I was seven years old and my cousin was ten years old. We spent a lot of time playing together. One day, my mother bought me a new book called One Hundred Thousand Whys, and the two of us began to read this book every day. We found all these interesting questions inside. Why can …
Category: Learning
Dear Math
Dear Math, I hope you can understand my horrible feelings for you. I am sorry to say my experience has been very frustrating and difficult, although I know you’re important in life and to every job. I still find it difficult to really understand you. For decades, I have tried to find a way to …
Mom, Listen to Me
One Saturday morning, I got up as usual, washed up, and prepared for breakfast. Looking at the calendar, I noticed that today there was a free children’s craft class, held once a month. Meanwhile, someone sent me a message. I checked and found that there were free children’s books available for collection at a school …
Deadly Signs
One day, the postman arrived and asked me what had happened to the people who lived in apartment A4. “Why don’t they pick up their letters from the mailroom?” he asked. I knew that the husband had died and the wife had moved to another city. At the time, I didn’t know any English, and …
Time Machine
I’m thinking about time machines—do they really exist? Is there such a thing? If there was, would anyone use it? Would you go back to the past or ahead to the future? Would you like to know what will happen, or change things that have? Would you use a time machine for yourself or for …
A Pot of Jade
The jade plant is considered a symbol of good luck and a friendship tree. However, for me, it has a special meaning. When I have free time, I empty the potting soil from around my jade plants and fertilize it. It reminds me of childhood; all the memories come to life in front of me. …
Cooking With My Grandmother
When I was a young boy, whenever I would visit my grandmother until she took legal custody of me, we would spend a lot of time in the kitchen. Not only were we bonding, it was also a learning experience for me. She was trying to teach me how to cook, but she was also …
Family Story
I come from a large family; we are four brothers and six sisters. My parents never allowed me to do housework because my father thought that it was work for women. I always had to go work the land, but I wanted to learn to cook. When my wife and I talked, I told her …