Blog 8: Slow Down

This Thursday (26^th May), Jiangze showed the whole class a video clip of a Korean movie called Wedding Dress in his oral report. It was a very moving and touching movie. I admitted that at that time, I wept quietly reclining in my chair. Some plots of the movie just exactly touched my heart and then I realized the pace of my life was too fast that I almost lost the ability to enjoy and appreciate the beauty of life.

As a student, I have borne, and will continue bearing the duty to deal with all sorts of assignments since the day when I stepped into the campus of my primary school. These days, I am busy with my research report, and after that come blog, essay, reading comprehension practice, preparation for the coming debate, Mathematics homework and revision, GIVE Programme... I have already been drown in by all those things. At times I wonder if I live just for them, but the answer is obviously: “No.”

Thinking that I have spent little time outdoors, I went for a walk with my classmates in a park for relaxation- i.e. to slow down the pace of my life. I really enjoyed throwing myself into the embrace of nature. I could hear the brook babbling over rocks, keeping telling stories one after another. I could smell the aroma of a mixture of grass and mud, which I regarded as the freshest. I could even catch the movement of an iridescent butterfly fluttering past the bushes towards the sky. She must be the best dancer in the world. I was so glad that I was able to discover the joy around me which I usually ignored in daily life.

I also found that I had not talked with my families for quite a long time. With regret that I spent little time chatting with my parents, I phoned home. Believe it or not, the feeling I got when I first recognized my mother’s voice was so great that words fail to describe it. It was a close sense of intimacy between parents and child which cannot be substitute by any other feeling. I felt as if I were leaning on my mother’s shoulder, quietly hearing her instructions on how to take care of myself in daily life. It was only after I left her did I find that mother’s preachment was the most euphonious melody in the world.

Although modern life is monotonous and full of annoying stuff that must be solved before deadline, we should learn how to reduce our pressure a little bit. That is to slow down the pace of our lives. We are used to move very fast, without knowing that how magnificent the sights along the path are. Just put away the heavy task for a while, spend time appreciating the beauty of nature, appreciating families and friends. That’s where the joy of life locates.