Goingtohighschoolismyfirsttimetoleavehome.IhavetoliveinschoolfromMondaytoFriday.Iliketostayawayfrommyparentsforsometime,becauseIcanmakemyownchoiceandbefreetogoanywhere.MyfriendsandIliketospendtheweekendinthecountrysidethatnearthecitywelive.ItistheshorttravelthatIcannotonlyappreciatethebeautifulscenery,butalsolearntobeindependent.Thethingsthatnatureteachesmearealot.
Icanseefromthecolorofthecloudtopredicttheweatherandthesoundofofanimalshavedifferentmeanings.Allofthesearehardtoknowfromthebooks.Ihavemyownthinkingfromthesetrips,andthewaytotakecareofmyselfhelpsmetogrowup.
Themarkofgrowthisauniquemarkineveryoneslife.Itrecordsthecourseofourgrowthandthetrajectoryoflife.Itisoneofthemostprecioustreasuresinourlife.
WhenIwasgrowingup,Iexperiencedmanypeopleandthingsthatleftadeepimpressiononmeandbecameuniquemarksonmygrowthpath.Forexample,myparentsarethemostimportantsupportersandguidesinmygrowth.Theirselflessloveandsupportmakemeamoreconfidentandstrongperson.Myteachersarealsothemostimportantpartnersandguidesinmygrowth.Theyteachmealotofknowledgeandskillsandhelpmeknowmyselfbetter.Myfriendsarethemostimportantpartnersandsupportersinmygrowth,theyhaveaccompaniedmethroughmanyunforgettabletimesandgrowandprogresstogethertobecomeabettermyself!
Themarkofgrowthnotonlyrecordsthecourseofourgrowth,butalsorecordsthetrackofourlife.Itmakesusbetterunderstandourselves,cherishthepresentandkeepmovingforwardtobecomeabetterself!Inthecomingdays,Iwillcontinuetomaintaintheloveoflifeandthepursuitofgrowthtobecomeabetterpersonandleaveabettermarkonmylife!
Asisknowntoall,everymanhastowork.Thelifeofalazymanisofnousetohimselfandtoothers.Themanwhoistoolazytoworkisthemanwhoismorelikelytobegortosteal.Everymanshouldbediligentwhenheisyoung.
Frommypointofview，diligenceisofvitalsignificanceinoneslifeandcareer.Therearesomereasonsasfollows.Firstly,industriousspiritisanindispensablequalitythatmakesapersonstandout,asmostpeoplearebiologicallyendowedwiththeIQinthesimilarlevel,withfewbeingveryoutstandingorverylow.Secondly,diligenceleadsto
accomplishmentswhilelazinessmustresultinfailure.Anidlemanindulgeshimselfincomfortsandheisdoomedtofail.Lastly,diligencehelpsremoveignorance,overcomedifficulties,andenlightenthemind.
Inoneword,Iholdtheviewthatdiligenceiscrucialtoone‘slife.Onemuststudyhardwhenheisyoungsothathemaymakegreatprogress,succeedinlifeandbecomeusefultohiscountry.Therefore,wesaythatdiligenceisthevitalingredientforonesgrowth.
Howtimesflies!NowIamastudentinGradeNineandfacingthefirstturningpointinmyschoollife.Thistitle“Growingpainsandgains”remindsmeofthemeaningfulschoollife.Thecolourfullifeisfullofmyhappinessandsorrows.
Inschool,Ihavetotakealotoflessons.Someareinterestingwhilesomeareboring.Butit’stheresponsibilityofthestudentstolearnthemallwell.Ihavetotrymybest.Duringmygrowingtime,alotoftroubleworriedme.That’sawfulandmakesmeblue.
AlthoughImetwithalotoffailure,Istillhavealotofgains.Icanmakeapricelessfriendship.Icanlearnalargenumberofusefulthings---tobekind,friendlytoothers,tobeconfidentandindependentandsoon.
Ithinkgrowingpainsandgainsarecountless.Buttheyplayanimportantroleinmylifeandmakemylifecolourful.
Iamtenyearsold,thoughIamnotmature,Iamonthewayofgrowingup.Twoyearsago,Iwasveryshy,Ievencouldn’ttalktothestrangers.
