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Chapter 43 Literature and Art (8)
"I can't sell it," said the poor man, "it must never leave my hands. The old man said, 'If you sell it or give it to someone else, it will be a disaster.' That's what he said. "

So the rich brother sailed the boat home.However, one dark night, he came back again, quietly entered the house, stole the god mill, and ran quickly to the seaside with it.His boat was waiting there, and then he sailed to his island.

This bad dude would love to get the grind going.He couldn't wait to get home and use it while he was still in the boat.

"Salt," said he, "I sell salt, and salt is what I want." And he began to turn the millstone, and the salt began to come out of the mill, and he laughed and sang for joy.Piles of salt came out, and the boat started to sink, and he threw some salt into the sea as hard as he could, but more salt came out of the mill, in piles.He stopped laughing, he stopped singing, and then he began to be afraid.

More and more salt came out of the god mill, and soon the whole boat was filled.At this time, water came in, submerged the boat, and the boat sank, together with the thief and the god mill, sank to the bottom of the sea.

At the bottom of the sea, the god mill was still turning, grinding out more and more salt.

Some people say this is why sea water is salty.

Exercise
Tell me what you think about this story.

13 Peer Support The meaning of mutual assistance

Anna really wanted to do something significant for her school before she went to college. But she couldn't think of anything meaningful that would influence the lives of her schoolmates.
One day, Anna saw a girl sitting by the school pond crying. Anna went up to her and said, “Are you okay? Is there anything I can do to help?” Anna found out that the girl was in her first year and was having trouble coping with her schoolwork. Then, Anna had an idea. She would start a tutoring group where seniors could help juniors who were struggling in their subjects.
Before long, many seniors volunteered to join Anna's tutoring group. Soon, Anna also started other support groups like “I'm not Alone” which provided counseling for students whose parents had been divorced and “Crime Fighters” where students helped. Anna prevented the was happy that she made a difference in her peers' lives. She was showered with flowers of appreciation from her friends at her graduation!

Maybe you could start a peer support group too? Here's a list of peer support groups that you can start: You can start a group that.
(1) Helps students quit smoking
(2) Helps students quit drinking and gambling
(3) Counsels students with health problems
(4) Helps new students adjust to school life
(5) Provides graduating students with information on further studies
(6) Helps students who have abusive parents
(7) Helps students who are emotionally unstable
(8) Helps students who come from low-income families
Vocabulary
Significant [sig"nifik? nt] adj. Significant, meaningful;

n. meaningful thing, symbol

pond [p? nd] vt. & vi. build a pond;

pond
tutoring v. tutoring, teaching (the present participle of tutor["tju: t?]), being a tutor;

n. Counseling
Divorced [di"v?: st] adj. Divorced

Gambling ["ɡ? mbli?] n. Gambling, speculation;
v. Gambling, betting (the ing form of gamble)

Counsels ["kauns? l] n. Advice, negotiation, consideration;

vt. Advise, advocate:
vi. give (or accept) advice

abusive [? "bju:siv] adj. abusive, abusive, abusive

Unstable ["?n"steibl] adj. Unstable, turbulent, changeable
Practice
Make a list of the things that you can do it to help others.
Translation
Ana desperately wanted to contribute to her alma mater before graduating high school, but she couldn't think of anything meaningful she could do.

One day Anna saw a girl sitting by the school pond crying.She stepped forward and asked, "Are you okay? Is there anything I can do to help you?" Anna learned that the girl was in the first grade and had some troubles in her studies.Anna suddenly had an idea.She wants to start a tutoring group to give upperclassmen the opportunity to help younger classmates who are struggling academically.

Before long, many senior students volunteered to join the group.Anna soon started other groups, such as I'm Not Alone, a counseling group for students with divorced parents, and Crime Busters, a crime prevention group.Anna is very happy to be able to make a difference in everyone's life.At graduation, she received flowers from many friends.

Maybe you could start a support group too.You have several options:

1) Help students quit smoking
2) Help students quit drinking and gambling

3) Provide health consultation
4) Help freshmen adapt to school life
5) Provide admission information for fresh graduates
6) Help students who have encountered domestic violence

7) Help classmates who are emotionally troubled
8) Help poor students

Exercise
Make a list and see what you can do to help others.

14 Beautiful Smile and Love
The poor are very wonderful people. One evening we went out and we picked up four people from the street. And one of them was in a most terrible condition, and I told the sisters: You take care of the other three. of this one who looked worse. So I did for her all that my love can do. I put her in bed, and there was such a beautiful smile on her face. She took hold of my hand as she said just the words “thank you” and she died. I could not help but examine my conscience before her and I asked what would I say if I was in her place. And my answer was very simple. I would have tried to draw a little attention to myself. would have said I am hungry, that I am dying, I am cold, I am in pain, or something, but she gave me much more-she gave me her grateful love. And she died with a smile on her face. As did that man whom we picked up from the drain, half eaten with worms, and we brought him to the home. “I have lived like an animal in the street, but I am going to die like an angel, loved and cared for.” And it was so wonderful to see the greatness of that man who could speak like that, who could die like that without blaming anybody, without cursing anybody, without comparing anything. Like an angel—this is the greatness of our people. And that is why we believe what Jesus had said: I was hungry, I was naked, I was homeless, I was unwanted, unloved, uncared for, and you did it to me.
I believe that we are not real social workers. We may be doing social work in the eyes of the people, but we are really contemplatives in the heart of the world. For we are touching the body of Christ twenty-four hours…And I think that in our family we don't need bombs and guns, to destroy, to bring peace, just get together, love one another, bring that peace, that joy, that strength of presence of each other in the home. And we will be able to overcome all the evil that is in the world.
And with this prize that I have received as a Prize of Peace, I am going to try to make the home for many people who have no home. Because I believe that love begins at home, and if we can create a home for the poor I think that more and more love will spread. And we will be able through this understanding love to bring peace be the good news to the poor. The poor in our own family first, in our country and in the world. To be able to do this, our Sisters, our lives have to be woven with prayer. They have to be woven with Christ to be able to understand, to be able to share. Because to be woven with Christ is to be able to understand, to be able to share. Because today there is so much suffering…When I pick up a person from the street, hungry, I give him a plate of rice, a piece of bread, I have satisfied. I have removed that hunger. But a person who is shut out, who feels unwanted, unloved, terrified, the person who has been thrown out from society-that poverty is so full of hurt and s o unbearable…And so let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love, and once we begin to love each other naturally we want to do something.
Vocabulary
Conscience ["k? n?? ns] n. morality, conscience
drain [drein] vi. drain, drain;
vt. to exhaust, to flow out;

n. drainage, sewer
naked ["neikid] adj. nude, undecorated, without evidence, straightforward

contemplative [k? n "templ? tiv, "k? ntempleitiv] adj. Contemplative, meditative, meditative
Evil ["i: v? l] adj. Evil, harmful, unfortunate;
n. evil, wickedness, misfortune
wove [w? uv] adj. cloth pattern;
n. Textile paper;
v. Weaving (past tense of weave)

unbearable["?n"bε? r? bl] adj. Unbearable, unbearable

Practice
Read the story about Mother Teresa.
Translation
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