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It was a warm March evening, and I'd just taken a seat on the bus that would take me home. It was nearly
6:00 PM, but the bus was not yet full and the driver gave no
1 that he intended to start the bus.
A middle-aged woman took a seat opposite me. She was crying. Not speaking to anyone in particular,
she
2 narrated her story.
She had come to the city to visit her daughter. On the way to the terminal, a thief had
3 one of her bags.
It had contained half of the money she'd brought with her. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so
she
4 still had some money left. The bus conductor, driver, and other passengers listened to her tale.
At this time, an old man
5 got on the bus. He sat in the seat directly in front of the woman. After a few
minutes, all seats were
6 . The driver got behind the wheel and started the engine. The bus conductor collected
tickets and began asking us where we were
7 . When he came to the old man's seat, he became
8 and asked
the old man Whether he had any money. The old man
9 that he did not. He explained that he
10 all his money
this morning when he'd accidentally got on the wrong bus and now he was trying to go home.
Upon heating this, the bus conductor
11 the old man to get off the bus. The old man was almost in tears as
he begged the bus conductor to let him take that bus
12 he could get home before dark. The bus driver
approached the old man, and repeated the conductor's
13 to get off the bus.
"Stop troubling him! Can't you see he's only trying to get home?" she interfered. "He doesn't have any money!"
the driver shouted. "Well, that's no
14 to throw him off the bus," she insisted. Then she said, "How much is his
fare?" The bus conductor mumbled the amount. "Fine," said the woman. She
15 inside her blouse, took out
her
16 money, and handed the fares to the bus conductor. "Here's his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a hard
time."
All eyes turned
17 the woman, who, just minutes before, had been crying over the money she'd lost. "It's
only money," she shrugged.
By the time the bus rolled out of the terminal, she had given the old man bread and a dollar. She rode the rest
of the way home
18 a Mona Lisa smile of peace and grace, and the money she'd lost
19 was forgotten.
On the road of life, the politeness and smiles of
20 can lighten our loads and lift our spirits. How much
sweeter the journey when we make it a little smoother and richer for others!
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