Many years ago, , when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, , I was driving to my
parents' home in Missouri for Christmas.I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from
Oklahoma City, , where I was planning to stop and visit a friend.While I was standing in line at the
cash register(收款台), , I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.
I took_off, , but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car.I
stopped and wondered what I should do.A car pulled up behind me.It was the couple I had spoken
to at the gas station.They said they would take me to my friend's.We chatted on the way into the city,
and when I got out of the car, , the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thankyou note for helping me.Soon afterward, , I received a Christmas
present from them.Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
Years later, , I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning.In late afternoon I returned to my
car and found that I'd left the lights on all day, , and the battery(电池) was dead.Then I noticed that the
Friendly Ford dealership-a shop selling cars-was right next door.I walked over and found two salesmen
in the showroom.
"Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?" I asked and explained my trouble.They quickly drove a pickup
truck to my car and started it.They would accept no payment, , so when I got home, , I wrote them a
note to say thanks.I received a letter back from one of the salesmen.No one had ever taken the time to
write him and say thank you, , and it meant a lot, , he said.
"Thank you"-two powerful words.They're easy to say and mean so much.
Many years ago, , when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, , I was driving to my parents' home in Missouri for Christmas.I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, , where I was planning to stop and visit a friend.While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台), , I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas. I took_off, , but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car.I stopped and wondered what I should do.A car pulled up behind me.It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station.They said they would take me to my friend's.We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, , the husband gave me his business card. I wrote him and his wife a thankyou note for helping me.Soon afterward, , I received a Christmaspresent from them.Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful. Years later, , I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning.In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I'd left the lights on all day, , and the battery(电池) was dead.Then I noticed that theFriendly Ford dealership-a shop selling cars-was right next door.I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom. "Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?" I asked and explained my trouble.They quickly drove a pickuptruck to my car and started it.They would accept no payment, , so when I got home, , I wrote them anote to say thanks.I received a letter back from one of the salesmen.No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, , and it meant a lot, , he said. "Thank you"-two powerful words.They're easy to say and mean so much.
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