It’s easy to see how to help some people, but what about those whose needs are not so o

It’s easy to see how to help some people, but what about those whose needs are not so obvious? This story may have happened a while back ---but it was a   36   

which has stayed with me and helped me ever since.

It was Thanksgiving Day and I was  37   with my parents at a shelter centre for the needy. Standing behind the counter, we  38   hot food to whoever came in. Most of the people who came here looked like they had been   39    hard times. Their clothes were so worn-out, and they were so dirty. In short, they looked needy!

Then, a man came in , who looked   40  but needy. He was well dressed, for he wore an expensive suit. I wondered what he was doing there and my jaw dropped in  41   when he joined the line for food. The closer he came to my service station, the more I   42   in a low voice. I wanted to know what this man was doing.  43    

he wasn’t going to take food  44   for those who were really in need!

   Then my mother  45     took me to one side. She said,  “You have   46    

that the needs of the people who come here must be purely physical: hunger, lack of

 47    , clothing and so on. And this gentleman doesn’t seem to have any of those 

   48   . But what if his needs are  49    ? What if he needs comfort, friends, or just to be among other human beings?” Her words  50   me like a ton of bricks! I felt like I should   51   to the man ---but I didn’t .

About a week later the shelter centre received a large   52    from an anonymous(匿名)source. I can’t help but   53   if it came from that man.

Now, whenever I meet someone I remember my mother’s lesson and try to send

kindness and blessings   54   what they look like. Needs aren’t always   55    .   But kindness always makes a difference.

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