nh.+/i 0m gSn nh8 l> ho>n hAo vL m@i m]t. !2 &h0ng cSn pin W\ rHi hFt n7ng l8Rng, &h0ng lCmph/t, &h0ng gMy `o ph_, &h0ng cSn l8Ong th/ng, chPng W8Rc trDm c8Jp v> &h0ng phAi t3nh thuF.+/i 0m l> mDt nguHn lIc &h0ng W8Rc sa dNng W6ng m4c nh8ng lCi c2 nhiLu s4c mCnh &Q di:u.bhi ch6ng ta mV rDng tr/i tim v> vcng tay cEa m_nh cdng ch3nh l> l6c ch6ng ta WDng viGn ng89i&h/c cdng l>m nh8 vYy.H^y ngh[ WFn nh=ng ng89i thMn, nh=ng ng89i Cn trong cuDc W9i m_nh. eCn c2 WiLu g_ muPn n2ivJi h@( eCn c2 muPn chia sK vcng tay cEa m_nh cho h@( Hay l> Cn Wang ch9 WRi v> hy v@ngng89i 1y sf chE WDng WiLu W2( ghng ch9 WRi* H^y l> ng89i &hVi WSu*- +harles ,araone+h6ng ta cSn i c/i 0m m?i ng>y W\ c2 th\ tHn tCi, j c/i 0m m?i ng>y W\ duy tr_ cuDc sPngk v> 1lc/i 0m m?i ng>y W\ c2 th\ lJn lGn.- -irginia .atir' simple gesturemar& was wal&ing home from school one day when he noticed that the oy ahead of him hadtripped and dropped all the oo&s he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a aseall at, agloveandasmalltaperecorder. mar&&nelt downandhelpedtheoypic&upthescatteredarticles.'s they wal&ed, mar& discovered the oyns name was eill, that he loved video games, aseallandhistory,thathewashavingalotoftroulewithhisothersujects, andthathehadjustro&en up with his girlfriend.mar&went homeafterdroppingeill at hishouse. %heycontinuedtoseeeachotheraroundschool,had lunch together once or twice,then oth graduated from junior high school. %heyended up in the same high school, where they had rief contacts over the years. ,inally the long-awaited senior year came. %hree wee&s efore graduation, eill as&ed mar& if they could tal&.eill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. opo you ever wonder why I wascarrying so many things home that day(o as&ed eill. oqou see, I cleaned out myloc&er ecause Ididnnt want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mothernssleeping pillsand I was going home to commit suicide. eut after we spent some time together tal&ing andlaughing, I reali#ed that if I had &illed myself, I would have missed that time and so many othersthat might follow. .o you see, mar&, when you pic&ed up my oo&s that day, you did a lot more.qou saved my life.o- rohn $. .chlattersveryody can e great.qou only need a heart full of grace and a soul generated y love.-martin tuthermDt ngh[a ca _nh dy n@, &hi Wang rAo D th tr89ng vL nh>, mar& tr0ng th1y mDt cYu Cn Wi ph3a tr8Jc < v1png^ l>m Wu tung s/ch vV mang trGn ng89i, cvng vJi hai c/i /o len, mDt cMy gYy chOi 2ng ch>y,mDt W0i g7ng tay, v> mDt chiFc m/y ghi Mm nh5. mar& c6i "uPng gi6p cYu ta nh]t lCi nh=ng m2nWH v8Ong v^i.%rGn W89ng Wi, mar& W8Rc iFt tGn cYu l> eill, rZng cYu th3ch chOi Wi:n ta, 2ng ch>y v> yGuth3ch m0n li m0n h@c, v> rZng cYu ta vhamJi chia tay vJi Cn g/i m_nh. mar& tiFp tNc Wi vL sau &hi ti;n eill vL nh>. .au W2 mar& v> eilltiFp tNc g]p nhau trong tr89ng, cA hai cvng 7n tr8a vJi nhau mDt, hai lSn, rHi cA hai cvng tPtnghi:p phu th0ng. %rong nh=ng n7m &F tiFp V tr89ng trung h@c, h@ vXn th89ng "uyGn g]p gxnhau. yHi n7m cuPi cvng V Yc trung h@c ch9 WRi th lMu cdng W^ WFn. ea tuSn tr8Jc &hi l; tPtnghi:p di;n ra, eill h5i mar& "em li:u h@ c2 th\ g]p nhau trc chuy:n W8Rc &h0ng.eill nhwc mar& nhJ lCi ng>y hai ng89i g]p nhau lSn WSu. o+Yu c2 ao gi9 tI h5i v_ sao v>o h0mW2 m_nh lCi mang nhiLu WH vL nh> nh8 vYy &h0ng(o, eill h5i. o+Yu iFt &h0ng, m_nh W^ d@n sCchng7n tE v_ m_nh &h0ng muPn W\ mJ WH WCc lDn "Dn W2 lCi cho ng89i &h/c. %r8Jc W2, m_nh W^ l1ytrDm cEa mz mDt sP thuPc ngE v> lSn vL nh> W2 l> W\ tI ta. !h8ng &hi cvng trc chuy:n v> c89iWva vui vK vJi cYu, m_nh nhYn th1y rZng nFu chFt Wi, m_nh sf tiFc lwm &hoAnh &hwc W/ng nhJ W2,v> c2 th\ cA Tu^ng th9i gian tuy:t v9i sau n>y n=a. +Yu th1y W1y, mar&, v>o ng>y h0m W2, &hicYu nh]t hD m_nh nh=ng cuPn s/ch, cYu W^ l>m W8Rc hOn thF r1t nhiLu. +Yu W^ c4u cuDc W9im_nh W1yo.- rohn $. .chlatter m@i ng89i WLu c2 th\ trV nGn v[ WCi. +h{ cSn tr/i tim Cn chan ch4a lcng &hoan dung, v> tMm hHnCn tr>n ngYp t_nh yGu th8Ong.- martin tutherInm sorry, I liedInm sorry, I liedrenny was so happy aout the house they had found. ,or once in her life, she would e stayingon the right side of town. .he unpac&ed her things with such great ease. 's she watched her newcurtains low in the ree#e, she thought aout how wonderful it was to have her own room..chool would e starting and she would have friends over soon. %here will e sleepovers andparties. .he was so happy. Itns just the way she wanted her life to e.|n the first day of school, everything went great. .he made new friends and even got a date*.he thought, oI want to e popular and Inm going to e ecause I just got a date with the star ofthe team*o%o e well-&nown in this school, you had to have a clout and dating this guy would surely helpher out. %here was only one prolem. Her parents had said she was too young to date.o$ell I just wonnt tell them the entire truth. %hey wonnt &now the difference.$hatns there tolose(orenny as&ed to stay with her friends that night.Her parents frowned ut said, o'll right.o.he got ready for the ig event e"citedly. However, as she rushed around preparing, she egan tofeel guilty aout all the lies. .he got rid of her guilt y telling herself she would have fun withthe pi##a, the party and a moonlight ride out. $ell the pi##a was good, and the party was greatut the moonlight ride would have to wait, as reff was half drun& y the time.pespite eing half drun&, he &issed her and said that he was fine. %he room egan to fill withsmo&e and reff too& a puff. renny couldnnt elieve he was smo&ing that stuff. .oon, reff said hewas ready to ride to the point ut only after he smo&ed another joint.%hey jumped into the car for the moonlight ride without any consideration on whether if he wastoo drun& to drive. %hey finally made it to the point at last and reff started trying to ma&e a passat renny. ' pass is not what renny wanted at all }and y a pass, I donnt mean playing footall.~.o)erhapsmyparentswereright. mayeIamtooyoung. eoy,howcouldIever,everesodum(o$ith all of her might, she pushed reff away and said, o)lease ta&e me home, I donnt want to stay.oreff cran&ed up the engine and floored the gas pedal. In a matter of seconds they were going toofast. 's reff drove on in a fit of wild anger, renny &new that her life was in danger. .he eggedand pleaded for him to slow down ut he just got faster as they neared the town.orust let me get home* Inll confess that I lied. I really went out for a moonlight ride.o%hen all of a sudden, she saw a ig flash.o|h God, )lease help us* $enre going to crash*o .he doesnnt rememer the force of impact. .heonly rememered that everything went lac& all of a sudden..he felt someone remove her from the twisted rule and cried out, o+all an amulance* %hese&ids are in troule*o.he heard voices ut it was only a few words at est. .he &new there were two cars involved inthe wrec&..he wondered to herself if reff was all right and if the people in the other car were alive. .hewo&e up to sad faces in the hospital.oqounve een in a wrec& and it loo&s pretty ad.o%hese voices echoed inside her head as they gently told her that reff was dead.