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You can never do a kindness1 too soon,
for you never know how soon it will be too late.
How many times have we said,
 "Oh I'll do that tomorrow."
Sometimes tomorrow never comes
and we find ourselves saying,
 "Boy, I wish I hadn't put that off."
Our family has been friends with Betty for many years.
Over the years
we shared phone calls
and birthday cards.
Betty sent our youngest son Brandon a birthday card
with $5.00 in it
until he graduated.
This past November
I called Betty to see how she was
and what she had done on her birthday.
I was quite surprised when Betty didn't answer the phone;
instead her daughter Carol2 did.
Carol told me
that her mom had gone downhill3 fast
and she was now in Hospice care.
Carol handed the phone to Betty.
I talked briefly4 to her
and let her know we loved her.
As soon as I got off the phone
I sent a text to Brandon
to let him know
Betty wasn't doing well.
Little did I know
that Brandon stopped what he was doing
and immediately5 sent flowers to Betty.
You can imagine
how proud I was of Brandon
when Carol called the next day
letting me know
how much Betty loved the flowers
Brandon had sent.
A few days later
Betty died.
You can never do a kindness too soon,
for you never know how soon it will be too late.

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1 kindness c22xt     
n.亲切，仁慈，好意；仁慈(好心)的行为
参考例句：
  • Will you have the kindness to hand me that book?请把那本书递给我好吗？
  • Many thanks for your kindness in seeing me off.多谢您好意相送。
2 Carol JTTyI     
n.赞美诗，圣诞颂歌
参考例句：
  • Silent Night is my favourite carol.《平安夜》是我最喜欢的圣诞颂歌。
  • The people in the church are singing a christmas carol.教堂里的人们正在唱圣诞颂歌。
3 downhill S8Tyg     
adj.下坡的，倾斜的；adv.往下，每况愈下
参考例句：
  • Is Western society going downhill?西方社会是在走下坡路吗？
  • This restaurant has definitely gone downhill since I last came here.从我上次来过之后，这家餐馆越来越糟。
4 briefly 9Styo     
adv.简单地，简短地
参考例句：
  • I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
  • He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。
5 immediately RaWxh     
ad.立即地，即刻地；直接地，紧密地
参考例句：
  • I'll change it immediately for you.我立刻给您换。
  • I immediately become happy again.我立马就变的高兴起来了。

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