生命的奖牌
after giving a talk at a high school,i was asked to pay a visit to a special illness had kept the boy home but he had expressed an interest in meeting me,and it would mean a great deal to him.i agreed. during the nine-mile drive to his home,i found out something about had muscular he was born,the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five,then they were told he would not make it to he was wanted to meet me because i was a gold-medal power lifter,and i knew about overcoming obstacles and going for my dreams. i spent over an hour talking to once did he complain or ask,"why me？"he spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his sly,he knew what he was talking didn't mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he was just talked about his hopes for the future,and how one day he wanted to lift weight with me. when we finished talking,i went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal i won and put it around his neck.i told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles than i ever looked at it for a mo-ment,then took it off and handed it back to said,"you are a earned that y when i get to the olympics and win my own medal,i will show it to you." last summer i received a letter from matth-ew's parents telling me that matthew had passed wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before： dear rick, my mom said i should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me.i also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that i don't have long to live i still smile as much as i can. i told you someday i was going to the olympics and win a gold i know now i will never get to do i know i'm a champion,and god knows that i get to heaven,god will give me my medal and when you get there,i will show it to you for loving me. your friend, matthew.