When I was about 12, I had an “enemy ”, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点).Sometimes she said I was thin.Sometimes she said I was lazy.Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student.Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on.I tried to put up with(忍受) her as long as I could.At last, I became very angry.I ran to my father with tears in my eyes. He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, have you ever wondered what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true.Pay no attention to the other things she said.” I did as he told me and I was very surprised to discover that about half the things were true. I took the list to my dad.He refused to take it.“That’s just for you,” he said.“You know the truth about yourself better than any other people.When something said about you is true, it will be helpful to you.Don’t shut (关闭) your ears.Listen to them all, but remember the truth and do what you think is right.” Many years have passed.The situation often appears in my mind.In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice.For some advice you will treasure(珍惜) all your life!