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Mickey was a nice, cheerful, optimistic boy. No one could remember ever having seen him angry；he didn't mind whatever people said to him.He seemed incapable of insulting anyone.Even his teachers admired his good disposition, which was so unusual that a rumour was going round that Mickey´s goodness must be due to some special secret.The fact that there was a supposed secret meant that no one could think about anything else.They interrogated Mickey so much that, one afternoon, he invited his favourite teacher, Mr.Anthony, to tea.When they had finished, Mickey showed Mr.Anthony around the house.When Mickey opened his bedroom door, the teacher froze, and a big smile spread across his face.
The huge far wall was a unique collage of thousands of colours and shapes！It was the loveliest decoration Mr. Anthony had ever seen.
"Some people at school think I never think badly of anyone，"Mickey started to explain，"and that nothing at all bothers me, and that I never want to insult anyone, but that's not true at all. I'm just like anyone else.I used to get angrier than all the other kids.But years ago, with the help of my parents, I started a small collage.I could use any kind of material and colour for it.With every little piece I stuck on I added some bad thought or act.”
It was true. The teacher looked closely at the wall.In each one of the small pieces he could read, in tiny letters，'fool'，'idiot'，'pain'，'bore'，and a thousand other negative things.
"This is how I started turning all my bad times into an opportunity to add to my collage. Now I like the collage so much that, each time someone makes me angry, I couldn't be happier.They've given me a new piece for my work of art."
That day they discussed many things, but what the teacher never forgot was how an ordinary boy had shown him that the secret to a cheerful and optimistic character is to convert the bad times into a chance to smile.
Without telling anyone, on that very day, Mr. Anthony began his own collage.He would recommend it so often to his students that, years later, they called that neighbourhood“Art Town”.Each house contained its own magnificent works of art, made by those cheerful and optimistic children.
米基是一个友好、开朗、乐观的男孩。没有人记得见过他生气，他从不介意别人对他说什么。他好像从不会冒犯别人。米基的良好性情是如此不同寻常，以致于有谣言传米基的善良肯定是有什么独家秘方。即使他的老师也钦佩他良好的性情。有假定秘密的事实意味着没有人能想到别的东西。他们问了米基很多。一天下午，米基邀请了最喜欢的安东尼老师一起喝茶。他们喝完茶，米基带着安东尼老师参观他的房子。当米基打开他卧室的门时，老师震惊了，脸上露出灿烂的笑容。
这面大墙是一幅独一无二的数以千计颜色和形状的拼图。这是安东尼见过的最漂亮的装饰。
“学校的一些人认为我从来不会讨厌别人，”米基开始解释，“根本没有什么东西使我烦恼。并且我从来也不想冒犯别人。但事实并非如此。我也像其他人一样。我过去比其他任何孩子都更容易生气。但是几年前，在我父母的帮助下，我开始了一个小的拼贴画。我可以使用任何材料和颜色来拼贴。在我粘贴的每小块上我加上一些坏的想法或行为。”
这是真的。老师仔细地看着墙。在他能读懂的每一块上都用小字写着“傻瓜”“白痴”“疼痛”“令人讨厌的人”还有上千种类似的负面东西。
“这就是我如何把所有不愉快的时刻转换成增添抽象拼贴画的机会的。现在我非常喜欢抽象拼贴画，每次别人让我生气的时候，我都高兴得不能再高兴了。他们给了我的艺术品新的东西。”
那天他们讨论了很多事情，但是令老师永生难忘的是，一个普通的小男孩怎么向他说明拥有乐观开朗性格的秘密是把不愉快的时刻转变成微笑的的机会。
那天，没有告诉任何人，安东尼老师开始了他自己的抽象拼贴画。他经常把他的拼贴画推荐给他的学生们，以致于多年以后，学生们都称附近带为“艺术城”。由这些乐观开朗的孩子建造的每所房子都有自己壮丽的艺术作品。
Moral of the Story：
Idea for everyone, to help see the positive aspect in all experiences.
故事寓意：
帮助别人看到以往经历的积极方面是很有用的。
词海拾贝：
optimistic[ɒptɪˈmɪstɪk]adj.乐观的；乐观主义的
insult[ɪnˈsʌlt]vt.侮辱；辱骂
disposition[dɪspəˈzɪʃ（ə）n]n.处置；[心理]性情
interrogate[ɪnˈterəgeɪt]vt.审问；质问
collage[ˈkɒlɑːʒ]n.抽象拼贴画
convert[kənˈvɜːt]vt.使转变；转换……
magnificent[mægˈnɪfɪs（ə）nt]adj.高尚的；壮丽的
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