A kindergarten teacher decided to have her class play a game. The teacher told each student to bring a plastic bag with a few p【小题1】 in it to school. Each student would “name” their potatoes after people they did not like. So the n【小题2】 of potatoes would be different depending on how many people each student d【小题3】 .

The next day, all the students brought their potatoes to school. Some kids had just one or two potatoes, while o【小题4】 had as many as five or six. The teacher then told the children that they would have to c【小题5】 their potatoes with them wherever they went for one week.

Several days passed by. Some of the students started to complain b【小题6】 their potatoes began to rot and smell bad. The students who carried more potatoes also complained about how h【小题7】 their bags were. One week later, the game was over. The teacher asked, “How did you feel about carrying around your potatoes for a w【小题8】 ?”

The students complained o【小题9】 again. The teacher simply smiled and said, “This is what it’s like to carry hate in your h【小题10】. You have to carry it with you wherever you go. If you can’t tolerate(容忍) carrying rotten potatoes for one week, can you imagine having hate in your heart for a whole lifetime?”

A long time ago, in a small village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors (镜子).

A happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit it. When he r【小题1】 there, he climbed happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. To his s【小题2】, he found himself staring at (瞪着)1000 other happy little dogs. He gave a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as nice and friendly. As he left the house, he said to himself, “This is a w【小题3】 place, I will come back and visit it often.”

In the same village, there was a【小题4】 little dog. He was not quite as happy a【小题5】 the first one. He also decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and looked into the door unhappily. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly-looking dogs staring back at him, he growled (咆哮) at them and saw 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he said to himself, “That is a horrible place, and I will n【小题6】 go back there again.”

All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections (反映) do you see in the faces of the people you meet?

There is a story in the bookHistory as a Mirror(《资治通鉴》) by Chinese historian Sima Guang.

Zhi Xuanzi was the head of Zhi, a big family of Jin State (晋国) during the Spring and Autumn Period (时期). He wanted Zhi Yao【小题1】(be) the family head after him.

【小题2】, another man in the family disliked the idea. He listed five good things of Zhi Yao. For【小题3】, he was good at riding and shooting. But Zhi Yao had a big problem: his virtue (品德). He had【小题4】unkind heart.

Zhi Xuanzi didn’t listen【小题5】the idea. And still, Zhi Yao【小题6】(become) the head of the family. He【小题7】(quick) made the Zhi family much【小题8】(strong) than before. But because of his aggressive style (咄咄逼人的风格), three other【小题9】(family) worked together to fight against the Zhi family. Finally, Zhi family lost the fight.

Sima Guang used this story to tell us that having talent is not enough.【小题10】talent and virtue are important. Excellent people must also have virtue.