Not everyone around is easy to get on well with in your life. I've always tried to keep my ___1___ from people who are rude, aggressive and mean. But sometimes we can't ___2___ having contact with people who might not have our best interests at heart.
Last summer, I became involved with a(n) ___3___ coworker who was at a bad spot in his life. I had a lot of ___4___ for him and decided to help him ___5___ this tough time, so I tried my best to ___6___ his rudeness when he lost his temper. However, just like a swimmer drowning in a pool, he grabbed on and ended up drowning me when I ___7___ and tried to rescue him. His rudeness gradually was out of ___8___. One night, when I got up to get a glass of water, he started yelling at me to get back into my bedroom. I did as I was told but I was not happy about it. He ___9___ my change in mood and asked what was wrong. But when I told him his behavior toward me was ___10___ and that I was very hurt by the way he had ___11___ me, he was surprised. He could not understand his actions had a bad ___12___ on me. He told me he didn't have anything ___13___ me and that there was no need for me to ___14___ it. I used examples from his life of things that had hurt him and then tried to make the ___15___ that the same things also made me ___16___. I said, “I always treat you with patience, understanding and kindness, but you haven't treated me with ___17___ respect.” He was silent after listening to my words. What I had said might ___18___ him.
People only change ___19___ they want to change. I didn't know whether he would change his opinion or not in the future, but I would continue to ___20___ him through my patience, understanding and kindness.
