I was on my way home when a man came up to me excited，yelling：“Gil! Gil Gadson!”I said“yes，”to which he grabbed me in a bear hug．He stepped back and saw the look of 41 on my face．He continued to 42 how he knew me．

You see，I work in the 43 of mental health and substance(药物)abuse and often speak at 44 places．He said that at one such place．I had given a speech about the 45 of gratitude(感激) and that it had changed his life．He said we had even 46 for a while after my speech and that my words had made him re-evaluate everything in his 47 ．He continued by sharing that he started 48 the things he had，stopped feeling sorry for himself and had become 49 in his life and for others．

He 50 that he had made apologies to those he had 51 and opened his eyes to all who had always showed him kindness，52 and love．He then hugged me again very 53 and with tears in his eyes said that I had 54 his life and he’d be forever grateful．We exchanged 55 and information and then he was gone-promising to 56 in touch with me．I did not remember this man 57 I will definitely call him．

I tell this story because when talking about 58 ，it often happens from complete 59 who kindly validate(验证)our very existence with just a few words．I believe that the power in kindness and love sent him to 60 the sadness and replace it with confidence，optimism，belief and faith．．．and it did !