when I was young

     学生时期，偶然看到这段英文，很是震撼。有好几天，我都沉浸在对这段话，对自己近年来生活状态的反思中。

      也是这个时候，学校里阵阵桂花飘香，偶然听到从小书店飘来《光辉岁月》激昂的旋律，想起这首歌是黄家驹听闻曼德拉的故事，为其穷尽一生，只为抗争自由的事迹感动，而创作的歌曲。我突然有感而发，在英语课上为大家分享了这段话，也分享了曼德拉的故事。

      而今，四年有余，再看到这段熟悉的话，那日英语课上的一切历历在目，我记得阳光笔直的穿透玻璃，斑驳的影子投射在课桌上；记得教室外黄绿相间的树叶随风舞动，发出阵阵哗啦啦的声响，记得恰同学年少，意气风发，一张张满怀憧憬的脸庞。

      时光流淌，这一刻似乎会永远定格在我的脑海里。

     “每一个到过威斯敏特大教堂得人，他们可以不去拜谒那些曾经显赫一世的英国前国王们，可以不去拜谒诸如狄更斯，达尔文等世界名人们。

     但他们却从来没有人不来拜谒这一块普通的墓碑，他们都被这块墓碑深深的震撼着。

   只为，在这块墓碑上，刻着这样的一段话：

when I was young and free and my imagination had no limits,I dreamed of changing the word.

As I grow older and wiser,I discovered the world would not change,so I shortened my sights somewhat and decided to change only my country.But it,too,seemed immovable.

As I grew into my twilight years,in one last desperate attempt,I settled for changing only my family,those closest to me,but alas,they would have none of it.

And now,as I lie on my death bed,I suddenly realize:

If I had only changed myself first,then by example I would have changed my family.

From their in spiration and encouragement,I would then have been able to better my country,and who knows,I may have even changed the world.“

    永远怀着一颗感恩的心，从小事做起，从自我做起。正如清代儒将左宗棠所说：“发上等愿，结中等缘，享下等福；择高处立，就平处坐，向宽处行。”

     往后的路一定越走越宽广。