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Daisy, William and Rose are siblings. Daisy is close to her mum and often chats with her. She enjoys asking all kinds of questions because her mum can always give her satisfying answers. One lovely afternoon at the weekend, Daisy was watching her favourite cartoon while mum was doing chores at home. Suddenly, Daisy stopped and turned to her mum.   Daisy : Mum, the main character Sophie in the cartoon mentioned the word ‘respect’. What is ‘respect’ ? Mum : To respect people is to be kind to them.   Daisy : How do I respect people ? Mum : You can smile. You can help people. You can greet them.   Daisy : Can I smile and say “Good morning!” in the morning ? Mum : Yes, that is kind. To respect is to be kind.   Daisy : I’m sometimes rude to William and Rose. Do they still love me ? Mum : You know, Daisy, we always love you because love is also patient and kind.   Daisy had a big smile on her face. Once again, she got a satisfying answer from her mum. She told herself that she needs to show more of her kindness to her brother and sister. She promised mum to smile to them and to greet them every day. Mum : You can also be kind to people you meet.   Daisy : I got it! Let me see if our neighbour, Mrs. Jones is at home. I want to say “Good afternoon!” to her. Mum laughed and hugged Daisy.   Message To love is to be kind.   Bible verse: If I am still alive, show me Yahweh's own kindness, if I die, never withdraw your own kindness from my house. (1 Samuel 20 : 14) The inhabitants treated us with unusual kindness . (Acts 28 : 2)   Action Have you said “Good morning” to anyone today?   Glossary Satisfying (adjective) : making you pleased by giving you what you need or want. 令人滿意的 Patient (adjective) : being able to continue doing something despite of difficulties without complain or being annoyed. 有耐性的 Promised (verb) : to tell someone that you will certainly do something. 承諾   The story is taken from CEO Project 1.0 – Love (Level 1) Unit 6 Daisy’s Questions

One day, Daisy went home with her exam result. It was brilliant. She was the first of the class. She asked her mum if she was happy with her marks. Her mum said yes because Daisy always worked hard and tried her best. Her dad thought Daisy had a talent for learning fast and dancing. He told Daisy that talents were like gifts which were given by God. They were all beloved children of God and God gave everyone different talents.   Dad reminded Daisy that she should not be proud with her talents and good results but be grateful to God. He said that some people use the talents in good ways and some use them in bad ways. God gave people different gifts to love one another so she should make good use of her talents. Then Daisy thought of her best friend, Rose. She could draw w e l l a n d was willing to teach Daisy how to draw well too. Rose was always helpful and she was a very good example of making good use of talents. After talking to her parents, Daisy decided to use her gifts to help her younger brother with his schoolwork. She would help her friends to learn how to dance.   That night, Daisy prayed before she slept. She thanked God for giving her different talents. She promised God that she would treasure her talent and love others by helping the needy.   Message When we know our talents comes from God, we will not be proud but grateful.   Bible verse: Love is always patient and kind; love is never jealous; love is not boastful or conceited, it is never rude and never seeks its own advantage, it does not take offence or store up grievances. Love does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but finds its joy in the truth. It is always ready to make allowances, to trust, to hope and to endure whatever comes. (Corinthians 13 : 4-7)   Action Using our talents to help other people.   Glossary Talent (noun) : a natural ability to be good at something, especially without being taught. 天分 Grateful (adjective) : showing or expressing thanks, especially to another person. 感激的   Source: The story is taken from CEO Project1.0 – Love (Level 1) Unit 5 Our Gifts

In a nice little family, there lived three siblings, Rose, Daisy, and William, along with their mum and dad. They put a lot of effort into the exams and today they were going to receive the results.   All three of them were waiting patiently and eagerly in their respective class for the teacher. “Oh, I am so excited to see my grades,” Rose told her friends. A few minutes later, teacher started giving back their results. Rose looked at her marks and immediately gleamed with happiness. Precisely, it was a similar scenario in all classrooms. When Daisy received her marks, she gazed at her paper and started jumping up and down with dignity. In William's classroom, William had just got his marks. He looked at them and sighed.   Once they all got back home from school, they started sharing their marks.   William just stood there quietly. "William, what did you get?" asked Daisy. "I got 68 marks only," replied William in a tiny voice. He sadly said, "I am not smart at all. I am dumb..."   "No, you're not. You are so smart at building things," Rose told him. "But my marks..." trailed off William. "William, you run so fast,” added Daisy. William felt a bit better.   Mum came up to them and said with pride, "Rose and Daisy, I am so proud of you for getting good marks. You always work hard but never boast.” Dad also said, " I'm so glad when you are kind to your brother."   Message Love does not boast.   Action Be kind, generous and accepting. Find one’s virtue not shortcomings.   Glossary Patiently (adverb) : with calmness 有耐性地 Eagerly (adverb) : in an interested manner 熱切地 Respective (adjective) : belonging separately to each of two or more people 各自 Gleamed (verb) : shine brightly 閃閃發光 Scenario (noun) : a setting for a work 場景 Gazed (verb) : look steadily 凝視著   The story is taken from CEO Project 1.0 – Love (Level 1) Unit 4 – God makes us smart in different ways.

Once upon a time, in a magical land called Happyville, there lived two children named Lily and Max. They were best friends. They were always together, playing and laughing, and their friendship was as strong as a castle made of dreams.   One sunny day, while exploring the enchanted forest, they found a special book. It had a power to remember all the mistakes and wrong things people had done. Lily and Max were curious and they took it home.   At first, they thought it was exciting to know about people's mistakes. But soon, they realized that keeping a list of wrong doings made them sad. It hurt their friends and family too.   So they decided to use the book's magic in a more positive way. They wanted to help people learn from their mistakes, instead of holding onto their wrongs.   They started by helping people forgive each other for the little things that bothered them. People in the Happyville forgave their friends and family, thus spreading love and understanding.   As time passed, the book's magic changed . I t turned into a book of forgiveness, filled with stories of love and second chances. Lily and Max learned that love doesn't keep a record of wrongs. Forgiving others made their hearts lighter and happier.   They shared their book with everyone they met, teaching them about forgiveness and love. In Happyville, where love and forgiveness were cherished, everyone lived happily ever after.   Message We forgive one another.   Action Everyone has a book of forgiveness. Forgive and forget. Fill it with stories of love. Always give people a second chance, like what Jesus does to everyone.   Glossary Wrongs (noun) : what is considered to be morally unacceptable 錯誤 Forgiveness (noun) : the willingness to forgive 寬恕   The story is taken from CEO Project 1.0 – Love (Level 1) Unit 9-Do Not Keep a List