On a very cold evening in northern Virginia many yean ago, an old man was waiting for a ride across the river．Anxiously(焦急地), he watched as several horsemen passed by, then another．Finally, the last rider came to the place where the old man sat．As this one drew near, the old man caught the rider's eyes and said,“Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side?”

　　Reining(勒隹缰绳)his horse, the rider replied,“Sure．”Seeing the old man was unable to lift his half-frozen(冻得半僵的)body from the ground, the rider got off the horse and helped the old man onto it．He took the old man not only across the river, but also to his house, which was just a few miles away．

　　As they came to his house, the rider's curiosity(好奇心)caused him to ask the old man,“Sir, I noticed that you let several other riders pass by without asking for help．Then I came up and you immediately asked me for a ride．What would happen if I had refused and left you there?”

　　Hie old man lowered himself slowly down from the horse, looked the rider straight in the eyes and replied, I’ve been there for some time．I think I know people well．I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no worry about my situation．It would have been useless even to ask them for a ride．But when I looked into your eyes, I saw kindness and compassion(同情)·I knew you would give me a hand．

　　Those words moved the rider deeply．He said to the old man,“I am very grateful for what you have said．May(但愿)I never get too busy with my own things that I fail to help others with kindness and compassion．”

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　　Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Ana Freeway．It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home．I couldn't reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus．Not knowing the routes, I thought I'd just head east．A bus pulled up(减速停车), and I asked the driver how far she was going．“Four more traffic lights, ” she said．There was another bus I could take from there．This clearly was going to be a long night．She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for．After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home．Then a bus pulled up．There was no lighted number above its　windshield(挡风玻璃)．It was out of service．But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver．“I just can't leave you here, ” she said．“This isn't the nicest place．I'll give you a ride home．” “You'll drive me home in the bus? ” I asked in surprise．“No, I'll take you in my car, ” she said．“It's a long way, ” I refused．“Come on, ” She said．“I have nothing else to do．”

　　As we drove from the station in her car, she began telling me a story．A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas(汽油)．A good Samaritan picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car．“I'm just passing the favor(善意的行为)along, ” she said．When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn't hear of it．“That wouldn't make it a favor, ” She said．“Just do something nice for somebody．Pass it along．”

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