Have you ever faced a time when things looked dark and you had no hope at all?Yes, I have. But the _______ has influenced me.

Two years ago, I was told I had a serious _______ which was difficult to deal with. My body ached all the time and I thought I didn’t have much _______ to live. I was very afraid and I felt so _______ and sad. Then one day, I had to go through a two-hour medical treatment (治疗). The doctor wanted me to relax, _______ he had me listen to some music, and one of the _______ was “Happy”. The song made me feel so _______ better that from then on I _______ to listen to music all the time. John A. Logan said, “Music is the _______ of the mind.” And it’s true. Music helped me recover (恢复).

Music gave me happiness. When I listened to music, it made my spirits fly like a kite in the wind. Music gave me strength and ________ me relief (解脱). It was the rock that made me become ________ and to get through those hard times.________, music gave me hope and a sense of satisfaction. It became my best friend. It spoke words of encouragement to the deepest part of my heart.

I hope ________ of you have to go through the same kind of pain that I did. At the same time, we all ________ all kinds of periods when we feel sad or alone. During those times, music can help ________ in the same way that it helped me. I hope all of you will begin to treasure music and make it a part of your life.

In a small village there lived a lazy Brahmin Ramdas. He would do nothing but daydream all day. One sunny afternoon, Ramdas was very _________. He said, “What a beautiful day! How I wish I could go back to sleep. But I have to go out and get my food.” After bathing, Ramdas took out a bowl and out to _________. By begging the whole day he managed to get a pot full of _________.

“It is this pot of milk that is going to make me _________,” he thought. “I will use it to make butter. From the butter, I will be _________ to make ghee (酥油). I am really clever! I will then go to the _________ and sell the ghee,” his dream _________. “With the money I get, I will buy a pair of goats. They will have _________ after six months. Soon I would have an entire herd of goats.”

“How _________ I am,” he thought. “The day I become a rich businessman I will build a big house right in the middle of the village. There will be a splendid garden and a swimming pool in front of the house. Early morning I will __________ in the blue waters of the pool.”

Deep in his __________, he struck out with his foot, breaking the __________, and drenching (使湿透) himself with the milk. He saw the broken pot and cried. He lost whatever he had because of his __________ and daydreaming.

Laziness is the biggest __________ of our life. If you are lazy then you will not acquire any significant (重要的) position in your life and will always have nothing. Laziness is a __________ who slowly steals everything from us. If you want to become successful in your life and career, please overcome the devil laziness.

Nearly seven years ago, I hitchhiked （搭顺风车） across Canada. It was an exciting experience, which allowed me to look into the ______ of humanity.

Once, I was dropped off in front of a（n）______ woman, who had pulled over because her   ______ had broken down. I approached to make sure she was ______. She assured me she was fine and that her husband was on his way with a truck. So I went back to my ______, standing about 150 metres away. Her husband arrived. And ______ they had picked up the broken-down car, the old couple ______ to bring me back to their place for lunch. I ______ agreed.

But our ______ was very funny. I could not—for the life of me—figure out what her husband was ______. He spoke English, but his strong accent made it ______ to understand. Every time he spoke to me, I’ d have to ______, “I m sorry, but what did you say?” And every time I said this, his wife would ______: “He saaaaaaid...” and then ______ her husband’s words. But we had a good time together.

This old couple’ s random ______ was just what I enjoyed about hitchhiking.   You have non-stop social interactions（互动） that are authentic but only in a ______ time. A person becomes an important part of your life for an hour or two and then they ______. However, the beauty of these ______ being so kind never gets old.

Each meeting I had was ______ into my little treasury （宝库） of memories that has begun to ______ with time. But together, they paint a broader picture of harmony in this country.