Jim wants to borrow a book from a new library. He comes into the library and sees some robots. Then Jim says to the robot, “Hey, give me the book.” But the robot doesn’t move.

“What’s wrong with the robot?” Jim asks Wang Lin.

Wang Lin says, “When you want to borrow the book from the robot, you must say ‘please’ first.”

So Jim says, “Please give the book to me, Mr. Robot.” Then the robot brings him the book. But Jim can’t take the book out of the robot’s hand.

Wang Lin says to Jim, “What should you say to the robot before you take the book?”

Jim’s face turns red. So he says, “Oh, thank you very much, Mr. Robot.” Then the robot gives the book to him.

Many kids think they are too common. They think they are not the prettiest or the smartest. Sometimes kids don’t know how special they are. When they see outstanding athletes or cool pop stars, they often think: Am I outstanding? What am I going to be when I grow up?

Growing up means understanding what you can do and what you can offer to the world. When you are young, you don’t see that. But when you get older, you may know that just by being yourself, you do offer something to other people.

Maybe you aren’t the best, but that doesn’t make you “not special”. Think about your friends. Write down some things that you like about them. Think about why you are friends. You are going to know that in the end, though they aren’t the smartest or the prettiest or the most talented, they are great in their way. And they feel just the same as you!

In fact it is great to be the best at something, but it’s OK if you can’t be the best. If you just live your life and try hard, you are still pretty amazing. And you can make your dream come true.