今天是你的生日，祝你快乐！

   八月五日，是儿子开文的生日。一大早，我打开E-Mail, 就看到他写给我的一封信。信是昨天晚上写的。我算了一下时间，那时，我正坐在床上看新闻，他也正在书房的电脑游戏上奋力搏杀。莫非，他是在作战休息时间写的？我被触动了好奇心，打开了他的信。

   信不长，好像是一份对自己十五年成长的总结报告。我细细读来，也颇有心得，现点评一下。

Dear Mom,
    These fifteen years have been really good. I’ve had a good time with my family and I think I’ve lived a life that’s pretty worthwhile.
   这个开头，让我有所欣慰。他对自己的十五年是满意的，也开心和他的家人共同度过了美好的时光，而所有的这些，在他的生命当中，都是很有价值的。

   I have great friends that I can trust and you and my sister are really funny，even when you guys are a pain in the butt sometimes.. My dad is cool at times, but he moves to China for work which sucks/rocks for me.
   是的，好的伙伴，就是良师益友，他们带给了他乐趣和欢笑，让他了解了朋友之间的互爱，互助以及彼此的信任。
   啊，妈妈和妹妹在他的心里是“really funny”的，这是对我们最好的评价。即使妹妹有时很霸道，妈妈有时很歇斯底里，妈妈和妹妹会撕咬在一起，但我们相亲相爱，厮守在一个家里。
   孩子的爹，你听到了吗？你很酷，可是你“Sucks”，你飘洋过海在中国，失去了多少和我们相处的时光，这种人生遗憾，是无法弥补的，因为时光不会倒流。“Sucks”我可以理解，只是这“Rocks”。。。，哦看下面：

   It’s great for me because then I can play a lot of video games and not e yelled at from him. He yells a lot for some reason. Dad, if you’re reading this, yelling does nothing.
   看见啦，爸爸不在家的最大好处是没有人阻拦他玩游戏，不会冲着他吼叫。老爸，你儿子告诉你一个道理呢，吼叫是于事无补的，没得用的。呵呵，改过吧。


  
    I have found a love for video games as I grew up. I love a game called MapleStory, which I am doing great in. I am one of the top players in the server and it took me two and a half years to get there. I also love playing Team Fortress 2, a shooting game. I always try to play with Cory because it’s not as fun to play without a friend. I’m pretty good at Team Fortress 2 I suppose, but MapleStory is my specialty.
   这些大谈特谈他在玩游戏上的努力和进步，我还是不要点评。这是我会歇斯底里的一个原因。儿子，你津津乐道你在游戏上的巨大成就，难道还让我奖励你不成？看样子我是要动一动脑子，找个适当的时机，把游戏上锁了。游戏害死人了。

    I do well in school. I don’t try very hard and I don’t like transcending the bar of studying and working. I take it very easy and do as least as I can to get an A. During school, I make great friends, especially during this last year in high school. Marching Band helped me to get acquainted for a new high school environment. I love playing Trombone and I would like to say I’m very good at it.
   At home, I try to play as much piano as I can because I really enjoy learning new pieces that are super awesome especially pieces written by Russian composers.
   唉，有时候我让他玩一玩游戏，也实在是我对他的学习没有什么挑剔之处。在学校，儿子门门功课都拿A，老师喜欢，朋友爱戴，爱读书，爱音乐。还说，这一切对他来说，都学得轻松，非常享受学习的乐趣。
  在家里，每天自觉弹琴，练长号，从来不用我督促。对于一个自律的人，知道自己想要什么的人，我还能说什么呢？

 

   
    I spend a lot of my time at church, being a great Christian (or I would hope so). I love playing Worship music and worshiping God because it makes me feel great and I feel that once the rapture comes, I can live in harmony with angels and God. That wi ll be great. I have splendid friends at church that I don’t know what I’d do without. I play Keyboards in the band with Josh, the drummer, Eian, the bassist, and James, the guitarist and vocalist. Chris Stirm is our youth pastor and he’s a nice guy. I first got introduced to God when Eian brought me to an after school  program to show people about God. It was very laid back and we played games to break the ice. After games, Chris would talk about God and what he did and what Jesus did. This interested me and I went on a Youth Group rafting trip which I enjoyed immensely. I immediately fell in love with the idea that there is a person up in the skies, that watches us and loves us with all his heart.
  没想到，儿子用了不小的篇幅谈到了他人生的一个重要转折点，就是让自己由一个普通人，变成了一名基督徒的过程。这着实让我感动。人的带领，怎么能敌得过神的指引。把孩子交到了神的手中，我得安慰和心安。记得有一年的中秋节，那时，孩子的爹地才去中国没有多久。我心难掩忧伤和孤独。是开文对我说，“妈妈，你不要难过，我们有一个上帝，他在天上，一定会看顾好爸爸，也会看顾好妈妈。”那年，儿子还不到十岁。是你的话，让我温暖，让我体验神的保守和慈爱。让我找回了信仰和信念。
  如今，儿子已经活跃在教会好几年了，并且是青少年组的乐队成员，每个星期天都服务教会，深受大家的欢迎和喜爱。

    In the future, after my 15 years, I wish to do great things. I want to get all A’s throughout high school no matter how hard the class is. And I want to achieve high in my SATs and SAT 2s. 2000+ would satisfy me prodigiously.
   我知道，这是他自己对今后三年的计划，也是对我这个妈妈的交待。功课全A，高考（SAT）总分在两千分以上，这得要付出艰苦的代价。作为妈妈，我心里有数。少拼杀在游戏上一些，SAT的成绩就会高几分。我可要把这个学习规划书好好保存起来，以后要和他兑现的。



    As I grow up, I want to achieve high in the field of Physics, and in the sub branch of Astrophysics. Astronomy interests me a lot and is very aesthetic. Physics is much the same, with simple equations and mean a lot in the general world. As I grow older, I hope to accomplish many things, maybe hit millionaire, become CEO of something, and go skydiving sometime。
   十五岁了，很多小孩还在浑浑噩噩，枉然无知，对人生无所向往，而儿子就已经开始立志了，由不得我不对他油然而生敬佩之心，做一个高层次的物理学家，天文学家，对宇宙的神奇和浩瀚充满志趣和追求，神往憧憬之情，跃然纸上。
   我不得不佩服基因的力量，我知道，这种理想和远大目标，绝非来自于我呀，这是遗传了他的爸呀。什么要尝试很多事情，做百万富翁，做首席，还要跳伞。爹地呀，你就骄傲吧你。有你的脚印，就有在后面学样的。后生可畏。
   
    As my life goes on, I will not look back upon the bad days. But I will look forward to the good days that will come and face every obstacle with temerity。
   好样的，生命在继续，不要往后看，要勇往直前。披荆斩棘，去迎接属于你的美好的明天吧。
  
  -Kevin

   妈妈我点评完毕。

   看完儿子的信，再去他的床前看他趴在床上酣睡的模样，总感觉他今天的长相已经和昨天不一样。是的，今天是你的生日，十五岁的生日。我为你掖一掖被角，轻轻地带上门。

   儿子，今天是你的生日，祝你快乐。