I decided to take my sons for a walk the other day.Autumn
was in the air.Rich,pleasant
reds,painted
by nature's hand,were colouring some of the trees.On the ground acarpet
of dry leaves had begun to form along the path.They smelled wonderful
and produced a
pleasant sound under our feet
as we walked along.High in the sky we noticed
a
V-shaped flock of birds heading south for the winter.As we walked along I smiled.Beauty was
all around us.It felt so good to be watching nature's glorious creation at its best.
As we turned a corner
along the walking trail.I noticed a woman slowly
making
her way towards us.She was an elderly lady with grey hair.She wore old jeans and
work boots.Her sweater was worn in places.She was carrying a trash bag in one hand and a
pointed stick
with a nail driven through it in the other
As she slowly approached
us she !stopped to jab (
戳
)a piece of rubbish
that she had seen on the ground with her stick.
Then
quickly and neatly,she placed it in the trash bag.When we met she smiled and said
hello
to us.Her teeth were cracked(
裂口）
and worn,but her voice
was as youthful
as I had heard in many a day.We talked
for a bit and I thanked her for making our nature
more beautiful with her work.She smiled again and said,
“I
just do what I can before
continuing down the path.”
Of all the things I saw
that day,she was the most beautiful.May we all have as lovely
a life as her.