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　　Like most parents, I teach my children to say“thank You” frequently．What I hope to teach them is not to say Thanks 　　1　　, but to feel it．I believe that thankful people are 　　2　　 people．

　　Dr．Fulton Oursler used to tell of Anna, who 　　3　　 him when he was a child．Without any relatives, Anna worked in his family for many years, who not only 　　4　　 her thanks, but feIt it．

　　He remembered her sitting at the kitchen table, her hands 　　5　　 and her eyes closed as she prayed(祷告), “Much obliged(非常感谢), Lord, for my vittles．”He asked her what vittles were and she 　　6　　 that they were food and drink．He told her 　　7　　 she gave thanks, she would get food and drink．and Anna said, “Yes, we'll get our vittles, but it makes them taste better when we're 　　8　　．”She told him that a man taught her to 　　9　　 look for things to be thankful for．So, as soon as she awoke each morning she asked herself, “What is the 　　10　　 thing I can be Thankful today?”Sometimes the smell of early-morning coffee in the kitchen found its way to her room and she would say, “Much obliged, Lord, for the 　　11　　!”

　　Young Oursler grew up and left his 　　12　　．One day he received a message that Anna was 　　13　　．He returned home and found her in bed with her hands folded just as he had seen them in prayer before．

　　He 　　14　　 what she could give thanks for this time．As if she could read his 　　15　　, she opened her eyes and looked at the loving faces around her bed．Then, 　　16　　 her eyes, she said quietly“Much obliged, Lord, for such fine 　　17　　．”

　　Oursler was deeply 　　18　　 by Anna's ability to always find some 　　19　　 to say“Much obliged．”This wise woman 　　20　　 him how to be happy．

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　　I truly feel that my mother led me here, to Morzaine, and to my future as happy wife and businesswoman．When Mum 　　1　　 in October 2007, I was cook．In December that year，while I was working for a wedding，a pearl necklace Mum had left me 　　2　　．I was distraught(忧心如焚的)．Some days later, I was 　　3　　 that a guy who was working with us that day．“could probably have made a fortune 　　4　　 the necklace he found．” 　　5　　, he returnde it．Hearing he I’d 　　6　　 Mum for six months before her death, he said，“Christmas is going to be 　　7　　－why not go out to the Alps for a couple of weeks．

　　I come to Morzaine, a small, friendly village in the Alps and 　　8　　 fell in love with it．What was 　　9　　 to be a stopgap(权宜之计)trip turned into a new life．I kept traveling between London and here and felt 　　10　　 than I had in months．In December 2008, I was 　　11　　 as a hotel manager and moved here full time．

　　A month later, I met Paul, who was traveling here．We fell in love．In the beginning, I didn’t want to discuss 　　12　　, because the sadness of losing Mun 　　13　　 felt great．Paul understood that and never 　　14　　 me．But, by summer, we got married．A year later, we used his saving, and the money from the sale of Mom’s house, to build our own 　　15　　．

　　We want to give our guests a 　　16　　 feel, so each room is themed(以……为题)around memories from our lives．There are also styles to remind me of Mom－a tiny chair which 　　17　　 be in her bedroom is set in one room．

　　We are having a wonderful life Mum 　　18　　 naturally part of it, 　　19　　 there's no way we would be here．If it wasn’t for the 　　20　　 she gave me．I know she’s here in spirit, keeping an eye on us．