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[MASK] had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating .

What

I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to [MASK] for screwing up so badly.

apologize

But something slowly began to [MASK] on me --- I still loved what I did.

dawn

I had been [MASK] , but I was still in love.

rejected

The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the [MASK] of being a beginner again, less sure about everything.

lightness

The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a [MASK] again, less sure about everything.

beginner

It freed me to [MASK] one of the most creative periods of my life.

enter

I'm pretty sure [MASK] of this would have happened if I hadn't been fired from Apple.

none

It was [MASK] tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it.

awful

Don't lose [MASK] . I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did.

faith

Don't [MASK] .

settle

Then she told them to think of the [MASK] thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.

nicest

It [MASK] the class some time to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one handed in the papers.

took

That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the [MASK] of each student on a separate sheet of paper and listed what everyone else had said about that individual.

name

That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of paper and [MASK] what everyone else had said about that individual.

listed

Before long, the whole class was [MASK] .

smiling

"I never knew that I [MASK] anything to anyone!"

meant

No one ever [MASK] those papers in class again.

mentioned

She never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn't [MASK] .

matter

The exercise had completed its [MASK] .

purpose

The students were [MASK] with themselves and one another.

satisfied

Several years later, one of the students was [MASK] in Vietnam War and his teacher attended the funeral of that special student.

killed

Several years later, one of the students was killed in Vietnam War and his teacher [MASK] the funeral of that special student.

attended

"We want to [MASK] you something," his father said, taking a wallet out of his pocket.

show

"We want to show you something," his father said, taking a [MASK] out of his pocket.

wallet

We thought you might [MASK] it."

recognize

Opening the wallet, he [MASK] removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded, and refolded many times.

carefully

The teacher knew without [MASK] that the papers were the ones on which she had listed all the good things each of Mark's classmates had said about him.

looking

"As you can see, Mark [MASK] it."

treasured

When a sage was thrown into a [MASK] by his enemy, the little bird saw what happened and decided to put it out to help the sage.

fire

When a sage was thrown into a fire by his enemy, the little bird saw what happened and decided to put it out to [MASK] the sage.

help

The little bird [MASK] bringing a few drops of water in his tiny mouth from the nearby river.

started

The little bird started bringing a few drops of water in his [MASK] mouth from the nearby river.

tiny

The larger birds in the tree [MASK] and laughed at the little bird, saying, "Why are you carrying the water ?"

watched

The larger birds in the tree watched and laughed at the little bird, saying, "Why are you carrying the [MASK] ?"

water

The larger birds continued [MASK] , "How could you put out such a huge fire with so little water?

laughing

It is [MASK] ."

useless

Do you know what the little bird [MASK] ?

replied

"I don't know whether I will manage to put out the fire or not but I know what I have [MASK] to stop the fire."

done

Hearing the answer, all the larger birds were [MASK] .

silent

We often think that our effort is the factor responsible for our [MASK] .

success

This is a wrong way of [MASK] .

thinking

Our [MASK] is just a sacrifice that we are willing to make .

effort

[MASK] , the little bird knew that with a few drops of water the fire would not be put out but it was his responsibility to do whatever he could to achieve this goal.

Similarly

Similarly , the little bird knew that with a few drops of water the fire would not be put out but it was his [MASK] to do whatever he could to achieve this goal.

responsibility

It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that is [MASK] .You have to do the right thing.

important

It may not be in your [MASK] or may not be in your time, but that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing.

power

It may not be in your power or may not be in your time, but that doesn't [MASK] you stop doing the right thing.

mean

You may never know [MASK] results come from your action.

what

Father and son walked, [MASK] the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired .

because

They met two men on the road [MASK] said: "Why are you walking, farmer?

who

The farmer knew that this was [MASK] , so he rode on the horse, while his son walked.

true

The farmer knew that this was true , so he rode on the horse, [MASK] his son walked.

while

[MASK] are you doing up there, farmer?

