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[ericcoliu]

My Mother’s Dream

My mother dreams less than the average person does. I seldom hear about my mother’s dreaming. One of the possible explanations that comes to my mind is that my mother works so hard to earn a living during the day, tires herself by the domestic chores after work and finally gets a good rest in her sleep.

About five years ago, on the eve of my departure for Canada, I was immersing myself in the difficult and exhausting process of deciding which books I should bring with me while my mother was helping me to put my personal belongings into my luggage. At one moment, unexpectedly, my mother told me a dream she had had the night before.

In her dream, holding me in her arms, she stood, firmly and helplessly, enveloped by darkness, and couldn’t see anything ahead of her. I was resting in her arms, completely unaware of her difficult situation. She was alone and her face was sweating. With the passage of time, she felt my body became heavier and heavier, not knowing how long she could stand firmly and hold me tightly. At this terrible moment in her life, the only thing occupying her mind was how catastrophic it would be if she fainted and let go of me. A pain rose gradually from her feet and finally up to her shoulders and arms. She gritted her teeth and endured her pain, praying to her Goddess for help.

At the moment when my mother reached the point of almost total despair, suddenly, a spot of bright, clean space appeared by her side. The space was completely flat and big enough to accommodate me. Full of gratitude to her Goddess, she used her last strength to put me gently down while I remained sound asleep. As soon as I reached the ground, the earth would unexpectedly tilt. My place of rest was now on a slope, which was like a long steep slide. I started to slide down very quickly. While sliding down, I suddenly grew up, and within few minutes, was no larger than a speck of dust. My mother cried out in unspeakable desperation.

Awaking from her bad dream, my mother felt unsettled and walked to my room, finding that I was sound asleep. At this moment, she awakened to the inevitable fact that her son could not be together with her forever in that little space.

In telling her dream, her sadness was mixed with pride.
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Time is nothing but a disquiet of the soul

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My Mother’s Dream

My mother dreams less than the average person does. I seldom hear about my mother’s dreaming. One of the possible explanations that comes to my mind is that my mother works so hard to earn a living during the day, tires herself by the domestic chores after work and finally gets a good rest in her sleep.

About five years ago, on the eve of my departure for Canada, I was immersing myself in the difficult and exhausting process of deciding which books I should bring with me while my mother was helping me to put my personal belongings into my luggage. At one moment, unexpectedly, my mother told me a dream she had had the night before.

In her dream, holding me in her arms, she stood, firmly and helplessly, enveloped by darkness, and couldn’t see anything ahead of her. I was resting in her arms, completely unaware of her difficult situation. She was alone and her face was sweating. With the passage of time, she felt my body became heavier and heavier, not knowing how long she could stand firmly and hold me tightly. At this terrible moment in her life, the only thing occupying her mind was how catastrophic it would be if she fainted and let go of me. A pain rose gradually from her feet and finally up to her shoulders and arms. She gritted her teeth and endured her pain, praying to her Goddess for help.

At the moment when my mother reached the point of almost total despair, suddenly, a spot of bright, clean space appeared by her side. The space was completely flat and big enough to accommodate me. Full of gratitude to her Goddess, she used her last strength to put me gently down while I remained sound asleep. As soon as I reached the ground, the earth would unexpectedly tilt. My place of rest was now on a slope, which was like a long steep slide. I started to slide down very quickly. While sliding down, I suddenly grew up, and within few minutes, was no larger than a speck of dust. My mother cried out in unspeakable desperation.

Awaking from her bad dream, my mother felt unsettled and walked to my room, finding that I was sound asleep. At this moment, she awakened to the inevitable fact that her son could not be together with her forever in that little space.

In telling her dream, her sadness was mixed with pride.
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Time is nothing but a disquiet of the soul

[老婆婆]

You are a little homesick??

My mother, a common woman, only has one dream that all her family members are happy, healthy and safe.

Of course, both my father and my mother hope that their daughters will become indepentent, find a good job and live a happy llife. I am their elder daughter, so to find a job, earn money and support my family is my responsibility.


" my mother works so heard to earn a living during the day"

Is "heard" "hard"?
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请大家多多指教，谢谢！

[[老婆婆]]

You are a little homesick??

My mother, a common woman, only has one dream that all her family members are happy, healthy and safe.

Of course, both my father and my mother hope that their daughters will become indepentent, find a good job and live a happy llife. I am their elder daughter, so to find a job, earn money and support my family is my responsibility.


" my mother works so heard to earn a living during the day"

Is "heard" "hard"?
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请大家多多指教，谢谢！

[ericcoliu]

Thanks for your commenting on my writing and for finding out a typo for me. It's "hard" not "heard".

I appreciate your sharing of your family life. I hope everything will go well with you and your family.

[[ericcoliu]]

Thanks for your commenting on my writing and for finding out a typo for me. It's "hard" not "heard".

I appreciate your sharing of your family life. I hope everything will go well with you and your family.

[Lake]

可怜天下父母心。"父母在, 不远游" 已成过去式。

"she stood, firmly and helplessly,"

This pair of words "firmly" and "helplessly" effectively demonstrates the hardship the mother endured.

[[Lake]]

可怜天下父母心。"父母在, 不远游" 已成过去式。

"she stood, firmly and helplessly,"

This pair of words "firmly" and "helplessly" effectively demonstrates the hardship the mother endured.

[anna]

In fact, I read it yesterday and I would say it is a very good piece.

But I have one question, what is the purpose of writing your wife dream in your article? I am deeply moved by your mother's dream.

Since now I take formal writing course, the teacher always reminds us of the purpose of our each word in our writing.
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Anna Yin

《爱的灯塔-星子安娜双语诗选》
<Nightlights> <Seven Nights with the Chinese Zodiac> ...

http://annapoetry.com

[[星子安娜]]

In fact, I read it yesterday and I would say it is a very good piece.

But I have one question, what is the purpose of writing your wife dream in your article? I am deeply moved by your mother's dream.

Since now I take formal writing course, the teacher always reminds us of the purpose of our each word in our writing.
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Anna Yin

《爱的灯塔-星子安娜双语诗选》
<Nightlights> <Seven Nights with the Chinese Zodiac> ...

http://annapoetry.com

[老婆婆]

I thought before, only female have that deep emotion…

In my memory, only daughters have such deep love towards their parents…

As to sons, I always thought they paid much more attentions to their career than to their parents.

But you make me change my view.

You are a son, so you can live with your parents. Take them with you, live with them. How happy it will be!

"she awakened to the inevitable fact that her son could not be together with her forever in that little space"

You are luckier than me. I am a daughter, now I leave my family, go to another city to study. Two years later I may find a job here and can not always come home! And the most terrible thing is that---my mother always tells me about this final fate---I will marry some day so I cann't live with my parents any longer!

How unfair it is!
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请大家多多指教，谢谢！

[[老婆婆]]

I thought before, only female have that deep emotion…

In my memory, only daughters have such deep love towards their parents…

As to sons, I always thought they paid much more attentions to their career than to their parents.

But you make me change my view.

You are a son, so you can live with your parents. Take them with you, live with them. How happy it will be!

"she awakened to the inevitable fact that her son could not be together with her forever in that little space"

You are luckier than me. I am a daughter, now I leave my family, go to another city to study. Two years later I may find a job here and can not always come home! And the most terrible thing is that---my mother always tells me about this final fate---I will marry some day so I cann't live with my parents any longer!

How unfair it is!
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请大家多多指教，谢谢！

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