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— ______ If you think it isn't of much use, you may throw them out.

Be Like Dad

Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people.

I was in my study on a cold Sunday in May 2020 when I glanced out the window and saw my dad's car parked in our driveway. He was walking from my front door to his car, about to leave. Why would he drive all the way to my house, only to turn around and leave? Had the doorbell stopped working? I raced downstairs, opened the door and yelled "Dad! What are you doing?" I shouted.

My dad lives forty minutes away, and I hadn't seen him since COVID-19 because we were following the health-department guidelines to self-isolate and not leave the house, so it's strange that he would show up.

He smiled and pointed beside the door, where I could see a bright yellow begonia (秋海棠) plant.

"I know it is Mother's Day, but... I'm not a mother," I was puzzled.

My dad smiled. "But I think you should get flowers, too, my dear son." With that, he winked and drove off.

That evening, I called to thank him and told him how touched I was that he had driven such a long round trip just to leave begonias on my doorstep.

That's when he let me in on his little secret. It turns out I wasn't the only receiver of an act of kindness from him. To keep away from the loneliness during epidemic he decided to do acts of kindness to remove the social isolation (隔离，孤立), and it made him so happy to see the smiles on people's faces.

"But why?" I continued.

It just had started a couple of weeks before, when a friend of his was having a tough day and called him to talk about it. He knew she loved ice cream, so after ringing off, he went straight to the grocery store, bought a huge ice cream, drove to her house and left it on her doorstep. Then he called from the driveway to tell her to look outside.

"She just beamed when she saw it. I don't think leaving her a million dollars would have made her happier."

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After listening to story after story like this, I was inspired.

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1. 表达感谢；

2. 提出个人建议；

3. 说明理由。

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Dear Lucas,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua