When I was about 12, I had a friend who often pointed out my shortcomings(缺点). Sometimes she said I was very short. Sometimes she said I was too lazy. Sometimes she said I was careless. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I became so 1 that I couldn' t stand her at last I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me 2 and asked. " Are the things she says true or not? Jane, didn' t you ever 3 what you' re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and write down the points that are 4 . Pay no attention to the other things she said. " I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I 5 that about half the things were true. Some I couldn' t change, like being very 6 . But many I could and I wanted to change. For the first time, I bad a better understanding of myself.
I brought the 7 back to Daddy. He refused to read it. " That' s just for you, " he said, " You know the truth about 8 better than any other person. When something said about you is true, you' ll find it will be helpful to you. Don' t shut your ears. Listen to them all, 9 only hear the truth and do what you think is right. "
Daddy' s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I' ve 10 had a better piece of advice.
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