When I was in Grade 6, I knew a girl. She liked to point out my shortcomings and always said I was very thin, I wasn't a good student, and so on. I tried not to care what she said. However, I became very1 in the end. I cried and ran to Daddy.
Daddy asked, "Are the things she says true or not? Lisa, didn't you ever 2 what you're really like? Well, you now have that girl's 3 . Go and make a 4 of everything she said and5 the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said. "
To my6 , I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn't 7 (like being very thin), but a good number I could and suddenly I 8 to change. For the first time I got a clear9 of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He 10 to take it. "That's just for you，" he said. "You know better than anyone else the11 about yourself. But you have to learn to listen. Don't just close your ears in anger，feeling 12 . When something said about you is true, you'll find it will be13 to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don't14 your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right. "
In my life, this is the best 15 that Daddy has given me.
