The Internet is such a marvel-ous thing， bringing us the latest news worldwide and keeping us connected with family members and friends far far away， A colleague of mine recalled when her husband was assigned abroad more than 20 years ago， she waited for nearly two months before getting the first letter from him.The moment she had the enve-lope in hand， she broke down in tears in the presence of her two-year-old daughter， When I studied abroad five years ago，my son， then four， held online video-talks with me everyday.To see the toys I collected for him and to make requests， he began to learn how to oper-ate the computer， type simple sentences and attach Icons like smiling or frowning faces， Now a fourth grader， the boy does re-search online for his homework，And his class runs a website for teachers， parents and pupils to exchange Information and suggestions， My boy lust posted his 18-page space war novel with great pride， A life without a computer and the Internet would be as difficult and dark as one without power， I think.