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An old woman walked around as she pushed her shopping cart full of many things. She was1. Her hair was untidy. Her clothes were torn. And some of her teeth were missing.
She2and asked me for change. Instead of giving her change, I3her to eat out and she 4. We went across the street to an outdoor café so she could 5 her cart while we had lunch. The 6was surprised when this woman appeared and did not want to serve us, 7she forced herself. We ate our lunch. She was very8 and the food disappeared almost as soon as it arrived.
When we were ready to 9 ， I was feeling very good about myself and then she asked for a 10. It was then that I had to11 myself and all the hidden bias (偏见) that I had towards this12. She wasn't wrong, but my reluctance (不愿) must have 13.I held her in my arms carelessly and 14 I felt shame. She thanked me for lunch and then left.
I15 there for a moment and realized that I had 16 to give this woman the one thing that cost 17—love. I ran after the woman and caught up with her and asked her if I could give her a18 hug and she agreed. I gave the woman the best one I've ever given anyone.“That's getting it right，”she said and her big19lit my path as we parted.
The20I learned was that if you're going to give, then give it your all and get it right the first time.
A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps.One should always live in the best company，whether it is of books or of men.
A good book may be among the best of friends.It is the most patient and cheerful of companions.It always receives us with the same kindness，amusing and instructing us in youth， and comforting us in age.
Men often discover their similarity to each other by the common love they have for a book just as two people sometimes discover a friend by the admiration which both entertain for a third.There is an old proverb，“Love me，love my dog.” But there is more wisdom in this：“Love me，love my book.” The book is a truer and higher bond (纽带) of union.Men can think，feel，and sympathize with each other through their favorite author.They_live_in_him_together ， and_he_in_them.
A good book is often the best container of a life preserving the best that life could think out，for the world of a man's life is，for the most part，the world of his thoughts.Thus the best books are treasures of good words and the golden thoughts，which become our steady companions and comforters.
Books are by far the most lasting products of human effort.Temples and statues decay (腐朽)，but good books survive.Time is of no account with great thoughts，which are as fresh today as when they first passed through their author's minds ages ago.
The great and good do not die，even in this world.Preserved in books，their spirits walked abroad.The book is a living voice.It is an intellect (智者) to which one still listens.
