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Have you ever encountered difficulties or challenges in your life?   Having problems in your life can be overwhelming and facing up to them may be the last thing that you want to do. You may feel that you want to ignore your problems or run away from them. You may want to keep them to yourself and not ask others for help. However, if you stay calm and positive, and even embrace the challenges in front of you, you can learn from them and become a stronger and better person.   A problem shared is a problem halved. Sharing our difficulties with others can help us deal with them more easily and find a solution. Don't be afraid to ask for help. Be kind and help others with their problems too. In the story, Rose faced a difficult challenge; she had no appetite to eat. Her mum wanted to help her face her challenge. She checked on her and listened to her so that they could both solve the problem together.   No one wants difficulties, problems, or challenges. However, facing a challenge positively can help us learn, and it can teach us how to avoid that problem in the future. If we trip over a rock , we must stand up and make sure that we look at the ground more carefully next time.   Message Life is full of ups and downs. GOD gives us challenges for a reason. He wants us to learn and become stronger and better people. We should have faith that God knows what we can achieve; he has made us capable and given us everything we need to face our problems.   Bible verse You can trust God not to let you be tried beyond your strength, and will any trial he will give you a way out of it and the strength to bear it. (1 Corinthians10:13)   Action •Face your challenges in a positive way and ask for help when you need it. Don't be afraid to share your problems with others. •Care about the people around you. Listen more and understand the needs of others. Share their difficulties with them.   Glossary 1. Embrace (verb) : happily accept a situation 欣然接受 2. Overwhelming (adjective) : difficult to fight against 難以抵擋的 3. A problem shared is a problem halved (idiom) : if you tell someone about a problem, it is easier to deal with 有人分擔， 憂愁減半 4. Capable (adjective) : able to do things effectively and skillfully and 能幹的   The story is taken from CEO Project 1.0 ( Life 1) Unit 5 The Day Before the Test

Rose is a passive and timid girl. Without her parents' company, she doesn't want to go anywhere.   One day, Mum asked her to help purchase a loaf of bread at the bakery. At first, Rose was unwilling to as she worried about getting lost. Yet, under Mum's encouraging words, she started to believe in herself and took up the task.   Things, however, are not as simple as it seems. Soon, Rose found herself lost in town. Hope was gone. Fear took over her.   Just when Rose wanted to cry and give up, she remembered Mum's earlier words:"Ask for help when needed! You can do it!"   Suddenly, Rose turned brave. She walked into a post office to find her way. There, a kind postman gave her directions to the bakery. Not long, Rose was back home with bread and pride.   Rose now knows one thing. With courage to ask for help, everything is possible!   Message Asking for help is a kind of strength. Ask for help when needed, for God wants us to be a perseverance people and never give up.   Bible verse Be fearless then, be confident, for go where you will, Yahweh your God is with you. (Joshua 1:9)   Action •Have you ever found ways to solve the problems by yourselves when you encounter any difficulties? •If you did, you are what God wants us to be. If not, start from today, embrace the challenges and ask for help, you will surely find the way out in the end.   Glossary Passive (adjective) : not acting to influence or change a situation 被動的 Timid (adjective) : shy and nervous 膽小的 Company (noun) : the fact of being with a person or people 陪伴 Purchase (verb) : buy 購買 Loaf (noun) : bread that is shaped and baked in a single piece and can be sliced for eating 一條（麵包） Directions (noun) : the position towards which someone or something moves or faces 方向 Challenges (noun) : something that needs great mental or physical effort in order to be done successfully 挑戰   The story is taken from CEO Project 1.0 - Life (Level 1) Unit 4 The Great Bakery Hunt

Once upon a time, there was an elegant and beautiful butterfly named Beauty. She liked buzzing around the garden and playing with charming flowers. She refused to play with other butterfles which were not beautiful. She would never stop by the small unattractive flowers.   One day, Beauty met another butterfly named Mercy. As Beauty approached Mercy, she found that Mercy was crying. ‘Why are you crying?’ Beauty wondered and asked. Mercy answered, ‘Daisy starts wilting, She is going to die.’ Daisy was a tiny white flower which was unattractive. In Beauty's mind, Daisy was not important. It was insignificant as it could not make the garden more beautiful. Beauty did not understand why Mercy cared so much about this little flower. Mercy was deeply concerned and explained to Beauty that in God's eyes, Daisy was his beloved creation. And God saw everything that he had made was very good. Though Daisy was small and unattractive, she helped to provide nectar every day and her life was precious. Remembering a Bible verse, "For God everything is possible" (Matthew 19:26), Beauty and Mercy prayed together.   Day after day, Mercy and Beauty prayed and cared for Daisy. Miraculously, Daisy's petals began to regain their vibrancy, and she stood tall once again, flourishing with renewed life. The garden rejoiced and celebrated.   Message In God's eyes, all his creations are good and precious. Being equal, we should treat all life well with love and humanity. Everyone has the right to life.   Bible verse God saw all he had made, and indeed it was very good. Evening came and morning came: the sixth day. (Genesis 1:31)   Action Love and be kind to others as God does though they are different and unlovable.   Glossary Elegant (adjective) : graceful and attractive in appearance or behaviour 優雅的 Insignificant (adjective) : small or not noticeable, and therefore not considered important 無足輕重的 Vibrancy (noun) : being energetic, exciting 活力   The story is taken from CEO Project 1.0—Life (Level 1) Unit 3 A Big Fuzzy Bee

The story in this unit tackles themes of diversity, individual preferences and their expression. Anna and Rose each have their own preferred colours. Anna readily shares her opinion on the colour she is wearing, saying “I love orange!” loudly, and with pride after being asked by Rose about her choice of dress.   A potential conflict arises when Fred shouts out that he likes green and blue. This is quickly defused by the teacher, who wisely reassures the students that, “It is okay to like different colours. God made us all different. God still loves us all!”   Message God creates everyone in His image. Everyone is special, everyone is loved. Diversity and the celebration of individual differences are essential features of our humanity. It is important to encourage the expression of these differences without conflict. Recognition of each person’s uniqueness is the first step in building a cooperative future.   Bible verse “I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.” (Psalm 139:15)   Action You know me through and through, from having watched my bones take shape when I was being formed in secret, knitted together in the limbo of the womb. (Psalm139:15)   Glossary Diversity (noun) : the state of being diverse; variety 多樣性 Defuse (verb) : to make a situation less tense or dangerous 緩和 Reassure (verb) : say/do something to remove doubts or fears 再保證   CEO Project 1.0: Life (Level 1) Unit 2, The Orange Dress