Just recently I had been wondering ifthere was much point in doing little acts of kindness. So oftenthey get36 ,and occasionally they come back to bite you!
Then, just last week, after a longtravel, I found myself37 at a bus station. The bus was four hours late!So, I guess I wasn’t in a good38 .
That’s when a woman asked me if I hadany spare39 to help her get a bus ticket.
“Oh, sure,” I said sarcastically (挖苦地).“How much would you like?”
As I spoke, I mentally kicked myselffor my40 and reached into my bag for some money. As Ihanded her five dollars, I heard low sounds from her stomachbecause of real41 .
I reached back into my bag and broughtout a42 I had bought earlier. I handed it to her witha(n)43 that I hoped would make up for my earlier tone ofvoice. Getting a44 look at her now, I realized she was extremelytired, like she had had several months of45 days!
As she took the food, a look of46 washed over her. In return, she tried to give mea Milwaukee bus ticket! I don’t live in Milwaukee and the ticketwill probably47 be used, but I took it.
A few minutes later she came back over,apologized, and&nb
