It wasn't until we moved into our new home in 2006 that I found it again. It was addressed to me with explicit instructions not to open until my birthday 2005. It was now 2006 so I decided to open it. This is what it said:
Dear Sherri
By the time you read this you will be 30. At the age of 18 I had so many hopes and dreams about where you'd be, what you'd be doing and with whom you'd spend your life with.
Right now I hope that you have traveled and seen everything you've always wanted to, both in Canada and overseas, and maybe even settled down somewhere in Australia doing some research in the field of biology (genetics.
I hope you're married to the man of your dreams. The man of mine is Gwynn. He is originally from South Africa (another place I wish to visit.
You'll probably have two children of your own – a girl(Michaela Anne and a boy (name yet to be decided.
If everything goes according to plan you'll be living in Australia in a big house in a small town outside of a big city with a lot of land, a dog, Gwynn and your two beautiful children. Hopefully you have a career in the medical field, maybe doing research in genetics. Gwynn will be a computer programmer and you will be doing alright for yourselves.
However, if things don't go according to plan for you, I wish you all the love, happiness and joy in the world and don't settle for anything less than the best since that is absolutely what you deserve.
Live long, be happy and live life to it's fullest.
Love Sherri "18″
When I read this for the first time since writing it I was floored. Even now having dug this up again another 4 years later I still can't help but think this is really cool.
So much of what I wanted for myself has materialized.
I did travel to a few more places in Canada although I haven't seen everything I'd like to.I did marry the man of my dreams and yes he still is my one and only.I've traveled to the UK, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. I lived in Australia for nearly 4 years in a big house, in a small suburb, in a major city (close enough. I had a career in Biology in the field of genetics for 10 years.I have two lovely kids – both boys (names now decided.
I have not one dog but two dogs. Both yellow labs from Australia.Gwynn is a computer programmer. We are doing okay for ourselves.
After writing this I quickly forgot about what I had put in here actually. The things that materialized were all met with quite a bit of resistance (all internal but I suppose these were things that I really did want. Having never strayed too far from home overseas travel was a huge deal. Having never been away from my family moving to Australia for several years was an incredibly huge decision.
I find it fascinating how the dreams of a young and naive little girl can become a grown woman's reality.
I'm curious if you guys have ever written anything to your future self and how it stacks up to your current reality. If you haven't, will you join me in writing a letter now to yourself in say 10 years from now? It's an interesting little experiment.
我的爸爸,一头潇洒的秀发,圆圆的脸,高高的鼻子,如同一只可爱的“小猪”,好看极了。他的眼睛闪闪发光,一张大嘴好像要吃遍四方。他是邵原镇的副书记,管的事情可多了。
他在家里好像温顺的小猫,在工作时像凶猛的狮子,可见他很爱他的职业。
他的爱好是“为人民服务”,经常帮助困难村民。
有一次,我们一起回老家给爷爷过生日,望着那大蛋糕,又看看爸爸,爷爷心中无比兴奋。这是很难得的,因为爸爸轻易不回来。
到了家里,我们一个个给爷爷拜寿,爷爷高兴的不得了。这时,我发现爸爸脸色苍白,浑身无力,脸上露出涩涩的苦笑。那是勉强的笑,终于,他倒在地上。
原来前天,镇里出“流血”事件,一个人轻伤,两个人重伤,一人死亡,正好在他的guǎn lǐ区内。他连夜赶到了镇里,处理了这件事。为了这件事,他简直操碎了心。
爸爸很人性化地对待工作,总是给困难户物质和精神上的帮助,当他们泪流满面的感谢我爸爸时,我爸爸却早已默默地离开了。
小时候我不理解,爸爸为什么这么卖力。现在我理解了,他是舍弃了“小家”,为大家。但我还是希望爸爸能够注意身体,有一个强健的身体,才能带领乡亲们大步向前走。
蓝精灵是我的好朋友,她是女生,戴着一顶白色的帽子。皮肤颜色很特别,是蓝色的,和今年热播的电影《阿凡达》里面那些外星人的皮肤颜色一样。我这个朋友也是出自一个动画片里的人物。但是,在现实生活中,它的作用可就和动画片里不一样了。我喜欢我这个朋友,可不仅仅因为它很漂亮,而是因为它可是我的良师益友啊!
这个小东西真是可爱极了!每当我写错字的时候,它都会跳出来监督我,帮助我改错。有一次,我在家做作业的时候,我做数学的时候算错了一道题,蓝精灵忽然跳了出来,指着我做错的地方说:“你是不是又粗心大意了,怎么能和上次犯了同样的错误呢,快点改正!”我看了看作业本,原来又是因为粗心大意做错了,我红着脸低下了头说:“我知道错了,我保证以后不再粗心大意了!”我把它拿起来,擦掉了错误的部分。就这样一天一天,渐渐的,它的\'身子越来越小了,直到有一天消失了。但是我的作业却每次都得了“优”。
正是因为有蓝精灵,我才能克服了平时粗心大意的毛病。同样正是因为有她一样的“人”,牺牲自己,帮助别人改正错误,才能换来更多人的进步,多么可贵的精神品质啊!
其实这个“她”,这个“蓝精灵”,就是我的橡皮,一块有着可贵精神品质的橡皮!
为了庆祝新年的到来,此时我校举行了一场别开生面的拔河比赛。只听裁判员吹了一声口哨,比赛就热火朝天的开始了。第一场就是预赛,我们班对五(3)班。同学们很紧张,一向担心再次输掉,拉拉队早就喊上了口号:“五(2)班,加油!”加油声此起彼伏,像海浪一般阵阵涌来。我们班参赛的同学个个斗志昂扬,一鼓作气,一下子就把五(3)班拉过了中线。“YH!”我们班同学为这场预赛取得胜利而欢呼。
进入第二场决赛了,我们班对五(1)班。只见参赛的同学满脸就是汗,咬紧牙关,憋着一股劲儿,随时准备拉倒对方;观赛的同学满脸期盼,屏气凝神,捏着一把汗,恨不能帮他们一把。这时哨声响起,“加油!”“加油!”加油声不断,原本安静的赛场又沸腾起来了。只见我们班参赛的同学就像喝醉了酒一样,时左时右,忽东忽西,眼看就要撑不住了。拉拉队的加油声越来越响亮了,参赛队员听了这呐喊助威的声音,像注射了一样,一下子来了劲儿,他们一跺脚,一用力,把五(1)班拉出了中线外。
哇噻!稀有的第一名!我们班第一次得了第一名!此时全班同学高兴得都快疯了!有的人手舞足蹈,有的人连喊“YH!YH!”还有的人激动地直流眼泪……
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