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Wings of angel

　　I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”．Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not 　　1　　．I had a serious spinal cord disorder(脊髓病)and I knew I would always be much 　　2　　 than others．

　　I hated going to school and I hated others’ 　　3　　 at me．I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing 　　4　　 and tall．And most of all, I hated looking in the 　　5　　 and seeing an ugly and hunchback(驼背)．My friends found me cold because I didn’t let others get close 　　6　　 me．I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life 　　7　　 Angela appeared．

　　That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school－a spot where no one would 　　8　　 me．That’s when I first heard her voice．“Hi! Can I sit down?” I raised my head and there she was, with a smile on her round face．“What are you looking at?” she asked．“Ants,” I answered．“What are they doing?” “I don’t 　　9　　．” “I bet they’re playing games and making 　　10　　．Don’t you think so?”

　　That was how our 　　11　　 started and it didn’t stop．We talked about everything under the sun－the ants, the clouds, my little niche(处境)－until it was sunset．

　　Then suddenly, she saw my 　　12　　．She just stared．My heart sank．What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would 　　13　　 me now．She stood up, pointing at my back and said, “I know 　　14　　 your back is hunched．” I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be sentenced．I begged in my heart for her to 　　15　　, but she just kept on going．“I know what you’ve got in there．Do you?” “No,” I answered weakly．She bent and 　　16　　 in my ears：“Your back is hunched because you’ve got a pair of 　　17　　 from the angles．

　　I was 　　18　　．I looked into her eyes and her 　　19　　 touched my heart．From that day on, I started to learn to 　　20　　 myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind-hearted friend．

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　　I was recently invited to dinner by a friend．During the meal, the manager of the restaurant came 　　1　　 and said that our meal was free．He stood there 　　2　　 at me and he seemed a little 　　3　　 to me but I couldn’t quite remember him．　　4　　 I asked him if he knew me．He laughed and said I had probably 　　5　　 him, but that I’d changed his life．My friend was quite 　　6　　 and asked him how I’d done this．

　　He said that twelve years ago he 　　7　　 a stress management class that I was giving．I asked the group what their greatest 　　8　　 was and most of them, including him, said it was their bosses．

　　He said I listened 　　9　　 and then took a chair and placed it in the center of the room．I 　　10　　 on the chair for a few moments and then I 　　11　　 everyone to come and do the same．I wanted them to look at the room from up there．After everyone had done it, I asked the group to 　　12　　 how the room looked different when they changed their perspective(视角)．

　　Then I asked them to 　　13　　 their bosses．Was this the same person who had seen their good 　　14　　 and hired them? Did they remember how happy they were to be 　　15　　 for the job? But how did these wonderful people become terrible bosses?

　　He said I looked at him and asked if he had 　　16　　 said thank you to his boss for the 　　17　　 to earn a living．He answered he hadn’t．Then I asked him why he hadn’t tried being 　　18　　 to his boss．

　　He told us his 　　19　　 changed that night．He went back to work the next day with a thank-you card to his boss．He said I’d 　　20　　 him to look at life from different perspectives and express thanks．