We all make countless decisions every single day. Marco Sanchez has been awarded for a selfless ________ he made in December 2021.

When a deadly tornado hit Kentucky, Marco happened to be working at a ________ factory. The tornado ________ the factory to start burning and soon under a great fire, keeping hundreds of workers inside.

Marco was also ________ inside. Though he suffered a broken leg and several cracked ribs(肋骨) when the building ________ , as he crawled(爬) out from an opening he found in the ruins, he could have easily made his way to safety without a ________ look. But he didn’t.

________, Marco called the fire department and managed to find some ________ . Then he went back into the collapsed building to help others get out of the fire. It is said that many workers were found ________ just feet away from where Marco had been trapped.

After he had helped the firefighters ________ as may people out as he could, he was sent to hospital by a firefighter and got care for his own injuries.

Soon after the fire, the ________ of the state heard that a man had saved many lives at the candle factory. He made the police officer investigate. When he ________ it was Marco, he awarded him with the Sheriff’s Meritorious Award.

“Mr. Sanchez had a(n) ________ decision to make that night,” he said. He could have made the decision to only save himself, but he didn’t. His actions ________ many other lives being saved. The decision he made was the right one and we ________ him for that”.

I have a degree in business. But it was my father’s _________ for me to seek to attain a business major. He thought that having a business major would guarantee (保证) me more available choices and make me more _________ in entering a global labor market. I _________ his advice. However, even though my college experiences were _________, I had no interest in any field of commerce, let alone having a long-term career as a businesswoman.

After I _________, I worked as a marketing planner at a computer company. My _________ and working environment were great; yet I still didn’t feel happy doing something that had little _________ for me. After two months of working there, I made up my mind to _________ and decided to do what I love, namely teaching history. I have now been doing this job for over twenty years. I am _________ of being with my students.

If you are in a __________ where you don’t love what you are learning or doing, please ask yourself what you are really __________ about, and what you truly want for your life. Don’t __________ to get yourself a quick answer. Take some time to think about what career could bring __________ to you.

I like this motto “Success is not the key to happiness. __________ happiness is the key to success.”

Happiness __________ the inside of you, not from the outside. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

John Berry of Burlington, Kentucky, was just 15 years old when his mother died unexpectedly. He has lots of ______ of her mother from his youth. ______ , when she passed away, he didn't have many physical ______ to remember her by.

A few years after her death, John's father ______ her car to a collector in Michigan. As he grew up, John's ______ was still on that green car. Over two decades ago, John reached out to the car's owner to ask if he could buy it, but the man ______ .

For about 20 to 22 years, John kept contacting with that gentleman. Finally, after years of ______ , the man wrote to John and said he was ______ to pass the car on. The gentleman said, "I am 81 years old, and get to thinking about your ______ for the car. I think it is time to let it go."

When receiving the car, John ______ the entire experience was like a trip down memory path. Not only was the car still in ______ condition with just 42,000 miles, but the glove box also contained a time capsule from his mother's ______ : a pair of sunglasses and stamps that she had ______ there.

Some things really are worth the wait! John finally realized his ______ and now his own children can take a ride in the very car their grandmother owned. ______ really does pay off.