I always carry at least $3 in my car and also in my
pocket. I save it for the person who asks if I can “spare some
36 ”. Smiling and making eye contact, I always 37 very
cheerfully with a comment like, “Yes, I would love to” 38 “It
would be my pleasure”. And I give them the 39 .
Then I 40 it with my next $3 for the
next person. I 41 spend this money myself. I honor the
idea that it belongs to the 42 of the next person who asks
for it. Three dollars is a small 43 , yet it means a lot to
the person who might only expect 25 cents, 44 when delivered
with respect to them.
I have also formed the habit of carrying
45 I think the needy may be able to use. I carry hats, socks, gloves,
and an umbrella. Recently I 46 some care packages for the
homeless. It 47 to me that things like band-aids, toothpaste,
aspirin, combs, as well as food would be of use. I imagined that they would
need things that are not easy to 48 , so I chose plastic or
paper containers. The folks who 49 them were delighted.
But I think it’s not just that I give them things that
50 . It’s that I see them for the beautiful ray of lights that they
are. I know that they are 51 expressions of God and that this
is how they are at the current time, not who they are. I am 52 to
also give a hug and a smile with the money. And I always remember it is they
who bless me with the 53 to be kind! What a joy! I felt
54 good and proud of what I had done. See, that’s the added
55 about completing acts of kindness —you feel fantastic.
1. A.change B.energy C.time D.spare
2. A.represent B.respond C.show D.explain
3. A.and B.nor C.or D.otherwise
4. A.bill B.$3 C.cheque D.chance
5. A.select B.provide C.recall D.replace
6. A.ever B.almost C.never D.always
7. A.possession B.business C.account D.position
8. A.amount B.price C.count D.total
9. A.seriously B.specially C.especially D.slightly
10. A.tools B.clothes C.pictures D.items
11. A.sold out B.put together C.divided into D.looked for
12. A.appealed B.referred C.pointed D.occurred
13. A.pull B.combine C.break D.find
14. A.received B.accepted C.gave D.bought
15. A.uses B.minds C.cares D.matters
16. A.strange B.unique C.rare D.curious
17. A.sad B.regretful C.glad D.sure
18. A.opportunity B.trial C.possibility D.convenience
19. A.as B.not C.much D.so
20. A.disadvantage B.bonus C.dream D.voice