梦想是人生的一面旗帜，旗帜不倒，希望常在。朝着梦想不断 完善自己，你会更快获得成功。
When I was in the Ohio，a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident .As she was running to the bus in order not to miss it， she slipped on some ice and fell under the rear wheels of the bus. She survived the accident，but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her，in my 13-year-old mind thinking she wouldn’t live normally from then on.
Over the years，I moved and didn‘t think about Helen after that. Three years ago，in Florida，my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike，causing a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son，a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a particularly trying day. I burst into tears for no reason and hung up.
A short time later，a beautiful woman，in a wheelchair，rolled into my son‘s room with a box of tissues. After 16 years，I still recognized Helen. She smiled，handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was，and after we both got through the shock of that，she began to tell meabout her life since we last saw each other. She had married，had children and gotten her degree so that she could smooth the path for those less fortunate than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me，it would be hope.
Looking at this wonderful，giving person，I felt small. But I also felt the first hope I had felt since learning that my son was hurt. From this person that I thought would have no quality of life，I learned that where there is life，there is hope. My son miraculously recovered and we moved back north，but I owe Helen a debt that I can never repay.
失败不意味着永远不会成功，失去也不意味着永远不会拥有。生命不息，希望常在。
参考翻译（修立芬）
当我在俄亥俄州的时候，一个名叫海伦的同学发生了一场严重的车祸。当时她怕错过公交车，正急忙地跑，却因为地上有冰雪而滑倒，倒在了公交车的后车轮下。她活了下来，然而腰部以下全部瘫痪。我去医院看了她，在我13岁的大脑里我想从此以后她不会再有正常的生活了。
很多年过去了，我搬了家，也没再去想关于海伦的事情。三年前，在佛罗里达，我的大儿子在骑自行车的时候被车撞到了，造成了严重的脑损伤。当我在医院照顾儿子的时候，一个妇女打来电话说她是医院的护工。那真是很难过的一天，我忍不住哭了起来，很快就挂了电话。
过了一会儿，一位很漂亮的女人，坐着轮椅摇进了儿子的房间。她拿着一盒面巾纸。竟然是海伦，16年后我仍能认出她来。她微笑着，把面巾纸递给了我并给了我一个拥抱。我告诉了她我是谁，震惊过后，她开始给我讲我们最后一次见面后她的生活。她结婚了有了孩子也获得了证书，所以她给这些不幸的人树立了榜样。她告诉我如果此时她能给我些什么，那就是希望。
看着这位令人惊奇的赠与者，我觉得自己很渺小。但是同时我也在得知儿子受伤后第一次感觉到希望。从这个我曾经以为不会有生活质量的人身上我懂得了：生命在，希望就在。后来我的儿子奇迹般地恢复了，我们也搬回了北方，但是我还欠海伦一份永远也还不上的人情。
Never Stop Dreaming 别停下追梦的脚步
Leave the excess baggage of yesterday’s mistakes and dare to enter into all the tomorrow. Leave yesterday to history and resolve to begin fresh each new day daring to make dreams become a reality.
Dreams cannot be bought，sold，nor traded. Dreams are the part of us that no one else can claim right to posses. Dreams are what keep life full of passion and vitality！
Do not allow others to define who we are or what our desires may be. When we allow others to define our boundaries，we become the limits others have imposed upon us. Our dreams are our own and belong to no one else.
Never admit defeat to a wasted life by forsaking your dreams！
Life is sweetened by friendships we encounter along the highways that journey into our dreams.
Dream are complex and take years to accomplish，while holding onto the simplicity of a very young child.
Do not allow life and the demands of making a living force you to put dreams on hold.
Not just the successfully rich and famous have a right to their dreams. Chase after them as the wind！
The very fact that you are reading these words at this moment is the accomplishment of a dream come true. Since early childhood，I had a dream to write for others to read what I have written，whether it is poetry or simple stories and ideas. I have not dreamed of fortune of fame，but only to be able to write in a manner that others can read and possibly make a different in their lives.
People have a need to read，I have a need to create with words same as a musician creates music with instruments，or an artist paints his imaginations before our eyes.
Please keep dreaming and never give up on yourself！
现实和梦想之间，不变的是跋涉，暗淡与辉煌之间，不变的是开拓。
参考翻译（李定纹）
忘记昨天因犯错带来的沉重负担，勇敢地迎接明天的一切。把昨天留给历史，决心开始新的每一天，敢于把梦想变成现实。
梦想不能买，不能卖，不能被交易。梦想是我们自身的一部分，任何其他人都无权将其据为己有。梦想是使生命保持充满热情和活力的源泉。
别人不能定义我们是谁或我们有什么愿望。当我们允许他人界定我们的底线时，我们就失去了自己原本所拥有的原则。
我们的梦想属于我们自己，而非任何其他人。千万别放弃你的梦想，屈服于一生的虚度。生命因在通往我们梦想的旅途中所遇到的各种友谊而变甜。
梦想是复杂的，从你还是一个非常单纯的孩子坚持梦想开始，一个梦想也许需要数年才能完成。
不要以命运或谋生为借口而搁置梦想。并非只有成功、富有、出名的人才有权利追求梦想。让我们像风一样追逐梦想吧！你在此刻阅读这些文字，就正是让一个梦想成真的时刻。自小，我就有个梦想，就是为大家写文章，让大家都阅读我写的东西，不管是诗歌还是简单的故事或者只是一个简单的想法。我从没想过因此成名发财，只想能够以某种方式写一些供大家阅读的文字，并希望这些文字能在某种意义上改变读者的生活。
人们需要阅读，我需要创作文章，就如同音乐家运用乐器创作音乐或艺术家在我们面前描绘他的想象一样。
请继续梦想吧，永远不要放弃自己！
Dare to Dream 敢于梦想
Life！ What a precious gift from God. What a blessing to be alive in a wonderful，vibrant word of unlimited possibilities. Then，adversity strikes，and this“gift”feels more like a curse.
“Why？ Why me？”We ask. Yet we never get an answer，or do we？ After contrasting Hodgkin‘s disease at age seven and being given six months to live，I triumphed over the odds. Call it luck，hope，faith or courage，there are thousands of survivors！ Winners like us know the answer-“why not us？ we can handle it.”I am not dying of cancer. I am living with cancer. God doesn’t make junk，regardless what comes our way. And I don‘t have to be afraid anymore.
In my sophomore year of high school，the class was scheduled to run the mile. I will always remember that day because due to the swelling and scars from surgery on the leg，for two solid years，I had not worn shorts. I was afraid of teasing. So for two years I lived in fear. Yet that day it didn’t matter. I was ready-shorts，heart and mind. I no sooner got to thestarting line before I heard the loud whispers.“Gross！”“How fat！”“How ugly！”I blocked it out.
