TheotherdaytheTVreportedthataretiredschoolmathteacher,BethSmith,hasbeenvolunteeringforthepast20yearsataUnitedNation’srefugeecampinThailand,helpingkidswhocannotaffordtogotoschoollearnmathandEnglish.Iwasdeeplytouchedwhenwatchingthestory,especiallywhenthereporteraskedBethwhyshewouldspentallhertimeinathirdworldcountryvolunteering,shereplied,“Byhelpingthesekids,IfeelI’mdoinggoodforthesociety,thereforeIfeelhappy.”Heranswermademethinkaboutthevirtueofhelpingothers,andIrealizethatsheisatrueheroinmyheart.
Theheroinmyheart.
Everyone'shearthaveahero,maybeapersonwhosavethepeople,maybeaanimalwhohavegotgoodspirit.Sofar,Ican'tforgetapersonwhohelpedplentyofpeople.HisnameisLeifeng.IthinkhewasagoodpersonIcan'tunderstandwhyhewassofriendly,butIreallyknow,hewasaheroinmyheart.Ilookedupuponhim.andIwilldoallthingsIcando,Iwanttobethe2ndLeifeng.
Myfatherismyhero.
WhenIwasyounghewouldkissmeeverynightandsingtomeasIawoke.Hemademefeelsospecial.Iknewthatmyfatherlovedme.Itmademefeelstrongenoughtodoalmosteverything.
Hegotsick,butstrength(力气)kepthimalive.Helovedhischildrensomuch.Hegaveupyearsofhislifecaringforthewoman,hiswife.Shewasgoingtodie.Dayandnighthestruggled(努力)foryearswithherdisease.(疾病)Despitediseaseofhisown,hestillstoodbyhersidecaringforherandlovingheruntilthedayshedied.
ThepersonIadmireismymum.SheisanEnglishteacher.Sheisverypopularamongthestudentsbecauseshespendslotsoftimeonherlessonsandhasagoodsenseofhumor.Studentsallenjoyherclass.Mymumisnotonlyagoodteacher,butalsoagreatmother.Sheispatientwithmeandalwayssmilingwhiletalking.Mymumteachesmehowtothinkindependentlyandhelpsmetobuildupmyconfidence.WhenIhavesomedifficultiesinmystudies,itismymumwhoencouragesmetoworkuntilIsolvetheproblem.WhenImfeelingsadorbad,itisalsomymumwholooksaftermewithcare.
IrememberwhenIcaughtafeveratmidnightlastyear,mymumtookmetothehospitalasfastasshecould.Whenwegothomeaftermyinjection,itwasabout5oclockintheearlymorning.Mymumonlyslept2hoursbecauseshehadtowakeupat7oclocktopreparebreakfastforme,andthenshewenttowork.Shemustbeverytiredthatday.
Mymumisnotverybeautiful,butIadmireandloveher.
Ifyouaskbrotherchunmuchstronger?Thearmsunbendhad19practice,followtherocketsrunning.RacingTwentyfeetintofootball,breaksonunique.BrotherchunisplayinginGermany,Brazilcoweringrigsurrender.Ifnobodyaskedhowmuchpower?Acallatornadothirty,learntowriteroundhispupil.Fortyxi,theBritishlibraryendorsement.Yuspringwave,leaningworshipcreateduniversehero.
"Fire!Fire!"whatterriblewordstohearwhenonewakesupinastrangehouseinthemiddleofthenight!Itwasalarge,old.woodenhouse--thesortthatburnseasily--andmyroomwasonthetopfloor.Ijumpedoutofbed,openedthedoorandsteppedoutintothepassage.Itwasfullofthicksmoke.
Ibegantorun,butasIwasstillonlyhalfawake,insteadofgoingtowardsthestairsIwentintheoppositedirection.ThesmokegrewthickerandIcouldseeflamesallaround.Thefloorbecamehotundermybarefeet.Ifoundanopendoorandranintoaroomtogettothewindow.ButbeforeIcouldreachit,oneofmyfeetcaughtinsomethingsoftandIfelldom,ThethingIhadfallenoverfeltlikeabundleofclothes,andIpickeditLlptoprotectmyfacefromthesmokeandheat.JustthenthefloorgavewayundermeandIcrashedtothefloorbelowwithpiecesofburningwoodallaroundme.
Isawaflamingdoorwayinfront,putthebundleovermyfaceandran.Myfeetburnedmeterrible,butIgotthrough.AsIreachedthecoldairoutside,mybundleofclothesgaveathincry.Inearlydroppeditinmysurprise.ThenIsawacrowdgatheredinthestreet.Awomaninanightdressaudaborrowedman＇scoatscreamedasshesawmeandcamerunningmadly.
"Mybaby!Mybaby!"shecried.Thecrowdcheeredwildlyasshetookthesmokeblackenedbundleoutofmyarms,Ihadsomedifficultyinrecognizingher.ShewastheMayor＇swifeandIhadsavedherbaby.Iwasahero!