I used to be a very self-centered（自我中心的） person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people     I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a different person.
I think my     started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my degree（学位）and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I     talked to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really     . It seemed as if everyone had made friends and was having fun, except me. So I had a（n）     . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble, I would     to help. That was really a big step for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of     are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new     , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who was badly ill became my     . Every time I came into her room, she was so     because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never     her, so I took her place. She let me     that making others feel good make me feel good, too. When she died, I was     , but I was very grateful（感激的）to her.
I think I am a much better person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not     these experiences. They have taught me to     about other people more than about myself.

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