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　　He almost didn't see the old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help．So he pulled up in front her Mercedes and got out．

　　Even with the smile on his face, she was worried．No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so．Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe; he looked poor and hungry．He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold．He knew how she felt．

　　He said, “I am here to help you, ma'am．Why don't you wait in the car where it's warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson．”

　　Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough．Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two．Soon he was able to change the tire．But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt．

　　As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him．She told him that she was from St．Louis and was just passing through．She couldn't thank him enough for coming to her aid．

　　Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk．The lady asked how much she owed him．Any amount would have been all right with her．She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened, had he not stopped．Bryan never thought twice about being paid．This was not a job to him．This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were many people who had given him a hand in the past．He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way．

　　He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, “And think of me．”

　　He waited until she started her car and drove off．It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight．

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　　Since most of us put a lot of energy into our jobs, it’s natural for us to expect the work to provide an acceptable return．However, 　　1　　 work can satisfy many of our 　　2　　, it cannot be all things to all people．When a person’s life is out of 　　3　　 and important needs aren’t being met, they may become 　　4　　 and begin to search for the source．

　　For example, a former customer called Doris, 　　5　　 to see me for help．While I understood that Doris was 　　6　　, I was not certain that her unhappiness came from her 　　7　　．In fact, her skills and interests seemed to 　　8　　 well with her work．Yet, she felt a 　　9　　 for change and thought that changing her job was the answer．

　　Since my way of giving career counseling(职业咨询)is to 　　10　　 work within a person’s whole life, I was 　　11　　 about the needs that were unmet through Doris’ work．After a few questions, she began to 　　12　　 a long-held desire to travel abroad, but she couldn’t figure out 　　13　　 to make this happen．

　　It is typical for people to figure out “ how” they will manage a 　　14　　 well before the details of “what” are 　　15　　．Doris and I explored many possibilities 　　16　　 one seemed to come out as the right 　　17　　．She spent the following year 　　18　　 abroad．Now, Doris is back at work in her same position and is 　　19　　 with her life．

　　Getting to the heart of the dissatisfaction can show us that it is something completely 　　20　　 from what we thought and it needs attention．Acting on it can avoid an unnecessary job change．