a letter to yourself

Dear yourself:

Hello there!

Today, I want to think about some topics about gratitude.

When you come to this world, you should learn to be grateful. Yes, you should be grateful for your existence. Think carefully, from your birth to the present, how many loves have you given to your loved ones, friends, teachers, and even strangers you are not familiar with?

Your birth is a miracle. Maybe you don't know how much pain your mother has to endure for the child, but through some fragmentary descriptions of your family and your own imagination, you should be able to feel that the mother is doing everything in her bed to endure another What is the feeling of a huge pain that a life is stripping from its own body? So, when you have a birthday, please don’t express your inner happiness too much. Because this day is the crucifix day of your dearest person.

When you were young, your relatives squatted on the ground, made all kinds of faces, and held various toys. They did it just to see your young face appear tender and happy. Smile. So, when you meet them, please give them a smile that is not so beautiful but sincere enough and a light greeting. Because, they give you the second love behind their parents.

When you go to school, your teachers are very hard to teach you a, o, e, and 1, 2, 3, and then work very late every day, just to write in the back of the homework: " You are awesome!" Then draw a big red apple, this is the simplest knowledge and care, but also the essential knowledge and care in your life.

In the path of your growth, many people just pass your life in a hurry. Maybe they just comforted you comfortably when you were frustrated, then turned and left, but these tiny warmths gathered enough to illuminate your gloomy life. So please remember these people. Someday, maybe you will meet again, please thank them sincerely. Because, they have tried to illuminate your absurd heart with all their own light.

Grateful because there is you. Because of your existence, so many people will leave a trace of warmth in your life, so there will be so many people and things worthy of your mind to remember. Gratefulness is not an abstract noun. It consists of bit by bit of subtle warmth and unwavering action. Give others warmth, just as they gave you warmth, as firm and full of love.

So please be grateful! Because of your existence!

Dear yourself, learn to be grateful!

Liu Mingxia

April 15, 2019

Zhangye County, Gansu Province, and the third grade of the Fifth Country: Liu Mingxia