When I was 19，I had got a job in my local bookstore. Living in the large city，I usually saw many strange customers(顾客)，most of 1 were teenagers. They didn't come often；I forgot all the customers 2 two. One night a 15-year-old girl came in looking for a book with a boy. They seemed to find what they wanted to buy. But 3 they came to the counter（柜台），the girl found she was a dollar or two short to buy the book，and she took
4 all her money to prove it. She looked so disappointed. Just then I remembered my discount card and 5 was still active，so I told the girl 6 to worry. I put in my code（密码），being happy that I could help them with this card. With the book in her hand she gave me 7 thankful smile，and then she and the boy got out of the store happily，leaving me feeling content，too. 8 fact, sometimes a little thing can also make one's world beautiful.
It was a bitter, 36 evening in northern Virginia. The old man’s beard was 37 by winter’s frost (霜)while he waited for a ride across the river. The wait seemed endless. Then he heard the weak sound of hooves(马蹄) advancing along the frozen path. 38 , he watched as several horsemen rounded the bend. He let the first one pass by, then another. As 39 rider drew near where the old man sat, the old man 40 the rider’s eye and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side of the river?”
Reining(勒住) his horse, the rider replied, “Sure thing.” Seeing the old man unable to 41 his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman helped the old man onto the horse and took him to his 42 . On the way, the horseman said: “Sir, I notice that you let several other riders pass by. I'm 43 why, on such a bitter winter night, you would wait and ask the last rider.”
The old man looked at the rider and replied, “I know people pretty good. When I 44 the eyes of the other riders, I immediately saw there was no 45 for my situation. But when I looked into yours, kindness and compassion(同情) were obvious. I knew that your gentle spirit would give me help in my time of 46 .”
Those heart-warming comments 47 the horseman deeply. “I'm most grateful for what you have said,” he told the old man. “May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”
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