Many years ago, when I was working in the emergency department, I met John, an amputee（被截肢者）. John had lost a leg during the war. He was ________ 24 years old when that happened, ________ he never felt regretful. John said life had been ________ to him. John loved to stop by to ________ with the nurses. He loved to tell stories of how his family had come to this country. He ________ loved people.

When he learned I was injured in a car accident, John came to ________ me. I was walking my dog. As I crossed the street, a man went through the stop sign and ________ me. My neck was fractured（骨折）. I was so afraid of the operation, ________that I may not walk again. When John came, he sensed my ________. He shared with me his own ________. He transformed（转化）his own attitude to me and ________ me to believe, walk and learn to ________ instead of death. He said if he could ________it, so could I. He came to see me every day for four whole weeks, until I was ________ enough to be allowed to go home.

Life moved on, and so did I to other areas of nursing, I didn’t ________ John for quite some time, but we always kept in touch.

My mother ________ one year ago. On that same day, I nearly lost my own ________ . I had an adverse reaction（不良反应）to a medication. I was sent to a hospital and ________ to attend her funeral. John ________ again. He helped me understand how we feel, how we heal（疗伤）and how we move on. How powerful his presence was to me. I was ________ for such a treasure.

The world always makes way for the dreamer

When I was nine years old, I lived in a small town. I found an ad for selling greeting cards in the back of a children’s magazine. I thought to myself I could do this, so I begged my mother to let me send for the kit (卡片盒). Two weeks later when the kit arrived, I took the cards and ran out of the house. Three hours later, I returned home with no ______ and a pocket full of money. A ______ was born.

When I was twelve years old, my father took me to ______ Zig Ziegler. I remember listening to Mr. Ziegler who raised everyone’s ______ up to the ceiling. I left there feeling like I could do anything. I wanted to be a speaker just like Mr. Ziegler. Then a ______ was born. Recently, I began pursuing my dream of ______ others.

After working for many years in the company, I decided to ______ my secure position after attending a sales meeting. The vice-president of our company made a speech that ____ my life. He asked us, “______ an angel could realize your three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a moment to ______ the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need an angel?”   I would ______ forget the encouragement it gave me at that moment. I ____ that I didn’t need an angel’s help to become a great speaker.

Having made that decision, I was immediately ______. My husband was laid off from his job just one week after I ______ my job. We had recently bought a new house and needed both   ____ to pay the monthly mortgage (按揭贷款).   I even planned to turn back to my ____ company, knowing they wanted me to stay but I was ______ that if I went back, I would never leave. I decided I still wanted to ______ forward rather than end up with a mouth full of “if onlys” later on. A motivational speaker was born.

When I firmly ______ my dream, the miracles really began to happen. In a short period my husband found a better job. And I was able to get a lot of _______ engagements. I discovered the unbelievable power of dreams.

It was raining.I went into a cafe and asked for a coffee.While I was waiting for my drink, I realized that there were many people in the place,________ I sensed loneliness. I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their ________ because their souls belonged to the Intenet.

I stood up and walked between the ________. When I came to a corner I saw a young man sitting in front of a computer. “I’m Steve,” he finally answered ________ asked him a couple of times what his name was. “I ________talk with you. I’m busy,”   said.To my ________, he was chatting online and at the same time,he was playing a computer game — a war game.

Why didn’t Steve ________ to talk with me? I tried again to speak to him, but no word came out of his mouth.I touched his shoulder, still no reaction.I was ________ and put my hand in front of the sereen. This time, he shouted.

“Leave me alone!”

At that moment, I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their ________, not with people. They were more interested in having a relationship with the computers. I couldn’t imagine their future ________ they preferred sharing their lives with machines instead of with people. I was worried and I lost myself in thinking.