%hey said, orenny, wenve done all we can do. However, it loo&s as if wenll lose you too.oo$hat aout the people in the other car(o renny as&ed.o$enre sorry renny. %hey died.orenny prayed, oGod, forgive me for what Inve done. I only wanted to have just one night of fun.oo%ell the families of those involved in the accident that I am sorry Inve made their lives dim and Iwish I could return their families to them.oo%ell mom and pad Inm sorry I lied to them and that itns my fault so many have died. |h nurse,wonnt you please tell them that for me(o%he nurse stood there solemnly. .he never agreed. .he held rennyns hand with tears in her eyes.'nd a few moments later, renny died.' man as&ed the nurse, o$hy didnnt you do your est to grant that girl her one last reTuest(o.he loo&ed at the man with sadness, oeecause the people in the other car were her mom anddad.oin l?i con W^ n2i dPirenny r1t hCnh ph6c vL ng0i nh> m> h@ t_m th1y. tSn WSu trong W9i, c0 sf W8Rc sPng V ph3a GnphAi cEa th< tr1n. +0 th/o mV WH WCc ra vJi mDt sI thoAi m/i tuy:t v9i. bhi c0 nh_n nh=ng chiFcm>n caa mJi ay trong gi2, c0 ngh[ thYt tuy:t v9i &hi c2 W8Rc mDt c7n phcng riGng. %r89ng h@csf &hai giAng v> c0 sf sJm c2 nhiLu Cn . .f c2 nhiLu ng89i V lCi ngE nh9 v> ti:c tvng. +0 r1thCnh ph6c. g2 l> c/ch sPng m> c0 muPn cuDc W9i m_nh c2 W8Rc.!g>y WSu tiGn Wi h@c, m@i th4 di;n ra tPt Wzp. +0 l>m Tuen vJi nhiLu Cn mJi v> ccn c2 1 c/ihzn n=a*+0 ngh[, om_nh muPn W8Rc nui tiFng v> m_nh sf l>m W8Rc v_ m_nh c2 uui hzn vJi ng0i sao cEanh2m*og\ W8Rc nui tiFng trong tr89ng n>y, Cn phAi c2 1 thF lIc v> 1 uui hzn hc vJi anh ch>ng n>ychwc chwn sf gi6p 3ch cho c0. +h{ c2 1 v1n WL. +ha mz c0 W^ n2i c0 ccn Tu/ nh5 W\ hzn hc.o', m_nh sf &h0ng &\ hFt cho h@ nghe. H@ sf &h0ng iFt sI &h/c i:t. +2 m1t m/t g_ WMu(orenny "in W8Rc V lCi vJi Cn c0 v>o tPi h0m W2. +ha mz c0 &h0ng Zng lcng nh8ng n2i, o%h0iW8Rc rHi.o+0 h>o h4ng chun < cho sI &i:n lJn.%uy nhiGn, trong &hi c0 loay hoay vDi v^ chun cuDc l/i "e Wi dCo d8Ji /nh tr7ng. e/nh pi##a th_ ngon, =ati:c th_ tuy:t nh8ng Wi dCo ngwm tr7ng th_ phAi ch9 "em sao, v_ l6c W2 reff W^ ng> ng> say.m]c dv W^ ng> ng> say, anh vXn h0n c0 v> n2i rZng anh un. +7n phcng wt WSu WSy &h2i thuPc v>reff h6t 1 WiFu thuPc. renny &h0ng th\ tin W8Rc l> anh lCi h6t th4 W2. !gay l6c W2, reff Ao anhW^ sn s>ng W\ l/i "e Wi nh8ng ch{ sau &hi anh h6t thGm WiFu &h/c.H@ lGn "e W\ chun < cho cuDc dCo chOi d8Ji tr7ng m> &h0ng hL W\ U "em anh c2 Tu/ say W\ l/i"e &h0ng. +uPi cvng h@ cdng WFn W8Rc Wi\m cuPi v> reff wt WSu cP gwng W\ t1n c0ng renny. mDtsI t1n c0ng l> WiLu renny &h0ng hL muPn ch6t n>o }v> sI t1n c0ng n>y &h0ng phAi l> c6 chuyLn2ng trong 2ng W/ WMu nh`~o+2 lf cha mz m_nh n2i W6ng. +2 lf m_nh ccn Tu/ trK. %r9i Oi, sao m_nh c2 th\ ngu ngPc nh8 thFn>y(o-Ji t1t cA s4c lIc cEa m_nh, c0 Wy reff ra v> n2i, oH^y W8a t0i vL nh>, t0i &h0ng muPn V WMy.oreff t7ng sP v> WCp l6t ga. %rong mDt v>i giMy h@ ph2ng Wi r1t nhanh. bhi reff l/i "e trong cOngiYn d= WiGn dCi, renny iFt sinh mCng c0 Wang g]p nguy hi\m. +0 n>i n{ v> cSu "in anh chCychYm lCi nh8ng anh ccn chCy nhanh hOn &hi h@ gSn tJi th>nh phP. o H^y W8a t0i vL nh>* %0i sfth6 nhYn l> W^ n2i dPi. %hIc sI t0i W^ Wi chOi WGm.oyHi 1t ng9, c0 th1y mDt /nh Wn pha l2e s/ng . o+h6a Oi, "in h^y c4u ch6ng con* +h6ng con swp< WMm "e m1t*o +0 &h0ng nhJ W8Rc s4c mCnh cEa cuDc va chCm. +0 ch{ nhJ rZng m@i th4 WDtnhiGn tPi sSm lCi.+0 cAm nhYn c2 ai W2 W8a c0 ra th WPng Wu n/t v> h`t lGn, oH^y g@i c1p c4u* !h=ng W4a trK Wangnguy &i th. +0 iFt c2 l chiFc "e h8 h5ng n]ng.+0 tI h5i &h0ng iFt reff c2 un &h0ng v> nh=ng ng89i trong chiFc "e &ia c2 ccn sPng &h0ng. +0th4c dYy nh_n th1y nh=ng &hu0n m]t uHn ^ trong :nh vi:n.o+0 ta V trong WPng Wu n/t v> tr0ng &h/ t:.o !h=ng gi@ng n2i c4 v7ng vBng trong WSu c0 nh8 th\h@ n2i vJi c0 rZng reff W^ chFt. H@ n2i, orenny, ch6ng t0i W^ l>m t1t cA nh=ng g_ c2 th\. %uynhiGn, c2 vK nh8 ch6ng t0i cdng sf m1t emo.renny h5i, o+cn nh=ng ng89i trong chiFc "e &ia th_ sao(oo+h6ng t0i r1t tiFc, renny >. H@ chFt hFt rHi.orenny cSu nguy:n, o+h6a Oi, "in h^y tha th4 cho nh=ng g_ con W^ gMy ra. +on ch{ muPn c2 1 WGmvui vK.o oH^y n2i vJi nh=ng gia W_nh liGn Tuan trong vN tai nCn rZng t0i "in l?i v_ W^ l>m chocuDc sPng cEa h@ u tPi v> t0i 8Jc g_ t0i c2 th\ trA lCi m/i gia W_nh cho h@.ooH^y n2i vJi +ha mz t0i rZng t0i "in l?i v_ W^ n2i dPi h@ v> do l?i cEa t0i m> nhiLu ng89i phAichFt. +0 y t/ >, c0 sf n2i vJi h@ dvm t0i ch4(o+0 U t/ W4ng W2 l]ng im. +0 &h0ng hL 8ng thuYn. +0 cSm tay renny &h2c. -> ch{ v>i giMy sau,renny chFt.mDt ng89i W>n 0ng h5i c0 y t/, o%Ci sao c0 W^ &h0ng l>m hFt s4c m_nh W\ an cho c0 ` W2 l9iyGu cSu cuPi cvng(o+0 uHn ^ nh_n ng89i W>n 0ng v> n2i, o-_ nh=ng ng89i trong chiFc "e &ia ch3nh l> +ha v> mzcEa c0 1y.o$ho qou 're ma&es a pifference - Gi/ tr< cEa sI Tuan tMm$ho you are ma&es a difference|ne night a man came home to his 1i year-old son and sat him down. He said, o%he mostincredile thing happened to me today. I was in my office and one of the junior e"ecutives camein and he told me that he admired me and gave me a lue rion for eing creative genius. %helue rion that says n$ho I am ma&es a differencen. %hen he gave me an e"tra rion and as&edme to find someody else special to honor. 's I was driving home tonight, I started thin&ingaout whom I would honor with this rion and I thought aout you.mydays arereallyhectic, andwhenI comehome, I donnt payalot of attentiontoyou..ometimes I scream at you for not getting enough good grades in school and for your edroomeing a mess, ut somehow tonight, I just wanted to sit here and, well, just let you &now that youdo ma&e a difference to me. eeside your mother, you are the most important person in my life.qounre a great &id and I love youo.%he startled oy started to so and so, and he couldnnt stop crying. His whole ody shoo&. Heloo&ed up at his father and said, through his ro&en tears, oI was planning on committing suicidetomorrow, pad, ecause I didnnt thin& you loved me. !ow I donnt need to do that.o-Helice eridgestove cures people oth the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.-barl menningerGi/ tr< cEa sI Tuan tMmmDt uui tPi sau gi9 l>m vi:c, mDt ng89i W>n 0ng trV vL nh> v> ngHi n2i chuy:n vJi cYu con trai1i tuui cEa m_nh oH0m nay P g]p mDt chuy:n r1t lC. bhi P Wang V v7n phcng, mDt nhMn viGn8Jc v>o v> n2i rZng anh 1y ng8xng mD P, v> W^ t]ng P chiFc nO "anh n>y W\ t0n vinh t>in7ng s/ng tCo cEa P, trGn chiFc nO c2 ghi n%0i W^ l>m nGn sI &h/c i:tn. 'nh 1y cdng W8a P mDtchiFc nO n=a v> n2i P c2 th\ trao t]ng n2 cho mDt ng89i W]c i:t &h/c. %rGn W89ng vL nh>, Pngh[ "em m_nh c2 th\ t]ng ai, v> P W^ ngh[ WFn con. eP muPn trao t]ng chiFc nO n>y cho con.eP thYt sI r1t Yn nGn m?i &hi vL nh>, P W^ &h0ng Tuan tMm nhiLu WFn con. g0i &hi P la mwngv_ con &h0ng WCt Wi\m cao ho]c v_ con &h0ng d@n dzp W\ phcng ngE L Dn. !h8ng tPi nay,&h0ng hi\u sao P lCi muPn ngHi WMy vJi con v>... ch{ muPn n2i cho con iFt rZng WPi vJi P,ngo>i mz con ra, con l> ng89i Tuan tr@ng nh1t. +on l> mDt W4a con tuy:t v9i v> P r1t th8OngyGu cono. +Yu ` giYt m_nh sang sPt, v> wt WSu thun th4c, to>n thMn cYu rung lGn. +Yu ng8Jc nh_n P Tual>n n8Jc mwt v> n2i o-Yy m> con Wo ng>y mai v_ con ngh[ P &h0ngyGu th8Ong con. Gi9 WMy, con &h0ng cSn phAi l>m nh8 thF n=ao.