Oncetherewasaverybrilliant, creativeandeducatedman.Hegainedmuch__1__whiletraveling
throughouttheworld.Unfortunatelyhelosthislegsandleftarminatragicaccident, leavingonlyafinger
andthumbonhisrighthand. Hebecameso2thathewasafraidhewouldspendhislife3and
wouldnolongerbeabletousehislifeina(n)4 way.
Oneday, herememberedhowhehadalwayslovedgetting5 .Herealizedthathestillhadpartial
6ofhisrighthandandcouldwritewith7.Then, hehadanidea,' Whynotwritetootherpeople
whoneedencourage- ment?'
He8wherehecouldfindthosewhocouldbeencouragediftheyreadhisletters.Hethoughtof
peoplein9.Manyofthemhadhopeofregainingtheir10.Otherswouldkeepfeelingdepressed
andremainputawayfortherestoftheirlives.Hedecidedthathemusttryto11them.Sohewrote
toaprisonministryaboutsendingletterstotheprisoners.Theprisonministerrepliedthatwritingtothe
prisonerswouldbe12.However,itwouldbeagainstprisonrulesfortheprisonerstowriteback.
13withtheintention, themanbegansending14messagesofGod'slove, hope, strength, and
encouragement.Hewrotetwiceaweek, testinghisstrengthandabilitytothe15.Hepouredhisheart
andsoulintohiswords,16hiperience, senseofhumor, optimism, andfaith.
Itwasdifficulttowritethoseletters, especiallywithouthopeofany17.Frequently, hefelt
discouraged, wonderingifanyone18readhisletters.However, thiswashis19chance, sohewas
determinedtocontinue.
Atlast, hereceivedaletterfromtheprisonofficer, whichsaid,'Pleasewriteonthebestpaperyou
canafford. Yourlettersarepassedfromcell(小牢房)tocelluntiltheyalmostfallto20!' Weallhave
uniqueexperiences, abilitiesandtalents.Wecandiscoverwaystoreachothersinneedofencouragement
andstrength.
()1.A.wealth
()2.A.depressed
()3.A.writing
()4.A.abnormal
()5.A.presents
()6.A.sense
()7.A.affection
()8.A.estimated
()9.A.hospitals
()10.A.families
()11.A.release
()12.A.acceptable
()13.A.Faced
()14.A.holy
()15.A.point
()16.A.sharing
()17.A.success
()18.A.curiously
()19.A.only
()20.A.ruin