I'm someone who never went to university but always thought about it．The only way I 1 was listening to my children talk about their class and all the interesting things they were 2 ．University was just a life-long 3 of mine．I just turned sixty-four years old in September．I still thought about that old dream 4 one day when there was an Advanced-Age 5 at the local university．I decided to 6 ．
The day finally arrived-my first day of school．As I 7 there, my mind was filled with 8
thoughts, “What am I doing?I'm not smart enough to go to university．The 9 will laugh when they see me in class．I probably won't live long enough to get a 10 ．Maybe I should just turn the car around and go home．”
Then, 11 , I saw it!A large billboard on the side of the road with a picture of Kermit the Frog．I 12 a little and read the words next to his picture．“Live your dreams．” Was Kermit speaking me?I didn't turn the car around．
I drove a little 13 on up the highway and there was another 14 ．This one had a picture of Albert Einstein with his tongue 15 out．A line read, “As a student, he was no Einstein．” And there was a word in red, “ Confidence”．A new attitude was 16 inside me．
I was now 17 the gate of the university and there 18 still another billboard．This one showed a photograph of a proud 19 in a cap and gown．Under the picture was her 20 , Nola Ochs, aged 95．Oldest University Graduate．Below it was the words, “ Live Life ”．At that moment, my outlook changed completely．
I'm someone who never went to university but always thought about it．The only way I 1 was listening to my children talk about their class and all the interesting things they were 2 ．University was just a life－long 3 of mine．I just turned sixty－four years old in September．I still thought about that old dream 4 one day when there was an Advanced－Age 5 at the local university．I decided to 6 ．
The day finally arrived－my first day of school．As I 7 there, my mind was filled with 8
thoughts, “What am I doing? I'm not smart enough to go to university．The 9 will laugh when they see me in class．I probably won't live long enough to get a 10 ．Maybe I should just turn the car around and go home．”
Then, 11 , I saw it! A large billboard on the side of the road with a picture of Kermit the Frog．I 12 a little and read the words next to his picture． “Live your dreams．” Was Kermit speaking me? I didn't turn the car around．
I drove a little 13 on up the highway and there was another 14 ．This one had a picture of Albert Einstein with his tongue 15 out．A line read, “As a student, he was no Einstein．” And there was a word in red, “Confidence” ．A new attitude was 16 inside me．
I was now 17 the gate of the university and there 18 still another billboard．This one showed a photograph of a proud 19 in a cap and gown．Under the picture was her 20 , Nola Ochs, aged 95．Oldest University Graduate．Below it was the words, “Live Life” ．At that moment, my outlook changed completely．
Just recently I had been wondering if there was much point in doing little acts of kindness．So often they get 1 , and occasionally they come back to bite you!
Then, just last week, after a long travel, I found myself 2 at a bus station．The bus was four hours late! So, I guess I wasn't in a good 3 ．
That's when a woman asked me if I had any spare 4 to help her get a bus ticket．
“Oh, sure, ”I said sarcastically(挖苦地)．“How much would you like?”
As I spoke, I mentally kicked myself for my 5 and reached into my bag for some money．As I handed her five dollars, I heard low sounds from her stomach because of real 6 ．
I reached back into my bag and brought out a 7 I had bought earlier．I handed it to her with a(n) 8 that I hoped would make up for my earlier tone of voice．Getting a 9 look at her now, I realized she was extremely tired, like she had had several months of 10 days!
As she took the food, a look of 11 washed over her．In return, she tried to give me a Milwaukee bus ticket! I don't live in Milwaukee and the ticket will probably 12 be used, but I took it．
A few minutes later she came back over, apologized, and told me she was still 13 of five dollars．I took some singles out of my bag and slipped a twenty in there as well． 14 , the voice in my head told me I was being a fool．
Five minutes later she came back again and tried to 15 my twenty．When I said it was for her so she could get something else to 16 , and that I was completely serious and I wasn't taking it 17 , she started crying and hugged me．
From now on, when I wonder if it is 18 trying to help someone, I will remember that woman．Maybe I am really making a 19 for someone．So, sure, sometimes my efforts might not be noticed, and sometimes they might come back to bite me, but they might actually 20 another human being!
Just recently I had been wondering if there was much point in doing little acts of kindness．So often they get 1 , and occasionally they come back to bite you!
Then, just last week, after a long travel, I found myself 2 at a bus station．The bus was four hours late! So, I guess I wasn't in a good 3 ．
That's when a woman asked me if I had any spare 4 to help her get a bus ticket．
“Oh, sure,” I said sarcastically(挖苦地)．“How much would you like?”
As I spoke, I mentally kicked myself for my 5 and reached into my bag for some money．As I handed her five dollars, I heard low sounds from her stomach because of real 6 ．
I reached back into my bag and brought out a 7 I had bought earlier．I handed it to her with a(n) 8 that I hoped would make up for my earlier tone of voice．Getting a 9 look at her now, I realized she was extremely tired, like she had had several months of 10 days!
As she took the food, a look of 11 washed over her．In return, she tried to give me a Milwaukee bus ticket! I don't live in Milwaukee and the ticket will probably 12 be used, but I took it．
A few minutes later she came back over, apologized, and told me she was still 13 of five dollars．I took some singles out of my bag and slipped a twenty in there as well． 14 , the voice in my head told me I was being a fool．
Five minutes later she came back again and tried to 15 my twenty．When I said it was for her so she could get something else to 16 , and that I was completely serious and I wasn't taking it 17 , she started crying and hugged me．
From now on, when I wonder if it is 18 trying to help someone, I will remember that woman．Maybe I am really making a 19 for someone．So, sure, sometimes my efforts might not be noticed, and sometimes they might come back to bite me, but they might actually 20 another human being!