..::*+ My Talk +*::..
The very me 14 years ago had never achieve anything that gave me opportunity to boast about. My daily routines were playing sands and soil with my younger brother, gentle-and-without-moves-like-choke-slam-or-what-sort-ever wrestling on bed, eat, and sleep. Oh you can count watching cartoons in. Unless doing homework given by my kindergarten teacher, I hardly touch any books. Exams… it was my nature to burn the midnight oil at the day before them. So, basically there is nothing much interesting in my 5th year since God created me.
But there was one moment back then, which my parent and relatives always talk about whenever something related to this event happens. An incident where the image is still barely and blurry remained in my brain…
There was once when my family went to a shopping complex somewhere in Kuching (I forgot which shopping complex!) and there was a toy exhibition. My younger brother ran to play with the toys, obviously attracted by toys. Kids love toys. And so did my other cousins. In contrary, I jus stood there watching all the kiddies touching the moving mini trains, the small cars, dolls, and other toys. My brain was on the run. It was processing something that until now I still can’t believe that I did that. I walked straight to the toys, but instead of playing with them, I asked the person in-charge:
这些玩具都是免费的吗？
Translation: Are these toys free?
That person was about his 60’s, if I’m not mistaken. He was helping a kid with the toy. He turned to me, as he knew I was talking to him. He squatted down to the height level with mine, put his hand on my shoulder and told me:
不，是要给钱的。小朋友，你要记住：世界上没有免费的东西。
Translation: No, you need to pay for them. Little kid, you must remember: in this world nothing is free.
He patted me on my shoulder and stood up. Before he walked away, he gave me a smile, leaving me stunned, digesting his words.
Yes, it was indeed the truth of life. Nothing is free. If you don’t work hard to earn money, you will never get yourself food. Even beggar also have to make their move to earn their living. What free is nothing, and nothing is free. The same concept can also be applied in studies. If you don’t make efforts to study, if you don’t concentrate while you’re studying, if you unable to set the correct mood to study, if you if you don’t take the subject seriously as you’re studying, you not get yourself anywhere better in studies. You need to “pay” for your studies. Pay, as in committing time, concentration and energy into it. We cannot expect knowledge to fall from the heaven and landed right on top of our heads.
That was the most important piece of wonderful memory when I was 5 years old; something that I’ll never forget; a lesson that came not from school; another truth of life that improves everyone.
Vincent
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