I had I had ever been invited to see a performance. That day I met a brave and talent boy I would never  (1)  .

The young musician, Mr. Patrick Henry Hughes was rolled onto the stage in his wheelchair and began to play the   (2)  . His fingers danced across the keys as he made beautiful   (3)  . He then began to sing as he played, and it was even more   (4)  . I was seeing something   (5)   in his face. It was something that I   (6)   can’t explain. And his smile was magic!

He was born with no   (7)   and a pair of paralyzed(瘫痪的) legs. As a child, he was fitted with artificial eyes and   (8)   in a wheelchair. Today, Patrick is a junior. His father   (9)   classes with him and heˈs made nearly all A’s.

But more than his   (10)   musical talent, it was Patrickˈs "attitude of gratitude" that   (11)   my soul. On stage, between songs, he talked to the   (12)  about his life and about how blessed he was. He said,“ God made me blind and unable to   (13)  . BIG DEAL! He gave me the ability, the musical   (14)   I have and the great opportunity to meet new people.”

I thought of a quote, "Life is not about waiting　  (15)   the storms to pass；itˈs about learning to　  (16)  　in the rain!”

I thought thatˈs it! We all   (16)   adversity(不幸) in our life. However, itˈs not the adversity, but how we react to it that will determine the joy and   (17)  in our lives. During   (18)   times, do we spend too much time feeling sorry for ourselves, or can we, with gratitude,   (19)   how to dance in the rain?