58．How did Bryan probably feel after
the baking project?
A．upset that the banana bread was
burned B．proud that he had made dessert for
dinner
C．proud that he had taught Roger
something D．upset that he had needed help from
his mother.
B
I was being interviewed by a senior
manager for a big company. I told him honestly that the principal reason
that I was interviewing with them was my need to keep my family in Boston. My
wife had recently died of a heart attack. A job in Boston would help me reduce
some pain for my 16-year-old daughter and me. It was important to me to keep
her present high school.
Bruce, the
interviewer, was politely kind, but he didn't search any further. He
acknowledged(承认) my loss and, with
great respect, moved on to another subject. After the next round of interviews,
Bruce took me to lunch with another manager. Then he asked me to take a walk
with him. He told me that he had lost his wife. And, like me, he had also been
married 20 years and had 3 children. I realized that he had experienced the
same pain as I had and it was almost impossible to explain to someone who had
not lost a loved one. He offered his business card and home phone number and
suggested that, should I need help or just want someone to talk to, I should
feel free to give him a call. Whether I got the job or not, he wanted me to
know that he was there if I ever needed help.
From that one
act of kindness, when he had no idea if we could ever see each other again, he
helped our family deal with one of life's greatest losses. He turned the
normally cold business interview process into an act of earing and supporting
for another person in a time of extreme need.
