Last year I bought lunch for a man who had put his pennies together for a cup of tea. He me by telling me a little about his life — how he had lost the battle with drink but how his in himself has turned his life around. Now, when most men of his age will be their retirement (退休), he spent his time papers to shops and strangers in the street. Yesterday Julie and I were back in the same coffee shop. Julie my shoulder and saw the same man, sitting there with a cup of tea. He dressed coldly despite (尽管) the fact that the outside temperature was very. We were having our dinner, then I got up and walked over. Knowing he would not me, I sat down beside him and asked, “How’s your work going?” He didn’t remember me, but my had told him who I was. He said, “Wonderfully.” “And how about you?” He replied, “That doesn’t.” “Well, it does,” I dared to suggest. “You need to be to keep on doing the good work.” “Like today,” I said, “it’s cold out there. And it takes a lot of to keep going on a day like this. My wife and I just had some soup and it was delicious. Let me get you some you can try it.” He shook his head, but I him. A moment later, I took a hot bowl of soup and some bread in front of him. “Enjoy them!” I said and walked back to my before he had a chance to. Julie and I our drinks and got our stuff together. As we walked past his table, I patted (拍) the man’s shoulder and said, “Just know you are.”