Jim, a successful businessman, shared the experience of his childhood with others.
When he was 12 years old, his parents1. He was alone and didn't get on well with others. People always laughed2him. No one wanted to show kindness to him. His only friend was a3named Tige.
One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped to4, she dropped other bags. He came to help her. "Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy. " She said5.
A6feeling came to him. These were the first 7words he had ever heard. He watched her 8she went far away, and he whistled to (对…吹口哨) his dog and went to the river nearby.
"Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy. " he repeated (重复) the woman's words. Then in a low9, he said to his dog. "You are a nice little dog!" Tige raised its10as if it understood.
Finally, he got to the river and looked at himself in it. He saw nothing11 a dirty boy.
He washed his face carefully. He looked again and saw a 12nice boy.
After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the 13 seed(种子） of kindness. All of us should14the power（力量)of kindness". 15you show your kindness to others, you will grow up to a true man.
