The First Secret Message
　　第一封密信
　　
　　There was once a king who lived in Egypt^[埃及]. He wanted to send a message to a friend who lived far away in Greece^[希腊].
　　The king wanted his friend to read the message, but he didn’t want anyone else to see it. He wanted it to be a secret one. How could he send his friend the secret message？ The king thought and thought. Then, at last, he had an idea. He knew how he could send his message.
　　The king called in the servant whom he trusted most and said to him, “I want you to shave^[剃] all the hair off your head.”And the servant did so.
　　 “Now,”said the king, “I’m going to write something on your head.”
　　The servant bent down, and the king wrote a message on his head. Then the king said, “I want you to stay alone until your hair grows back. Your hair will hide what I have written. I’m going to put you in a locked^[上锁的] room for a month.?
　　One month passed. The king went to see the servant and said, “I see that your hair has grown back. Now I want you to go to see my friend in Greece. And I want you to show him the message on your head. Only he may see it.?
　　When the servant got to the king’s friend, he cut his hair off again to be read the message. Then the servant washed his head, and the message was erased.
　　No one but the king and his friend ever knew what the message said. It was a secret message between them. It might have been the first secret message ever sent.
　　
　　How to Stay Young
　　如何保持年轻
　　
　　Throw out nonessential^{[不重要的]} numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay them.
　　
　　Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches^{[脾气坏的人]} pull you down. And keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches.
　　
　　Keep learning: Learn more about the computer, crafts^[工艺], gardening, whatever. Never let the brain get idle^[懒惰的]. “An idle mind is the devil’s workshop^[工场].”
　　Enjoy the simple things.
　　
　　Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath^{[上气不接下气]}. And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and lots of time with him/her.
　　
　　The tears happen: Endure^[忍耐], grieve^[悲痛], and move on. The only person who is with us our entire^[整个] life, is ourselves. Live while you are alive.
　　
　　Surround yourself with what you love: Whether it’s family, pets, keepsakes^[纪念品], music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge^[避难所].
　　
　　Cherish^[珍爱] your health: If it is good, preserve^[保持] it. If it is unstable^{[不稳定的]}, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
　　
　　Don’t take guilt trips^{[走上犯罪的道路]}. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county, to a foreign country, but not to where the guilt is.
　　
　　Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.