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| Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list 1 in our past that we felt 2 of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.? This seemed like a very 3 process, but there' s always some 4 soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then 5 that we find ways to 6 people, or take some action to right any wrongdoings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever 7 my communication. Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story. Making my 8 , I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff 9 of us kids liked. One night, my two friends and I decided to play a 10 on him.? After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is an s.o.b. The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious 11 . Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one 12 found out. Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown's name 13 on my list. I didn't even know if he was still 14 . Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few 15 , I heard, "Hello?" I said, "Sheriff Brown?" Paused. "Yes." "Well, this is Jimmy Calkins." "And I want you to know that I did it!" Paused. "I knew it!" he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a 16 discussion. His closing words were: "Jimmy, I always felt bad for you 17 your friends got it off their chest, but you were carrying it 18 all these years. I want to thank you for calling me…for your sake." Jimmy inspired me to 19 all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It' s never too late to 20 the past wrongdoings.? | ||||
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| The books in David's schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric, 1 his mother told him he would have to return his sister's books to the library first. He had 2 se foot in a library and he wasn't about to do so today. He would just 3 the books in the outside return box. But there was a 4 ; it was locked. He went into the building, only a few minutes 5 closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief 6 in the toilet, he would be on his way to the playground to 7 Eric. David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in 8 -the library lights were off. The place was 9 . The doors had been shut. They 10 be opened from the inside, he was trapped (被困)-in a library! He tried to 11 a telephone call, but was unable to 12 . What's more, the pay phones were on the outside of the building. 13 the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it. 14 he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper:" 15 ! I'm TRAPPED inside!" and stuck it to the glass door. 16 , someone passing by would see it. He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant, 17 . Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chair and started to 18 . He knew he had to 19 , but now, that didn't seem to be such a 20 thing. | ||||
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