10.

My First Job

I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of Eufaula Okla.  36   the time I was eight I had been helping Dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I  37   out of old boards.

   I got my first   38   job at JM’s Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities were  39   tables and washing dishes,   40   sometimes I helped cook.

Every day after school I would  41   for JM’s and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I  42   from two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and

  43   my friends run off to swim or play. I didn’t necessarily like work, but I loved what working  44   me to have. Because of my  45   I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez. This made me  46  .

Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working  47   around town. A local clothing store offered me credit(赊账)  48   I was only in seventh grade. I immediately  49   a $68 sports coat and a $22 pair of shoes. I was  50   only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the storekeeper $90! So I learned  51   the danger of easy credit. I paid it  52   as soon as I could.

   My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a   53   of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father,  54   worked three jobs, once told me, “If you  55   sacrifice and responsibility, there are not many things in life you can’t have.” How right he was!

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