A series of massive thunderstorms had damaged our area recently. Heavy rains, high winds and lots of lightning had caused flash flooding and 1 trees. I had spent the afternoon picking up branches out of my yard. Then, just before I was getting ready to walk my dogs, the2came on my television and phone that another storm was3our way.
I took my dogs outside 4. Huge clouds were rolling in while thunder 5 over the hills. The darkness seemed darker and scarier than usual 6 I knew what was on the way. That was when I saw it: the really7 light, up high, at the far end of the meadow ( 草 地 ) behind my house. I smiled. The first of the fireflies (萤火虫) had appeared for the summer at just the time I needed to 8 its light. Soon a few others were blinking their lights as well. It 9 me how far their light traveled in the darkness of the night and how they didn't seem 10 at all by the approaching storm. I spent an extra few minutes 11my fireflies and taking in their message of12before heading in to get ready for the storm. As I did, though, I noticed that the darkness no longer seemed so 13 and that my fear had been replaced with14.
Life does have its share of15, some caused by nature and some caused by us. We can't go through life being scared of them,16. We are here to share our love. We are here to 17our light. We can ride through the storms, 18after them and make this world a better place. Take a(n) 19from the fireflies. Let your light shine. It may seem tiny, but you will be amazed at how far it can be seen and how20it can drive the dark away.
