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| My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling lawyer, but I always knew he was 1 . He never criticized (批评) us, but used 2 to bring out our best. He'd say, "If you pour water on flowers, they flourish (茂盛). If you don't give them water, they die." I 3 as a child I said something unkind about somebody, and my father said, " 4 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it's a reflection of you." He explained that if I looked for the best about people, I would get the best 5 . From then on I've always tried to 6 the principle (原则) in my life and later in running my company. Dad's also always been very 7 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 8 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 9 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine. I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway (使动摇) me from my decision, 10 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, "Richard, when I was 23, my dad suggested me to go into law. And I've 11 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 12 I didn't pursue (追求) my 13 . You know what you want. Go fulfill (实现) it." As it turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 14 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I'd like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 15 me. | ||||
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