Ithinkthatholidaysdonotnecessarilymeangivinggiftstoexpressone'sfeelings,andgivinggiftsdoesnotnecessarilymeanbuyingthemwithmoney.Ablessingisagift;Aselfmadegreetingcardisalsoagift...Althoughthesegiftsareinsignificant,theyareenoughtobringjoyandwarmthtotheteacher,soIhavedecidedtogiveauniquegift.
Althoughthegiftsboughtbythoseclassmateswithmoneyaremorevaluableandexquisitethanmyuniquegift,theymaynotnecessarilybemoresincerethantheonesIprepared.Becausesomestudentsonlybuythingsasagestureanddonottrulyblesswithheart.
Infact,Ijustgavetheteacherasentence:"Teacher,happyholidays,wishyoualwaysyoungandhappy!"WhenIsaidit,theteacherstaredatmewithanexpectantgaze,asifasking,"Where'sthegift?"Inamoment,theteacherknewwhatIwasgivingandshowedasweetsmile.Butsomeunidentifiedclassmatesremindme,whereisthegift?Ismiledslightlyandwalkedaway.Ibelievetheteachermustknowmyintentions.
Everythingyougiveisagift,butwhatyoupreparewithyourheartmustbemoreauthenticandmeaningful!
OnSeptember10th,Teacher'sDayhasarrived,andIknowthatthemostdesiredholidaygiftforteachersisnotgreetingcardsorflowers,butratherthatwestudyhardandachievegoodresults.SotodayIwasveryseriousandtriedmybesttodoit.Ijustwaitedtoseetheteacher'ssatisfiedsmile,buttherewasasmallincident.
Yesterday,TeacherZhao,thehomeroomteacher,sentusa"NoticetoParents"andaskedustowriteittonight.Ihandeditinthismorningandcarefullyincludedthecompleted"NoticetoParents"inmyfamilyrecordbook.However,whentheteamleadercollectedtheChinesehomeworkthismorning,Ihandeditindirectly.Whentheteacheraskedforthe"NoticetoParents",IrealizedthatIaccidentallymixeditwithmyhomeworkandhandeditin.IwassoanxiousthatIfeltlikeanantonahotpotthatIhadtobravelyreportthesituationtoTeacherZhao.Ithoughttheteacherwouldcriticizeme,butunexpectedly,TeacherZhaosmiledandsaidtome,"It'sokay.Yougotomyoffice,TeacherGuoandIareinthesameoffice."WhenIwalkedintotheoffice,IfoundthatTeacherGuowascorrectinghishomework,Iwhispered,"TeacherGuo,Ihaveincludedthe'NoticetoParents'inmyfamilynotebook,Ithink...""It'sokay,thehomeworkbooksareallhere,youcanfindthemyourself."TeacherGuoalsogavemeasmile,Iamhappyandguilty.
TheincidentmademyTeacher'sDayperformancesomewhatimperfect,butIsawthesmilesoftwoteachers,andmyheartwaswarm,justlikeinmydream.
Theteachercametotheclassroomandsawmanygreetingcardsandflowersonthepodium.Withapleasedsmileonmyface,IranovertooffertheteacheragreetingcardIhadmademyselfandsaid,'Teacher.'.Happyholidays!Youworkedhard!Theteachersmiledandsaidtome,'Thankyou.',
Classhasstarted,andunexpectedthingshavehappened.Whenpreparingtohandinhomework,manystudentsdidnotcompleteit,andtheChineseteacherbecamefurious.Theteachersaidsternly,"Canyoumakeushaveahappyholidaylikethis?Asteachers,whatweneedisnotyourgreetingcards,flowers,andgifts,butratherthehopethatyouwilllearntobegratefulfromthebottomofyourheart.Evenanexcellentdiaryoracarefulhomeworkareourmostsatisfyinggiftsandrewards.Weallloweredourheadsinshame,witheverywordoftheteacherechoinginourminds.
Ihopeyouallcanliveeachdaytothefullest,andmakeprogresseveryday.Thatisthemostpreciousgiftforourteacher.Theteachersaidgently,"Ibelieveyoucandoit,andtheteachercheersyouon!Weclappedourhandstogether,bothfortheteacher'swordsandforourselves.Intheapplause,weseemtohavegrownupalot.Pleaserestassured,teacher.Wewillnotdisappointyou.
Theteacher'seyesaremoist,andwehavealsobeeninfectedbytheteacher.Theteacherknowsthattheireffortstodaywilldefinitelyberewarded,andtheirhardworkwillnotbewasted.Comeon!Myclassmates!IbelievewewillrememberthisunforgettableTeacher'sDay.