An outstanding writer was in his study room. He picked up his pen and started writing:
Last year, I had a surgery and my gall bladder (胆囊) was1. I had to stay in bed for a long time. At the same time, I was 60 and had to2my favorite job. The same year I3the sorrow of the death of my father. And my son failed in his medical exam4he had a car accident.
In the end he wrote: Alas! It was so5a year!
When the writer's wife entered the room, she found her husband looking sad,6. Behind his back, she read7was written on the paper. She left the room8and came back with another paper and9it on the side of her husband's writing.
When the writer saw the paper, he found this 10on it:
Last year I finally11my gall bladder because of pain. I1260 with health and got retired from my job. Now I can13my time to write something better with more focus and peace. The same year my father, at the age of 95, passed14in peace. Meanwhile, my son gained15with a new life. My car was destroyed but my son stayed alive without getting any16. In the end she wrote: This year was a huge year and it passed17!
You see, the same incident has different viewpoints. In our daily lives we must18that it's not happiness that makes us19but gratefulness that makes us happy. There is always, always, always20to be thankful for!