STORY

Yesterday I was sitting on the merry-go-round. On the way up the mountain in the middle of the night, I saw two little girls carrying lanterns and following their parents and grand parents up the mountain. There should be no children who can refuse the magic of the merry-go-round, especially in the forest at night. It’s a coincidence that sitting next to me was one of the little girls. There was a grandma standing next to her. Grandma told her granddaughter: Be careful not to fall, and what to do if you get injured? The grandpa in the distance said: Don’t worry too much, she knows. At this time, I heard the little girl sitting on the wooden horse say: I will protect myself. Looking at her frowning eyes and hearing her firm tone, what she shows is firmness. The tone declared to everyone: I can do it, like a brave female warrior. At this moment, I thought to myself: Many children have brave traits since they were young, and they may be worn away under the unconscious worry or protection of adults when grown up. After that, it will be difficult for them to find a way to regain the courage to face life.

 

Michael

From Taichung, Taiwan 20210312

 

Today, my wife accidentally fell and twisted her ankle while walking. Fortunately, she was caught by my son. This is what I heard from my daughter afterwards, because when the incident happened, I walked behind them and walked slowly. I didn’t find any abnormalities. I knew that when my son ran over to tell me, when I saw my wife, she was already sitting on the floor. At this time, I squatted down in front of her and asked her about her condition, but to my surprise, My son and daughter said to me in unison: Give mother some space, they are surprisingly calm, and my wife also said to me: I need a little time to be with the pain; at that moment I decided to do nothing, just stay with my wife; soon after, my wife was able to stand and walk, but at this time both my son and daughter wanted to go and help their mother to walk, which made me see again that compassion and love have always existed in everyone's heart, and they have been there since childhood , but because of various inexplicable factors, we deliberately hide them

 

Michael

From Taichung, Taiwan 20210218