Reflection on hometown feelings

Author: Zhang Guolong, Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2005-07-01
Features: These words, written with blood and tears, love and passion, fire and ice, will leave you teary-eyed and unable to put them down if you read them with a calm heart for just one minute. What is hometown? Hometown is our mother. It is our mother who gave us life, and we struggle to grow from infancy to adolescence, from youthful exuberance to old age. No matter where we go, we will never forget our hometown—our mother. Hometown is a real dream that lingers in our hearts, a bittersweet memory, and a beautiful future in our past years.
In the vast sea of people, we travel through mountains and rivers, meeting on a certain day of a certain year. We forget the day we part again, or we may not see each other for years, or we may be separated by the vast distance. But the little moments we shared will forever remain on the walls of our memories. On some day years later, when we think of them unintentionally, our hearts are filled with warmth and emotion.
That year, we said goodbye to our hometown in haste. Like a migratory bird, we flapped about in unfamiliar villages and cities. In no time, many years had passed without a trace. Suddenly, we realized that we could no longer stay in our hometown for long. But hometown became an unforgettable memory for us. The familiar local dialect, the familiar grass and trees, the close friends and companions—all bring our hearts to a flutter when we think of them. Our hearts have always been on the journey back home.