We would never know what happens after helping others.

One day, Denson went to a job interview after losing his last one. While waiting for a bus, he saw an old man kicking his car. Clearly, there was something wrong with the car. Denson quickly went up to give a hand. When Denson finished repairing the car, the old man asked to pay for the service. Denson refused and said he just helped someone in need, and that he had to rush for an interview. The old man said, “I could take you to the office. It’s the least I could do.” Denson agreed.

When he arrived, Denson found many people waiting to be interviewed. Denson’s shirt got dirty after repairing the car, but he didn’t have enough time to change it. One by one, people left the interviewer’s office, disappointed. Finally, Denson’s name was called. The interviewer was sitting in a chair facing the office window. He asked, “Do you really need to be interviewed?” Denson’s heart sank (心情沉重，情绪低落). “Wearing a dirty shirt, how could I possibly pass this interview?” he thought. Then the interviewer (考官) turned around the chair. To Denson’s surprise, it was the old man he helped in the morning. He was the boss (老板) of the company. “Sorry I had to keep you waiting, but I was pretty sure I made the right decision to have you as a member of the company before you even walked into the office. Congratulations!”

Humans first conquered（征服）Mount Qomolangma （the highest point on Earth） in 1953 and the Challenger Deep (the deepest point on Earth) seven years later. But no single person had ever visited both until Victor Vescovo dived to new depths in 2019. Vescovo is a retired US Navy officer and now an investor（投资人）.

The Challenger Deep, at nearly 11 km beneath the sea surface, is not just the deepest point in the Pacific Ocean, but also the deepest point on Earth. By sinking to 10, 925 meters deep, Vescovo holds the Guinness World Records certificate of “the deepest dive by a crewed vessel（载人舰艇）”.

Sinking to such a depth was not easy. It had to be backed up by strict planning, a huge amount of money and a special deep-sea submersible（潜水器）. Working with Triton Submarines, Vescovo spent over four years developing a new submersible. It needed to handle a pressure level that is more than 1, 000 times that at the surface. The result was the DSVLimiting Factor — one of the most advanced deep-sea crewed vessels in the world right now. However, Vescovo knew that he needed not only the best technology but also the best people. He teamed up with talents from all around the world. These included experts in everything from geology and marine（海洋的）biology to sonar mapping（声呐测图）.

Vescovo and his team did two dives into the Challenger Deep in 2019. On his first dive, Vescovo spent a total of four hours at the Challenger Deep — longer than anyone had ever spent there and not a moment was wasted. “The key thing is to video as much as possible,” he explained. “It was all about collecting science.”

A school was across from my house. I often watched kids playing basketball from my window. One day, I saw a little girl playing basketball with a group of boys. She was short, but she played so well that no one could stop her. Sometimes, I saw her practice by herself from morning to night.

Another day, I met her in the school and asked her why she practiced hard. She said, "I want to go to college. The only way is to get a scholarship(奖学金). If I can play basketball well enough, I can get a scholarship. My father told me if the dream is big enough, the facts aren't that important."

Two years later, I saw the girl sitting in the grass with her head down. She seemed upset. She said, "I'm too short. My teacher said I could never play for a top college's basketball team." "What does your father say?" I asked. "He disagrees with my teacher. He says the teacher just doesn't understand the power(力量) of a dream. Nothing can stop me if I really want to get something."

The next year, a recruiter(招生人员) was interested in the girl after he saw her play basketball. And she got a full scholarship to a college. Her dream came true.