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One day, when I arrived at school, an ice
cream truck was parked in the schoolyard. Ice cream men usually drove their
trucks to primary schools. I had never thought one ice cream truck would come
to bring ice cream to us older kids. When I went up to the truck, I was quite
surprised to hear the man call out, "Free ice cream!" To make sure of
his words, I asked, "I'm sorry. What did you say?"" Free ice
cream. Choose whichever you like," he said, smiling.
After I was certain that the man was just
giving away the ice cream, I talked with him for a long time. He told me that
his dream was to travel around, giving away ice cream, and that's what he was
now doing. With his mother's support, he kept doing what he loved even during
hard times. Now, some large companies were helping him with his plan.
The man said he wanted to encourage people
to do exactly what their hearts told them to do during their lives. I kept
asking him, "So your dream was just to drive around and give away ice
cream? It seems like a very unusual goal." "Yes, just meeting people
and making them smile," he replied. At that point he handed me my ice
cream. I thanked him, but what I got from him was much more than just ice
cream. It can't easily be expressed in words. I believe what he was doing is
exactly what great people do all the time: small acts of big love.