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.
以往,爸爸每天早上像一只“标准钟”,总是5点去买菜,6点回家。可是最近“标准钟”去失灵了,他出去买菜总是要到6点半才回家,弄得一家人吃早饭的时间很紧张。有一天,我终于忍不住问爸爸“为什么回家晚了?”爸爸不肯讲。只是笑眯眯地说;“这是个秘密。”
爸爸连续几周的反常行为引起了我的疑问,我终于忍不住想探探爸爸的秘密。
这天,月亮刚从西边下去,迎来了第一缕阳光,“叮铃铃”我家的那只“标准钟”又发飙了,他“嗖”地一声从床上窜下来,疾步跑到卫生间,洗漱完毕,提着鞋便嗖地溜了出去,他浑然不知道后面有一个“追兵”。
他漫步走在环城边上,突然他加快了速度,身上的赘肉一颤一颤的,嘴里喃喃着“嘿啾、嘿啾”,一瞬间我发现爸爸变瘦了,那只手臂上的肌肉鼓起来,蹦出一根根青经,他不停地看着手上的表“五分钟……十分钟……十五分钟……”,汗水渗透了他的衬衫,豆子般的汗珠不断冒出。三十分钟过去了,我早已气喘吁吁,浑身无力。我干脆一股劲跑上去,站在爸爸的面前,上气不接下气地说;“爸……爸……别跑了……,我够瘦了……,不……不……想再减肥了。”爸爸诧异的看着我,愣了一会儿,回过神来“你好小子,我减肥的秘密被你戳穿了。”我蹲在地上,虚弱地抬起手,做了个大拇指的动作。“哈哈哈”我和爸爸大笑起来。
爸爸的秘密就这样戳穿了。
看见他,我总是畏惧,不是一种做了亏心事之后的后怕,而是一种来自心底深处的震撼与敬佩,因为他拥有神奇的魔力。
小时侯,我不肯去幼儿园,他仿佛有一种专门为我设计的魔咒,让我乖乖上学的魔咒,持续到今。
他是个极其稳重的男人。开车时,随机应变,以安全第一,速度拿捏得当。妈妈在后座却总是一个劲地唠叨:“你啊是要去投胎啊!开那么快。”我扑哧笑了出来。他从后视镜看向妈妈,一本正经地说:“坐你老公的车还不放心吗,你永远是安全的。”妈妈便像喝了蜂蜜一般,甜甜地笑了,风抚过她的发际。啊,他是对妈妈施了什么定心魔法了吧。妈妈安心地坐在后座,夕阳的余辉爬进车窗。
这个男人在稳重中还夹杂了一点点放纵。走在公园的小路上,月光倾泻,他的头发被镀上了一层层光泽,与湖面相映,岸边的月季花倾吐淡淡的香,陶醉了月色。他突然回过头来:“女儿,和我比比跑步。”沉浸在失利的悲伤中,我无力地摇头。“为什么,不是你老说你跑步很厉害吗?比比,快点快点。”我无奈,感觉不和他比跑步我就像欺负了一个小弟弟一样。他飞也似地冲了出去,我也飞快地追了上去,心情在不知不觉中明朗起来,我看见湖面微波荡漾。啊,他又对我施了什么魔咒,使我的心情舒畅起来。真是个狡猾的男人!
其实,很早很早以前,他是个十分厉害的魔法师,拥有各种法力。他会突然变出一个巨大的毛绒玩具,只为博得女儿一笑;他会突然使菜肴变得好吃起来,只为看见女儿狼吞虎咽;他会突然出现在我面前,只为看见女儿惊讶的表情;他会让坏了已久的房灯在某天突然亮起来,只为可以让女儿更好地学习……还有好多好多。
然而,岁月并没有眷恋他。他轻轻叹着气收起他的魔法袍,对我说爸爸不再年轻了啊。真的,我眼睁睁地看着他在我身边一点点老去,一点点失去青春活力……
突然好想说一句话,爸爸,在女儿眼里,你一直都是一位让我敬佩的魔法师,你永远是最顶尖的魔法师,而且威力无边。
农场里一只鸡对一只牛:为什么我总是不能飞起来呢?
牛:你吃了我的屎就能飞得高了
于是鸡吃了点牛屎,就飞到了第一根枝上,又吃了点牛屎,就飞得更高一点……终于飞到了树顶上
被农夫看到了,说:”一只鸡怎么可以飞那么高呢?真搞笑!”一火铳把鸡打下来了。
感悟:光靠牛屎运是解决不了本质问题的,努力提高自身的素质才是正确途径。
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