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Power of kindness
阅读难度：★★☆☆☆（个人情感）
Words: about 310; Time: 5 minutes
语篇导读：从针锋相对到和平共处，是什么让这对父子发生了如此大的改变？
“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 (违背) 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
---选自《英语周报》2017-2018学年上《高一人教课标综合》第10期
【启示】 用一颗真诚、善良的心去对待别人，自己也会有意想不到的美好收获。秉承着待人以诚、与人为善的信条，在人生的旅途中定会遇到天使。
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后语：坚持是一种信仰，专注是一种态度！每一次您的转发，就是对我们的认同和鼓励！亲们，喜欢就积极转发吧，您的每一次转发，都是我们持续的原创动力。原创的路上感恩有您一路同行！！！
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