-Helice eridges%_nh yGu c2 th\ h>n gwn con ng89i, WPi vJi cA ng89i cho v> ng89i nhYn n2.-barl menningerMy father - Cha tiMy fathermy father had given me so much, in so many ways, and at this moment I also wanted to givesomething that I had to him. Howaout the 100-meter gold medal( It was the highestachievement that I got in my athletic. It is also the one thing I could give him to represent all thegood things we did together, all the positive things that had happened to me ecause of him.I had never efore ta&en any of my medals out of the an& vault where I usually &ept them. eutthat day, on the way to the airport, I stopped at the an& to get the medal, and carefully I put it inthe poc&et of my suit jac&et. I decided to ta&e it to !ew rersey, my home - for pad.%he day of the funeral, when our family was viewing the ody for the last time, I pulled out themedal and respectfully placed in my fathers hand. my mother as&ed me if I was sure I wanted toury the medal, and I was. It would e my fathers as I was going to e with him forever. eutIm going to get another one, I told my mother. %urning to my father, I said, pont worry. Imgoing to get another one. %hat was a promise - to myself and to pad as well. He was lying thereso peacefully, his hands resting on his chest in release. $hen I placed the medal in his hand, itneatly fit perfectly.qes, it really elonged to my father from that day on.Cha ti+ha W^ cho t0i r1t nhiLu th4, Zng nhiLu c/ch, v> My gi9 t0i cdng muPn d>nh t]ng cha mDt th4g_ W2 m> t0i c2 W8Rc. %1m huy ch8Ong v>ng m0n chCy cI ly 100 m`t c2 W8Rc &h0ng nh{( g2 l>th>nh t3ch cao nh1t m> t0i WCt W8Rc trong sI nghi:p WiLn &inh cEa m_nh. g2 cdng l> th4 duy nh1tt0i c2 th\ d>nh t]ng cha W\ t8Rng tr8ng cho t1t cA nh=ng WiLu tPt Wzp m> hai cha con t0i W^ c2vJi nhau, t8Rng tr8ng cho t1t cA nh=ng g_ tPt Wzp m> t0i c2 W8Rc nh9 cha m_nh.%r8Jc WMy, t0i ch8a ao gi9 l1y 1t &Q t1m huy ch8Ong n>o cEa m_nh ra &h5i &`t swt V ngMn h>ngnOi t0i vXn th89ng c1t gi=. !h8ng ng>y h0m 1y, trGn W89ng WFn sMn ay, t0i W^ gh` v>o ngMnh>ng W\ l1y t1m huy ch8Ong W2, rHi cn thYn c1t n2 v>o trong t6i /o &ho/c. %0i TuyFt W V !ew rersey W\ dMng t]ng cha.!g>y tang l;, &hi cA nh> W4ng nh_n di h>i cEa cha lSn cuPi, t0i l1y ra t1m huy ch8Ong v> &3nh cnW]t v>o >n tay cha. mz h5i rZng li:u t0i c2 chwc l> muPn ch0n Wi t1m huy ch8Ong 1y hay &h0ngv> t0i trA l9i mz rZng t0i muPn nh8 vYy. !2 sf v[nh vi;n thuDc vL cha t0i, nh8 l> c2 t0i lu0n &LcYn Gn cha vYy. %0i n2i vJi mz yHi con sf gi>nh W8Rc mDt t1m huy ch8Ong &h/c, mz C*.uay sang nh_n di h>i cEa cha, t0i n2i +ha h^y an tMm. +on sf WCt W8Rc mDt t1m huy ch8Ong&h/c. g2 l> mDt l9i h4a vJi ch3nh An thMn t0i v> vJi cA cha n=a. !g89i nZm W2, thYt _nh yGnv> thanh thAn, vJi W0i tay W]t tr8Jc ngIc, thYt _nh an. t6c t0i W]t t1m huy ch8Ong v>o tay cha,n2 nZm g@n trong >n tay 1y, thYt vha &h3t.-Mng, n2 W^ thIc sI thuDc vL cha t0i &\ th h0m W2.)encil and sraser - e6t ch_ v> cNc ty)encil and sraser)encil Inm sorrysraser ,or what( qou didnnt do anything wrong.)encil Inm sorry ecause you get hurt ecause of me. $henever I made a mista&e, younre alwaystheretoeraseit. eutasyouma&emymista&esvanish, youloseapartofyourself.qougetsmaller and smaller each time.sraser %hatns true. eut I donnt really mind. qou see, I was made to do this. I was made to helpyou whenever you do something wrong. sven though one day, I &now Inll e gone and younllreplace me with a new one, Inm actually happy with my jo. .o please, stop worrying. I hateseeing you sad.I found this conversation etween the pencil and the eraser very inspirational. )arents are li&e theeraser whereas their children are the pencil. %heynre always there for their children, cleaning uptheir mista&es. .ometimes alongthe way, theyget hurt, andecome smaller older, andeventually pass on. %hough their children will eventually find someone new }spouse~, ut parentsare still happy with what they do for their children, and will always hate seeing their preciousones worrying, or sad. 'll my life, Inve een the pencil. 'nd it pains me to see the eraser that ismy parents getting smaller and smaller each day. ,or I &now that one day, all that Inm left withwould e eraser shavings and memories of what I used to have.o$e never &now the love of our parents for us till we have ecome parents.oe6t ch_ v> cNc tye6t ch_ m_nh "in l?i+Nc ty -_ c/i g_ ch4( +Yu c2 l>m g_ sai WMu.e6t ch_ m_nh "in l?i v_ cYu phAi cho m_nh gMy ra l?i, cYu lu0nV W2 W\ saa sai gi6p m_nh. !h8ng &hi cYu l>m iFn m1t nh=ng l?i cEa m_nh, cYu cdng m1t Wi mDtphSn cEa ch3nh cYu. +Yu nh5 dSn Wi sau m?i lSn nh8 thF.+Nc ty g6ng vYy. !h8ng m_nh thIc sI chBng l1y l>m phiLn. +Yu th1y W1y, m_nh W8Rc tCo ra W\l>m c0ng vi:c W2 m>. m_nh W8Rc tCo ra W\ gi6p cYu 1t c4 &hi n>o cYu l>m sai WiLu g_. m]c dvmDt ng>y n>o W2, m_nh iFt m_nh sf iFn m1t v> cYu sf thay thF m_nh Zng mDt cNc ty mJi,m_nh thIc sI hCnh ph6c vJi nhi:m vN cEa m_nh. -_ thF, l>m On Whng lo cho m_nh. m_nh &h0ngth3ch th1y cYu uHn.%0i W^ t_m th1y cuDc hDi thoCi WSy cAm "6c trGn WMy gi=a 6t ch_ v> cNc ty. !h=ng ng89i l>mcha mz cdng giPng nh8 cNc ty trong &hi con c/i ch3nh l> 6t ch_. +ha mz lu0n c2 m]t W\ saach=a nh=ng sai lSm cEa con c/i. g0i &hi trGn ch]ng W89ng W2, cha mz phAi ch nh5Wi gi> Wi, v> thYm ch3 Tua W9i. -> dv con c/i h@ cuPi cvng t_m W8Rc mDt ai W2 mJi }vR ho]cchHng~, nh8ng cha mz vXn lu0n hCnh ph6c vJi nh=ng g_ h@ l>m cho con m_nh, v> &h0ng &hi n>omuPn th1y nh=ng W4a con thMn yGu cEa m_nh phAi lo lwng hay Hn phiLn. .uPt cuDc W9i m_nh, t0iWa lu0n l> mDt cMy 6t ch_ v> thYt Wau lcng &hi th1y cNc ty l> cha mz m_nh h>ng ng>y c4 haomcn dSn Wi. %0i iFt rZng mDt ng>y n>o W2, t1t cA nh=ng g_ ccn lCi vJi t0i sf ch{ l> nh=ng vNn tyv> nh=ng & ni:m W^ thng c2.o+h6ng ta &h0ng ao gi9 iFt hFt t_nh yGu th8Ong cha mz d>nh cho ch6ng ta cho WFn &hi ch6ngta trV th>nh ng89i cha, ng89i mzoHeaven and Hell - %hiGn W>ng v> W'nnath_ TuyFt Wnh phP. oG]p lCi c/c anh l6c tNi emTuay lCi nh`*o hai c0 g/i h`t v@ng theo.%Ci ng0i l>ng, rac& v> mi&e tr0ng th1y mDtnh>th9 cur1t Wzp,nh8ng &hih@v>otrongnh> th9, uui l; cSu nguy:n Wang di;n ra rHi.o.ut* +4 ngHi yGn, nh8 thF tNi m_nh &h0ng< lCc lo>i. -> c4 l>m theo ng89i &h/c*o mi&en2i thSm.-_ h@ &h0ng thIc sI hi\u tiFng )h/p, rac& v>mi&eyGnl]ngngHi"uPng. %rongsuPtuuil;, h@ W4ng lGn, TuQ "uPng rHi lCi ngHi "uPngtheo nh=ng g_ m@i ng89i ccn lCi l>m.oHi v@ng tNi m_nh hca nhYp v> tr0ng &h0nggiPng nh8 &h/ch du ln2i, o%0i chorZngtanGnhi\urng89i &h/c Wang l>m g_ tr8Jc &hi l>m theo*oThe mirac2e 3ridge - C4y c5u $6 78 The mirac2e 3ridge C4y c5u $6 78%heeroo&lyneridgethat spans theriveretween manhattan and eroo&lyn is simplyan engineering miracle. In 1jj, a creativeengineer, rohn yoeling, was inspired y anidea for this spectacular ridge project.However,ridge-uildinge"pertstoldhimto forget it, it just was not possile.yoeling convinced his son, $ashington, anup-and-coming engineer, that the ridgecould e uilt. %he two of them conceivedthe concept of how it could eaccomplished, and howto overcome theostacles. .omehow they convincedan&ers tofinancetheproject. !owwithunharnessed e"citement and energy, theyhiredtheir crewandegantouildtheirdream ridge.