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ThepassagetellsusaboutOseolaMcCarty,alaundrywoman,wholivedasimplelifebutdonatedalotofmoneytoauniversityandstudentswhoneededhelp,fromwhichshebecameknownandgotmuchpleasure.Afterreadingthispassage,IwasdeeplymovedbywhatMissMcCartydid.Itisunbelievablethatanordinarylaundrywomanshouldhavesuchawarmhearttodothisgooddeed.Weshouldnotonlyshowrespectforherbutalsolearnfromher.Frommypointofview,herdonationwillcertainlyhavegreateffectonthestudentswhobenefitfromit.Foronething,withthehelpofher,thesestudentswillbeabletofinishtheirfurthereducation.Foranother,thosegratefulstudentswilllearnfromtheirkindness,forwhichtheywillrepaythesocietyinthefuture.IfIhaveachanceofdonation,Iwillhelpthosewhosufferfromdiseasebutlackmoney.Itwilleasetheirpainorevensavetheirlives,whichwillalsobringhappinesstotheirfamilies.Takingjust20minutes’walkeverydaycanreducetheriskofmanydiseases,includingheartdiseaseandstroke.DespitethepromisingpublishingindustryinChinatoday,manyChinesepeoplespendlittletimereading.Someofthemreadjusttokilltimeorprepareforthetestsratherthanenjoythereadingitself.AsfarasIamconcerned,Chinesepeopledon’treadasmuchastheyusedtoforthefollowingreasons.Foronething,Chinesearetoobusytoconcentrateonreadingabook,soitisdifficultforthemtoenjoyreadingquietly.Foranother,withheavyworkload,peopleinChinaonlyreadwhentheyneedsomethingforpracticaluseorsomethingrelaxingtokeepthemawayfromworkingpressure.Ipersonallybelievethatreadingisofgreatsignificanceinourlife.Firstofall,itnotonlyprovidesasourceofsatisfactionandpleasure,butalsoteachesustheknowledgewelack.Besides,wecandevelopourthinkingskillsandbroadenlifeexperiencebymeansofreading,whichwillbenefitusallourlife.Takemyexperienceforanexample.IhaveimprovedmyEnglishalotthroughreadingEnglishnovels.Atthebeginning,IthoughtitdifficulttoreadEnglishnovelsasmyvocabularywaslimited.However,theplotsofthenovelattractedmeandIfoundtheenjoymentinreading.Gradually,IaccumulatedplentyofnewwordsandovercamemanydifficultiesinlearningEnglish.Thankstoreading,Ialsolearnedalotfromwhattheauthorwantedtotellus.