On a trip to California,my family stopped for lunch.As we walked toward the entrance to the restaurant,a man,with a__1__beard and dirty hair,jumped up from a bench outside the restaurant and opened the door for us.Regardless of his__2__,he greeted us in a friendly way.
Once inside,my daughters whispered,“Mom,he __3__.”After we ordered our lunch,I explained,telling the kids to look__4__the dirt.We then watched other customers approach the restaurant but many__5__him.Seeing this rudeness truly upset me.The day I became a mother,I had determined to set a good__6__to my children.Yet sometimes when things didn’t go right,being a good example was __7__.When our meal arrived,I realized I had left the car-sick pills in the truck.With the windiest trip ahead,the kids needed them,so I__8__myself from the meal and went to get them.
Just then,the “doorman” was opening the door for a couple.They rushed past him without even acknowledging his__9__.Letting them in first,I said a loud “thank you” to him as I__10__.
When I returned,we talked a bit.He said he was not allowed inside__11__he purchased food.I went back and told my family his__12__.Then I asked our waitress to add one soup and sandwich.The kids looked__13__as we had already eaten,but when I said the order was for the “doorman”,they smiled.When it was time to__14__ our trip,I found the “doorman” enjoying his meal.Upon seeing me,he stood up and thanked me heartily.He then__15__ out his hand for a handshake and I gratefully accepted.I suddenly__16__the tears in his eyes—tears of gratitude (感激).What happened next drew great astonishment:I gave the “doorman” a__17__.He pulled away,with tears__18__down his face.
Back in truck,I fell into deep thought.While we can’t choose many things in life,we can choose when to show gratitude.I said thanks to a man who had__19__held open a door for me,and also said thanks for that __20__ to teach my children by example.
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