十三年前的二月二十六号,我妈说是正月二十,那天北京时间10:23a.m.,我来到了这个世界;十三年后的二月二十六号,正赶上正月十五元宵佳节。微信群里一串串红灯笼自天而降,一派喜庆的时候,我想起以前过生日的热闹,稍稍有些小遗憾。
但是妈妈说,日子要用仪式来铭记才有纪念意义。为了庆生,她专门给我写了信,我呢,为了庆生,专门画了上面这幅画,取名《Happy Cloud》;
为了庆生,我还苦练了钢琴曲《The Greatest Love of All》。终于,终于,能一气呵成顺利弹奏下来了。
这首曲子的歌词我特别喜欢,本来想边弹边唱,但尝试多次都没成功。妈妈说我实在是太过于挑战自己了。我也终于认识到自己的嗓子有多渣,决定以后只请钢琴代言了。
13岁的生日,虽然没有像以往在国内那样有很多朋友欢聚在一起,但这周末我的好朋友Seven和他妈妈还是专程从Virginia赶来,我们一起有了个小规模的生日趴。Seven还专门为我录制了别致的生日Gift Card。
生日趴的第二天,杨干妈还给了我一个惊喜,妈妈说这让我13岁的生日画上了一个华丽的句号。
The Greatest Love of All
I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be
Everybody searching for a hero
People need someone to look up to
I never found anyone who fulfill my needs
A lonely place to be
And so I learned to depend on me
I decided long ago
Never to walk in anyone's shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I'll live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can't take away my dignity
Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all
I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be
I decided long ago
Never to walk in anyone's shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I'll live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can't take away my dignity
Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
Is the greatest love of all
And if, by chance, that special place
That you've been dreaming of
Leads you to a lonely place
Find your strength in love