Go a long way?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="kindness">kindness</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Obviously">Obviously</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="kindness">kindness</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> “<span word="go">go</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span>”?</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="literal">literal</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="travels">travels</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>, <span word="coving">coving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="extension">extension</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiomatic">idiomatic</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> “<span word="going">going</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="successful">successful</span>, <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="run">run</span>. <span word="Obviously">Obviously</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="manages">manages</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="enduring">enduring</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="failing">failing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="hurdles">hurdles</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="dropping">dropping</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wayside">wayside</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="long">long</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="liken">liken</span> “<span word="kindness">kindness</span>” <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="enduring">enduring</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="successful">successful</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repay">repay</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="benefactor">benefactor</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="deed">deed</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beggar">beggar</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="fed">fed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="lady">lady</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="beggar">beggar</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="thank">thank</span>-<span word="you">you</span>, <span word="bearing">bearing</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="tokens">tokens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="by">by</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="erstwhile">erstwhile</span> <span word="beggar">beggar</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="forgets">forgets</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soup">soup</span>, <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consoling">consoling</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p>
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