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1、海量资料下载 免费学习英语 （申请网址）A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and lay around it every day. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a nap under the shadow. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.Time went by. the little boy had grown up and he n
2、o longer played around the tree every day. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I am no longer a kid, I dont play around trees anymore.” The boy replied, “I want toys. I need money to buy them.”“Sorry, but I dont have money.but y
3、ou can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.” The boy was so excited. He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad.One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. “Come and play with me,” the
4、tree said. “I dont have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?”“Sorry, but I dont have a house. But you can chop off my branches to build your house.” So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy
5、but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. “Come and play with me!” the tree said. “I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?”“Use my trunk to build your boat
6、. You can sail far away and be happy.” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time. The tree was happy, but it was not true.Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I dont have anything for you anymore. No mo
7、re apples for you.” the tree said.“I dont have teeth to bite,” the boy replied.“No more trunk for you to climb on.”“I am too old for that now,” the boy said.“I really cant give you anything. the only thing left is my dying roots,” the tree said with tears.“I dont need much now, just a place to rest.
8、 I am tired after all these years.” The boy replied.“Good! Old tree roots is the best place to lean on and rest. Come, Come sit down with me and rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.This is a story of everyone. The tree is our parent. When we were young, we loved to pl
9、ay with Mom and Dad. When we grown up, we left them, and only came to them when we need something or when we are in trouble. No matter what, parents will always be there and give everything they could to make you happy. You may think that the boy is cruel to the tree but thats how all of us are trea
10、ting our parents.Take time out during the day for quiet time to listen to your inner voice. You may want to use your quiet time to meditate or pray. However you use this time, the key is to shut out all of the noise around you by focusing deep within yourself. Breathing deeply during quiet time will
11、 also help you focus. I know its hard to find quiet time during a particularly busy day, but its so important even if its just 10 minutes a day and you have to sneak away to get it. Quiet time can really make a difference in your life. It enables you to hear God speaking to your heart reminding you
12、of His perfect love for you.Be honest with yourself by paying attention to your actions. Actions speak louder than words, and they always tell the truth. What do your actions say about you? If you say you love your job, but your actions say otherwise, which do you think is more true your words or yo
13、ur actions? On the other hand, if you say youre not good at a certain job, but your actions say otherwise, thats also important. What do you do with this insight? You can use it to make more beneficial choices in your life. By being honest with yourself based on your previous actions, your actions m
14、oving forward will be based on truth instead of just what you tell yourself.Despite what your subconscious may be telling you, you can have love with no limits. The key is to unconditionally love yourself first.很久很久以前，有一棵又高又大的苹果树。一位小男孩，天天到树下来，他爬上去摘苹果吃，在树荫下睡觉。他爱苹果树，苹果树也爱和他一起玩耍。后来，小男孩长大了，不再天天来玩耍。一天他又来
15、到树下，很伤心的样子。苹果树要和他一起玩，男孩说：“不行，我不小了，不能再和你玩，我要玩具，可是没钱买。”苹果树说：“很遗憾，我也没钱，不过，把我所有的果子摘下来卖掉，你不就有钱了？”男孩十分激动，他摘下所有的苹果，高高兴兴地走了。然后，男孩好久都没有来。苹果树很伤心。有一天，男孩终于来了，树兴奋地邀他一起玩。男孩说：“不行，我没有时间，我要替家里干活呢，我们需要一幢房子，你能帮忙吗？”“我没有房子，”苹果树说，“不过你可以把我的树枝统统砍下来，拿去搭房子。”于是男孩砍下所有的树枝，高高兴兴地运走去盖房子。看到男孩高兴树好快乐。从此，男孩又不来了。树再次陷入孤单和悲伤之中。一年夏天，男孩回来了
16、，树太快乐了：“来呀！孩子，来和我玩呀。”男孩却说：“我心情不好，一天天老了，我要扬帆出海，轻松一下，你能给我一艘船吗？”苹果树说：“把我的树干砍去，拿去做船吧！”于是男孩砍下了她的树干，造了条船，然后驾船走了，很久都没有回来。树好快乐但不是真的。许多年过去，男孩终于回来，苹果树说：“对不起，孩子，我已经没有东西可以给你了，我的苹果没了。”男孩说：“我的牙都掉了，吃不了苹果了。”苹果树又说：“我再没有树干，让你爬上来了。”男孩说：“我太老了，爬不动了。”“我再也没有什么给得出手了，只剩下枯死下去的老根，”树流着泪说。男孩说：“这么多年过去了，现在我感到累了，什么也不想要，只要一个休息的地方。”“好啊！老根是最适合坐下来休息的，来啊，坐下来和我一起休息吧！”男孩坐下来，苹果树高兴得流下了眼泪这就是我们每个人的故
