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