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1. “Mother’s Diary”
For so howmanydays… I’ve beenwaitingforyourcomingintothisworld.Cherishedinsideme,was
there a laughterof an infantformingup?Isuddenlywoke upandsaw your tinyfairyform.Inyour burst-
out cry, myeyesglazedoverfromhappytears…Thank youfor yourcomingto me!My lovelydead,do
youknowthat I love youmore than anything.Ohhoney,youlaythere ina cradle withyourwide eyes
open.Lookingatyour Dad withjoyoustearsrollingonhislips.Yousee thatmy dear,Dad was cryingfor
you… Ina wake of one day,I heard yourfirstlisptome: “Mama!” Oh your tinylipssuddenlysounded
out thiswordto make my heartjumpingoutwithhappiness.Thisisthe ground,thisisthe sky,thisis
where youare brought intothe world.YoutoddledafteryourDad,placingyour firststepontoa life.My
lovelydear,doyouknowthatI love youmore than anything?Keepwalkingon,Iam alwaysbyyour side
and followeveryof yourstep.One dayyougrow up and findoutlife will be notwhatyoudream.But
juststand upand keepmovingon…The firstday youwentto school withme,youhidshylyaftermy
back. The cicadas dronedouta late summerpitchto welcome youalongthe wayof sunshine.Daysin
daysout you gotacquaintedwithfriendsandteacherslovingyou.Mylittle honeywasalwaysagoodkid
to keepme happy.My lovelydear,doyouknow thatI love youmore than anything?Inthose nightsyou
stayedwide awake forexamreview,Ifeltsoheart-rending.Andtheneveryexamfollowedonwithyour
childhoodpassingbylike awind.Iwishmychildall successwhenyougrow up… One day I saw your
vague smile witharose hiddenunderyourtable.Withaletterwritteninahurry an unfamiliarname a
name of the one youmust love somuch.Thenanotherday I saw yourvague sadnesswiththe rose still
underthe table.Leavesyetshriveled,flowersyetwithered,butwhydid youlooksogrief?My lovely
dear,do youknowthat I love youmore than anything?Iknow itwouldbe so hard foryou to forget
those memoriesof yourfirstlove.Butthatmoonwouldheal youup,afterthe rain the sunshine would
be brighter.Andthere wouldbe someone tolove more thanyourMum… Days indaysout you’re grown
up,and one day youleftme.Onyour firmfeet,indare of any challenge,youspreadyourwingswith
freedom.Overrainyandsunnydays,Imissyou somuch. Your figure,yourlaughter, missingyouinevery
momentinmy life.Mylovelydear,doyouknow thatI love youmore than anything?Ina distantcorner
of the world,be assuredthatI’malwaysglad.In everywordswithlove Iaskthe cloudbringsto you.And
wishyoube alwayshappy and safe andsound… Forso how many daysI’ve beenwaitingforyourcoming
back. Cherishedinsideme were the memoriesof yourinnocentchildhoodwithme.Isuddenlywake up
and see mychildstill tinyasan angel.Inyour burst-outcry,my eyesglazedoverfromhappytear.Thank
youfor your comingto me!