There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose between them. One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful towering mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.
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The other picture had mountains, too. But these were rugged and bare. Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all.
But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest — in perfect peace.
Which picture do you think won the prize? The king chose the second picture. Do you know why?
“Because,” explained the king, “peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace.”
相关单词：fluffy
fluffy解释：adj.有绒毛的，空洞的
fluffy例句：
Newly hatched chicks are like fluffy balls.刚孵出的小鸡像绒毛球。
The steamed bread is very fluffy.馒头很暄。
相关单词：rugged
rugged解释：adj.高低不平的，粗糙的，粗壮的，强健的
rugged例句：
Football players must be rugged.足球运动员必须健壮。
The Rocky Mountains have rugged mountains and roads.落基山脉有崇山峻岭和崎岖不平的道路。
相关单词：tumbled
tumbled解释：v.倒塌( tumble的过去式和过去分词 )；翻滚；突然摔倒；恍然大悟
tumbled例句：
He slipped and tumbled down the stairs. 他脚一滑滚下了楼梯。
A hundred and fifty empty bottles tumbled onto the floor. 150个空瓶子滚落到地板上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
相关单词：foaming
foaming解释：adj.布满泡沫的；发泡
foaming例句：
He looked like a madman, foaming at the mouth. 他口吐白沫，看上去像个疯子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
He is foaming at the mouth
相关单词：midst
midst解释：n.中部，中间，当中
midst例句：
The hut is in the midst of the forest.小屋在森林深处。
There is a thief in our midst.我们当中有小偷。
