The sun shone bright onto my face, dancing on my eyelids.Within a few seconds I opened my eyes to a new day so full of promise and hope, just like the morning sunshine. However, the lovely day would have to be a sad one, for I'd have to leave my home for college.
Turning around, my mother fixed her eyes on the phone.Blinking back tears, she forced her attention elsewhere. Mum got herself busy and did all the things she needed to do. Still,my rare silence made the house strangely empty. However, like the fledgling, I had to fly away and find my place in the world.She knew this in her mind, yet her heart was still saddened.
Time marched on and there was nothing we could do to stop it. Soon we were in the running car, feeling the warm breeze on our faces. Maybe it's quite a suitable time to show love to each other, but neither of us said anything.
The sun finally dipped below the horizon, and we were in different places. No calls from home, though I knew exactly what she was doing then. She must have turned away from the phone so as not to see it, and continued to do the endless house work as usual.
No choice is perfect in the world. But I will always be grateful for the priceless gift that day gave me: the wisdom to know that all our experience in life does not make us less but more able to love.
簡 評
考上大學了，離家的心情相信所有經歷過的人都不會忘記。對家庭的依戀，對父母的牽掛，對新生活的向往和對未知世界的憂慮，讓人百感交集，又有些不知所措。
作者這篇優美的散文通過對離家赴校那一天的景物、人物、事件的描寫，成功而完整地抒發了自己這種復雜的心情。
文章語言純正，妙筆生花，字裏行間飽含著真情，感人至深。展現在我們面前的是一幅羽翼初長的雛鳥勇敢地朝著自己的理想展翅高飛的畫面。總結部分也非常真實而貼切：生命中的各種經歷，是讓我們學會更好地去愛。看到這裏，哪有人不被感動的呢?