Thewind,silent,blowsgreentheearth;Love,speechless,moistenstheheart.Iusedtothinkthatmyfatherwasadullperson.WhenIwasachildflyingakite,mymotheraccompaniedmeandmyfatherpickedupthekite.Learningtorideabike,itwasmymotherwhopickedmeupwhenIfell.Standingaside,itwasmyfatherwhoshoutedtoletmegetupandcontinue.WhenIwasachild,itwasmyfatherwhohitmeandmymotherwhodruggedme.Itwasmymotherwhoblewcandleswithmeatthebirthdayparty.
Itwasmyfatherwhoblewtheballoonforme.Myfingerswereinfected.WhenIwenttothehospitaltoremovemybadnails,Ishookmyhandsandrepeatedlytoldmenottobeafraid.ItwasmymotherwhowastightlyclenchedbymeandkeptsilentIsitbecausemyfathercan'texpresshisfeelings,or...Sincethatincident,Ihaverealizedmyfather'slove.Myfatherisagoodcook,butheisnotacook,sohiscookingcanonlybedisplayedathome,buthedoesn'tcookdinner.Hecantastehiscookingonlywhenthereareguestsathomeorhaveasnack.Thatday,thedateofthemid-termexamwasgettingcloserandcloser.Ihadalotofhomeworkthatday.IfIfinishedmyschoolhomeworkandhadalotofreviewpapers,Iwouldlieonmydeskanddoamountainofhomework."Dangdang-"theclockhadpointedto10o'clock.
Atthistime,Iwassleepyandtired,myfingerswerenumb,andmyarmscouldnotbelifted.Theheadisalsodizzy,theeyelidsaresourandastringent,theeyesareblurred,andthewordslookliketwistinginsects.Iyawned.IfonlyIcouldhaveagoodsleep!Suddenlyafamiliarfigureappearednexttomyeyes.Turningaround,itturnedouttobemyfather.Hewascarryingabowlofsteamingwontonwithanattractivesmell.Dadsaidwithconcern:"tired,havearestandeatabowlofwonton."I'mreallyhungryafterdoingmyhomeworkforsolong.Itookthebowlandimmediatelyate.Myfatherstoodasideandlookedatmewithasmile,withafaceofsatisfactionandrelief.Ilookedatthewontonsinthebowl.Theywerelikelilies.Seaweedandshreddedeggsfloatedonthedelicioussoup.Myfathermadeitspeciallyforme!
Ifmotheriscomparedtoabloominglily,emittingitscharmingfragranceineverycorner,thenfather'sloveisajasmine,whichsilentlyspitsouthisfreshfragranceinacorner!Alwaysonlypraisethegreatnessofmaternallove,butwhoknowstheimplicationoffather'slove!
Whatisfamilyaffection?Familyaffectionisthemostbrilliantsunshineintheworld.Nomatterhowfarwegoorhowhighwefly,theyalwayslookatuswithtrustandencouragement;Whenyoufacefailure,theywillalwayscomeforwardandliftyouupwiththeirbighands,encouragingyoutomoveforwardwithwarmandfightingwords;Whenyousucceed,theywillpraiseyouandwarnyounottobeproudandcontinuetoworkhard,becausetheyarealsopleasedwithyoursuccess.
Youhaveneverhadthisextraordinaryfamily.
Whenwewereyoung,wealltookfamilyaffectionforgranted.However,timetoldmethatfamilyaffectionwasnotassimpleasIthought.BingXinsaid:"Familyaffectionisakindofdepth,friendshipisakindofbreadth,andloveisakindofpurity.Familyaffectionisakindofsunshinebathwithoutconditionsandnoreturn;friendshipisanidealembankmentthatisvastandgrandandcaninhabitsafelyatwill;andloveisamysteriousandboundlesssoulthatcanmakesongsforgettheirfeelings."
Indeed,familyaffectionisasunshinebathwithoutanyconditionsandnoreturn.Everyonedoesn'tneedwhatotherscandoforthemselves.However,otherswillpaysilentlytoprotectherfromharmandliveinhappiness.
Intheprocessofgrowingup,howmuchdowegivethemandhowmuchdotheygiveus?Twoincomparablenumbers.Whatwegivethemisthattheyworryaboutusagainandagain,worryaboutusagainandagain,andaredisappointedwithusagainandagain.Whattheygiveus,weneverpayattentiontoorremember,becauseinourthoughts,Thereisalwayssuchaconsciousnessthatitisnaturalforthemtoloveus.Evenso,theystillpaysilently.Onlybecausetheirloveforushasbeenordinaryandhasneverchanged,canwehaveeveryhappyday.
Thatsilentloveisthemostbeautifulvoiceintheworld.Silenceisbetterthansound.Ithascomposedthemostbeautifulmusicoftime.
Oneday,wefinallylearnedthatfamilyaffectionisacontinuousthreadoflove,ordinary,noregrets,allloveisjustified,andthereisnoreasontofind.Atthistime,whenwearereadytorepaythemwithourownactions,theyarealreadyold
Theyalwaysgivesomuch,theirlovealwaysleavesnotrace,meticulous,childrenalwaysowethemsomuch,oneday,wewillbecomethemandletthislovepassforever
Familyaffectionislikewine.Thelongeritisstored,themoremellowitis;familyaffectionistea.Themoreyoutasteit,themoreyoucanunderstanditstaste.Fromnowon,let'srespondtotheireffortswithourheartsandappeasetheirweakbodieswithactions!