teamkrejados
One day, I peeled a whole apple and the peel did not break once. While holding up the long single strand of peel, I gleefully proclaimed that I was good at peeling apples, and I could make a career of it. My mother said : "That's the thing about a career: you only get to do the one thing, over and over." I was crushed. I had expected praise, and I got slam-dunked.
After that, I was horrified at the idea of having to do the same thing, over and over, for the rest of my life. I vowed I would never, ever do that. And I never have.
I've been a nanny, a factory production worker, a restaurant worker and a sales clerk, I've been an office worker, a mechanic and later (after some training) an engineer. And now, I am a teacher and traveler. My children - my mother's grandchildren - have been the one constant, stabilizing force in my life. For them I stayed in one place, long enough to assure their future success.
At the time, I thought it was rather cruel of my mother to ridicule my success, but now I see that she was giving me the freedom to experience everything life has to offer without being tied to society’s expectation of a stable career. My life has been so rich because of her observation.
My mother died 19 years ago, but there is not a day that goes by without me thinking of her and cherishing her memory. And I wish all mothers a Happy Mother's Day!
|
 |
 |
 |
Original piece:http://bbs.chinadaily.com.cn/thread-962078-4-1.html
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263 Registration Number: 130349 
