Jim, a successful businessman, told an experience of his childhood.
When he was 12, his parents died. He was alone and didn't get on well with 1 . No one showed kindness to him. People always laughed 2 him. His only friend was a dog named Bobby. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink, 3 he was a little rude to it sometimes.
One day when he 4 down the street, he saw a young lady walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped 5 it up, she dropped other bags. Jim came to help her. "Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!" The lady said kindly and politely, smiling.
A special feeling came to him. He had 6 heard such kind words before. He watched her until she went far away. He was so 7 that he whistled (吹口哨) to his dog.
"Thank you? dear! You are a nice little boy!" He repeated the woman's words. Then in 8 low voice he said to his dog, "You are a nice little dog!" Bobby raised its ears. It seemed that the dog had understood 9 he said, "Even a dog likes it!" he thought.
"Well, Bobby, I 10 unkind words to you anymore." he said. Bobby waved its tails 11 . Later, they went directly to the river nearby. When he arrived at the riverside, he looked at 12 in the river. He saw 13 but a dirty boy. He washed his face carefully. After that, he saw a nice clean boy. From then on, he started a new life.
After 14 this story, the businessman stopped for a while. Then he said, "Ladies and gentlemen, it was that kind woman 15 planted the first seed of kindness in me. All of us should learn about kindness. What great power it has!"