ButnowIhavemadeprogress,Icantalktothestrangersandmakefriendswiththem.Iamnottheshygirlanymore.
Ihavegrownupgradually,inthefuture,Iwillbecomemoreandmorebetter.
Thisquestionandanothersimilarquestion，"Haveyoudecidedwhatyouwilldoafteryoufinishschool?"wereamongthemostcommonquestionspeopleoftenaskedmewhenIwasasmallchildandthenastudentinschool.
Choosingtherightcareerisveryimportant.Forthisreasonweshouldtrytofindoutwhatourtalentsandinterestsareandhowwecanusethem.Therearemanycareersopentoeachofus.Manypersonsfindtheirplaceingovernmentservice，andmanyothersmaybeinterestedingoingintothebusinessworld.Teaching，newspaperworks，medicine，engineering，science--theseandmanyotherfieldsofferfascinatingcareerstopersonswithtalentandtraining.
Accordingtothenewoxforddictionaryofenglish,frustration,bydefinition,meansthefeelingofbeingupsetorannoyed,especiallybecauseofinabilitytochangeorachievesomething.sincefrustrationseemstobeanegativefeeling,somepeoplemaybetemptedtothinkthatfrustrationisbadforpeople.theybelievethatconstantfrustrationmaycauseseriousmentalproblems.peoplesufferingfromsuchpsychologicalproblemsoftenresorttoviolenceorsuicide,whichposesabigthreattothepeoplearoundthemandthuscausesinstabilitytothewholesociety.
others,however,holdadifferentview.theymaintainthatitisbeneficialtopeople.itgoessidebysidewithsuccess.itinspirespeopletoovercomehardshipsanddifficultiesandachievethefinalsuccess.peoplewiththisviewevengosofarastosaythatnofrustration,nosuccess.indeed,wecannotalwayshopetoembracesuccessandneveracceptfailure.andmostimportantly,onlyifwelearnfrommanyafailurecanwedothingsbetterandfinallyovercomesuchabadfeelingasfrustration.
frustrationthusispartofourlifeexperience.inourprocessofgrowingup,wemayinevitablyexperienceitwhenconfrontedwithsituationsthatdon’tcomeuptoourexpectations.itisatestofourcouragewhenitbefallsus.ifweletitcontrolus,wemayfallintotheabyssofbeinginflictedbyseriouspsychologicalproblems.butifweharnessitandtakeitasoursourceofinspiration,wemayultimatelyenjoythegloryofsuccess.
Whenwewerechildren,weoftensaythatIwanttogrowup,orIwanttobeanadult.Aschildren,wecannotdomanythings,whileafterwegrowup,wecan.However,weoftencomplainthatIdon’twanttogrowupwhenwebecomeadultsactually.
Firstly,growingupmeansmoreresponsibilities.Weshouldmakealivingbyourselvesorweshouldsupportourparentswhentheycan’tearnenoughmoneytomakealiving.Secondly,aftergraduation,weneedtoworkinsteadofaccomplishingnothing.Weshouldhaveatargetandworkforit,sowehavepressureonjobs.Afterthat,whenwemeetwiththerightperson,wewillgetmarrywithhimorhertobuildafamily.Thatistosay,wehaveheavierburdenbecauseofourfamily.Buildingafamilyandkeepingitharmoniousisnoteasy.Inaword,therearemanyproblemswaitingforusoncewegrowup.
Everycoinhastwosides.Growupcanalsobroadenourhorizon,offerusanopportunitytoknowmoreaboutourworld,loveandprotecttheimportantpersoninourlife.Don’tbeafraidofgrowingup,justbeabetterpersonandenjoyourlife.
Iamasmallbook.Thereisabigstudyinmyhome,andthebooksarefullofallkindsofbooksIlove.DadInordertoletthehomecanputmorebooks,afterthedooroftheroom,eventhebookshelfIandyourbrothersdoublebedsidewerealsomade.MyfamilyisalsocalledbooksinXiangxiangfamilybytheschool.
