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Power of kindness
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Words: about 310; Time: 5 minutes
語篇導讀：從針鋒相對到和平共處，是什麼讓這對父子發生瞭如此大的改變？
“TOM! Here!” said a father to his boy. The boy was at play. He looked toward his father, but did not want to leave his friends. With an unhappy face, the boy got close to his parent.
“Why do you walk so slowly?” said the father, angrily. “Come quickly! Take this note to Mr. Smith. Now run as fast as you can.”
The boy took the note but he moved away slowly.
“You, Tom! Run!” called the father. “If you are not back in half an hour, I will punish you!”
But the words had little effect. The boy's feelings were hurt by the unkindness of the parent.
“I never saw such a boy,” said the father, speaking to a friend. “My words make no difference to him.”
“Kind words often prove most powerful,” said the friend. “Kind words are like the gentle rain. They develop and strengthen good feelings. Try a few kind words.”
An hour passed, but his boy wasn't back. The father was angry with the boy. But the words of his friend were still in his ears. At last the boy came back slowly and reported the result of his task. Having stayed far beyond his time, he expected some kind of punishment and was prepared to receive it with an angry defiance (反抗). To his surprise, his father said kindly, “Very good, my son; now you can go out to play again.”
The boy went out, but was not happy. He had disobeyed (違背) his father, and the thought of this troubled him. Instead of joining his friends, he went and sat down by himself, feeling ashamed of his impolite act.
Later, the father asked the boy to take a package to Mr. Long. This time, the boy looked happy and left as quickly as he could.
“There is power in kindness,” said the father, after the boy left.
From: www.online-literature.com
---選自《英語週報》2017-2018學年上《高一人教課標綜合》第10期
【啟示】 用一顆真誠、善良的心去對待別人，自己也會有意想不到的美好收穫。秉承著待人以誠、與人為善的信條，在人生的旅途中定會遇到天使。
語音要點：
後語：堅持是一種信仰，專注是一種態度！每一次您的轉發，就是對我們的認同和鼓勵！親們，喜歡就積極轉發吧，您的每一次轉發，都是我們持續的原創動力。原創的路上感恩有您一路同行！！！
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