Writing 1 　［上海市高三英语二模（徐汇·松江·金山） ］人们常会因自己失去的而悲伤，而往往忽略了自己拥有的。请以“Appreciate What You Have”为题，叙述一件自己经历的，或是看到的，或是听说过的事，并谈谈自己的感受。短文包括：1．对故事的具体描述；2．简述自己的感受。

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Appreciate What You Have

It seems that people tend to shed tears for what they have lost，but turn a poker face at what they are still holding tightly in hand．How much sorrow would vanish if people could learn to appreciate what they have！

Here is a story I heard once．A successful artist was being interviewed．Suffering from a rare disease，the young woman had to stay in a wheelchair and wasn't able to speak．The interview went on smoothly until a journalist asked：“As a seriously disabled，miserable person，why are the teachers on your paintings looking so cheerful？” The room fell into an embarrassed silence，but the woman didn't seem to care．Picking up a piece of chalk with her swollen hand，she started writing on the blackboard．The words were ugly but still powerful：“I am happy to have a pair of beautiful legs．” “I feel great to wake up with sunshine through my window．” “I am glad to have a healthy brain to keep thinking and working．” “Most important of all，I only care about what I have instead of what I have lost．” All the journalists present were deeply moved．

Had the artist always buried herself in woe of losing，she wouldn't have made any progress and been respected by healthy people．Losing is usually evitable and unavoidable．So why should we lose heart for what we can't change？By the way，there is something that we can hardly lose，such as a bumping heart，a movable hand，and the air around us，which we are used to turning a blind eye to but can never live without．Learn to treasure them，and your life will be free of regrets and misery．

Appreciate what you have．Don't let your smile fade for anything that doesn't belong to you．