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1、TheMirrorThisisthestoryaboutaverybeautifulandveryspecialmirror.Ithungonawallinthediningroomofafinehousebelongingtoarichman.Themirrorwaslargeandsquare,withawide,thickgoldframecarvedwithbeautifuldesignsofleavesandflowers.Everyonethatsawthemirroradmiredit,buteveryonealsonoticedthatitw
2、asimperfect.Ononeofthecorners,yousee,thesilverbackinghadbeenscrapedoffsothatthispartofthemirrorwasplainglass.Peoplewouldremarkuponitsbeautyandthensay,"Oh,whatapity!Toobadthemirrorisdamaged."Toeveryone'ssurprise,themirror'sownerwouldtellhisvisitorsthatitwashehimselfwhohaddeliberatel
3、yscrapedthesilverbackingoff!Canyouimagineowningsuchacostlymirror,aworkofart,andthenruiningit?Butletmetellyouthestoryofthatmirror.Manyyearago,inasmalltowninPoland,therelivedamancalledAbraham.Heownedasmallstoreandheearnedjustenoughmoneytotakecareofhisfamily.Hewasnotarichman,buthealso
4、wasnotavery,verypoorman.Hehadonlyafewcustomers.SometimespeopleleftwithoutbuyinganythingbecauseAbrahamdidnothavemanythingstochoosefrom.Theywenttothebigstoresinsteadwheretheycouldfindwhattheywanted.Abrahamwashappywithhislife.Thoughhewasnotrich,healwayshadenoughtosharewithothers.Novis
5、itorthatcametohishomeeverlefthungry.Everytimeapoorpersonneededhelp,Abrahamalwaysfoundmoneytogivehim.Abrahamandhiswifelivedaverysimplelife.Theirhomewassmall.Thehousereallyneededapaintjob,buttherewasneverenoughmoneyforthat.Itseemedtothemthatitwasmoreimportanttohelpsomeoneinrealtroubl
6、ethantopaintahouse.Theirfurniturewasoldforthesamereason.Thecurtainsonthewindowhadprobablybeenwashedahundredtimes.Abrahamandhiswifehadnocarpetsontheirfloor.Theirclotheswereplain,andtheydidnotoftenbuynewthings.Manyoftheircupsandplateshadchipsandcracks.Thefoodtheyatewassimple.Yes,itwa
7、snotaveryfancyhome.Butitwasarealhome.Itwasawarmandhappyplace.Everyonefeltcomfortableandrelaxedthere.Abrahamhadmanyvisitorsbecauseeveryoneknewthathewaskindandlikedtobehelpful.342OnedayAbrahamwasstandinginthedoorwayofhislittlestorewaitingforcustomers.Suddenlyhenoticedastrangerwalking
8、towardhisstore.Abrahamlive
