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REAL ENGLISH 8
She smiled and then said, ‘A beggar changed my life.’
I was absolutely dumbfounded and she could see it.
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‘Yes, a beggar,’ she repeated, as if to reassure me. ‘He was
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old and used to stay in front of my house with his five-year-old
granddaughter. I used to give my leftovers to this beggar every
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They were laughing, day. I never spoke to him. Nor did he speak to me. One monsoon
clapping and day, I looked out of my bedroom window and started cursing the
screaming joyously, rain. I don’t know why I did that because I wasn’t even getting wet.
as if they were in That day I couldn’t give the beggar and his granddaughter their daily
paradise. quota of leftovers. They were hungry, I am sure.’
‘However, what I saw from my window surprised me. The
beggar and the young girl were playing on the road because there
was no traffic. They were laughing, clapping and screaming joyously,
as if they were in paradise. Hunger and rain did not matter. They
were completely drenched but totally happy. I envied their zest for
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life.’
9. made speechless with
surprise ‘That scene forced me to look at my own life. I realized I had
10. make somebody less worried so many comforts, none of which they had. But they had the most
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11. food that has not been important of all assets, one which I lacked. They knew how to be
eaten happy with life as it was. I felt ashamed of myself. I even started to
12. keen interest; enjoyment make a list of what I had and what I did not have. I found I had more
13. things of value to be grateful for than most people could imagine. That day,
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