I took the bus to school every day when I was in grade school. Alvin, our bus driver, came by every morning at 8：00 to 1 us children from poor families up.

    Alvin picked up around twenty 2 in our area and dropped us off after school. About once a month he would make a 3 at the local drive-in. Someone would come out and ask each of us if we wanted an ice cream or a drink. Alvin would 4 the whole bus out of his own pocket. The kindness that he showed was  5.

    I remember him picking us up at theend of the school year and taking us to his home for a party. He would  6 drinks and chips for everyone.

    Remembering the kindness he showed, I called him up twenty years 7 and thanked him. I told him that he probably wouldn't remember  8, but I sure remembered him! We didn't see much kindness from others as we grew up, so it made it all the more    9.

    I could hear the smile in his voice when he thanked me for calling. He's the reason why I do my  10 to show kindness to everyone whom I cross paths with. He's had such ahuge impact in my life and I'm so thankful that I was able to tell him.