Growth， Never Refuse !

From the baby swallow who is learning to sing and fly to the adult seagull who is hovering in the storm; from the little bud which is so tender to the tall tree which is so strong that can't be hurt by wind and rain; from the green and vital spring to the thriving and flowering summer... All of these things are growing up.Remember， it's not growing older， but growing stronger.

As soon as we were born， we were endowed with a mission which we could not refuse to grow up. Just one minute ago， you were still struggling hard in your mother's womb， but one minute later， you were enjoying the first beam of sunshine.Next， there were your mum's affectionate hug and your dad's gentle caress， and then came beautiful headgears， colorful clothes， delicious milk， sweet candies， interesting dolls and toy cars. Everything for you was new. So was your heart. It was so pure， without any hurt or darkness.

On the first day you were sent to the kindergarten， you pushed away the teacher and cried， looking for your mum.To your surprise， mom shook her head and shrugged her shoulders， saying to you that you should learn to get along with your little classmates because you couldn't be with her all the time.You can't remember exactly what happened at that period of time since you were at such a young age then， but these words have been engraved in your mind and you can never erase them. Several years later， you entered primary school. You were so happy with a new small schoolbag on your back.However， from that moment on， you began to shoulder the weight of books， the pressure of study， the worry of exams， your teacher's instruction and your parents' expectation; you began to quarrel with your classmates; you began to lie to your mother sometimes;your ears began to be full of less sweet praises and more harsh criticism; your ass began to be covered with scars， and your young heart began to know what the fear of being punished was. At that time， whom you admire most is the teacher. You were looking forward to growing up so that you could be a teacher.

Time went by so fast.You became a teenager.You realized amazedly that your old buddies had gone into different schools and you were so far away from each other. All of you were clung to the turntable of competition， which whirled faster as you grew older.You were quite likely to be thrown out of it unless you tried your best to hold it. It was cruel but exciting， and it was dangerous but stimulating. Losers always complained that life was so cruel that they wanted to return to the carefree childhood; while winners always felt so excited that they hoped to grow elder and elder and looked for more and more challenges.In your mind，everything seemed to be not as simple as it used to be. More confusion came into your brain. You were confused by parental love and you were puzzled by friendship.The kind men were not always kind， and the wicked men were not always wicked.It seemed as if no clear border existed between these two worlds. Everything was so blurred that you couldn't have a better view. You were deceived many times because of your kindness， and you were totally disappointed by the ugly social phenomena. There was a period of time when you wanted to criticize everything. But later on， you learned a say- ing by Liu Yong， \"Though the sky has not been warmed up， the earth becomes warm first， therefore， some flowers are able to come up through the snow and blossom; though other people's heart has not been warmed up， your heart becomes warm first， therefore，you are able to be a clean stream in this filthy world.\" Until then you understood you should go after beauty and success.Your heart was refilled with sunshine.And the sunshine was more colorful and more beautiful.

Looking at your image in the mirror，and then comparing it with your picture which was taken in your childhood， you found great changes had taken place on you. You realized you had walked a long way in your life. No， you are not old. You are more mature， and you are stronger. You have just arrived at the station of summer， and it is just the beginning of your life. There would be more challenges ahead.So， don't be afraid of growing up， and don't refuse growing up. As long as you believe in yourself， you will never be old!

(He Xiaoxue)

成長，不容推辭

從呢喃的小燕到在暴風(fēng)雨中翱翔的海燕，從細枝嫩葉任風(fēng)拂吹的小芽到高大魁梧遮風(fēng)擋雨的大樹，從溫婉可愛百草綠的春天到堅強熱情萬花香的夏日……所有這一切都在成長。記住，不是變老，是變堅強。

自呱呱落地那一刻起，我們被負擔(dān)上了人生賦予我們的不容推辭的任務(wù)——成長。一分鐘前還在媽媽腹中昏天黑地地掙扎，一分鐘后便有人生的第一縷陽光照在了身上；接著是媽媽的懷抱和爸爸溫暖的大手；然后是紅頭繩、花衣裳，是醇香的牛奶和甜蜜蜜的糖果，是洋娃娃和小汽車……一切都是新的，心也是新的，沒有創(chuàng)傷，沒有陰暗。

被送進了幼兒園，狠狠地推開阿姨，哭著嚷著要媽媽。媽媽無可奈何地攤攤手、搖搖頭，輕輕地把教導(dǎo)的話嵌入你的記憶里：“不能總跟著媽媽，要學(xué)會和小朋友在一起?！币驗樘√。@一段的記憶總是模糊的，仿佛跳過了很長的一段時間，直接進入了小學(xué)的校園。背上書包總是歡天喜地地，蹦蹦跳跳地就成了一年級的“小豆包”。于是，小小的肩膀上扛起了讀書、考試、老師的教導(dǎo)和家長的牢騷；于是，和同學(xué)有了斤斤計較，對媽媽也有了不實通報；于是，耳朵里鉆進了不總是好聽的話語，好像那叫做批評；于是，屁股上少不了煎熬，心里也滋生了怕挨打的恐懼……春天里下起了小雨，聽說這是滋潤小芽的露水，喝了它才能長大。那時候最崇拜的就是老師，最盼望的就是長大，長大了也當(dāng)一名老師。

春秋輪回，光陰荏苒，轉(zhuǎn)眼間真的長大了，卻還是不夠大，只是從幼兒變成了少年。驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)，曾經(jīng)一起玩鬧的伙伴竟自各奔東西，到了不同的學(xué)校，隔得好遠好遠。這是角逐，這是競爭，我們都粘附在一個飛速旋轉(zhuǎn)的大轉(zhuǎn)盤上，越是長大，轉(zhuǎn)得越快，不努力抓住就會被甩出局，多么殘酷又是多么刺激呀!失敗者總是覺得殘酷，總想回到童年，不用奮斗，無需拼搏；勝利者總是感到刺激，總想成長，尋求更多的挑戰(zhàn)、更廣的天地。少年，仿佛隨之而來的便是困惑，對親情、友情的困惑，似乎什么不再那么簡單，似乎所有的事都有不同的層面。好人不總是好人，壞人也不絕對是壞人，好像事情再也沒有清晰的界限，人生仿佛被蒙上了臉。丑惡占據(jù)了視線，骯臟擋住了眼簾，曾經(jīng)有一個階段，什么都想拿來批判。后來把一句劉墉的話背得滾爛：“天沒暖，大地先暖，所以有許多花能夠鉆出冰雪綻放；人情不暖，內(nèi)心先暖，所以我們能在這亂世間作一劑清流?！狈诫[隱明白了人要追求美好，人要積極上進。于是內(nèi)心重又灑滿了陽光，只是這一次陽光的色彩變得更加紛繁可愛。

看看鏡子，拿來小時候的照片，怎么不像了?老了，老了，人生竟已走過這許多路程!不是老了，是成熟了，是堅強了，是從春天走進夏天了，人生才剛剛開始，前方還充滿挑戰(zhàn)!成長，不容推辭。永遠的無憂無慮會使人生變得沒有意義。即便已步入冬天，只要心年輕，就不老。記住，只能說成長，不能言老!