When I was a junior high school student in 1980, God gave me a gift, it was happiness.
One weekend, I went to visit my grandparents in the countryside. On my way home a car ran over me and cut off my arms because of its high speed. Several days later when I woke up at the hospital, I realized I had to spend the rest of my life 1 arms. How sad I felt at that time! Even I was full of fears. But slowly I knew I had to face the fact and got over it. I couldn't get my arms back even though I 2 every day. However, it's easier 3 than done. It took me nearly half a year to get out of the sadness 4 . I got so much from my past story.
From then on, I could treat my life with a 5 mind. But in our daily life, I often see my classmates 6 about little things: They get a bad grade on a test; their bus comes 7 ; they don't have a mobile phone, but others have, and so on. But I only 8 life. I was lucky to realize from an accident.
It is a waste of our life to focus on what you have 9 . We should always think of what we have. So why are so many people unhappy? Someone may say, "My whole life would improve if I have a new car." But when you get the car and what 10 ? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being unhappy.
Happiness depends on what we have! It's in our heart. It's a state of mind, even though you own the whole world, you may still feel unhappy.
Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating (感激) and taking pleasure in what you really have.
