10 . I won’t forget my voluntary experience a while back. It always reminds me what people truly need is not always so _________. This story is a lesson which has stayed with me and helped me ever since.

It was Thanksgiving and I was _________ with my mother at a shelter for the needy. We stood behind the counter distributing (分发) food to _________ came in. It seemed that most of our diners had been having _________ times. Their clothes were ragged, worn and dirty; they were hungry and tired. _________, they looked needy!

When we were busy with the unlucky fellows, a well-dressed man came in who looked _________ but poor. I wondered what he was doing there and my jaw dropped in amazement when he _________ the line for food. The closer he came to my service station, the more I muttered (小声嘀咕). What was this man doing? I wanted to know. Surely he wasn’t going to take the food _________ for those really in need! He had small talks with _________ and the look on his face suggested that he just ____________ to escape being alone.

Then my mother ____________ took me to one side, saying, “You have ____________ that the needs of the people who come here must be purely ____________: hunger, inadequate shelter, clothing, etc. But this gentleman seems to have none of those problems. What if his needs are ____________? What if he needs comfort, friends, or just to be among other human beings?” Her words ____________ me like a ton of bricks! I felt like I should apologize to the man, but I didn’t.

About a week later, from an unknown source, the shelter received a large ____________. I can’t help but ____________ if it came from that man.

Now, whenever I meet others, I remember my mother’s words and try to send kindness and blessings to them, ____________ how they look. Needs aren’t always visible. Maybe emotional ____________ is not only the loneliest feeling, but the most difficult need to get ____________. But kindness always makes a difference.