What

Can't you [MASK] how tired your boy is?"

see

[MASK] the farmer got down, and his son rode instead .

So

So the farmer got down, and his son rode [MASK] .

instead

[MASK] , three old men stopped them.

Next

So the farmer got up [MASK] his son, and they rode on .

behind

"It isn't [MASK] to market.

far

If only someone could [MASK] show us a way to go, a direction to take, we wouldn't feel so proud of which path to pursue.

practically

If only someone could practically show us a way to go, a direction to take, we wouldn't feel so [MASK] of which path to pursue.

proud

We think that, with only a little [MASK] , we'll surely end up in the right place.

determination

[MASK] on a regular flight from Detroit to Tri-City Airport must have felt a little more than nervous during the flight attendant's greeting as their flight started.

Pilots

Pilots on a regular flight from Detroit to Tri-City Airport must have felt a little more than [MASK] during the flight attendant's greeting as their flight started.

nervous

She [MASK] the passengers and stated that the destination would be Midland.

thanked

A few concerned passengers [MASK] her, so the flight attendant, obviously not familiar with the area, behaved herself by saying that they would be flying in "Tri-City" and Bay City.

threatened

A few concerned passengers threatened her, so the flight attendant, obviously not familiar with the area, [MASK] herself by saying that they would be flying in "Tri-City" and Bay City.

behaved

A few concerned passengers threatened her, so the flight attendant, obviously not familiar with the area, behaved herself by saying that they would be [MASK] in "Tri-City" and Bay City.

flying

Chuckles rippled along the aisle as she [MASK] tried again.

impatiently

Now [MASK] broke out.

complaint

At that point, an authoritative voice came over the intercom and [MASK] her.

blamed

"Don't [MASK] -- I know where we're going."

worry

It's nice when someone knows the [MASK] .

skill

[MASK] we cannot always depend on others for the important answers for living our lives.

And

And we cannot always depend on others for the [MASK] answers for living our lives.

important

In the end, nobody can point us to all the best [MASK] for life's problems; nobody else can forbid us to the path that is just right for us.

reasons

In the end, nobody can point us to all the best reasons for life's problems; nobody else can [MASK] us to the path that is just right for us.

forbid

We find the way by [MASK] Listening to our hearts -- for the direction we need is almost always there, deep within.

asking

This may be a [MASK] time to listen.

perfect

Paul [MASK] , " my brother gave it to me for Christmas."

nodded

"You mean your brother gave it to you and it cost you [MASK] ?Paul, I wish..." he hesitated.

nothing

Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish he had a [MASK] like that.

brother

"I [MASK] ," the boy went on, "that I could be a brother like that."

wish

"I wish ," the boy went on, "that I could [MASK] a brother like that."

be

Paul looked at the boy in surprise , then he said again, "Would you like to take a ride in [MASK] car?"

my

After a short [MASK] , the boy turned and with his eyes shining,said, "Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house ?"

ride

After a short ride , the boy turned and with his eyes shining,said, "Paul, would you mind driving in front of my [MASK] ?"

house

He knew he wanted to show his [MASK] that he could ride home in a big car.

neighbors

But Paul was [MASK] again.

wrong

[MASK] in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming slowly .

Then

Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming [MASK] .

slowly

"There she is, Buddy, just like I told you [MASK] .

upstairs

And some day I'm going to give you one just like it...then you can see for yourself all the [MASK] things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about."

nice

Paul got out and [MASK] the boy to the front seat of his car.

lifted

The [MASK] older brother climbed in beside him.

shining-eyed

During our two months on the road, Bennett and I had a really [MASK] experience with a good, honest garage and some helpful mechanics .

pleasant

During our two months on the road, Bennett and I had a really pleasant experience with a good, honest [MASK] and some helpful mechanics .

garage

We limped of a (n) [MASK] into Las Cruces.

exit

We had a real car [MASK] .Bennett nursed the car into a local garage.

trouble