No doubts on your 40s

“Give me a child until he’s seven and I’ll give you the man. ” In 1964, BBC started the first documentary film as the beginning of “Up Series”. All the ten boys and four girls were interviewed every seven years afterwards, and one episode was made each time. In the 2005 film , those boys and girls are now 49 years old men and women.

It’s like some kind of horror movies which present the triple-fast-forward video of real life. The only comparison is the classmate reunion for celebration of twenty-years-graduation which I unfortunately participated last month ---- you were suddenly confronted by all those old buddies whose young images still vividly remained in your memory.

As one of the girls in the movie, Sue expressed her feelings when she saw their childhood images: “To be honest, when you look at the seven-year-old us, it’s difficult to believe it is us. I mean, it’s like it’s someone else you’re looking at, this little cute thing. I mean, I can’t remember being so cute. ” Oh, yes, I can’t believe that either :)

In spite of the ruthless inscription and ridiculous joke made by the time machine, we can still feel the warm texture of aging and mild breeze of the life being. Like a stone, after being polished by exhausting frictions years and years, turned out to be a silky-smooth and body-temperature jade.

Our inner part grow stronger and stronger when we getting older and older--that’s maybe the only consolation I can bring out to comfort myself. Actually what I really want is, I could go back to the seven-year-old myself, cuddle with him and say: “Don’t be afraid.”

-- Wish everyone has a fruitful 2013!