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When I was about 14, I had a friend who liked to tell me my shortcomings(缺点). For example:

I was very short, I wasn’t a top student, I talked too much, I was too proud and so on. I became so angry that I couldn’t_________her at last. I ran to my_________with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me_________and asked, “Are the things she says true or not? Jane, didn’t you ever _______what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are_________. Pay no attention to the other things she said.” I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some I couldn’t change, like being very_________. But many I could and I wanted to change. For the first time, I had a better understanding of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He_________to read it. “That’s just for you,” he said, “You know_________than any other person the truth about yourself. When_________said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but only hear the truth and do what you know. It is the right thing to do.

Daddy’s__________has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.