Day 14 七选五阅读 A On Forgiveness (论宽恕) To forgive is a virtue(美德), but no one has ever said it is easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your hate. However, forgiveness is possible, and it can be surprisingly beneficial to your physical and mental health. People who forgive show less sadness, anger and stress and more hopefulness, according to a recent research. ___1___ Try the following steps: Calm yourself.___2__ You can take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love. Don抰 wait for an apology. Many times the person who hurt you does not intend to apologize. They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don抰 see things the same way.__3___ Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean becoming friends again with the person who upset you. Take the control away from your offender(冒犯者). Rethinking about you hurt gives power to the person who causes you pain. Instead of focusing on your wounded feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. __4___ If you understand your offender, you may realize that he or she was acting out of unawareness, fear, and even love. You may want to write a letter to yourself from your offender抯 point of view. Don抰 forget to forgive yourself.___5__ But it can rob you of your self-confidence if you don抰 do it. A. Why should you forgive? B. How should you start to forgive? C. Recognize the benefits of forgiveness. D. Try to see things from you offender抯 angle. E. For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge. F. To make your anger die away, try a simple stress-management technique. G. If you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting an awfully long time. B If you're planning to organize a summer camp, you need to have a good plan of action. First of all, you should have a theme. For example, if you're planning a lot of games, you could call it the adventure land or something like that. ___1___ If the summer camp is going to be an overnight program, then you have to keep the kids busy with different activities. ___2___ Games act as one of the best ways for kids to relax. They also help kids get along well with each other and develop the ability to work in a team. Kids at the summer camp need to be on their own for some time. Make sure your plan has some free time for them. ___3___ You could even encourage them to write down their thoughts about the summer camp. Be careful not to force them to do some things; let them be on their own. Your summer camp program can have a special day. ___4___ During this day, children can show their culture as well as learn about others. Also you can have a gift day, which means every child has to show their gifts, like dancing, singing or painting. ___5___Let children do certain experiments or go around the campsite and ask them to find the scientific names of trees. Make sure you make this activity fun ... ...
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