%heproject wasonlyafewmonthsunderwaywhenatragicon-siteaccident &illedrohn yoeling and severely injured his son.$ashington was severely rain-damaged,unaletotal&or wal&. sveryonethoughtthattheprojectwouldhaveeenscrappedsince the yoelings were the only ones whounderstood how the ridge could e uilt.%hough $ashington yoeling was unale tomove or tal&, his mind was as sharp as ever.+Su eroo&lyn wc ngang con s0ng nZm gi=avvng manhattan v> eroo&lyn W8Rc "em l>ph`p lC cEa ng>nh "My dIng. ->o n7m1jj, mDt & s8 gi>u 2c s/ng tCo tGn l> rohnyoeling, cAm th1y h4ng th6 vJi U t8Vng sf"My cMy cSu ngoCn mNc n>y.%uynhiGn, c/cchuyGngiacSuW89ngAo0ng h^y TuGn U t8Vng W2 Wi v_ W2 l> mDt dI/n 1t &hA thi. bh0ng nAn lcng, 0ng thuyFtphNc con trai m_nh l> $ashington, cdng l>mDt &s8WSytiLmn7ng. +Ahaichaconcvng 1p E U t8Vng vL c/ch ho>n th>nh cMycSuv>c/chv8Rt Tuam@i trVngCi. eZngm@i c/ch, h@ thuyFt phNc c/c ngMn h>ng WSut8 t>i ch3nh cho dI /n "My cSu n>y. HFt s4cph1n&hVi v>nhi:t th>nh, h@tuy\nnhMnc0ngv>wt WSu"MycMy cSunh8mO8JccEa m_nh.pI /n mJi tiFn h>nh W8Rc v>i th/ng th_ taih@a Yp WFn. mDt tai nCn ngay tCi c0ngtr89ng W^ c8Jp Wi sinh mCng cEa rohnyoeling, ccn $ashington, con trai 0ng, th_< tunth8Ongn^on]ngnL, &h0ngth\WiW4ng v> n2i W8Rc. 'i cdng ngh[ rZng cuPicvng dI /n sf tan th>nh mMy &h2i v_ ch{ c2cha con yoeling l> nh=ng ng89i duy nh1thi\u W8Rc c/ch "My chiFc cSu n>y.|neday,ashelayinhishospitaled, anidea flashed in his mind as to howtodevelop a communication code. 'll hecould move was one finger, so he touchedthe armof his wife withthat finger. Hetapped out the code to communicate to herwhat she was to tell the engineers whocontinued uilding the ridge. ,or 1 years,$ashington tapped out his instructions withone finger until the spectacular eroo&lyneridge was finally completed.-,romerian+avanaughns ' ,resh)ac&etof .owerns seedsm]cdSu&h0ngth\Wi lCi v>n2i chuy:nW8Rc, nh8ngWSu2c$ashingtonyoelingvXnccnr1t tinhanh. mDt h0m, &hi WangnZmtrong:nhvi:n, trongWSuanhchRtngh[ ra c/ch h_nh th>nh mDt D m^ truyLntin. -YnWDngduynh1t cEacOth\anhl>nh6c nh3ch W8Rc mDt ng2n tay. -Ji D m^n>y,anhdvngng2ntayccnchuy\nWDngW8Rc g ra U ngh[ cEa m_nh W\ th0ng tin vJivR nh=ng g_ cSn n2i vJi c/c & s8 vXn WangtiFptNc"MydIngcMycSu. %rongsuPt 1n7m, $ashington W^ ra l:nh Zng ng2n tayduynh1t ccnchuy\nWDngcEam_nhchoWFn &hi ho>n th>nh cMy cSu eroo&lyn &Q v[. Consider this - H9y suy ng:mConsider this H9y suy ng:mIn 1jj, yudyard bipling - an author won thetiterature!oel )ri#ein10receivedthefollowing rejection letter from the .an,rancisco s"aminer. oInm sorry, mr. bipling,ut you just donnt &nowhowto use thesnglish language.o$inston +hurchill failed si"th grade. He didnot ecome )rime minister of sngland untilhe was l, and then only after a lifetime ofdefeats and setac&s. His greatestcontriutions came whenhewas a oseniorciti#en.o'lert sinsteindidnot spea&until hewasfour yearsoldanddidnnt readuntil hewasseven. His teacher descried him as omentallyslow, unsociale and adrift forever in hisfoolishdreams.o Hewas e"pelledandwasrefused admittance to the urich )olytechnic.chool.touis)asteurwasonlyamediocrepupilinundergraduate studies and ran&ed 1th out ofll in chemistry.General pouglas mac'rthur was turneddownforadmissionto$est )oint not onceut twice. eut he tried a third time, wasaccepted and marched into the history oo&s.!7m 1jj, yudyard bipling - nh> v7n W8RcgiAi !oel -7n h@c n7m 10, W^ thng nhYnmDt l/ th8 th chPi cEa hDi WHng ch1m thi .an,rancisco o%0i r1t l1yl>mtiFc, th8a 0ngbipling, nh8ng TuA thIc 0ng &h0ng iFt c/chsa dNng tiFng 'nh.o$inston +hurchill thng thi rJt &Q thi v>o lJps/u. ng trV th>nh %hE t8Jng cEa n8Jc 'nh&hi W^ l tuui, sau cA mDt W9i ch{ to>n g]pth1t Ci. .I W2ng g2p lJn nh1t cEa 0ng l> &hi0ng W^ vL h8u.'lert sinstein WFn n7m lGn i tuui mJi iFtn2i, v>phAi WFnn7mtuui mJi iFt W@c.%hSy gi/o W^ thng nhYn "`t vL 0ng nh8 sauo+hYmph/t tri\n, &h2gSn, lu0nc2nh=ng8Jc mO ngJ ngn.o ng thng < Wuui h@c v>< th chPi nhYn v>o tr89ng e/ch &hoa urich.touis )asteur ch{ l> mDt sinh viGn _nhth89ngtrongsPnh=ngsinhviGnch8a tPtnghi:p, thng "Fp th4 hCng 1ll V m0n H2a.%8Jng pouglas mac'rthur W^ thng < th chPigianhYp $est)oint &h0ng ch{mDt m>WFnhai lSn. gFn lSn th4 a, 0ng mJi W8Rc ch1pnhYn v> W^ lYp nhiLu chiFn c0ng ghi v>o sas/ch.!7m 1ii, smmeline .nively, gi/m WPc cEaIn1ii, smmeline.nively, director of theelue eoo& modeling 'gency, told modelinghopeful !orma rean ea&er }marilynmonroe~, oqound etter learn secretarial wor&or else get married.o$hileturningdowntheeritishroc&groupcalled%heeeatles, onee"ecutiveofpeccayecording +ompany said, o$e donnt li&e theirsound. Groups of guitars are on the way out.oIn 1i, rimmy penny, manager of the Grand|le |pry, fired slvis )resley after oneperformance. He told )resley, oqou ainnt goinnnowhere... son. qou ought to go ac& todrivinn a truc&.o$hen'le"ander Grahameell inventedthetelephone in 1j, it did not ring off the hoo&withcalls frompotential ac&ers. )residentyutherfordHayes said, o%hatns anama#inginvention, ut whowouldeverwant touseone of them(o$hen %homas sdison invented the light ul,he tried over l,000 e"periments efore he gotit to wor&. ' young reporter as&ed him how itfelt to fail so many times. He said, oI neverfailed once. I invented the light ul. It justhappened to e a l,000-step process.'fter years of progressivehearingloss, yage i German composer tudwig vaneeethoven had ecome completely deaf.!evertheless, hewrotehisgreatest music-includingfive symphonies - duringhislaterh^ng W>o tCo ng89i mXu elue eoo& thng n2ivJi c0ng89i mXutri\nv@ng!orma reanea&er}marilynmonroe~rZng o+0nGnh@cl>m th8 &U hay l1y chHng Wi th_ hOn.obhi thchPi annhCcroc&%heeeatlescEa'nh, ng89i TuAn lU cEa h^ng thu Mm peccaW^ n2i rZng o+h6ng t0i &h0ng th3ch th4 MmnhCc cEa h@. m1y nh2m guitar nh8 thF W^ l?ith9i rHi*o!7m 1i, rimmy penny, gi/m WPc cEa h^ngGrand |le |pry, W^ sa thAi slvis )resley ch{sau mDt uui i\u di;n. ng n2i vJi )resleyrZng o'nh chBng th\ Wi WFn WMu W8Rc. 'nhnGn Tuay vL l/i "e tAi Wi th_ hOn.obhi 'le"ander Grahameell ph/t minh rachiFc Wi:n thoCi WSu tiGn v>o n7m 1j, n2 W^&h0ng nhYn W8Rc sI Eng hD cEa m@i ng89i.%ung thPng yutherford Hayes n2i ogMy TuAthIc l> mDt ph/t minh gMy ngCc nhiGn, nh8ngli:u c2 ai muPn sa dNng n2 &h0ng(o%r8Jc &hi ph/t minh ra 2ng Wn trcn,%homas sdison W^ tiFn h>nh hOn l.000 cuDctha nghi:m. mDt ph2ng viGn trK h5i vL cAmgi/c cEa0ngsau&hith1tCi Tu/nhiLu lSnnh8vYy. ngn2i o%0i ch8aaogi9th1ym_nh th1t Ci, dv ch{ mDt lSn. %0i ph/t minhra 2ng Wn trcn. u/ tr_nh ph/t minh n>y c2WFn l.000 8Jco..au nhiLu n7m th3nh lIc < giAm, WFn n7m ituui, nh> soCn nhCcng89i g4c tudwigvaneeethovenho>nto>n&h0ngth\ngheW8Rc.years.,ailure is only the opportunity to egin againmore intelligently. - Henry ,orde1t ch1p WiLu W2, 0ng vXn viFt W8Rc nh=ngtuy:t phmMmnhCc- gHmn7mAnnhCcgiaoh8Vng- v>onh=ngn7mcuPi W9i cEam_nh.