A teacher was once teaching life lessons to his students. A boy in his class asked him why many people ______ remained unhappy. After hearing this question, the teacher decided to take these students towards a ______. The students were surprised, but the teacher said nothing about it.

With deep curiosity(好奇) in the ______, the students were talking along the way. A student said there were ______ animals. When they discussed, all felt scared. Though the teacher heard everything, he said nothing and walked ______.

After about 40 minutes, they finally ______ the front of the forest. He said, “Don’t be ______. I’m not taking you into the forest. Actually, I want to tell you that life is like a journey. What a fine day it is! You all have ______ it! When we started the journey, you failed to see the beauty. Instead, you wondered why we went to the forest and ______ the wild animals. In our daily life, many people are controlled by other things instead of enjoying their journey.”

After hearing what the teacher said, the boy got the ______. All the students thanked the teacher happily. They spent the rest of the day enjoying the beautiful views along the way.

At times my mom has been uncomfortable seeing these qualities in me. For example, when I was 12, I went to Puerto Rico all by myself to stay with my ______ for the summer. My mom was extremely ______ about it. She kept telling me how things were different there, to always put on sunscreen, not to ______ away from my grandmother, and other ______ . But despite her worries, she let me go.

As I moved into my teens, she continued to give me ______ to grow and learn. When I reached my senior year, I found that I ______ from my peers. While many of them wanted to be ______ home, I couldn’t wait to be ______ in the world on my own. I had been looking forward to this chance for longer than I could remember. And ______ , while my mom was not happy, she was supportive. Sure, sometimes she would nag (唠叨) me about certain choices I made, but for the most part she did not stand in my way.

I realized that she actually trusts me, which ______ a lot. Most of my life, I tried to ______ my mother. I knew she expected ______ but the best from me. Sometimes it was hard to ______ her standards: getting a single B on my report card would make me feel bad because I knew she wanted me to have all A’s.

I know that her high standards have helped me focus on what’s important, like education. I am thankful for her support and ______ in my life. She is the strongest woman I know and that’s why I have ______ out so strong and independent.

This happened just a few minutes ago and I wanted to share. It was not a huge deal but put a smile on my face and made me feel very _______.

I headed to the local store, which was also _______ as a petrol station. As I entered, I noticed that all the pumps (油泵) didn’t work. I thought they had just run out of _______.

The local store was being _______ tonight, somewhat different from usual. I grabbed a few bits and pieces and headed to the checkout. After _______ chatting with the shop assistant, I _______ that earlier that day there was something wrong with the fuse (保险丝), which _______ the electric system in the entire store. Pumps and refrigeration out of action, no online payments.

I went to pay but the card reader didn’t even try. I tried again, same deal._______ I was holding up the line so I put aside the things I _______ and told the cashier (收银员) I was heading outside to their ATM.

I headed out, but the ATM was also out of ________. I went back in and while dealing with the next customer, the cashier ________ and spotted me. I told him the ATM was out and suggested running home to ________ some cash. At that moment, a man after me insisted on ________ the cost of my things. It wasn’t a large amount, ________ £5, but made a great ________. It was a lovely thing for him to help others in ________. He said it was nice to ________ someone out and it ________ me having to run back home and back to the shop and back home again.

________ many twists and turns exist in the world, there will always be gifts in your life. Enjoy the gifts, and ________ the gifts.