Mom，Iloveyou!Mothersaregreat.They’realwaysthereforyou.Whenyou’rehungry,they’rethereforyouwithfood.Whenyou’resad,they’rethereforyouwithwordsofencouragement.
Andwhenyou’relyingcomfortablyinyourbed,motheristhere...tellingyoutogetup,tellingyounottobesolazy,totidyyourroom,todoyourhomework.Andlater,she’stheretellingyouthatthestyleofclothesyouwearisawful,andyourfriendsarenogood,and“Whycan’tyoubemorelikeyourcousin,thebrilliantstudent?”
Yes,mothersaregreat,sometimestoogreat.Nooneinyourlifeisgoingtoknowmoreaboutyouandcaremoreaboutyouthanyourmother.Inmanyways,mothersarethecentresoftheirchildren’suniverse.Wedependonthemforsomanythingsandtheygiveussomuch.Thatcanleadtofeelingsofbeing“smothered”bymother;ofbeingtoodependentonher;ofbeinglovedtoomuch.Andsometimeswejusttake“goodold”momforgranted.Wethinkshehasnothingbettertodothantakecareofoureverylittleneed.Thatshemuststopwhatevershe’sdoingandbringusfoodorsewonabutton.
WhenI'mfreeorintrouble,Ialwaystakeoutabookandreadquietly.Innotime,I'veputmyheartintoitsothatI'llforgetallthetroubles.It'sinthiswaythatI'veformedthehabitofreadinginanytime.
LittleboysasIwas,Iwasinterestinpicturebooksandstorybooks.Iwasstruckbythem.NosoonerhadIenteredthemiddleschoolthanIbegantoreadnovel,plays,andessaysandsoon.IfoundIcouldgetmuchfromthem.LittlebylittleItookgreatinterestinliteratureandlasttermIwonthefirstprizeinthecompositioncontestamongmiddle-schoolstudentsinZheJiang.
Reading“TheEmperor'sNewClothes”,Ihadtoletoutaburstoflaughteroverhisfool.“TheLittleMatchGirl”couldn'tkeepmefromcryingforhermisery.“RobinsonCrusoe”tookmeintoastrangeworldfullofdanger.AndIwasalsodeeplyimpressedbyHelenKeller'spatienceandperseverance…Besidesthese,booksalsotellmeotherthing-howtobeamanandhowtotellthedifferencebetweenrightandwrong.Inaword,goodbookscanmakemeknowwhatIdidn'tbefore.SoIthinkofagoodbookasmybestfriend.
I'llneverforgetthisfamoussaying,“Goodbooksarebestfriendswhoneverturntheirbacksuponus.”