Never criticize someone until you have walked a mile in their shoes. During the past twenty-five years, I’ve often found that the message used to be on my fridge has helped me see _________ from a different view.

Once I was on my way to a party with several _________. As we were leaving the office, we met another colleague, Wendy, who had _________ planned to attend the event. We asked her to go together, but she _________ our invitation roughly (粗暴地). My other colleagues were quite annoyed and clearly _________ with Wendy’s behaviour.

_________ how tired Wendy appeared, I commented that perhaps we should forgive her. She was _________ having a bad day, and it wasn’t worth holding a grudge (恶意) against her if we weren’t _________ of what led to her unusual behaviour. A week later, I _________ that Wendy had a serious illness. Wendy wasn’t being ______________ to us but she had just received very bad news.

Whether it’s a family member who let me ______________, a friend who betrayed (背叛) my ______________, or a difficult colleague, the words ______________ me. Although it’s not always easy to ______________, I’ve been able to get rid of a lot of ______________ over the years by focusing on my magical sentence.

My presentation was horrible and both the client (客户) and boss seemed not satisfied. Disappointed and exhausted, I_______ myself out of the air-conditioned office. It was hot as hell and I was_______in the three piece suit I'd bought specifically for this big day. I boarded a full bus and was unable to_______it, so I_______my way off at the next stop. Continuing my journey, I refused to take off my jacket, purposely maximizing my setbacks—“When it rains, let it_______” was my principle.

As I_______the comer, I saw a group of kids frolicking (嬉闹) in the water. “If I get wet”, said to myself，thinking about taking an alternative_______. Then I noticed a little kid holding a water gun and_______me a little harder than the others. In that second, I knew I was going to get wet though I felt they didn't dare. He got me, behind my ear，_______he made his escape. I, ________and then angry, headed toward the alley to________his escape. More surprisingly, his playmate threw his water gun to me. I pulled the trigger (扳机). He fought back but his shooter was no________for my power，so instead he turned his water gun on a few other little kids who were taken by surprise and ended up in________， at what just happened. Then, I too turned my gun on these kids and before long we were in all-out water warfare. Soon, the whole block seemed to be________ . Needless to say, I was wet and laughing like I'd never________before.

I couldn't remember my last water________and if did, it couldn't have been as fun as this one. It took a five-year-old to________the kid in me, and help me realize that you may not be able to________ disappointment but you can still let in the________. And you can________a suit, too, and not really care!

I experienced a day when I was extraordinarily clumsy. I’m never a picture of _________ , but not so clumsy. On this particular day. I seemed to be _________ everything. It was an old church, and the floor was not _________ in some places, so my fall was the floor’s fault. But when I fell again on my way out to the car and yet again in my own home, I began to grow _________ . Had I let myself get so stressed out that I had _________ become sick?

Having been raised by devoted Christian parents who also worked in the mental-health field, I tended to look for spiritual and emotional reasons before I headed to the local _________ . I started to take the calming practice that _________ a yoga pose with a breath prayer. I went to _________ more comfortable clothes for the exercise, and as I removed my shoes, I was _________ !

I wasn’t having a stroke at all. I had completely worn out my favorite pair of sandals. The soles (鞋底) of both shoes were split in two! I had ____________ all the possibilities to figure out what was causing my clumsiness. It never occurred to me to check my soles.

So often when we start to feel ____________ , we look for ways to make things better. But just as it never occurred to me to check the soles of my shoes, our own souls are the very ____________ thing we think of to check. Take a moment to remember the last time you sat still, meditating (冥想). If you can’t remember when that was, it might be a(n) ____________ .

The local cobbler (鞋匠)said my soles were irreparable. We had a good ____________ , but it was time to let them go. Fortunately for us, our souls can be mended and restored-once we realize they are in need of ____________ .