About ten years ago when I was a student at college, I spent my summer holidays working at a museum. Life was hard for me then. Dad had lost his job and Mum was sick in bed. I was wondering if I would be able to go on with my study the next term.
One day while I was working, I saw an old man come in with a little girl in a wheelchair. As I looked closer at this girl, I found that she had no arms and legs. She was wearing a little white dress and she also had a hat on.
As the old man pushed the wheelchair up to me, I was busy with my work. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink. When I took the money from her grandfather, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the prettiest, largest smile I have ever seen. Suddenly her handicap (生理缺陷) was covered and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile almost gave me a better understanding of what life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her world of smiles, love and warmth.
I’m now a successful business and whenever I get down and think about the trouble of the world, I think about that little girl and the unforgettable lesson about life that she taught me.