%h1t Ci ch3nh l> cO hDi W\ Cn &hVi WSu lSnn=a mDt c/ch ho>n hAo hOn. - Henry ,ordnconditional love - %_nh yGu v0 WiLu &i:n;nconditiona2 2o7e Ti?u $in'storyistoldaout asoldier whowasfinally coming home after having fought in-ietnam. Hecalledhisparentsfrom.an,rancisco.omom and pad, Inm coming home, ut Invea favor to as&. I have a friend Ind li&e toring home with me.oo.ure,otheyreplied, owendlovetomeethim.oo%herenssomethingyoushould&nowtheson continued, ohe was hurt pretty adly inthe fighting. He stepped on a landmine andlost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere elsetogo, andIwanthimtocomelivewithus.ooInm sorry to hear that, son. maye we canhelphimfindsomewheretolive.o o!o,mom and pad, I want him to live with us.oo.on,o saidthe father, oyoudonnt &nowwhat younre as&ing. .omeone with such ahandicap would e a terrile urden on us.$ehaveour ownlives tolive, andwecannt let something li&e this interfere withour lives. I thin&youshouldjust comehome and forget aout this guy. Henll finda way to live on his own.o't that point, the son hung up the phone.%he parents heard nothing more from him.+Mu chuy:n &\ vL mDt ng89i l3nh cuPi cvngcdng vL nh> sau cuDc chiFn V -i:t !am. 'nh1yg@i Wi:n cho Pmz cEa m_nhth.an,rancisco.eP mz Oi, con swp vL rHi, nh8ng con c2 mDtth{nh cSu. +on muPn mang mDt ng89i Cn vLnh> cvng vJi m_nhoog8Rcth0ioh@trAl9i, oePmzcdngmuPng]p anh 1y.o !g89i con trai tiFp tNc +2 WiLun>yPmznGniFt, anh1y< th8Ong&h/n]ng trong chiFn tranh. 'nh 1y giXm phAi TuAm_n v> m1t mDt c/nh tay v> mDt chMn. 'nh1y &h0ng ccn nOi n>o W\ Wi, v> con muPn anh1y WFn sPng cvng ch6ng ta.o+ontrai >, PuHn&hi nghechuy:nn>y.+h6ng ta c2 th\ t_m cho anh 1y mDt ch? W\ Vnh`.bh0ng, Pmz>, conmuPnanh1ysPng cvng vJi ch6ng ta.o+on trai >,o ng89i cha n2i, o con &h0ng iFtcon Wang W. !g89i t>n tYt nh8thF sf l> g/nh n]ng &hEng &hiFp cho ch6ng taW1y.+h6ng ta c2 cuDc sPng riGng cEanhn=a, ch6ng ta &h0ng th\ d3nh l3u v>o vi:c n>yW8Rc. eP ngh[ con nGn vL nh> v> TuGn anhCn W2 Wi. 'nh 1y sf iFt c/ch tI lo li:u th0i.!ghe tJi WMy, anh con trai g/c Wi:n thoCi. ePmzanh&h0ngW8Rctint4cg_thGmthanhn=a. %uy nhiGn, v>i ng>y sau, h@ nhYn W8Rc' few days later, however, they received acallfromthe.an ,rancisco police.%heirson had died after falling from a uilding,they were told. %he police elieved it wassuicide. %he grief-stric&en parents flew to.an,ranciscoandwere ta&ento the citymorgue to identifytheody oftheir son.%heyrecogni#edhim, ut totheirhorrorthey also discovered something they didnnt&now, their son had only one arm and oneleg.%he parents in this story are li&e many ofus. $e find it easy to love those who aregood-loo&ingorfuntohavearound, utwe donnt li&e people who inconvenience usor ma&e us feel uncomfortale. $e wouldrather stay away from people who arennt ashealthy, eautiful, or smart as we are.%han&fully, therens someone who wonnttreat us that way. .omeone who loves uswith an unconditional love that welcomesus intotheforever family, regardless ofhow messed up we are.cuDc Wi:n thoCi th cAnh s/t V .an ,rancisco.H@ W8Rc /o l> con trai cEa m_nh W^ chFt sau&hi rOi &h5i to> nh>. +Anh s/t cho W2 l> vN tIs/t.eP mz mcn m5i v_ Wau uHn W7 W/p m/y ayWFn .an ,rancisco v> W8Rc W8a WFn nh> "/cth>nh phP W\ nhYn di:n thi th\ con trai cEah@.H@W^nhYnraanh1y,nh8ngtr8Jcn?i&inh h^i cEa m_nh h@ cdng ph/t hi:n ra W8RcWiLu m> h@ &h0ng iFt, con trai cEa h@ ch{ c2mDt c/nh tay v> mDt chMn. eP mz trong cMuchuy:n n>y giPng nh8 nhiLu ng89i trongch6ng ta. +h6ngta cAm th1yd;yGu nh=ngng89i c2 ngoCi h_nh d; nh_n hay vui t3nh VTuanhm_nh, nh8ngch6ngtalCi &h0ng8anh=ngng89i l>mphiLnch6ngtaho]cl>mch6ng ta cAm th1y &h0ng thoAi m/i. +h6ng tamuPn tr/nh "a nh=ng ng89i &h0ng &hoKmCnh, "inh Wzp, ho]c th0ng minh nh8 ch6ngta. may mwn thay, c2 ng89i sf &h0ng WPi "avJi ch6ng ta nh8 vYy. H@ yGu th8Ong ch6ngtaZngmDt t_nhyGuv0WiLu&i:nv>ch>oW2nch6ngtav>ogiaW_nhm^i m^i, 1t &\ch6ng ta sai phCm WiLu g_. Lessons from a @igsaA BuCC2e - Di hEc tF trG chHi ghIB ho4ctranhto>ncAnh. toayhoayvJi nh=ng mAnh nh5 ch{ &hiFn Cn nAn ch3.tcng&iGntr_ sfW8RcWLnW/p. m@i thath/chlJnWLuW8RcgiAi TuyFt thng8JcmDt. m?i &hi g]p F twc, h^y chuy\n sangmDt h8Jng&h/c.->sauW2nhJTuaylCi.-i:c WSu tiGn Cn cSn l>m l> thiFt lYp W89ngiGn. +2 ranh giJi, Cn mJi cAm nhYn W8RcsI an to>n v> trYt tI. ghng ngCi tha nhiLuc/ch &Ft hRp &h/c nhau. g0i &hi ch6ng sf&h3t &haoWFnngCcnhiGn. e1t &QWiLug_W/ng l>m cdng WLu Wci h5i sI &iGn tr_ v> n?lIc. eCn &h0ng th\ vDi v^ tr8Jc mDt th/chWPlJn. H^yd>nhth9i gianW\tYnh8Vngnh=ng th>nh c0ng dv nh5 ` cEa m_nh.+h6ngsfWDngviGnCn8JctiFp. +uDcW9i &h0ng phAi l> tung th\ nh=ng g_ ch6ngta WCt W8Rc, m> l> nh=ng g_ ch6ng ta &hao&h/t v8On tJi. *o2es, and hoA Ae B2ay them - Di hEc 7? cch chJB nhKn*o2es, and hoA Ae B2ay them Di hEc 7? cch chJB nhKn$heneverInmdisappointedwithmyspotin life, I stop and thin& aout little ramie.cott. ramie was trying out for a part in aschool play.His mother told me that hend set his hearton eing in it, though she feared he wouldnot e chosen.|n the day the parts were awarded, I wentwith her to collect him after school. ramierushed up toher,eyes shining withprideande"citement. oGuess what, mum,oheshouted, andthensaidthosewords thatremain a lesson to me oInve een chosen toclap and cheer.om?i lSn g]p th1t Ci trong cuDc sPng, t0i lCingh[ ngay WFn cMu chuy:n cEa cYu ` ramie.cott. !g>y W2, ramie Wang tha di;n mDt vaitrong vV &ovai di;nthan>y,m]cdSutrongthMmtMm>losRcontrai m_nhsf&h0ngW8Rc ch@n.gFnng>ynh>tr89ngTuyFt W WFn tr89ng W\ W2n ramie saugi9 tan h@c. -ha nh_n th1y mz,ramie chCyvDingayWFn, W0imwt s/nglonglanhngYptr>n h^nh di:n v> th3ch th6 omz Oi, mz Wo/ntha"emn>o(o, cYu`lato/nglGnrHin2ilu0n cMu trA l9i m> sau n>y trV th>nh >i h@ccho t0i o+on W8Rc c0 ch@n l> ng89i v? tayv> c? vd, mz C*o The CircusThe Circus *B Li!c|nce when I was a teenager, my father and Iwerestandinginline touytic&ets for thecircus. ,inally, there was only one familyetween us and the tic&et counter.%his familymade a ig impression onme.%herewere eightchildren,allproalyunderthe age of 1l. qou could tell they didnnt have alot of money. %heir clothes were not e"pensive,ut they were clean.%hechildrenwerewell-ehaved, all of themstanding in line, two-y- two ehind theirparents, holdinghands. %heyweree"citedlyjaering aout the clowns, elephants andother acts they would see that night. |ne couldsense they had never een to the circus efore.It promisedtoeahighlight of their younglives.%he father and mother were at the head of thepac& standing proudas could e.%hemotherwas holding her husandns hand, loo&ing up athim as if to say, oqounre my &night in shiningarmor.o He was smiling and as&ing in pride,loo&ingat her as if toreply, oqougot thatright.o%he tic&et ladyas&edthe father howmanytic&ets he wanted. He proudly responded,o)lease let me uy eight childrenns tic&ets andtwo adult tic&ets so I can ta&e my family to thecircus.omDt lSn, &hi t0i ccn l> thiFu niGn, P v>t0i cvngW4ng"Fph>ngmua v` "em"iFc. yPt cuDc rHi cdng ch{ ccn duy nh1t1 gia W_nh W4ng tr8Jc ch6ng t0i V TuSy/n v`.Gia W_nh W2 W^ gMy mDt 1n t8Rng mCnhWPi vJi t0i. H@ c2 j W4a trK, c2 lf t1t cAWLunh5hOn1ltuui. +2th\n2i l>h@&h0ngc2nhiLutiLn. uSn/ocEa h@&h0ng Wwt, tuy nhiGn ch6ng r1t g@n g>ng.e@n trK c8 "a r1t phAi ph`p, t1t cA ch6ngWLu W4ng "Fp h>ng, c4 hai W4a mDt nwmtaynhauW4ng"FpsauPmz ch6ng.