第44章 Compassion Is in the Eyes（第1页）

第44章passionIsintheEyes

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Itwasabitteringinniniamanyyearsago。Theoldman’sbeardwasglazedbywiwhilehewaitedforarideacrosstheriver。Thewaitseemedendless。Hisbodybeumbandstifffridnorthwind。

&hefaihmhoovesgallopingalongthefrozenpath。Anxiously，hewatchedasseveralhorsemehebehefirstonepassbywithoutaogethisatteherpassedby，andanother。Firiderwheretheoldmansatlikeashisoheoldmancaughttherider’seyeandsaid，“Sir，wouldyoumindgivinganoldmaheotherside?Theredoesobeapassagewaybyfoot。”

Reininghishorse，theriderreplied，“Surething。Hopaboard。”Seeingtheoldmanwasuhishalf-frozenbround，thehorsemandismountedaheoldmahehorsemantooktheoldmannotjustacrosstheriver，buttohisdestination，whichwasjustafe>

Astheycozycottage，thehorseman’scuriositycausedhimtoinquire，“Sir，Iyouletseveralotherriderspassbywithoutmakiosecurearide。ThenIdyouimmediatelyaskedmeforaride。Iamcuriouswhy，onsuchabitternight，youwouldwaitarider。WhatifIhadrefusedahere?”

Theoldmanloweredhimselfslowlydownfromthehorse，lookedtheriderstraightintheeyes，andreplied，“I’vebeenaroundtheseherepartsforsometime。Ireowpeood。”Theold-timerued，“Ilookediheotherridersaelysawtherewasnoysituation。Itwouldhavebeeoaskthemforaride。Butwheoyoureyes，kindnessandpassio。Ikhere，thatyewouldweletheopportunitytogivemeassistaimeofneed。”

&-warmiouchedthehorsemandeeply。“I’msogratefulforwhatyouhavesaid，”hetoldtheoldman。“MayIoobusyinmyownaffairsthatIfailtorespondtotheherswithkindnessandpassion。”

Withthat，TomasJefforsonturnedhishorsearoundandmadehiswaybacktotheWhiteHouse。