New Oriental English Selected Collection (Volumes 1-12)

Author: New Oriental Cultural Department Editors
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: In our youth, we became fanatically devoted to everything that had not yet happened. Therefore, we neglected the passing days like a flowing stream and failed to cherish the blooming and fading of life. Suddenly, looking back, when we open the chapters of our past lives and try to read the withered days or smell the dried years, we often find ourselves facing emptiness and confusion. As age increases, I slowly began to understand the importance of cherishing the past. Collecting the past is like collecting our lives. If we want to make our collection rich, diverse, and invaluable, if we want it to become like aged wine, becoming more fragrant over time, we must live every day well, because every day will become a part of what we can cherish. Therefore, I gradually began to learn to record my daily life, using my memories and my words. To make every day's touching life, "leave some touching moments for yourself and some unforgettable memories for others" became one of my mottos. I finally realized that what seemed like ordinary days actually contained rich and profound content: the sound of the wind passing through the treetops made me feel the harmony of heaven and earth, a book opened at leisure often brought me touching stories, and a casual word from a friend became a compass guiding me through the fog of life. Every day, there are some moments like shooting stars in the sky—though they last only a moment, they leave behind a lasting light and touch when they streak across the dark night sky.