+h6ngh/oh4cn2i vLnh=ngch6hL,nh=ng con voi v> c/c di;n viGn &h/c m>tPi nay ch6ng sf W8Rc "em. +2 th\ nhYnth1y tr8Jc &ia ch6ng ch8a thng W8Rc Wi"em "iFc v> uui "em "iFc n>y h4a hznsfl>mDt sI&i:nW/ngnhJtrongth9iniGn thiFu cEa ch6ng.eP mz @n trK W4ng tr8Jc @n trK hFt s4ctIh>o. !g89imznwmtaychHng, nh_n0ng 1y nh8 muPn n2i o'nh l> mDt hi:ps[ trong D gi/p ch2i ng9i.o !g89i chHngm{m c89i v> ch_m Wwm trong niLm &iGuh^nh, nh_n ng89i vR nh8 muPn W/p osmn2i W6ng.o+0/nv`h5i ng89i P"em0ng1ymuPnmuam1yv`. ngn2i mDt c/ch%hetic&et ladyTuotedtheprice. %hemannswife let go of his hand, her head dropped, themanns lip egan to Tuiver. %he father leaned alittlecloser andas&ed, oHowmuchdidyousay(o%he tic&et ladyagainTuotedtheprice. %heman didnnt have enough money.How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight&ids that he didnnt have enough money to ta&ethem to the circus(.eeingwhat was goingon, mydadput hishand into his poc&et, pulled out a l0 ill anddropped it on the ground. }$e were notwealthy in any sense of the word*~ my fatherreacheddown, pic&eduptheill, tappedtheman on the shoulder and said, os"cuse me, sir,this fell out of your poc&et.o%he man &new what was going on. He wasnntegging for a handout ut certainly appreciatedthe help in a desperate, heartrea&ing,emarrassing situation. He loo&ed straight intomy dadns eyes, too& my dadns hand in oth ofhis, sTuee#ed tightly onto the l0 ill, and withhis lip Tuivering and a tear streaming down hischee&, he replied, o%han& you, than& you, sir.%his really means a lot to me and my family.omy father and I went ac& to our car and drovehome. $e didnnt go to the circus that night, utwe didnnt go without.h^nh di:n o-ui lcng cho t0i mua j v` trKem v> l v` ng89i lJn W\ t0i c2 th\ W8agia W_nh m_nh v>o "em "iFc.o+0 /n v` n2i sP tiLn cSn trA. !g89i vRlYpt4cu0ngtaychHngc6i WSu, m0ing89i W>n 0ng wt WSu run. ng c6i gSnmDt ch6t WFn c0 /n v` v> h5i, o+0 n2i l>ao nhiGu cO(o+0 /n v` n2i lCi sP tiLn cSn trA. !g89iW>n 0ng &h0ng c2 WE tiLn.t>m sao 0ng c2 th\ Tuay lCi v> n2i vJi jW4a con cEa m_nh rZng 0ng &h0ng c2 WEtiLn W\ W8a ch6ng v>o rCp "iFc WMy(!h_n th1y sI vi:c di;n ra, P t0i W8a tayv>o t6i, l1y ra WHng l0 W0 la v> l>m rOi"uPng W1t. }+h6ng t0i &h0ng phAi l>nh=ngng89i gi>u c2theoW6ng ngh[a*~ePt0i vJi "uPng, nh]t t9tiLn, v?vaing89i W>n 0ng v> n2i oin l?i, th8a 0ng,c/i n>y rOi ra th t6i cEa 0ng.o!g89i W>n 0ng hi\u ngay chuy:n g_ Wangdi;n ra. ng 1y &h0ng cSu "in mDt sI Pth3 nh8ng chwc chwn r1t iFt On sI gi6pWxW2trongt_nhhuPngtuy:t v@ng, thGthAmv>"1uhunh8vYy.ng1ynh_nthBng v>o mwt P t0i, nwm l1y tay P t0iZng cA hai tay m_nh, `p ch]t t9 tiLn l0W0la v>m1pm/ym0i vJi mDt h>ngn8Jc mwt chAy trGn m/, 0ng 1y n2io+Am On 0ng, cAm On 0ng. -i:c l>m cEa0ng c2 U ngh[a v0 cvng lJn WPi vJi t0i v>gia W_nh t0i.oeP v> t0i Tuay lCi "e rHi l/i "e vL nh>.%Pi W2 ch6ng t0i &h0ng "em "iFc, nh8ngch6ng t0i W^ &h0ng tPn c0ng v0 3ch. MuBBies for sa2eMuBBies for sa2e Dn chN con'storeowner was tac&ingasignaovehisdoor that read o)uppies for .aleo. .igns have away of attracting children, and soon a little oyappeared at the store and as&ed, oHow much areyougonnasell thosepuppiesfor(o%hestoreowner replied, o'nywhere from 0 to 0.o%he little oy reached into his poc&et andpulledout somechange. oIhavel., canIloo&at them(o %he store owner smiledandwhistled. |ut of the ac& of the store came hisdogrunningdowntheaislefollowedyfivelittle puppies.|nepuppywas laggingconsideralyehind.Immediately the little oy singled out thelagging, limping puppy. o$hatns wrongwiththat little dog(o he as&ed.%hemane"plainedthat whenthepuppywasornthevetsaidithadaadhipsoc&etandwould limp for the rest of itns life. %he little oygot really e"cited and said o%hatns the puppy Iwant to uy*o %he man replied o!o, you donntwant to uy that little dog. If you really wanthim, Inll give him to you.o%he little oy got upset. He loo&ed straight intothemannseyesandsaid, oIdonntwant youtogive him to me. He is worth every it as muchas the other dogs and Inll pay the full price. In+hE mDt caa h>ng /ch h2a W3nh &m trGnAng hi:u V caa h>ng dcng ch= oe/n ch2cono. eAng hi:u liLn thu h6t trK nh5 ngay,v> W6ng nh8 vYy, mDt cYu ` W^ WFn d8JiAng hi:u cEa chE caa h>ng /ch h2a. ongWng /ch h2atrA l9i oe1t c4 gi/ n>o th 0 W0 la WFn 0W0 lao.+Yu ` l1y trong t6i v> W]t ra ngo>i mDt 3ttiLn lK. o+h/u c2 l W0 la "uo, cYu ` n2i.ot>m On cho ch/u nh_n ch6ng W8Rc&h0ng(o. +hE caa h>ng /ch h2a m{m c89i,huUt gi2 v> Wi "uPng chuHng ch2. WZng sau l> mDt con ch2 Wang < c/ch ly.!gay lYp t4c cYu ` ph/t hi:n ra con ch2&hYp &hi;ng, Wi chYm ph3a sau v> n2i o+2WiLu g_ &h0ng _nh th89ng vJi con ch2 nh5n>y >(o.+hE caa h>ng /ch h2a giAi th3ch rZng /cs[ th6 y W^ &h/m :nh cho con ch2 nh5 n>yv> ph/t hi:n ra n2 &h0ng c2 c/i h0ng. !2 sflu0nlu0nWi &hYp&hi;ngv>lu0nlu0n n2iog2 l> con ch2 nh5 m> ch/u muPn muao.obh0ng, ch/u &h0ng nGn mua con ch2 nh5W2. !Fu ch/u thYt muPn n2, ch6 sf t]ng n2fact, Iwill giveyoul.nowand0centsevery month until I have him paid for.o %he man countered, oqou really donnt want touy this puppy, son. Hens never gonna e aleto run, jump and play li&e other puppies.o %helittle oy reached down and rolled up his pantleg to reveal a adly twisted, crippled left legsupported y a ig metal race. He loo&ed up atthemanandsaid, o$ell, I donnt runsowellmyself and the little puppy will need someonewho understands.o %he man was now iting hisottomlip. %earswelledupinhiseyes... Hesmiled and said, o.on, I hope and pray that eachandeveryoneof thesepuppies will haveanowner such as you.ocho ch/uo, chE caa h>ng /ch h2a n2i.+Yu ` nhYn W8Rc &Ft TuA hFt s4c 1t ng9.+Yu nh_n thBng v>o trong W0i mwt cEa 0ngchEcaah>ng/chh2a, ch{ ng2ntayvLph3aconch2v>n2i o+h/u&h0ngmuPnch6 t]ng con ch2 cho ch/u. +on ch2 nh5 W2tr< gi/nhiLunh8t1t cAconch2&h/cv>ch/u sf trA gi/ WSy WE. !2i t2m lCi, ch/u sfW8a cho ch6 l W0 la "u My gi9, v> 0 "um?i th/ngchoWFn&hi ch/utrAhFt choch6o.+hE caa h>ng /ch h2a l8xng lI v>&huyGn o%hYt ra ch/u &h0ng nGn mua conch2 nh5 n>y. !2 &h0ng th\ chCy, nhAy v>chOi vJi ch/unh8nh=ngconch2&h/co.gFnWMy,cYu`c6i "uPngv`nPngTuSnlGn, c/i chMn cYu < "own r1t "1u, chMn tr/i< tYt W8RcchPnggi=Vi mDt thanh&imloCi lJn. +Yu ` ng8Jc nh_n chE caa h>ng/chh2av>trAl9i mDt c/chnhznh>ng-Mng, ch/u &h0ng Wi dCo mDt m_nh v> conch2 nh5 sf cSn mDt ng89i n>o W2 Tuan tMmWFn. +hE caa h>ng /ch h2a cwn m0i d8JicEam_nh, n8Jcmwt tr>ora, c89i v>n2i+on trai, ta hy v@ng v> cSu nguy:n rZngm?i mDt con ch2 nh5 sf c2 mDt ng89i chEtPt nh8 con. &s that so?&s that so? ThKt th! sao?%heenmasterHa&uinwaspraisedyhisneighors as one living a pure life.' eautiful girl whose parents owned a foodstorelivednearhim. .uddenly,withoutanywarning, her parents discovered she was withchild.%his made her parents angry. .he would notconfess whothemanwas, ut after muchharassment at last named Ha&uin.In great anger the parents went to the master.Is that so( was all he would say. 'fter thechild was orn it was rought to Ha&uin. eythis time he had lost his reputation, which didnot troule him, ut he too& very good care ofthe child.He otained mil& fromhis neighors andeverything else the little one needed.' year later the girl-mother could stand it nolonger. .he told her parents the truth that thereal father of the child was a young man whowor&ed in the fishmar&et.%he mother and father of the girl at once wentto Ha&uin to as& his forgiveness, to apologi#eat length, and to get the child ac& again.%hiLn s8 Ha&uin lu0n W8Rc m@i ng89i sPngTuanh ng>i ca ngRi vL nFp sPng trong sCch,WCo hCnh.GSnnOi ng>i sPngc2mDt caa h>ngthIcphm. Hai vR chHng ng89i chE caa h>ng c2mDt c0cong/i trKWzp. %hYt 1t ng9, mDth0m hai ng89i ?ng nhYn ra c0 con g/i cEam_nh W^ mang thai*giLu n>y l>m cho cha mz c0 g/i hng hngnui giYn. +0lCi nh1t Wo thai W2. %uy nhiGn, sauao nhiGu lSn tra v1n hCch h5i, cuPi cvng c0lCi ch{ WFn thiLn s8 Ha&uin.%rong tMm trCng cIc &Q t4c giYn, cha mz c0lYp t4c t_m WFn ch? v< thiLn s8. .au &hi nghesI vi:c, ng>i ch{ h5i lCi %hYt thF sao( yHichBng i:n Cch g_ .au &hi W4a ` W8Rc sinhra, ng89i ta mang WFn giao cho ng>i. ->o l6cn>y, thanh danh cEa ng>i chBng ccn g_ n=a,nh8ngng>i &h0ngm>ngWFnWiLuW2. !g>ihFt lcng ch7m s2c W4a `.!g>i Wi "ins=athnh=ngng89i h>ng"2mcdng nh8 t1t cA nh=ng th4 cSn thiFt W\ nu0id8xng n2.mDt n7msau, ng89i mztrK&h0ngccndZnlcng W8Rc n=a, liLn th6 nhYn sI thYt vJi chaHa&uin was willing. In yielding the child, allhe said was, Is that so( mz n>ng, rZng ng89i cha thIc sI cEa W4a trKl> mDt thanh niGn l>m vi:c V chR c/. +ha mz n>ng lYp t4c WFn ch? thiLn s8 Ha&uinW\ tC l?i, cSu "in sI tha th4 cEa ng>i, v> "inW8Rc nhYn W4a ` vL.%hiLn s8 vui vK ch1p thuYn. bhi trao lCi W4a`, ng>i cdng ch{ n2i m?i mDt cMu %hYt thFsao( % 3ro$en Bot% 3ro$en Bot Chi!c 3 n8Jc W^ < rcr{ trGnW89ngvLnh>, 0ngW^phAi l>mvi:cch7m ch{ nh8ng &Ft TuA mang lCi cho 0ng W^&h0ng ho>n to>n nh8 0ng mong WRi.-Ji lcng trwc n cEa m_nh, ng89i gvi n8Jc r1tth0ng cAm vJi c/i _nh n4t, 0ng ta n2i bhich6ng ta trGn W89ng vL nh>, ta muPn ng8Oich6 U WFn nh=ng 0ng hoa t8Oi Wzp m@c Gnv: W89ng uA thYt, c/i _nh n4t W^ nh_n th1y%heearersaidtothepot, opidyounoticethat there were flowers only on your side ofthe path, ut not on the other potns side(%hatns ecauseI havealways &nownaoutyour flaw, and I planted flower seeds on yourside of the path, and every day while we wal&ac&, younvewateredthem. ,ortwoyearsIhave een ale to pic& these eautiful flowersto decorate the tale. $ithout you eing justthe wayyou are, there would not e thiseauty to grace the house.o moral sach of us has our own uniTue flaws.$enre all crac&ed pots. eut itns the crac&s andflaws we each have that ma&e our livestogether so very interesting and rewarding.nh=ng 0ng hoa t8Oi Wzp d8Ji /nh nwng m]ttr9i 1m/ptrGnW89ngvLnh>v>WiLun>y&huyFn&h3chW8Rcn2W0i ch6t. !h8ng&hiWFn cuPi W89ng mcn, n2 vXn cAm th1y r1t t:Vi n8Jc W^ chAy ra r1t nhiLu, mDt lSn n=a n2lCi"inl?ing89igvin8Jc. !g89igvin8JcliLnn2i !g8Oi c2th1yrZngnh=ng0nghoa&iach{ nVmDt Gnv:W89ng, ch{ ph3aGn ng8Oi &h0ng(. %hYt ra, ta W^ iFt r1t rvL vFt n4t cEa ng8Oi, v> ta W^ l1y Wi\m yFuW2 W\ iFn n2 th>nh lRi Wi\m. %a W^ gieo mDtsP hCt hoa V v: W89ng ph3a Gn ng8Oi, v> m?ing>y trong &hi ta gvi n8Jc vL nh>, ta W^ t8Jich6ng th nh=ng ch? rc r{ cEa ng8Oi. Gi9 WMy,ta c2 th\ h/i nh=ng 0ng hoa t8Oi twn 1y W\trang tr3 nh> caa cEa ta. bh0ng c2 vFt n4t cEang8Oi, ta W^ &h0ng c2 nh=ng 0ng hoa duyGnd/ng W\ l>m Wzp ng0i nh> cEa m_nh.%rongcuDcsPngcdngvYy,ai cdngWLuc2nh=ng vFt n4t, v_ vYy chBng ai l> ho>n hAo cA,t1t cAch6ngtaWLuc2th\l>c/i _nhn4t,nh8ngnFuch6ngtaiFt ch1pnhYnv>tYndNngn2,th_m@i th4WLuc2th\trVnGnc23ch. The 'ing Aith four Ai7esThe 'ing Aith four Ai7es OP 7ua 7 3Qn 3 7R|nce upon a time, there was a rich &ing whohad four wives. He loved the fourth wife themost andadornedher withrichroes andtreatedhertothefinest delicacies. Hegavehernothingut theest. Healsolovedthethird wife very much and showed her off toneighoring&ingdoms. However, hefearedthat one day she would leave him for another.He also loved the second wife. .he was hisconfidante and was always &ind, considerateand patient with him. $henever the bingfaced a prolem,he could confidein her tohelp him get through the difficult times.%he bingns first wife was a very loyal partnerand had made great contriutions inmaintaining his wealth and &ingdom.However,hedidnotlovethefirstwifeandalthough she loved himdeeply, he hardlytoo& notice of her.|ne day, the bing fell ill and he &new that histime was short. %hus, he as&ed the ith wife,oI havelovedyouthemost, endowedyouwiththefinest clothingandshoweredgreatcare over you. !ow that Inm dying, will youfollow me and &eep me company(o !g>y "aa ng>y "8a, c2 mDt v< vua gi>u c2 tr vR, > n>o cdng "inh Wzp. !h> vua yGu >vRth4t8nh1t v>lu0nchiLutheom@i sVth3ch cEa >, &h0ng ao gi9 th chPi. bF WFn l>ng89i vR th4 a, nh> vua l6c n>o cdng sR m1t>, Wi WMu cdng muPn W8a > Wi theo.e> vR th4 hai l> ch? dIa tinh thSn cho nh>vua, > r1t ta tF, dng v> &iGn nhXn. m?i&hi nh> vua g]p chuy:n &h2 &h7n, 0ngth89ng tMm sI vJi > v> th89ng nhYn W8Rcnh=ng l9i &huyGn Tu3 gi/.!g89i vR th4 nh1t cEa nh> vua l> trung th>nhnh1t, gi6p cho nh> vua tr< v_ v> l>m cho W1tn8Jcng>yc>nggi>uc2nh8ngnh>vualCi&h0ng d>nh nhiLu t_nh cAm cho >. !h> vualu0nngh[ rZng>c2th\tIch7ms2cl1ym_nh v> 3t W\ U WFn >.bh0ng may mDt ng>y n@ nh> vua lMm :nhv> iFt rZng m_nh &h0ng ccn sPng W8Rc aolMu n=a. ng ngh[ o%a c2 WFn i > vR nh8ng&hi ra Wi e rZng lCi ho>n to>n c0 WOno. !gh[vYy nh> vua g@i ng89i vR th4 t8 WFn v> n2io%a yGu th8Ong n>ng nh1t, lu0n d>nh m@i th4o!o way*o replied the ith wife and shewal&ed away without another word. Heranswercut li&easharp&niferight intohisheart. %hesadbingas&edtherdwife, oIhave lovedyouall mylife. !owthat Inmdying, will you followme and &eep mecompany(o o!o*o replied the rd wife. otifeistoogood* $henyoudie, I amgoingtoremarry*o His heart san& and turned cold.He then as&ed the lnd wife, oI have alwaysturned to you for help and younve always eenthere for me. $hen I die, will you follow meand&eepmecompany(ooInmsorry, I cannthelp you out this time*o replied the lnd wife.o't theverymost, I canonlysendyoutoyour grave.o Her answer came li&e a olt ofthunder and the bing was devastated.%hen a voice called out oInll leave with youand follow you no matter where you go.o%hebing loo&ed up and there was his first wife..he was so s&inny, ecause she suffered frommalnutrition. Greatly grieved, the bing said,oI should have ta&en etter care of you whenI had the chance*In truth, we all have four wives in our lives|ur ithwife is our ody. !omatter howmuch time and effort we lavish in ma&ing itloo& great, itnll leave us when we die. |ur rdwife is our possessions, status andwealth.