A little time you spare for others makes a big difference.

Alva was a driver who came to pick me up for a three-hour drive because I needed to go to a new workplace. _______ we were driving, he started to tell me his story. He _______ with me that since the pandemic（疫情）, he had to change jobs. He now had to spend six days a week with more work in a town, _______ his family.

During the talk, he mentioned the _______ of his hometown “Nah Bok” and I kept it in my heart. He also said he would take three different buses for _______ five hours there and back on his only day off so that he could have time with his family.

His story _______ me of my own. My father worked away when I was young. Sometimes for weeks or months at a time, I remembered us kids back then, _______ for our turns to have just a couple of minutes on the phone with him.

After two hours’ drive, when I saw a _______ saying “Nah Bok”, I asked him if that was where his family lived. He said, “Yes, it is about 5 miles down the road.”

I said, “Why don’t we _______ and say hello?” He looked at me as if（好像） I was ________ or joking. I repeated it seriously. He was uncertain and asked if I was sure. After all, it would take us half an hour more than expected. I was ________ sure. What was 30 minutes out of ________ day when this man had to spend five hours getting home each time?

As we ________, his wife was chatting on the side of the road with her mother. Seeing Alva coming nearer, she was so ________ and called all of their children out cheerfully. I got to hear a little bit about each of their lives.

Slow down and listen to people’s ________. Take time when you can to give a gift to somebody else, even if it’s just your time.