Many years ago, I saw a homeless woman, who was wearing only thin clothes, coming in when I was working at a college. She started coughing as she sat down on a sofa in the student public room.1, she wasn't well. Without 2 too much about it, I went to the Student Affairs Office where I knew I could find 3 in the “Lost and Found” box. I gathered her up all clothes and made my way 4. A co-worker told me I should not help this person 5 it would only lead to her wanting 6 help. I ignored (忽视) her and carried on, in spite of the warnings.
Two weeks later a lovely elderly man came to my 7 and asked to speak with me in private. Curious, I gave him my full 8. He went on to tell me that he had overheard (无意听到) the 9 with the co-worker about helping the 10 woman. He wanted me to know that it was always okay to help people, and that was 11 he wanted to give me a check for $1000! I burst into tears, not only because I really 12 the money at the time, but also because I had never been 13 in such a way for helping someone! We became good 14 and, twenty years later, he called me up 15 and told me he wanted to help me 16 my first home! He gave me $120, 000 to buy my 17 house in my home town.
I asked him why he wanted to give me such a large 18. And he said it was because I was a “giver” and that I deserved it. I was able to 19 the perfect little home for me, all because one day I 20 a homeless woman without hesitation.
