It's interesting to say. Whether it's Christmas on1February 25th or Valentine's Day on February14th, there will always be people criticizing us on the Internet, saying that we are from China and should not celebrate foreign festivals.
However, only on Thanksgiving Day, few people will openly object online. Not only are there no objections, but many people will also send some articles or words like "thank you" in the WeChat circle of friends to express their gratitude!
Why didn't anyone criticize this festival? Because we all know that the Chinese nation is most grateful. Since ancient times, the word "gratitude" has penetrated into the blood of this folk tourism.
We all have a grateful heart, counting the blessings, and how many benefactors and kindness have accompanied us through that journey since childhood, and we are always grateful to think of it! Among them are our parents, elders, lovers and children, as well as our teachers, classmates, friends and neighbors, and many famous and unknown people.
For example, my brothers and I are the earliest left-behind children in China, because as early as 1980, our parents entrusted our four brothers to my grandmother, uncle and aunt, and they set foot on the ocean to make a living. They went to America for nine years and didn't come back until 1989. I am the second among my brothers. When my parents went abroad, my eldest brother 14 years old, I 1 1 years old, my third brother was 5 years old and my younger brother was 4 years old.
Facing four little boys, my grandmother is under great pressure. Fortunately, two uncles and two aunts helped us pull it out. They are in their twenties. Because of our drag, they did all the complicated things that they did only after they became parents. For example, buying food, cooking, washing clothes, mopping the floor, urging us to study, holding parent-teacher conferences for us, parents have done everything, but they never complain and really treat us as their own children.
It was not until 199 1 that our four brothers immigrated to the United States. In the previous 12 years, we took care of them day and night and took care of them in every possible way. You can imagine how deep this kindness is.
So our four brothers are very grateful to our grandmother, two uncles and aunts, and two aunts and uncles. I often think of them, and there is always a debt in my heart. My grandmother has been dead for twenty years, and so have my uncle and brother-in-law. Now only two aunts are still in their hometown.
Of course, they also have their own families and their own children and grandchildren, and their lives are very happy. However, there is always a concern and yearning in our hearts. Can this be considered gratitude? I don't know.
But whenever I think of the word gratitude, I always feel a deep sense of guilt, because I can't go back to see them in a foreign country, let alone accompany them.
However, I know that they, including my late grandmother, my second uncle and my brother-in-law, never asked us to repay them. Their kindness to us is the truest love from the heart. This love is unrequited, we can only accept it completely and regard it as the best return.
Now one of the favorite words of aunt and sister-in-law on WeChat is: "Are you okay outside? Don't be too tired. " They usually talk very little and don't like chatting very much. But they always wrap all their love in this simple greeting.
Even if we bring them some small gifts when we go back to China these years, they will always tell us that it will be fine if people come back next time and don't bring them anything. It is better than anything to see that all of us are doing well.
I know that repaying kindness is not the same way, not barter, not superficial. You love me a foot, I love you a foot.
The best way to be grateful is: I will live up to your kindness, try to live a beautiful life and feel the fruits of your love with you, because that's why you came to my life.
Thank you! It is said that life is not easy, life is difficult! And you are the energy of my life! Grateful to meet! With love!
Life itself is a journey of gratitude! Along the way, I collected the grace one by one, strung it into a necklace, put it around my neck and hung it on my chest, shining ... illuminating the road ahead and never getting lost.
Thank you! Happy holidays!