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It was January 1st, the first day of the year and a holiday for me. I started by thinking of getting the bank work done. The bank clerk, 1. elderly gentleman with a white beard, 2. (nod) and I sat in front of him. He filled in my details letter by letter.
Minutes passed and nothing happened. I started wondering 3. we had computerized banking if we were still filling in forms. After waiting for ten more minutes 4. (patience), I eagerly asked him if my work was done. He shouted, “Nothing is done. It will take time!”
Suddenly I felt 5. of us sailing in the same boat. I felt that he was also missing the small things in life like a hot cup of tea or 6. (lie) in a warm bed like me. Two minutes 7. (late), I told him, “Sir, take your time. I am not in a hurry.”
This man suddenly gave me a rare smile and said, “You are not in a hurry but somebody else will come who will be in a hurry.”
He really touched my heart with his wise words. All this time I thought of him 8. a robot, someone who was there for my convenience, 9. today I suddenly felt a strange communion (共鸣) with him. I decided to be more friendly with people 10. help me with my work.