从奶奶那儿学到的（1/1）

What I Learned fro My Grandother

安娜·科佩尔/Anna Kopel

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One day, y granda toldsothg I will always reber.She said:“Your talent is God’s gift to you.What you do with it is yift to God.”

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One ore lesson y granda taughtwas to always go for y dreas and never, ever give up.She oold :“Shoot for the oon, becae even if you fall, you’ll nd aong the stars.”

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A lesson y granda taughtwas:“Never let ao you without g away better and happier.”Everyone should see goodnessyour face,your eyes,your sile.Too often we uiate the power of such thgs: a touch, a sile, a kd word, a listeng ear, an ho plt, or even the sallest act of carg.All have the potential to turn a life around.We should wele everyone as we would wele Christ Hiself, becae He is a part of ead every one of US.

My granda is no longer present here oh, but she will always rea presenty heart.Her words and personality have affected y lifeways I hought possible.Her lessons on life have bee a part of , and have adea better person.I will never fet the great love y granda shared with everyone, her great faithGod, or her spirational words.She is y idol.My granda’s ws of life will liveforever.

奶奶离开这个世界已有两年了。她去世后，我才真正明白，她对于我来说有多么重要。她是我的朋友，我的老师，我的灵感所在。她教给我许多东西，使之成为我个人生活的准则。它们是教训，帮助我笑对每一天，使我意识到自己的优势和劣势，帮助我克服这些弱点。也是我凭以生活的真理，希望将其永记于心。

一天，奶奶告诉我一些事情，使我永生难忘。她说：“你的天分就是上帝赐予你的礼物。利用它所做的事情是你给上帝的礼物。”

多年以来，这些话已经成为我生活的一部分。每天我都感谢上帝赐予我这些天分，我试着用更能接近他的方式来运用天分。我相信我们是为了展示上帝赐予我们的光荣而生。这不仅仅存在于我们中的一些人，每个人都是如此。当我们利用自己的天分和思想，来闪耀自己的光芒时，我们就在不知不觉中告诉他人，他们也可以绽放出自己的辉煌。试想一下，如果每一个人都用自己的光亮照亮别人，那我们的世界将会是一种怎样的景象？我想那一定会是一个更美好的地方，就如上帝期望的那样一起成长。

奶奶还教育我，要一直为自己的梦想努力，永远不要放弃。她曾经告诉我：“争取摘到月亮。因为即使你失败了，你也会落在群星之中。”

生活中，我从来都没有听过比这更真实的事情。我努力按照这些话去做，也明白了这对于你追逐梦想很重要，永远也不要让任何事成为你追梦道路上的绊脚石。即使过去你有过惨痛的经历，也永远不要让它限制了你的人生观。我相信，生活会时常考验我们的责任感，而且我确信，生活中最大的回报就是为了那些坚持奋斗，最终成功的人而准备。这样的决心可以成就奇迹，但是决心必须是坚定而持久的。这听起来很简单，但也是区分追逐梦想之人与懊悔过往之人的标准。

奶奶教我的另一个教训是：“如果不能让他人更幸福和快乐，就永远不要让他加入到你的行列。”每一个人都应该从你的脸上、眼中和笑容中看到仁慈。通常，我们都会低估这些事情的力量：抚摸、微笑、友善的言语、聆听的耳朵、真诚的赞美，或者最小的一个关爱举动。所有这些都有潜力，可以转变生活。我们应该像欢迎耶稣那样，欢迎每一个人，因为他是我们每个人的一部分。

奶奶已经不在人间了，但是她仍然活在我的心里。她的话语和人格魅力影响了我的生活。从某种程度上说，这是我从来不曾想到的。她的生活哲理已成为我的一部分，使我变得更优秀。我永远也忘不了奶奶与每个人分享的伟大的爱，还有她对上帝的伟大信仰，或是她能给

予灵感的话语。她是我的偶像。她的人生准则将永远与我同在。

1.它们是教训，帮助我笑对每一天，使我意识到自己的优势和劣势，帮助我克服这些弱点。

2.争取摘到月亮。因为即使你失败了，你也会落在群星之中。

3.我确信，生活中最大的回报就是为了那些坚持奋斗、最终成功的人而准备。

4.每一个人都能从你的脸上、眼中和笑容中看到仁慈。

1.give up: If you give up, you won’t sueed.

2.get through: If you get through the difficulty, you’ll grow up.