Our son Jason was born with cerebral palsy（脑瘫）. My wife and I often 1him as he faced many challengers in his early years.

    It was 2to see him chosen last for baseball 3 but he was happy and well 4 by his peers（同龄人）throughout primary school. His most 5 time came when he began high school. One afternoon, he returned home with 6 He threw his bag on the floor, shouting angrily, “I'll never go to school again!” He was 7with food other kids had thrown at him on the way home. He didn't tell us what had happened until later.

    Several days earlier, he had 8the school running team. That day, a few older students made fun of his 9 on the track and made him the 10 of their one-sided food fight. I called the headmaster about the matter and it never happened again. He stayed on the team 11 trouble continued.

    One day in October, We had snow and freezing rain. As the other kids exercised in the gym, they noticed Jason jogging around the snow-covered 12 A few weeks later, he told us each month students 13an “athlete of the month”. The coach would list the top athletes, and students voted for the winner. Jason's14 had never been listed. But that day, one of the student said, “I'd like to nominate（提名）Jason for the athlete of the month, sir!” The coach looked 15.

    “He works harder than any of us, sir,” the student continued.

“But we'll have to have someone 16 the nomination,” the coach replied.

    Tears formed in Jason's eyes as he told us what happened next. “Mom, Dad, everyone in the class 17their hands.”

    We, also in tears, looked at him as he18 showed his certificate.

    Whenever I despair, I think of this story. I 19 myself that challengers are not overcome by force, but by patience,20and faith.