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I truly believe in the power of paying it forward and I have always got enjoyment and fulfillment from it.
Last year, I was waiting at the traffic lights on my way to work  1  my car was hit from behind. After pulling over, a(n)  2  young man admitted his fault and continued to apologize and explain  3  he had not been "in the moment" while driving. He told me that he had just been driven out of the apartment because of his  4  to pay the rent and that his  5  had just run out. I could  6  his true stress, and as he gave me his details and promised to find a way to pay for it, I tried to  7  him and told him not to worry too much.
When I got to work, my colleagues  8  me to get a quote quickly and were shocked to find that I had not collected his registration details. The same thing happened when I told my sister what had happened and she  9  told me not to let him get away with it. She knew that I had a small amount of money in the bank and was worried that I would not  10  damages (赔偿费).
  11  everyone pressuring me to chase up damages, I was unsure of what to do. I decided to  12  a small second-hand car and reflect on my dilemma (进退两难的窘境). After about four months, it was coming up towards  13  and I started to think about how nervous this young man might be feeling, waiting for me to "sting" him, so I  14  made my decision and sent him this short message:
"Hi Joe,
A few weeks back you hit the  15  of my car. I have managed to pick up another car, so I have been able to get  16  . I want to let you know that I am not going to seek any payment from you. If in future you  17  help someone, that would be great. Wish you a wonderful Christmas and hope next year is better."
This young man was so  18  , and I felt that finally a weight had been  19  from my shoulders. If only I had trusted my own heart earlier, we both could have been  20  some unnecessary stress!
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