A letter from a father to A letter from a father to his sonhis sonDear son.Dear son.孩子孩子.The day that you see me old and I am already not, have The day that you see me old and I am already not, have patience and try to understand me patience and try to understand me 哪天你看到我日渐老去哪天你看到我日渐老去, ,身体也渐渐不行，请耐身体也渐渐不行，请耐着性子试着了解我着性子试着了解我If I get dirty when eatingIf I get dirty when eating if I can not dress if I can not dress have have patience. Remember the hours I spent teaching it to patience. Remember the hours I spent teaching it to you. you. 如果我吃的脏兮兮如果我吃的脏兮兮, ,如果我不会穿衣服如果我不会穿衣服有耐性一点有耐性一点你记得我曾花多久时间教你这些事吗你记得我曾花多久时间教你这些事吗? ?If, when I speak to you, I If, when I speak to you, I repeat the same things repeat the same things thousand and one timesthousand and one times do do not interrupt menot interrupt me listen to listen to me. me. When you were small, I had to When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one read to you thousand and one times the same story until you times the same story until you get to sleepget to sleep如果如果, ,当我一再重覆述说当我一再重覆述说同样的事情同样的事情不要打断我不要打断我, ,听我说听我说.你小时候你小时候, ,我必须一遍又一遍的读着同样我必须一遍又一遍的读着同样的故事的故事, ,直到你静静睡着直到你静静睡着.When I do not want to have a shower, neither shame me nor When I do not want to have a shower, neither shame me nor When I do not want to have a shower, neither shame me nor When I do not want to have a shower, neither shame me nor scold mescold mescold mescold me 当我不想洗澡当我不想洗澡当我不想洗澡当我不想洗澡, , , ,不要羞辱我也不要责骂我不要羞辱我也不要责骂我不要羞辱我也不要责骂我不要羞辱我也不要责骂我Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I invented, in order that you wanted to bathinvented, in order that you wanted to bathinvented, in order that you wanted to bathinvented, in order that you wanted to bath你记得小时后我曾编出多少理由你记得小时后我曾编出多少理由你记得小时后我曾编出多少理由你记得小时后我曾编出多少理由, , , ,只为了哄你洗澡只为了哄你洗澡只为了哄你洗澡只为了哄你洗澡.When you see my ignorance on When you see my ignorance on new technologiesnew technologies give me the give me the necessary time and not look at necessary time and not look at me with your mocking smileme with your mocking smile当你看到我对新科技的无知当你看到我对新科技的无知, ,给我一给我一点时间点时间, ,不要挂着嘲弄的微笑看着我不要挂着嘲弄的微笑看着我.I taught you how to do so many thingsI taught you how to do so many things to eat good, to to eat good, to dress welldress well to confront life to confront life 我曾教了你多少事情啊我曾教了你多少事情啊. .如何好好的吃如何好好的吃, ,好好的穿好好的穿如何面对你的生命如何面对你的生命. .When at some moment I lose the memory or the thread of our When at some moment I lose the memory or the thread of our conversationconversation let me have the necessary time to let me have the necessary time to rememberremember and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous as the most important thing is not my conversation but as the most important thing is not my conversation but surely to be with you and to have you listening to mesurely to be with you and to have you listening to me 如果交谈中我忽然失忆不知所云如果交谈中我忽然失忆不知所云, ,给我一点时间回想给我一点时间回想如果我还是无能为力如果我还是无能为力, ,请不要紧张请不要紧张.对我而言重要的不是对话对我而言重要的不是对话, ,而是能跟你在一起而是能跟你在一起, ,和你的倾听和你的倾听.If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well when I need to and when not.when I need to and when not.当我不想吃东西时当我不想吃东西时, ,不要勉强我不要勉强我. .我清楚知道该什么时候进食我清楚知道该什么时候进食When my tired legs do not allow me walk.When my tired legs do not allow me walk.当我的腿不听使唤当我的腿不听使唤. give me your hand give me your hand the same way I did when you gave the same way I did when you gave your first steps.your first steps.扶我一把扶我一把. .如同我曾扶着你踏出你人生的第一步如同我曾扶着你踏出你人生的第一步. .And when someday I say to you that I do not want to live And when someday I say to you that I do not want to live And when someday I say to you that I do not want to live And when someday I say to you that I do not want to live any moreany moreany moreany more that I want to die that I want to die that I want to die that I want to die do not get angry do not get angry do not get angry do not get angry some some some some day you will understandday you will understandday you will understandday you will understand当哪天我告诉你不想再活下去了当哪天我告诉你不想再活下去了当哪天我告诉你不想再活下去了当哪天我告诉你不想再活下去了. . . .请不要生气请不要生气请不要生气请不要生气. . . .总有一天你会了解总有一天你会了解总有一天你会了解总有一天你会了解. . . . Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived.Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived.试着了解我已是风烛残年试着了解我已是风烛残年, ,来日可数来日可数. .Some day you will discover that, despite my mistakes, I Some day you will discover that, despite my mistakes, I always wanted the best thing for you and that I tried to always wanted the best thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you.prepare the way for you.有一天你会发现有一天你会发现, ,即使我有许多过错即使我有许多过错, ,我总是尽我所能要给你最好的我总是尽我所能要给你最好的You must not feel sad, angry or impotent for seeing me You must not feel sad, angry or impotent for seeing me near you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and near you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you started living.to help me as I did it when you started living.当我靠近你时不要觉得感伤当我靠近你时不要觉得感伤, ,生气或无奈生气或无奈. .你要紧挨着我你要紧挨着我, ,如同我当初帮着你展开人生一样的如同我当初帮着你展开人生一样的了解我了解我, ,帮我帮我. .Help me to walkHelp me to walk help me to end my way with love and help me to end my way with love and patience. I will pay you by a smile and by the immense patience. I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.love I have had always for you.扶我一把扶我一把, ,用爱跟耐心帮我走完人生用爱跟耐心帮我走完人生我将用微笑和我始终不变无边无际的爱来回报你我将用微笑和我始终不变无边无际的爱来回报你. .I love you sonI love you sonYour fatherYour fatherShare with us your experience,your feeling or whatever you want to say.Tell us the story between you and your parents.Your feeling of being or to be a father or a mother