Chapter 36 summer holiday

After the summer vacation, my child suddenly came to me two days before the start of school and asked me: "Dad, why does the vacation time always pass so fast? It seems that the vacation was only a few days ago, and more than two months have passed." I said, "That's because of the feeling. We feel fast when we are in a good mood, and time passes slowly when we are in a bad mood." "That's right! When you feel bored in class, time passes slowly." The child said, "Dad, when did you discover that feeling and time are relative?" "Probably around your age, but when I was your age, I didn't like vacations," I said. "Why?" the child wondered.

I said: "Because my father—that is, your grandfather—is a farmer and has endless farm work. When we were young, we had to go to the fields to help when we were on holiday. We often went out to work with my grandfather before dawn. Hei just came back, and it’s much easier to go to school.” "Oh! Then you feel that the vacation time is too long, and the time to go to school goes too fast." The child joked, and ran to catch up with the summer homework. Looking at the child's back, I thought of my own back during the summer vacation thirty years ago. My father was pulling a two-wheeled scooter in front, and I was pushing behind. It was all dripping with sweat. "When I grow up, I don't want to be a farmer, but I want my children to have a real summer vacation." At that time, I made such a wish in my heart, and now I think of the scene at that time and my blood boils.