Charline 刘英华

“The best portion of a good man’s life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love.”

                                     -----William Wordsworth

I’m a Tibetan antelope, a graceful but extremely timid antelope. I’m eager to go explore the spectacular grassland,but I’m always afraid of everything outside my little home.Different from othersat birth, I’m an undesirable member for the big family.My parents weren’t willing to have their ninth baby, and therefore I was given with little food,some anger, and even plenty of fear.

Food was not enough, so my mum and Istruggled a lot to survive. What made even worse, the hunters and our natural predators kept threatening my existence. I had to move from one place to another with narrow escapes. Life was so hard to me that I couldn’t make anyfriends, and I was always haunted by the sense of loss with such frequent re locations. Furthermore, I needed to try every effort to adapt to new environment. Once, twice, three times...until countless times.Little by little,I lost my courage to get involved in any social activities. I became silent,indifferent and fell into deep nameless loneliness. Indeed, I was in acomplicated and contradictory situation, a real moral dilemma. On one hand, Ineeded friends to accompany me, play with me, run along with me, and even fight against me, but on the other hand, I was so scared to be embarrassed when socially rejected and isolated or, even missed out. I always looked forward to enjoying my life in the boundless habitat. However, the dread of losing my life somehow eventually kept me staying at home as long as possible. Stuck in it, I persuaded myself to shut down my mind and heart to the whole wild world. I got used to the darkest sadness, with a tired body: blind, deaf, dumb and limp,following a broken heart.

Life is like a box of chocolates.We will never know what we can get out there, and on whom we could shed ourlight. If we are fortunate enoughto be given, please treasure it! If not, keepexperiencing and hoping for that day’s coming! In addition, since we never knowwhat light we may spark in others, just keep glowing! Because each slim lightcan make a day, even a life!