Whenever my child caused me to change my schedule(行程), I thought to myself. "We don't have time for this." So the two 1 I most commonly spoke to my child were: "Hurry up". But I made my promise to 2 almost three years ago, and I began my journey to pay more attention to what 3in life. In fact, my younger daughter often reminds me of4I must keep trying to slow down.
One day, the two of us had taken a bike ride to the 5. After buying an ice cream, my daughter sat down at a table 6 enjoying it. Suddenly a look of 7 came across her face. "Do I have to rush, mama?"
I nearly cried. Perhaps the pains of a 8life didn't ever completely disappear, I thought sadly. At the moment, I knew I could sit there 9 about the number of times when I rushed my child through life... or I could celebrate the fact that today I'm trying to do things 10. I chose to live in today.
"You don't have to rush, my dear," I said in a(n)11way. Her whole face immediately brightened and her shoulders relaxed. Then we sat side by side talking about things that interests us.
There were even moments when we sat in 12, just smiling at each other. When she got to the last bite (咬最后一口), she held out the ice cream for me. "I 13 the last bite for you, mama", my daughter said proudly. I realized I just gave my child a little time... and in14, she gave me her last bite and reminded me that things taste sweeter and love comes 15 when you stop rushing through life.
