A young man with a large bag on his back came far away for a master(大师). He said, "Master, I feel so lonely(孤独的) and painful that the long trip makes me tired out. My shoes are worn out, my feet are cut, and my hands also hurt… Why can't my heart feel sunny?"
The master asked, "What do you put in your large bag?"
The young man said,"It is very important to me. Inside it I put the pain each time I fall, the tears(眼泪) each time I'm hurt, the trouble each time I feel lonely…Without it, I can't come here."
Then the master took the young man to the river where they crossed in a boat. On the other side of the river, the master said,'"Carry on with your journey, carrying the boat!"
"What? Carry the boat?" the young man was surprised. "It is so heavy. How can I carry it?"
"Yes, my kid. You can't carry it," the master just smiled and said. "When you cross the river, the boat is useful. But after crossing it, you will put down the boat and carry on. If not, it will become a burden (负 担). Pain, loneliness and tears — all these are useful to life. They can improve your life, but if you carry them all the time, they will become the burden to life. Put it down! Life can't bear(承受) a heavy burden."
The young man put down his bag and carried on. He walked easily and happily, and much faster than before.
Daisy is one of my good friends. She is (参加;报名) a writing competition. She thinks it will help her (改善)her writing. What's more, the one who gets first place will get"My(梦寐以求的)holiday". Daisy decides to prepare for it well because she hopes to (赢) first place. In fact, she really likes going (旅行). However, she doesn't have enough money and can't (买得起,付得起)it. So the competition is quite a good (机会) for her. However, she feels (情绪不安的) because she doesn't know what to write. Luckily, Tom who has taken part in lots of writing competitions and got many (奖项) is ready to help her. He gives her lots of helpful (意见;建议).We are sure Daisy will get what she wants.