7. A businessman was in debt (欠债) and couldn't find out what to do. He was sitting on a seat in the park with his head down, thinking what could save the company from bankruptcy (破产).
(1)
, an old man appeared in front of him. "I see that something is (2)
you," he said. After listening to the businessman, the old man said, "I think I can help you. "
He asked the businessman what his name was, wrote him a (3)
and said: "Take this money. We will (4)
here exactly in one year, and you will be able to return it to me at that time."
After that, he turned around and disappeared just as suddenly as he appeared. The businessman saw a check in his hands for an amount of 500,000 dollars, signed by John Rockefeller, one of the (5)
people in the world at that time!
"I can solve all of my problems in no time!" He thought. But instead, the businessman decided to put the check into his wallet. Thinking about its existence (存在) gave him the relief to find a solution to save his business.
With the return of his (6)
, he made profitable (赢利的) deals. Over a couple of months, his company got out of danger and started to earn money again.
Exactly one year later, he returned to the (7)
with the same check. At the agreed time the old man appeared again. Just as the businessman wanted to return the check and share his story of success, a (8)
ran up and caught the old man.
"I hope he wasn't troubling you. He always runs away from the hospital and tells people that he is John Rockefeller." She said to the businessman.
The businessman was (9)
. During the whole year, he was creating and building a business, buying and selling, and felt proud that he had half a million dollars. And suddenly he understood that it was not the money that had changed his life. It was his new confidence and belief that gave him the strength to (10)
everything that he had.