Therelationshipbetweenthebookisinthekindergartenclass.Oneday,myauntgavemea"crowdrinkingwater".Atthattime,Ijustlearnedthepinyin,Iwilltakethesentenceinthebook,andthentellthefamilytomyfamily.Fromthenon,Ifellinlovewithreading.WheneverDadboughtanewbook,Ialwaysscored,andeventhoughtthatIboughtthebook,evenIwenttothetoiletandlovedthebook.Once,Ihavedinner,mymothercalledme,nooneshouldbe.Finally,IfoundthatIwassittingonthetoiletandlookedatthebook.Ididntevenhearhertoldme.
Shejoked,Iamgoingtofight110tofindthepolicetofindpeople!Inmyhome,thereisasetofbooks"Loveisnotselfish""Itturnsoutthat""Momisnotmymaid""Writeindustrydoesnotrelyonmother""Goodbyedrag""Astoryof"Thestorymakesmeknowhowtoself-discipline,learntoshare,developagoodhabit,andmakeprogress.Helpmygrowthhelp."Thebookistheladderofhumanprogress",thefamouswriterGolkioncesaidsuchasentence,andthisistrue,intheoceanofthebook,intheoceanofthebook,forme,notonlytheimmersiveexperience,morelikely,morelikeoneQingquan,sweepingthedustofmyheart.
Nowreadingispartofmylifehasit,mychildhoodwillbefullofcolorful;withit,mygrowthwillbemorecolorful.
WhenIwasachild,Iwantedtogrowupverymuch.Whenwereallygrowup,whenwehaveanewunderstandingofgrowingup,ourgrowthwillbefulloffeelings.
Afteracarefreechildhood,withourgrowth,weusheredinabusyschool,usheredinthedailyhomework.MyfirstfeelingofgrowingupisthatIammoreandmorebusyandhavenotimeformyself.Igotoschoolandhomeeveryday.Inschooltime,Ihavetospendeveryclasscarefullyandfinishthetaskassignedtousbytheteacher.WhenIgohomeintheevening,IstillhavenewEnglishwordsinmymindeverydayontheway.EvenwhenIgohomeandgotosleep,IstillthinkaboutwhatIhavelearnedtoday,andIamstillimmersedinmystudies.MyfirstfeelingofgrowingupisthatImreallygettingbusy.
ThesecondinsightofmygrowthisthatIreallyknowalot.Onthewayofgrowingup,alltheknowledgethatIhavelearnedhascomeintomymind.TheseknowledgewilloftencomeoutwhenIdontcareandsolveproblemsforme.Onthewaytogrowth,theremustberewardsforgiving.Themostintuitiverewardsarereflectedinouracademicachievements.WhenIgetagoodresultafteranexam,Imexcited.Illshowoffintheclassroomwithmypaper.Sometimes,somestudentstaketheopportunitytoteasemelikeajoke,Idontcare,justimmersedinthejoy.Iwanttosharethejoyofmyvictorywithallofyou.IalsowanttoprovetomyclassmatesthatIamalsogreat!
Onmywayofgrowingup,Ihavelearnedtheseknowledge,theselifeprinciples,thesewillbethewealthofmyfuturelife.Althoughwehavelostalotofourownfreetimeinourgrowth,wehavealsogainedalot.Whenyoufeelthatyouaremoreandmorebusyinyourstudies,youshouldalsounderstandthatourgrowthshouldbespentwithoursweat,soastousherinthelifeinourmind.
Ihavemadeamistake,ithasalotofhelponmygrowth.Thatisasummerday,Iamlazytositintheparkinthepark,becauseIhaventplayedit,Icanonlysunburnthesun.SuddenlyIsawalittlebrotherinplayingthesandbag.Iwouldliketofindanewmainlandtorun,Iaskhimtoplaytogether?Henodded.
Hesaidtous;"Youplayfirst,Iwenttobuybottle."Ofcourse,insuchahotweather,Idontwanttothinkaboutit,Inodded.Westartedplayingducks,peoplewhowerealreadyplayingasahunter.Ihavenotbeenhit,butIhavebeenhitbyachild.Iamveryangry,pickupthesandbag,hehide.Whenhesawthathedidnthit,hesaidtome,"Ididntplay!Ididntfight!"Iwasangry,whoknowsthatitisexhausted,andthesandcanfallintothekindergarten,cantcomeout,everyoneTheyallpanic,Idontknowwhattodo.Justatthistime,someoneshouted:"Thelittlebrotheriscoming,running!"Werantothehiddenplacetohide,forfearthatitallowedustopaythewedge.
