My-Cultural-Story

MyCulturalStoryMybackgroundisverysimple.IwasborninapureChinesevillagefamily.Peoplecaneasilytellmyidentificationbymyfamilyname,Wang,whichisthesecondlargestsurnameofChinese.Myfamilywasusedtobethebiggestfamilyinthevillage.Mymotherhastoldmethatmygrandfatherwasalandowner.Buthewasnotsosmartthatlosthispossessionsingambling.However,Idon’tsurethathewassuchapersonasothershastold.HepassedbeforeIwasborn.AsatraditionalfamilyasIhavesaid,mostmembersinmyfamilybelieveinBuddhism.Theybelievethatthesoulexists.Sotheytalktothosesouls,ofcourse,includingmygrandfather,andprayforbenefits.Iwasborninalower-middleclassfamily.Mostofthememoryofmychildhoodhasgoneaway.ButIdorememberthatwhenIwasveryyoung,Ilivedonabankbecausemyfatherwasdoingaquaculture.Bytheway,myvillageisnearthesea,itisconvenienttodevelopaquaculture.AsIhaveremembered,itwassoemptythatIcouldhardlyseeanyneighbors.Therewerenotsomanypeopledoingasmyfather.Theypreferredtobetraditionalfarmersasourancestorshadbeen.So,thankstomyfather,myonlyfriendbeforegoingtotheschoolisadog.Maybethat’sthereasonwhyIamkeenondogs.Whenitcomestoeducation,astheparentswhogrowinavillagewithoutmusheducationusedtothink,myparentsputtheeducationofmineinthefirstplace.Theyputlotsofstressonme,andalsoonthemselves.Thetownwheremyvillagelocatedlackofgoodschools,peoplealwayslookeddownonthestudentsgraduatingfromthelocalschools.WiththethoughtthatIshouldgetabettereducation,myparentsentmetoanothertown.Anditmeantthattheyhadtoworkhardertopaythetuition.Becauseofthelongdistancebetweenmyhomeandtheschool,Ilivedwithmyauntwhoworkedintheschool.Thefirstyearwasfallofloneliness.Newenvironmentcrowedwithnewpeople.Itwassuchahardshipformetoadapt.AndwhatworsewasthatIcouldonlygohomeduringthesummervocationandwintervocation.IstillrememberthefeelingI’vehadatthefirsttimemyfatherpickedmeback,burstingintotearslikeadrownedpersonwhocatchesawoodbeforesinking.Imissedthemsomuch.Ispent12yearsinthattown,fiveyearsforprimaryschool,fouryearsformiddleschool,andthreeyearsforhighschool.ItwasstrangethatwhenbeinginthemiddleschoolIlostthefriendsmadeintheprimaryschool,andwheninthehighschoolIlostthefriendsfromtheprimaryschool.Butfortunately,IstillhavethefriendsfromthehighschoolwhenIamnowintheuniversity.Iwouldtakethelifeinhighschooldeepinmind---myfirstsleepingduringtheclass,myfirstpunishmentbecauseofmyfirstskipping,andthemostimportant---myfirstlove.Actually,shedidnotlooklikethegirlasIhadimaged.AsIhadimaged,soundsridiculous,thegirlIwouldlikemustbeshorthair,andprefertowearshirt.Butthefactwasthatshehadlonghairandalwaysclosedupthezipper.Iwouldappreciateitifitcangetbackto9.pm25thSeptember2013,thenightatwhichIrevealedmyfeelingforher.Itwasanormaleveningclass,butformeitcouldbesuchasufferingthatIhadbeenmakingblindconjecturesthewhole90minutes,thinkingallthereactionsshemighthaveandorganizingthesuitablewordsIshouldsay.Whenthebellrang,thestrangestfeelingcametome,afeelingmixedrelaxationwithtension.Imovedtoheratfirstbuthadtobefasterbecauseshewasgoingtoleave.Istoppedyou,said“Iloveyou”,andthoughtaboutwhattheanswerwouldbe.Shewassurprised,lookingatmeinsilence.Iwasnervous,waitingforthejudgment.Butshedidn’tgivemeacertainanswereventhelast.Istillmisshernow.Mymothersometimestalksabouther,andthequestionsheasksalwaysbe“Haveyoucontactedwithher?”Myanswerisinthesilence.Maybeinthefuture,Iwillloveanothergirlornot,butnomatterwhoIfallinlovewith,shewouldneverbethesameasIhaveimaged.Now,Iam21yearsold,21yearsafterIwasgivenbirthto,andmybackgroundisstillsimple.201412202401027王乐益