Dear son, when you read this letter, you will have reached the age of eighteen and entered the ranks of adults. Mom and Dad congratulate you!
For a long time, we have been thinking about how to congratulate you when this day comes - celebrating a birthday is too ordinary, giving gifts is too light, after thinking about it, Better write a letter.
Yes, our ancestors created words, allowing us to record what we want to record, to express what is inconvenient to express verbally, and to preserve what language cannot preserve, and at this moment, let us Mom and dad said and left what they wanted to say to their son on this extraordinary day.
However, son, how can a letter contain enough information about your gestation, your birth, your growth, your parents’ love for you, their expectations for you, and their blessings for you? Down.
Eighteen years ago, at 9:05 a.m. on September 15th, the day you called the "forever full moon", your mother gave birth to you by caesarean section. She clearly remembers being a doctor. When you were just taken out of your mother's belly, your first cry made your mother, who was lying on the operating table under anesthesia, shed tears. She clearly remembers her clumsy movements when she fed you for the first time. , you need grandma to teach you step by step, I clearly remember the first time your father hugged you, he was very compassionate but at a loss, you clearly remember grandma setting off firecrackers to celebrate the addition of a fat grandson, and letting the shells of the firecrackers fall all over the clothes hanging downstairs, and then went to follow you. I apologized and clearly remembered that the nearly 80-year-old grandmother who never traveled far took a car for nearly two hours and was helped up to the fourth floor just to see her great-grandson with her own eyes...Son, your arrival is a big sign of how big our family is. What a happy event!
The first time you saw rain; the first little tooth grew; the first time you called mom and dad; "big car, flute, flute, kid, take a bath", this is when you were two years old "Mom, please give birth to a puppy for me. You feed me and I will feed it!" This is the wisest request you made to your mother when you were three years old... All this is not only recorded in my mother's diary, but also in the hearts of my parents.
When you are three years old, you go to kindergarten; when you are six years old, you go to elementary school; after graduating from elementary school, you entered the Olympiad class of the best junior high school in the city with your Olympiad certificate and selection examination; after graduating from junior high school, you relied on yourself With his strength, he was admitted into the experimental class in advance by the best high school in the city. Smooth sailing.
Learn children's English, learn accordion, learn violin, learn Mathematical Olympiad, learn calligraphy, learn New Concept English, learn martial arts, learn taekwondo... In a big environment, you and the vast majority of Chinese children Similarly, there are both happy walks towards quality, but also meaningless following and exhausting running for results;
Violin grading exams, English proficiency exams, mathematics Olympiads, English speaking contests, scientific and technological innovation contests, innovative English contests, Chemistry League, exams and competitions again and again, let you experience the joy of victory, experience the cruelty of competition early, and see the ruthlessness of failure.
What makes us feel even happier is that we are always by your side.
I have been with you, witnessed your growth, witnessed your honesty, your enthusiasm, your justice, your frugality, your sunshine, your literary talent, your consideration of the overall situation, your You are considerate, your willingness to pay attention to food and clothing, your hard work, your filial piety, your self-discipline, your refusal to admit defeat, your ability to seize opportunities, your courage to take responsibility, your courage to laugh at yourself, witness your humor. , you always think about others, you are kind to others, you are tolerant, you are low-key in dealing with things...Son, your excellence is the eternal pride in the hearts of parents!
Nowadays, your first test as an adult is getting closer and closer, that is, the college entrance examination.
For the college entrance examination, you have been sitting in the classroom for twelve years. For the college entrance examination, you have participated in competitions and exams of this kind again and again. For the college entrance examination, you have experienced the joy of rising to a high position. You can't help but endure the frustration and loneliness of falling into the trough. Now, the college entrance examination is finally coming. Standing in front of this special coming-of-age gift for you, your parents ask you, first of all, to clarify your goal college. , then, take out four things:
First, the confidence that you will definitely achieve the goal,
Second, the state of being undistracted and going all out,
Third , the calm and rational side of the character,
Fourth, be more careful and serious.
You must do these.
Son, at the age of twelve, you were promoted to junior high school beautifully. At the age of fifteen, you passed the high school entrance examination beautifully. At the age of eighteen, you will definitely pass the college entrance examination beautifully! Baby, you will definitely succeed. Mom and Dad are waiting for that day! By then, the college entrance examination will become a luxurious ceremony for you to transform from cocoon to butterfly, and will become a most profound gift that life has given you!
When I wrote these words to you together, my father said that he wanted to cry. Yes, child, you are the crystallization of our love, the theme of our life, and everything we have. It has been eighteen years since you were born, you were babbling, you were toddling, you were growing from childhood to childhood to youth... ...Today, you have become an adult and have entered a watershed in your life. In the near future, you will achieve academic success and start a family. By then, we will both grow old, and you, our son, will succeed your father and take on the responsibility of serving the country. This family has the important task of keeping out the wind and rain. How emotional...
It is a pity that we cannot be by your side today. Of course you can understand the reason and will not blame us. However, we cannot accompany you to spend this extraordinary day. It must be said that it is our regret, but for you, this day of solitude may be the perfect opportunity for you to think freely, and this is exactly what you need, right?
At this point, this letter comes to an end. Think of it as a carrier. It carries the love, expectations and blessings given to you by your parents.
This is the only gift we give you when you become an adult.