ATimetoSayHello
Theyearbegansoftly. TheweatherinSouthernChinawaswarmandsowerethestudents. Theunexpectedeventsoftheyeartocomebegantounfold, muchtoosoontobecomeonlyaninnocenttreasuredmemory. Somethingpreciousshouldbeheldtightandnotletitgo. Itwastobeayearofsurprisesandayearoflove. TheChinesehaveanexpressionforit, “Yuanfen”. Awesternerwouldonlyquestionwhyandhow. Withyourpermissionletussharetheexperiencetogether.
Hesatatthefrontoftheclassroomlookinganxiousbutattentive. Inthosefirstfewdays, hiseyesbrightwithanticipationsoughtapprovalfromme, histeacher. Heclaimsnowthatheunderstoodverylittlecontentinthelessonsofthefirstfewweeks. However, hesuccessfullymanagedtogivetheappropriateillusionofunderstandingwell. Hemademelaughandhispeeringwasalsodelightedinhissenseofhumor. Hedressedwithattentiontodetail, andhisneatappearance, whetherinjeansorcurrentfashion, wasdistinct, acoolguy! Therewasalwayssomethingenchantinginhissmile, hewascharmingandhandsomeandheknewit! Moreover, hewasagentleman. Hiseyesrevealedsomuchwhentheycrinkledwithlaughter, themaskremoved, orconverselyremainedinscrutablelikestillpoolsofliquidchocolate, containingonlyahintofbelief.
Hisfirstwritingassignmentrevealedthefactthathelikedmeandthathehopedwecouldbefriends, “verygoodfriends”. Atthattimeneitherofussuspectedjusthowtruethatprophecywouldeventuallybecome. Inwardly, Ijustlaughed. ThiswasthefirstofseverallaughsthatshowedhowlittleIunderstood. Hispresencepermeatedmyclassroomandmyworld.
返回查字典首页>>