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When he was small, Hill was a famous bad
boy.
At the age of 9, his father married his
stepmother. At that time they lived poorly in the countryside while his
stepmother was from a wealthy family.
His father introduced Hill to his
stepmother as he said, "Dear, I hope you notice in the entire shire this
is the worst boy, who has made me have no other way. Maybe before tomorrow
morning he will throw a stone at you, or do a bad thing you will never imagine."
To Hill's surprise, his stepmother went up
to him with a smile, held up his head and looked at him carefully. She then
turned around to tell her husband, "You're wrong. He is not the worst boy
in the entire shire, but the cleverest and most creative boy. Only he doesn't
find a place to show himself."
His stepmother's words warmed his heart,
his eyes full of tears. Then he started building friendship with his
stepmother. And this became the drive of his life, making him create 28
successful golden rules, which helped tens of thousands of ordinary people walk
on the road to success.
Before his stepmother came, no one praised
him smart, and his father and neighbors considered him as a bad boy. However,
his stepmother's words changed his life.
When Hill was 14 years old, his stepmother
bought him a used typewriter and said to him, "I believe you will become a
writer." Hill accepted his stepmother's gift and expectation, and started
writing things to a local newspaper. He understood his stepmother's strong
feeling of interest in his family while he saw with his own eyes she had
changed his family. Therefore, he would do as well as she expected him to.
The strength from his stepmother made him a
rich man and famous writer in the United States and one of the most important
persons in the 20th century.
Praise will never be unnecessary,
especially for children. Sincere (真诚的) praise
may be better than 10,000 bad words.