Soon,weallgohome.Afterthehome,mymothersawmepanicandasked:"Whathappened?Whathappened?"Ishookhishead.Momsaid:"Itsokay,gobacktotheroom."Itookabreathbacktotheroom,Isatinthechairtoreviewthetextbook,butIcantcalmdown.Dadcameoverwithaglassofwater.Dadalwaysaskedme:"Whatisgoingon?"UnderDad,Ihadtosaysomething.Dadsaidtome:"Daughter,youwilllosehissandpackage,peoplewillbesad,youthinkaboutit."Dadsaid,Iwantedtothink,Ithinkitisnotataste.Iletmymotherhelpedmesewasandbag.Itookthesandbagtothesquare,Isawthelittlebrothercryingandlookingathissandbag.
Iwalkedovertohim:"Thelittlebrotherissorry,Idontintentionallythrowthesandbagintothekindergarten,Iborrowmysand."Thelittlebrothernodded.Helookedatthetimetogohome.Hesaidtome:"Ihavetogohome,thankyou."Thelittlebrotherishappytogohome.Braveisnotsodifficulttofaceyourfault,remedy,andcorrectit.Theancientssaid:Lifecanchange,andgoodthings.Fromour"shocking"tothisworld,westartedtomakemistakes.
Ineverywrong,wegraduallymakethisunfamiliarworld,becomingourfamiliarandwarmhome.Wegrowinthewrong,correctintheerror,morebeautifulintheerror.
Itseemstomeaverydifficultthingtoputintowordsthebeliefsweholdandwhattheymakeusdoinourlife.IthinkIwasfortunatebecauseIgrewupinafamilywheretherewasaverydeepreligiousfeeling.Idon’tthinkitwasspokenofagreatdeal.ItwasmoreorlesstakenforgrantedthateverybodyheldcertainbeliefsandneededcertainreinforcementsoftheirstrengthandthatcamethroughyourbeliefinGodandyourknowledgeofprayer.
ButasIgrewolderIquestionedagreatmanyofthethingsthatIknewverywellmygrandmotherwhohadbroughtmeuphadtakenforgranted.AndIthinkImighthavebeenaquitedifficultpersontolivewithifithadn’tbeenforthefactthatmyhusbandoncesaiditdidn’tdoyouanyharmtolearnthosethings,sowhynotletyourchildrenlearnthem?Whentheygrowupthey’llthinkthingsoutforthemselves.
Andthatgavemeafeelingthatperhapsthat’swhatweallmustdo—thinkoutforourselveswhatwecouldbelieveandhowwecouldlivebyit.AndsoIcametotheconclusionthatyouhadtousethislifetodeveloptheverybestthatyoucoulddevelop.
Idon’tknowwhetherIbelieveinafuturelife.Ibelievethatallthatyougothroughheremusthavesomevalue,thereforetheremustbesomereason.Andtheremustbesome“goingon.”HowexactlythathappensI’veneverbeenabletodecide.Thereisafuture—thatI’msureof.ButhowIdon’tknow.AndIcametofeelthatitdidn’tmatterverymuchbecausewhateverthefutureheldyou’dhavetofaceitwhenyoucametoit,justaswhateverlifeholdsyouhavetofaceitthesameway.Andtheimportantthingwasthatyouneverletdowndoingthebestthatyouwereabletodo—itmightbepoorbecauseyoumightnothaveverymuchwithinyoutogive,ortohelpotherpeoplewith,ortoliveyourlifewith.Butaslongasyoudidtheverybestthatyouwereabletodo,thenthatwaswhatyouwereputheretodoandthatwaswhatyouwereaccomplishingbybeinghere.
AndsoIhavetriedtofollowthatout—andnottoworryaboutthefutureorwhatwasgoingtohappen.IthinkIamprettymuchafatalist.Youhavetoacceptwhatevercomesandtheonlyimportantthingisthatyoumeetitwithcourageandwiththebestthatyouhavetogive.
