Nowadays,moreandmoreyoungpeoplearebecomingtooproudandover-confident.
Theythinktheycandoeverything.Sotheysimplyignoretheiroldparents,andbelievethat
theirparents’experiencedthoughtsareoutofdate.ActuallyIusedtobeoneofthem,
butafterhearingastorytoldbymyfather,Ichangedmymindcompletely.
NowIwouldliketoshareitwithallofyou.
Once,there’sayoungmanwholookdownontheold.Healwaysthoughtthattheoldwerejust
nuisancesinyourbusylife,auselesslifethatwasgoingtowither.Healsodidthistohisfather.
Oneday,thefatherandthesonhappenedtomeeteachotherinthegrove.Thesonsuggested
thattheyshouldtakeawalktogether.Astheywalked,abeautifulgardencameintotheirsight.
Thesonpointedtooneoftheprettiestflowerandsaid,
‘weyoungpeoplearelikethisfragrantflower,sohealthy,sovigorous,andfullofspirit.
Whataboutyouoldsters?Justlikethefallingleavesfromadyingtree.’
Hearingthis,
thefathersmiledbutsaidnothing.Theycontinuedthewalkinginsilence.whentheypassedagrocery,
thefatherstoppedandwentin,heboughtawalnutandshowittohisson,slowandgracious,hesaid,
‘weoldarelikethiswalnut.We’veexperiencedmanyhardeventsinlife.
Sowebuiltupsuchafirmshell,
andatthesametimewealsobuiltupapureinnerworld.Everyfruitissofull-grown.’
‘buteveryfruitwasbornbyflower.’Refutedtheson.
‘yes,butnoteveryflowercanbearfruit….’
Fromtheon,Ialwayskeepthisstoryinmymind.Ithastaughtmealot.
Weshouldtrytobeaflowerthatcanbearfruit.wealsohavetoknowthatourparentsaren’tnuisances,
uselesslivesorfallingleavesbutareexperiencedwalnuts,masterpieceofnature.
Theyaretheonesweshouldappreciateforever.
现在,越来越多的年轻人正在变得很骄傲、不自量力.他们认为他们可以做所有的事.因此他们会忽略他们父母的思想,而且认为年老的父母虽然经验丰富,但思想已经过时了.实际上,我曾经也是他们中的一员,但是,在听取了我父亲告诉我的故事,我的想法完全改变了.
曾经,有一位看不起老人的年轻人,他总是认为老人的生命是无用和枯萎的,他们只会打扰自己忙碌的生活.他就是这样对待他父亲的.
有一天,这个父亲和这个儿子在树木里偶然遇见.儿子建议他们应该一起出去走走.于是他们走着走着,来到了一处美丽的花园.儿子指着一朵最漂亮的花,说:
“我们这样的年轻人就喜欢芳香的花,它们是如此健康,如此蓬勃,如此具有饱满的精神.而你们这些老人呢?就像那些从垂死的树上飘下的落叶.”
父亲听到这话,含笑不语.他们继续安静得走着.当他们路过一家杂货店时,父亲停住了脚步,走了进去.他买了一些核桃,然后缓慢而亲切得递给他儿子看,并说:“我们就像这些老核桃,生活中经历了许多挫折,因此,我们建立了这样一层坚固的壳,同时,还建立了一个纯洁的内心世界.每一个果实都是如此得丰满.”
“但是每一个果实都是花结下的!”儿子反驳道.
“确实是这样,但是,不是每一朵花都能结下果实……”
从那时起,我把这个故事铭刻在脑海里.它教会了我很多东西.我们应该努力成为一朵能结果实的花朵.我们也必须知道,我们的父母并没有对我们的生活造成困扰,他们不是无用的生命和落叶.他们是经验丰富的核桃,是大自然的杰作.他们才是我们应该永远感激的.