$hen we die it will all go to others. |ur lndwife is our family and friends. !o matter howmuch they have een there for us, the furthesttPt Wzp cho n>ng. Gi9 WMy ta swp chFt, n>ngc2 theo ta W\ ta &h5i c0 WOn &o(o!h> vua nhYn W8Rc cMu trA l9i oe: hC r1t tPtvJi thiFpnh8ngyGucSuW2&h2Tu/, thiFp&h0ng th\ l>m W8Rc*o. !h> vua l]ng Wi mDtl6crHichog@ing89ivRth4a, >trAl9iobh0ngth8a W4cvua, cuDc sPngccnWzplwm, sf c2 mDt v< vua &h/c WFn W\ tiFp tNc chechV v> chiLu chuDng thiFp*o. %r/i tim v< vuacAm th1y lCnh uPt v_ uHn ^ v> th1t v@ng.!g>i lCi chog@i ng89i vRth4hai, >W/potSn n>y thiFp &h0ng th\ gi6p g_ hOn nh8ngthiFph4asfch7ms2c:hCWFnph6tcuPicvng v> sf lu0n nhJ WFn : hC. !h> vua ho>nto>n tuy:t v@ng.!h> vua &h0ng hL nhJ ra ng89i vR th4 nh1tchoWFn&hi ng>i nghe mDt gi@ngn2i c1tlGn o%hiFp sf theo ng>i WFn 1t c4 nOi WMung>i tJi cho dv W2 l> ci chFt. og2 ch3nh l>ng89i vR th4 nh1t cEa 0ng. %r0ng > m:t m5iv> gSy yFu. euHn ^ v> tiFc nuPi v0 hCn v_c/ch WPi "a cEa m_nh, nh> vua thPt lGn otfra ta phAi ch7m s2c v> yGu th8Ong n>ng nhiLuhOn mJi phAi.oeCn vha W@c mDt cMu chuy:n cu t3ch, trong W2c2 vua v> c/c > ho>ng. !Fu coi m?i ch6ng tacdnggiPngnh8nh>vuath_ W\U"emm?ich6ng ta cdng c2 i ong89i vRo W1y. !g89i vRth4 t8 }+O th\~ HSu nh8 ai cdng lolwng,ch7m s2c WFn An thMn, WFn cO th\ m_nhnhiLu nh1t. !h8ng &hi ch6ng ta ra Wi th_ cOth\ 1y cdng tan iFn, &h0ng W\ lCi g_ trGn W9i.they can stay y us is up to the grave. |ur 1stwife is our .oul, often neglected in pursuit ofwealth, power and pleasures of the ego.However, our .oul is the only thing that willfollow us wherever we go. .o cultivate,strengthen and cherish it now* It is yourgreatest gift to offer the world.!g89i vRth4a}WcEacAi~ gMych3nh l> th4 d; m1t nh1t v_ dv sao ch6ng ch{l> vYt ch1t. bhi ta &o ccn th_ oW Cn ~ H@lu0nTuantMmv> gi6pWx, lu0nanEi v>&huyGn giAi, nh8ng h@ ch{ c2 th\ ch7m s2c taWFn nh=ng ph6t cuPi cvng v> nhJ th8Ong ta.!g89i vR th4 nh1t }%m H!~ bh0ng phAiai cdng nhJ WFn n2 &hi sPng trong 1 thF giJim@i ng89i WLu phAi chCy Wua vJi cEa cAi,W WiLu duy nh1t lu0n Wi cvng vJich6ng ta WFn 1t c4 nOi n>o ch6ng ta WFn, v>ch3nh l> th4 W\ m@i ng89i nhJ m^i WFn ta dvta c2 V nOi n>o. %he 'pple %ree - +My t/oThe %BB2e Tree C4y to'longtimeago, therewas ahugeappletree. 'littleoylovedtocomeandplayaround it every day.Heclimedtothetreetop,ate the apples,too& a nap under the shadow. He loved thetreeandthetreelovedtoplaywithhim.%ime went y thelittleoyhad grownupandhe nolonger playedaroundthe treeevery day.|ne day, the oy came ac& to the tree andheloo&edsad. o+omeandplaywithme,othetreeas&edtheoy.oIamnolongera&id, I donnt play around trees anymore.o %heoy replied, oI want toys. I need money touy them.o o.orry, ut I donnt have money...ut youcanpic&all myapples andsellthem. %hen you will have money.o %he oywas so e"cited. He graed all the apples onthe tree andleft happily. %he oynevercame ac& after he pic&ed the apples.%he tree was sad. |ne day, the oy returnedand the tree was so e"cited. o+ome and playwith meo the tree said. oI donnt have time toplay. I have to wor& for my family. $e needa house for shelter. +an you help me(oo.orry,ut Idonnt haveahouse. eut youcan chop off myranches touild your!g>y "aa ng>y "8a, c2 mDt cMy t/o &hunglH. mDt cYu ` th3ch WFn chOi Tuanh TunvJi n2 h>ng ng>y.+Yu`leolGnng@ncMy,7nt/o, ngEtr8ad8Ji 2ng rMm. +Yu yGu cMy t/o v> cMy t/oth3ch chOi vJi cYu. %h9i gian Tua Wi cYu `nay W^ lJn v> &h0ng ccn chOi Tuanh TunGn cMy t/o m?i ng>y n=a.mDt h0m n@, cYu Tuay vL cMy t/o v> tr0ngc2 vK uHn rSu. ogFn chOi vJi t0i n>o,o cMyt/o yGu cSu cYu `. o%0i &h0ng ccn l> conn3t n=a, t0i cdng &h0ng chOi vJi c/i cMy n>on=a.o +Yu ` trA l9i, o%0i muPn c2 WH chOi.%0i cSn tiLn W\ mua ch6ng.o oin l?i,nh8ng t0i &h0ng c2 tiLn ... nh8ng cYu c2 th\h/i t1t cA TuA t/o cEa t0i v> /n ch6ng. .auW2cYusfc2tiLn.o+Yu`v0cvngph1n&hVi. !2 gom hFt t1t cA nh=ng TuA t/o trGncMy v> vui vK 5 Wi. +Yu ` &h0ng ao gi9trV lCi sau &hi l1y hFt nh=ng TuA t/o.+My t/o uHn. mDt h0m n@, cYu ` trV lCi v>c/i cMy r1t hH hVi. ogFn chOi vJi t0i Wio cMyt/on2i. o%0i &h0ngc2th9i gianW\chOiWva. %0i phAi l>mvi:cnu0i giaW_nht0i.+h6ng t0i cSn nh> W\ V. ng c2 th\ gi6p t0iW8Rc &h0ng(o oin l?i, nh8ng t0i &h0ng c2nh>. !h8ngcYuc2th\ch]t nh=ngnh/nhhouse.o .otheoycut all theranches ofthe tree and left happily. %he tree was gladto see him happy.%he tree was again lonely and sad. |ne hotsummer day, the oy returned and the treewasdelighted. o+omeandplaywithme*othetreesaid. oIamsadandgettingold. Iwant to go sailing to rela" myself. +an yougivemeaoat(oosemytrun&touildyour oat. qoucansail far awayandehappy.o .othe oycut the tree trun&toma&e a oat. He went sailingandnevershowed up for a long time.,inally, the oy returned after he left for somanyyears. o.orry, myoy. eut I donnthaveanythingforyouanymore. !omoreapples for you...o the tree said. oI donnt haveteethtoiteo the oyreplied. o!omoretrun& for you to clim ono, oI am too old forthat now,o the oy said. oI really cannt giveyouanything... theonlythingleft ismydying rootso the tree said with tears. oI donntneedmuchnow,just aplacetorest. Iamtired after all these years.o %he oy replied.oGood*|ldtreerootsistheest placetolean on and rest. +ome, +ome sit down withme and rest.o %he oy sat down and the treewas glad and smiled with tears.%his is a story for everyone. %he tree is ourparent. $hen we were young, we loved toplay with mom and pad. $hen we grew up,weleftthemonlycometothemwhenweneed something or when we are in troule.!o matter what, parents will always ethere and give everything they can to ma&ecMy cEa t0i W\ "My nh> cho cYu.o -_ thF cYu` ch]t t1t cA c/c nh/nh cMy v> vui vK 5 Wi.+My t/o vui mhng &hi nh_n th1y cYu ` hCnhph6c.+My t/o lCi c0 WOn v> uHn rSu. mDt ng>ymva h oi 4c n@, cYu ` trV lCi v> cMy t/or1t vui mhng. ogFn chOi vJi t0i n>o*o cMyn2i. o%0i uHn v> gi9 W^ gi> rHi. %0i muPnra &hOi W\ th8 gi^n. ng c2 th\ cho t0i mDtcon t>u W8Rc &h0ng(o oH^y l1y thMn cEa t0iW\ l>m t>u cho cYu nh`. +Yu c2 th\ giongthuyLnra&hOi "av>vui vK.o-_ vYycYuch]t thMn cMy W\ l>m t>u. +Yu giong thuyLnra &hOi v> &h0ng "u1t hi:n trong mDt th9igian d>i.+uPi cvng, cYu ` trV vL sau &hi W^ 5 WinhiLu n7m. oin l?i, cYu ` cEa t0i. !h8ngt0i &h0ngccn1t c4th4g_ chocYun=a.bh0ng ccn TuA t/o n>o n=a cho cYu...o cMyn2i. o%0i cdng &h0ng ccn r7ng W\ nhaio cYu` trA l9i.o obh0ng ccn thMn c>nh W\ cYu leotroo, o%0i gi9 W^ Tu/ gi> W\ l>m vi:c 1yocYu ` n2i. o%0i thYt sI &h0ng th\ cho cYu1t c4 th4 g_ n=a ... WiLu duy nh1t ccn lCi l>nh6m r; swp chFt n>y cEa t0i o cMy t/o n2itrongn8Jcmwt. o%0i &h0ngcSng_ nhiLuMy gi9, ch{ l> mDt ch? W\ ngh{ ngOi. %0i W^Tu/m:t m5isau ao n7mocYu `trA l9i.o%Pt* y; cMy gi> nua l> nOi tPt nh1t W\ tIav>ov>ngh{ ngOi. gFnWMy,h^yWFnngHi"uPngvJit0i v>ngh{ngOinh`. o+Yu`ngHi "uPngv>cMyt/ovui mhngv>m{mc89i trong n8Jc mwt.gMyl>cMuchuy:nchot1t cAm@i ng89i.+My t/o l> a mz cEa ch6ng ta. bhi ch6ng tayou happy. qou may thin& the oy is crueltothe tree ut that is howall of us aretreating our parents.

ccnnh5, ch6ngtath3chchOi vJi eamz.bhi ch6ng ta lJn lGn, ch6ng ta 5 h@ m> Wiv> ch{ Tuay vL vJi h@ &hi ta cSn c/i g_ W2ho]c &hi ta Wang g]p &h2 &h7n. e1t &\ WiLug_, a mz sf m^i V W2 v> cho hFt m@i th4 m>h@ c2 th\ W\ l>m Cn hCnh ph6c. eCn c2 th\ngh[ cYu ` WDc /c vJi cMy t/o nh8ng W2 l>c/ch t1t cA ch6ng ta Wang WPi "a vJi a mzm_nh.