Whenwegotoschool,wearetaughtthatlifeisnotalwaysgoingwell,wewillmeetallkindsofdifficulties.Everyonehearsthewords,butwhentheymeetdifficulties,itishardforthemtobeOKwithit,theyfeelthelifeishopeless,justashearingiseasy,whiletakingactionisanotherthing.
Onceafamousbusinesspersonsaidthattheonewhofacedthefailureandstoodup,heorshewillbesuccessful.Iabsolutelybelieveit,weareinfrontofsomanyaccidents,weneedtofacethesetbackandlearnfromit,everysetbackisatestforus,onlytheonewhopassesthetestcansucceed.
Suchaswhenwefeelithardtostudy,thengiveup,howcanwemakeprogress.Lifeteachesuslessoneveryminute,theadversesituationisagoodchancetoupgradeourselves.
Therearemanygainsonthewaytogrowth.Thesegainsincludenotonlyimprovementsinknowledgeandskills,butalsoemotionalandspiritualenrichment.
Youknow,ontheroadtogrowth,therearemanypeoplewhohavegivenushelpandsupport.Theirlovemakesusfeelwarmandgrateful,andatthesametime,wealsorealizethatweshouldcherishthepeopleandthingsaroundusandseizeeveryopportunitytomakeourlifemorefulfillingandmeaningful.Thisisthereasonwhygrowingupcanmakeuslearntocherishandbegrateful.
Secondly,growthmakesuslearntothinkandanalyze.Ifwepaycarefulattention,wewillfindthatthroughcontinuouslearningandtrying,wehavelearnedtothinkindependentlyandanalyzeproblemstofindsolutions,whichisveryimportantforfuturestudyandwork.Thisabilitynotonlyhelpsustosolveproblemsbetterbutalsohelpsustounderstandtheworldbetterandbecomeathinkingperson.
Ontheotherhand,growthmakesuslearntotakeresponsibilityandfacechallenges,whichmakesusaresponsibleperson,whichisveryimportantforourfuturelifeandwork!Inotherwords,thisabilitycannotonlyhelpusbettertakeresponsibility,butalsohelpusbetterfacechallenges,becomeabetterperson,achieveabetterfamilythatmakesushappier,andabettersocietyandcountry!
Timeflies,likeameteoracrossthenightsky,imperceptiblyIhaveisoneofthefourthgradeprimaryschoolstudents.Previously,Ihelpmymotherdothehouseworkisadisservice.Oneafternoon,mymother,myfatherwenttowork,Iamapersonathome.Ithinkthisisagoodopportunitytodohousework,Ihavegoodperformance,tomyfather,hermotherasurprise.Imgoodfirstsweep,rantothebathroomtotakeoutthemop,thenpourhalfabucketofwater,begantomopthefloor.Inalittletime,thewholefamilywasdraggingmeclean,tiredofmybackache.Mymothercamehomefromworktosee,saidhappily:"whodidthis?"Isaid:"Mom,Ido."Motherseelightsuddenlysaid:"ourbabyisreallygrownup!"Toseemymotherhappy,Iwashappy,veryhappy.
Imverynaughtychild,ofteneatalsomotherfeeds.NowIgrewup,myfatherandmothercamehomefromwork,Iwilldrinkteaforthem,givethemaslipper,back.Finishthehomework,oftenhelptodosomehousework,everymotherwouldsay:"ourbabyismoresensible,reallygrownup."ThatmakesmefeellikeIwasgrowingup.
Iwishthechildrenisalwaysthefather,motherschild.
Iamveryhealthy,becauseIhaveahealthymentor-perseverance.WheneverIencountersetbacks,onlearningencounterobstaclesinlife,my"perseverance"teacherswouldalwaysencourageme.WithperseveranceIwasabletoextricatefromatrivialmatter,withperseveranceIdidntletyoudontfeeltired.Ioftentellmyself:godlovesme,soIwaspunished.SoIdontloseheart,thinkoftheancientslefthillmaybeblind,are"mandarin",quyuan,probablybecausetheexile,CaiFu"liSAO".Godisalwaysequaltoothers,aslongasyoumaintainahealthymentalstate,theremustbeasuccessstory.
