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Dad bought me a violin as a gift on my birthday. He said excitedly to me, "Once you learn to play it, it'll stay with you for life. ” But I didn't want to play it. I just wanted to play games, but Dad asked me violin lessons every day.
One day, I found a box in a corner. When I it, I saw a beautiful accordion(手风琴). “It's your ，" Mum said. "His parents bought it for him but he was too busy on the farm for his family to learn to play it. ”
l had to practise the violin one hour everyday, and every day I tried to get out of it. But Dad didn't allow. I asked why. He answered, "Because you can bring people joy. You can touch their . ”He said softly, “Someday you'll have the chance I never had; you'll play beautiful music for your family. And you'll understand why you've worked so hard. ” I thought of father's accordion and felt .
The lessons stopped after I finished high school. When I grew up, I got and moved into a new house with my family. Later, I put the violin in the attic(阁楼).
One afternoon, my two children found the violin by accident. They got very excited. " Play it. Play it, "they laughed and said. I started to play some simple songs. I was surprised I could still remember . Soon the kids were dancing. Even my wife was laughing and clapping(拍手)to the beat(节奏).
At that moment, my father's words came back to me, “Someday you'll have the chance I never had. And you'll understand. ” I knew why Dad had told me to practise hard. Dad never learnt to play his accordion. But I told my family, "This is my father's music. ”
