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A few days ago, I ran into a stranger as he
passed by. I said sorry to him. And we were very polite. Then we went on our
way after saying goodbye.
Later in the kitchen at home, as I cooked
our meal, my daughter Betty walked up to me. When I turned around, I nearly
knocked her down." Get out of the way!" I shouted angrily. She ran
away, crying.
That night, when I lay in bed, my husband
said to me, "You were so rude to Betty. Go and look around on the kitchen
floor, and you'll find some flowers there. Betty brought those for you. She
picked them herself--pink, yellow, and your favourite blue."
When I heard this, I thought deeply, "While
meeting with a stranger, I was calm and polite, but with my daughter, I was not
patient." I felt sad and tears began to fall.
I quietly went to Betty's bed." Wake
up, my dear！"I said." Are these the
flowers you picked for me?" She smiled, "I found them by the tree. I
knew you liked them, especially the blue." I said, "I am so sorry
that I treated you that way today." And she whispered(悄声说), "Mommy, that's okay. I still love you anyway." I kissed
her and said, "I love you too and I do love the flowers."
That day Betty gave me a lesson on how to
get along with each other in the family. I spent much time on work before and
didn't realize how important family life was. I decided to do better in the
future.
