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| Photos: Erik Hersman |
I want to tell you about a boy. His name is William. He lives in Malawi. It is a country (کشور) in Africa. In this photo he is making a windmill (اسیاب بادی). When William was 14 his family became very poor (فقیر). For a very long time there was no rain. His family could not grow food and vegetables. William’s father did not have money to pay (پرداختن) for school. William had to leave (ول کردن) school. He was very sad.
=>Stop a moment and think! William has a big problem. He cannot go to school, but he knows education is very important. Think of 3 things he could do to solve his problem.
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But William did not complain (شکایت کردن). He did not stop learning (یاد گرفتن). Every day he walked
to the library (کتابخانه) to read books. He taught (teach: تعلیم دادن)
himself English. Then he
learned about electricity (برق). He used (استفاده کردن) what he learned to help his village.
In the library he found (find: یافتن) a book called, Using Energy.
The book showed (show: نشان دادن) how windmills can make electricity. William began to search (جستجو کردن) for
parts (جزء)
to make a windmill. He looked in piles of trash (نخاله).
He found old bicycles,
wire (سیم), and pieces (قطعه) of metal (فلز). With these things he started to make a windmill. Everyone
laughed (خندیدن) at him!
They said he was ill (بیمار). The people said he must be sent away (ارسال دور) because he was crazy (دیوانه)! It
was very hard (دشوار) for William
when
people said he was crazy.
=>Stop a moment and think! What if you were trying to do good, but people laughed at you and said you were crazy? What would you do?
William did not quit (دست برداشتن از). After 2 months, William finished (انجام دادن) his first windmill! It was made of plastic pipes (لوله), parts of old tractors (تراکتور), bicycles, and motorcycles (موتورسیکلت).
Electricity from the windmill let them use (استفاده کنید) a radio (رادیو) and a light bulb. The villagers could not believe (باور کردن) it! William found a way to give his family electricity. For the first time his family had light at night. They could read and work at night. William built 4 more windmills. His whole village now has electricity and an electric (الکتریکی) water pump (پمپ آب).
William’s life shows (show: نشان دادن) us
that success does not depend on (بستگی دارد) where you
live or what you have. Success (موفقیت) comes from working hard. It comes from believing (ایمان داشتن) in your ideas. William once said, “Do not insult (توهین کردن به) me today because I am poor (فقیر). You do not know what my future (اینده) will be!”