Iamveryhealthy,becauseIhaveafriendofthehealth-confidence.MaybeIlackofthishealthyself-confidence,socantgobeyondsomeobstaclesinlife.AndnowIfinallyfoundhislongtimefriend.Believeinyourselfisfirststeptosuccess.OurChinaayoungwriter-shi,hedidnthealthyfeet,buthewasconfidentheart.Heeverenvygroundtosay:"lewissfootismydream."However,lewismorerespecthim.Hesaysthatyourfeetmayrunbutshihealthyself-confidence
Whenthefinalsunsetcomes,willIbeabletowalkawayknowingIhadcompletelyenjoyedthedaysofmylife?Ioftenfindmyselfthinkingandreflecting.However,attheendofitall,Irealizethatmyfearaboutthefutureisnothavingafuture.Imworriedthatintheblink1ofaneyemylifewouldend.Iwouldnothaveexperiencedeverythinglifehastoofferoraccomplishedallmygoals.Mylifewouldbelivedwithouteverhavingapurpose.Ineedtolivealifewithapurpose,thepurposeofimprovingandimpacting2otherslives.Idontwanttoclosemyeyes,withthemillionsofthingsinmylifeleftundone,notexperienced,notachieved,runningendlesslyuntilmylastbreathisapainfulregret.Ihavenotyetbroughtjoytomyparents.Themanyexpectationstheyhaveformehavenotbeenmet.Iwanttomakethemproud;thelovetheyhavegivenmeisbeyondwords.Tobringhappinesstothembyfulfillingtheexpectationstheyhaveforme,willbethefirststepinlivingafulfilledlife.IhavenotyetbecometherolemodelIwanttobeformyyoungersiblings3.Iwanttobethepersontheylookupto,thepersonthattheyturntoforguidance.
However,Ihavenotyetbeenthroughenoughoflifeshardshipstobewiseenoughtogivethemtheadvicetheyneed.Ilovetheinnocenceintheirsmiles,butIalsoknowwithtimethatwillfade.Iwanttobethepersonwhoprotectsthemandtheonewhoshowsthemtherightwaywhentheyrelostinpeer4pressureortheirowndepression.Ihavenotyetexperiencedtruefriendship.Lifehasgivenmemanyfriends,butitseemedwithtime,peoplechangedandsodidtherelationships.
Friends,itseems,comeandgo.Ivaluefriendship,butsofarinlife,distanceoranotherfactoralwayscomesinthewayofmaintainingafriendship.Ihavenotyethadmyheartbroken.IwanttolivelifeuntilIamabletobeinlove.
Iwanttobeabletotrustaboyenoughtogivehimmyheart,andyetnotbeafraidtogetitbroken.Iwanttofeelthewarmthofbeinginloveandthesorrowsofhavingmyheartbroken.Ifearmyfuturewillnevercome,mylifeendingunfinished.Iamnotreadyformyfinalsunset.Iwanttocontinuemydaysinthesun,toexperiencethehappinessofthesunshineandthepainofthesunburn.Mylifeisnotreadytoend;itisbarelybeginning.Ihavejuststartedtolearnthemeaningoflife,mywantsandneeds,mygoalsanddreams.Iwanttobeabletolivelongenoughtoliveafulfilledlife,alifethatwillberemembered,alifethatmadeanimpact.Asofnow,Iamenjoyingthesunrise,hopingthesunsetwillcomewhenIwillbeabletowalkawayknowingIcompletelyenjoyedthedaysofmylife.
hebutterflyhasbeensublimatedinthebrokencocoon,thephoenixhasbeenreborninthebathfire,andIhavemetamorphosiswithmyparents.
Lastsummer,Iwenttoworkwithmygrandmother,wheremyfatherandmotherworked.Ispentahappyandhappytimethere,butthehappytimewasalwaysshort.Soon,itwasagainandagain.
Thepreviousday,mymomanddadhadbeenbusywiththeirworkforalongtime,andhadagooddayatbaiyunpark.Myfatheralsojokedtome:"buywhateveryouwanttoday,swipeyourcardwithoutcash!"Actually,Iknow,dadsaidthis,thesurfaceismoneybuyingourfeelings,infacttheydontoweusanything,justsatisfyourrequest.Theyloveus.
Thedaypassedandthedayofthecitypassed.