Unit 1 Living in Harmony
00:04.00Listen and Respond
00:06.78Smile
00:10.76I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree.
00:16.57The last project the professor assigned us to do was called “Smile.”
00:22.95The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and then write down their reaction.
00:30.42I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone I meet and say “hello.”
00:36.54So I thought that it would be a piece of cake for me.
00:41.52Soon after we were assigned the project; my husband;
00:45.47the youngest son and I went out to the local McDonalds on a cold March morning.
00:51.63Just when we were standing in line; waiting to be served;
00:55.66I smelled a horrible “dirty body” smell; and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men.
01:03.96As I looked down at the shorter gentleman close to me; he was smiling.
01:09.48His beautiful sky blue eyes were searching for acceptance.
01:14.19He said; “Good day” as he counted the few coins he had.
01:19.73The second man was mentally retarded.
01:23.65The young lady at the counter asked the shorter man what they wanted.
01:28.38He said; “Just coffee for the two of us.”
01:32.48Obviously; it was all they could afford.
01:35.94To sit in the restaurant and warm up; they had to buy something — they just wante
d to be warm.
01:44.01Then I was suddenly filled with sympathy.
01:47.18All eyes in the restaurant were set on me; judging my every action.
react to和respond to的区别
01:52.74I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to
01:56.79give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray.
02:00.93I then walked to the table where the two men were sitting.
02:05.09I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s cold hand.
02:12.07He looked up at me and said; “Thank you.”
02:15.98I leaned over and said; “Just help yourselves.”
02:20.22I started to cry when I walked away to join my husband and son.
02:25.10As I sat down; my husband smiled at me and held my hand for a moment.
02:32.03I returned to college; with this story in hand.
02:35.74I turned in “my project” and the professor was touched and read it to the whole class.
02:43.20The whole class was touched.
02:45.34I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn — UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE.
Unit 2 Optimism and Positive Thinking
00:05.81Listen and Respond
00:08.87Attitude Is Everything
00:12.53Michael was a natural optimist.
00:15.46He was always in a good mood; always up and always had something positive to say.
00:22.52If an employee was having a bad day;
00:25.29Michael was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.
00:31.51Seeing his optimism really made me curious; so one day I went up to Michael
00:37.44and asked him; “I don’t get it.
00:39.70You can’t be positive all the time.
00:42.52How do you do it ”
00:45.24Michael replied; “Each morning I wake up and say to myself: Mike; you have two choices today.
00:53.41You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.
00:58.89I choose to be in a good mood.
01:01.46Each time something bad happens; I can choose to be a victim or choose to learn from it.
01:08.30I choose to learn from it.
01:10.88Every time someone comes to me complaining; I can choose to accept the complaining
01:16.56or I can point out the positive side of life; I always choose the positive side of life.”
01:23.05“Yeah; right.
01:24.25But it isn’t that easy.”
01:25.94I said.
01:27.13“Yes; it is easy;” Michael said.
01:30.30“Life is all about choices.
01:32.75Every situation in life is a choice.
01:35.67You choose how you react to situations; you choose how people will affect your mood; you choose how you feel.
01:43.93The bottom line is: It’s your choice how you live your life.”
01:49.18From Michael I have learned that every day we have a choice to live fully.
01:54.09So I will choose to be an optimist.
01:56.80If I am an optimist I may feel better; enjoy life more; and maybe have more chances of success.
Unit 3 The Road to Success
00:05.83Listen and Respond
00:08.68Follow Your Dream
00:12.62One day in a high school; a senior named Monty Roberts was asked to write
00:18.50a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

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