安徽科学技术出版社从美国独家引进的英文版《心灵鸡汤》系列读物，全球热销8000万册。本书语言地道新颖，简约易懂，优美流畅；故事生动有趣，寓意深刻感人，内容极富时代感。本书中的几百个故事会引你们进入爱与感动的深情世界，会使你们活得充满激情；会使你们更有信心地去追求梦想。在面临挑战、遭受挫折之时，这本书会给你以力量；在彷徨、痛苦和失落之际，这本书会给你以慰藉。

此外，作为英语阅读的顶级精品，本套书深得广大读者的推崇与喜爱，广受各方的赞誉和褒奖：被评为“2001年度全国优秀畅销书”；被评为“2001年度全国引进版优秀畅销丛书”；荣获“2002年度全国引进版社科类优秀图书奖”；被评为“2004年度全国优秀畅销书”；在国家九部委联合举办的“中华全民读书书目推荐活动”中，一举入围《2004知识工程推荐书目》；多次荣登各大新华书店的畅销书排行榜。本书是《心灵鸡汤》之《第5辑英文原版》。

Without the stories we are nothing.

Bryce Courtney

From our hearts to yours, we are delighted to offer you A 5th Portion of Chicken Soup for the Soul. This book contains 101 more stories that we know will inspire and motivate you to love more fully and unconditionally, live with more passion and compassion, and pursue your heartfelt dreams with more conviction, action and perseverance. We believe that this book will sustain you in times of challenge, frustration and failure, and comfort you in times of confusion, pain and loss. We hope it will truly become a lifelong companion, offering continual insight and wisdom in many areas of your life.

How to Read This Book

We have been blessed with readers from all over the world who have given us feedback. Some read our books from cover to cover; others pick out a particular chapter that interests them. Some simply can’t put our books down from beginning to end, going through a big box of tissues en route. We’ve been particularty touched by those readers who have reconnected to loved ones or old friends as a result of being inspired by one of the stories.

Many times we have been approached by readers--at a speech or public appearance--who told us how one or more stories were of inestimable value during a period of trial and testing, such as the death of a loved one or a serious illness. We are grateful for having had the opportunity to be of help to so many in this way. Some have told us they keep their Chicken Soup book at bedside, reading one story each night, often rereading favorites. Many use these books as a family gathering experience, reading a story aloud with parents and children gathered together in the evening.

You may choose the path of readers who have gone before you, or simply enjoy reading this book with no particular pattern in mind, letting each story guide your thoughts in new directions. Find the path that’s best for you, and most of all, enjoy!

Introduction

1. ON LOVE

The Seed Jar

Mr. Gillespie

Night Watch

Turn Back

The Little Red Wagon

John

Does God Care About Lost Dogs?

Rufus

One Wing and a Prayer

Nonny

The Light Was On

Scarecrow

Best Friends Forever

The Giving Trees

An Elf’s Tale

The Beloved

Ben and Virginia

Don’t Hope, Friend... Decide!

Love That Lasts

The Beauty of Love

The Decade Diary: A Love Story 

Could You Have Loved as Much?

A Gift-Wrapped Memory

A Tribute to Gramps

The Canarsie Rose

2. ON PARENTS AND PARENTING

The Pitcher

Hall of Fame Dad

The Puzzle

My Dad’s Hands

One Small Stone, Unforgotten

Sending Kids Off to School

Let’s Go Bug Hunting More Often

A Mother’s Day Review

What I Want

My Dad

Father’s Day

A Lesson from My Son

Blessed Are the Pure in Heart

Slender Thread

Neither Have I

The Thing About Goldfish

3. ON TEACHING AND LEARNING

The Day We Became Brothers

Drop Earrings

A Genius for Loving

Thank You for Changing My Life

When Children Learn

Academic Excellence Begins with a ’51 Studebaker

The Second Mile

Do You Disciple?

It’s a House...It’s a Cow...It’s Ms. Burk!

What Color Are You?

4. ON DEATH AND DYING

To Those I Love

Tommy’s Shoes

Broken Days

Every Loss Is a Mini-Death

The Funeral

Karen, Do You Know Him?

The Horizon

Keeping the Connection

Love Letters

Crying’s Okay

A Blanket for a Friend

When No Words Seem Appropriate

The Rose with No Thorns

The Butterfly Gift 

5. A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE

Action Hero

Who Was That Masked Man?

In a Cathedral of Fence Posts and Harleys

Jackie Robinson and Me

Department Store Angel

"Hey Nurse...Thanks" 

The Little Black Box

Dinner Out

Home vs. Visitors

The Power of a Promise

The Crooked Smile

The Most Beautiful Flower

6. OVERCOMING OBSTACLES

Rodeo Joe

No Excuses Good Enough

Consider This

The Miracle of Love

Medically Impossible

One Step at a Time

A Mother’s Search

The Purpose

Soccer Balls and Violins

A Father’s Calling

A Turning Point

A Match Made in Heaven

Puppy Love

Giant in the Crowd

7. ECLECTIC WISDOM

The Best Time of My Life

josh and His Jag

Grass

A Good Heart to Lean On

The Golden Rule

The Train Ride

True Forgiveness

Spelling Bee

Grandpa’s Little Girl

Lessons You Learned

Acknowledgments