Thiswasanunforgettableandwonderfulexperience.Ithappenedaboutthreeyearsagoandithashada26effectonme.IwouldliketoshowrespecthereforthetwomenIdonotknow27butwhoseactionsgaveanew28tothewords—kindandgenerous.Iwaswalkingdownabusystreetonacold,windydayinearly29,Ahomelessman,probablyabout60andwithoutwearinganyshoes,was30forchangeonastreetcorner.ABMWcar31ontheothersideofthestreetandanexecutive(主管)whowasperfectlydressedsteppedoutofthecar.Hewasprobablyabout32yearsold.Hewaswearingabluebusinesssuitwithadeepredsilktie.Hewalked33acrossthestreetandovertothehomelessman.Withoutsayinganything,hefirstgavehimalotof34andthenhesatdownandtookoffhisleathergloves(手套),beautifulblackleathershoesandhisblackdresssocks.Thenhe35themtothehomelessman.Thehomelessmantookthemandstaredwitha/an36mouth.Ashedroveoff,Icouldn’t37thinkingthatitwasprobablythefirsttimehehad38thepedal(踏板)ofthattop-brandBMWcarwitha39foot!Istoodthereandthelooksof40appearedonmyfaceandthehomelessman’s.Twomenofaboutthesameage41verydifferentliveshadmetandtheonewhowas42inmaterialshadoffered43thanhisshoes.HehadleftthisBMWcarand44downfromhishighposition.Helifteduptheothermanwhenheofferedrespect,45andrealgenerosity.