A wealthy man loved his son very much. As he wanted his son to lead a happy life, he decided to send him to see a wise old man for his advice on happiness.

When the old man learnt about his __________, he handed the boy an empty bowl and said, “Go to the river miles away and __________ it with water. I will tell you about it __________ no water is spilt when you reach here.” Although the boy was very surprised at this, he had no choice but to __________ this task.

The boy __________ on foot for the river and some time later came back with a bowl of water. The old man asked him, “Did you notice the beautiful flowers along the road and the birds singing in the trees?” The boy could say nothing about them because he gave his __________ attention to the bowl in his hands.

The old man smiled and said, “Bring me __________ bowl of water, but this time enjoy the flowers and the singing of birds as well.”

When he returned, the boy was able to __________ everything he had seen to the old man. But when he looked down at this bowl, he found __________ that most water was gone. He forgot all about his bowl while enjoying the beautiful things along the road.

“Well, young man,” the old man said, “enjoy the beauty of the world, but never forget the water in your bowl. This is the __________ of happiness.”

One day a son went to his father for advice. "Dad, I can’t do this any more," he said. "My lessons are _______ and tiring, and I haven’t made any progress. I don't think I'll ever play football _______ and my dream will never come true. "

The father _______ his son with loving eyes and said. "Well, son, every person has a _______—a goal of his life. It makes us do what we are doing, _______ it's what we believe in. We have to fight _______ it. ”

Everyone has _______ when life seems too hard, moments when we feel like giving up is the only choice. We think that no matter how hard we try, we'll never _______ our goals. It's OK to feel down for a little while, but never never never stop _______. When our dreams die, we die.

So you need to remember one thing: Life is like riding a ________. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. Life goes on!

A businessman was once deep in debt （负债）and could see no way out._____   an old man appeared in front of him. "I can see that _____   is troubling you, "he said   After listening to the businessman's words, the old man said, "I believe I can help you."

He wrote out a check（支票） _____   put it into his hand, saying,"Take this money. Meet me here exactly _____   year from today, and you can pay me back at that time."It was a check for $500,000, signed by John D. Rockefeller, one of the_____     men in the world.

"It can solve my _____ !"the businessman realized. But instead, he made a decision to put the check in his safe. Just knowing it was there might give him the strength to _____ a way to save his business, he thought.

After a few months, he was out of debt and making money once again.

One year later, he returned to the park_____     the check.At the same time, the old man appeared. But just as he was going to hand back the check and_____ his success story, a nurse came in a hurry and said, "I hope he hasn' t brought you any trouble. He's always escaping from the _____ and telling people he's John D. Rockefeller. "And then she led the old man away by the arm.