Have you ever embarrassed yourself in public and got laughed at? Say, have you accidentally knocked over the water when you were talking with someone? 【小题1】 And it’s okay — you should even have a laugh about them.

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Most of us have insecurities, or feel bad about ourselves because of past misfortune. However, it’s normal to be imperfect. You should stop worrying about having to convince others of your worth or maintaining an ideal image of yourself. You should be honest with yourself about who you. are and accept yourself despite your weaknesses. You won’t be able to laugh at yourself without first accepting yourself.

Being a little sceptical about yourself actually helps to promote your confidence.

【小题3】 And optimistic people tend to be more successful. This is because making fun of ourselves contributes to our mental health and helps lift our mood in the face of difficulties or embarrassment. More importantly, it helps us realize our own weaknesses so we know which areas to do better in.

When you laugh at yourself, people will probably like you more because you’ re being real.

While laughing at someone else may hurt their feelings even if you didn’t intend to, laughing at yourself does not — you might even bring a smile to their faces. 【小题4】 People actually appreciate it when you laugh at yourself. Laughing at yourself shows that you are being real about your imperfections.

Just remember: it is human to make mistakes, and you have to accept yourself just as you are. 【小题5】

(2016·上杭模拟)For many years, people around the world were crazy about a boy with blond hair. And perhaps these times have returned, as a new movie version of classic The Little Prince has been released in many countries. It came out in China on Oct. 16. Now we have an opportunity to look again at what has made this boy so popular with so many people of all ages, all over the world since the novel’s first publication in 1943.

A pilot crashes his plane in the desert. In this terrible situation he meets the Little Prince, who is a strange being from an asteroid(小行星). We learn that the Prince has been on a long journey. He left his home after an unhappy love affair. This love affair wasn't with another of the Prince's kind, but with a beautiful rose. Looking for a way to mend his broken heart, he toured planets looking for wisdom.

He met many different beings, but all were foolish and disappointed the Prince. One was a king who hated other people and lived on a planet with no other people on it. Another was a businessman who, because he could count the stars, thought that he owned them. Nothing that these men had to say to the Prince could end the sadness caused by his unhappy love affair.

Now he is on Earth, still in search of answers. In truth, this is where the story ends for the Prince. He dies in the desert. But because of his great warmth, he tells the pilot a story so that the pilot will not feel hopeless. The Prince tells him that although his body is dying, his soul will return to his asteroid.

But although the story is unhappy in this respect, the generous, self-sacrificing Prince himself sets an example to us. We all know that a great, popular book doesn’t have to be a happy one. Generally, the books that win the hearts of readers are neither simply happy nor simply sad. It will both charm you and make you cry, but you won’t quite understand why.