When I was a boy, our big family sometimes gathered together at my aunt's small house in summer. Relatives from all over the country would come to visit. The adults used to crowd together to talk and catch up on each other's life. All of us would be sent out into the front vard to play while dinner would slowly cook for all of us. Those were the days before video games and smart phones, so we often ended up playing a good old-fashioned game of tag (捉人游戏).
I remember one of those times especially.
I was the smallest of all the kids there, so I got caught first but couldn't catch anyone else. Though I chased after my brothers and cousins hard they were all too fast for me. I grew more and more annoyed. I finally lunged at (猛冲) one of my brothers and fell face first into the dirt. I got up with tears in my eyes. Then I saw one of my female cousins standing there. She started to run but was going much slower than before. I easily caught up and tagged her. Then she turned to me, smiled and said, "I'm it! You'd better run!" I ran off laughing with great glee while she turned and started to chase one of my elder brothers.
I see now how her act of kindness that day saved me from sadness and returned me to joy. It didn't matter that we hardly ever saw each other. We were family and she loved me. We are all one, we all belong to each other, and we are one big, beautiful family. Perhaps it is time that we should share our love, our kindness, our laughter, and our joy with everyone without fear. Perhaps it is time to finally and forever bring this world together in one big family party.
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