1 . Some years ago, I was invited to give a keynote speech at a high-level meeting. It was a great chance for me. I was _________ when I heard the news. _________, since I gave a keynote speech for the first time, I _________ I wouldn’t perform well as expected.

When I sat in the back waiting for my _________, I felt nervous about how people would see me. I fixed my mind totally on “me”. I felt very uncomfortable. While looking through websites online, I read an interview with a famous psychologist _________. He spoke about the pleasure of wishing others well and a wave of _________ swept over me. I recognized that the kindest thing I could do for myself was to _________ concentrating totally on “me” and instead try to be _________ to others. So I stayed focused on what could be useful to other people rather than how I was _________. Surprisingly, my speech received great __________. I understand that to get admiration, stop __________ it, to take care of yourself, you need to take care of others first. This __________ works for many people. It’s also __________ that you need to be kind to yourself because if your sense of being happy __________, you’re more likely to be patient, supportive, forgiving, and loving.

Nowadays, it seems as if people are __________ in a vast web since each person doesn’t live alone. No matter how good or bad it is, what you do to others certainly comes back to yourself.