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第523章（第1页）

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Ofcourse，thethingsthatIwillwriteaboutnow，arethingsthatIwillhopefullyleadandguideyoutoknowthroughoutyourlife（oratleastthepartthatIamresponsiblefortakingcareof）。Youarenotevenoneyearold，andthethoughtofyougrowingupalreadystartstohurt。Asyourfathersays，sometimes，Icanbealittlesensitive。

ButIguess，mydearson，itisneverabadideatoputdownsomewordsbecauseasyouwillseeoneday，weoftenlosetrackofwhatwereallybelieveandthink。Asabeginner-mom，Ihavealreadylostmytemperonsmallestthingssuchasyourdadlettinghisfriendsfeedyouapplejuice…it’samiraclethatyoudidn’tgetsick。Icannowseewhymymom，yourgrandma，usedtosaythatmothers’jobistobealwaysawareofhowbadwecanbe。Soyes，mydearson，Iguessthisisformeaswellasforyou。

Youare163daysoldonthedateofthisnote。YourfatherandIareplanningtogivethistoyouwhenyouareseven，soyoucanreadonyourownwithfewerproblems。Butyousee，I’vealreadyboughtthisbookandstartedimaginingtheday，justlikehowwelookforwardsto（whilealsonervousabout）everystageofyourlife。Ifyou’rereadingthisonyourseventhbirthday，ormaybeafewyearslater（dependingonhowquickyoulearn），youshouldknowthatyourmomiswritingthis，bearinginmindwhatIwouldliketheseven-year-oldmyselftohearandholdfortheyearstocome。AndItrustyoutobeaclevererboythanIeverwas。

Childhoodhasbeendistantforme，mybabyboy。Itissomethingthatyouareluckytobeinrightnow。What’smorewonderfulisthatyoustillhavealongwaytogo。Iknowyouwillsoonstartfeelingtheurgetogrowup，asIdidwhenIwasatyourage。ButifthereisonethingthatIwouldtellthelittlegirlIoncewas，itwouldbetocherisheverythingyouhaveasachild，alongsideallyourimaginations。Yourmom，nomatterhowboringIlooknowadays，usedtolayonthegrass，stareattheclouds，andthinkabouttheconversationsheldbetweenthosewhitedogsandhorsesallthetime。Ifyouwanttosharenewsaboutyourtoys，ormaybethefriendsthatnooneelsecansee，IwantyoutoknowthatI’malwaysheretolisten。

Thestoriesthatyouhavereadsofar，theydon’tjustcomeintheshapesofcolourfulimages。Ofcourse，therearedancingdolls，singingflowersandchattyducks，fairiesinthewoodsandscaryevilsthatwillprobablygiveyousomenightmares（docometouswhenyoucan’tsleep，ok?butonlywhenyoureallycan’t）。Asyouwouldhaveknownbynow，therearealsohorriblethingsthathappeninstories。Therearebadguysandevenpeopledyingsometimes，justlikehowlifewillunravelinfrontofyou。

HowdoIdescribelife，mybelovedboy?Idonotforonesecondassumethataboysensesthestrangenessoftheworldlessthanadultsdo。Infact，Ithinkthatwegrown-upssometimesseelessoftheworldbecausewehaveaccepteditjustalittlebittoomuch，henceceasingtoseehoworiginalitcanbe。Whenitcomestothis，yourdadisoneofthebravestpersonI’veevermet。Hechallengesmany，butalsoallowshisbelievestobechanged，andfightforwhat’sprovedmostrightintheend。Itisavirtuethatyouwilllearntovalueasyougetolder。Forthis，Iforeverlovehimasmyhusband，asyourfather，andasmybestfriend。

Yourgrandmotheroncewrotesomethingonthebackofabookformeaswell。Shesaidthatamothershouldhaveexpectationsforthechildren，otherwiseshewillnotbeagoodparent。Shecouldbestrictsometimes。Iwishthatyouhadachancetomeether，butasitis，Imissherstrictnessverymuch。Youaretoolittleandtoopurelygorgeousformetoputdownanyexpectationnow。IfeelthatitisasintohopethatIshouldmouldyouintosomethingparticular，especiallywhenIlookatyourcuriouseyes。SoIthink，I’drathersharewithyouafewthingstoexpectandlookforinthefuture，nowthatyouaresevenandhavealreadysteppedintothefirstworldofyours—aschool。AndasIsaid，youdefinitelyhavethelookofanexplorer。

Asyougrowup，myson，thingscangetalittle…confusing。Iwishthesewon’thappentoyouoften，butsometimesyouwilllosethingsthatmakeyoufeelsafe，andpeoplewillleaveyouortreatyoubadlyfornoapparentreasonsatall。Iwantyoutoremember，Harry，thatthisisnotyourfault。Momspentmostofmyteenyearsinaschool（thatyouwillprobablyjoininoneday），andI’veseen，eveninasupposedlyhomelyenvironment，eventsthatwereunpleasantandhappenedfornogoodcause。BothyourdadandIhavebeenresponsibleforsomehurts…butthatisthething，myson。Sometimesitisotherpeople’sdoing，sometimesyouhaveapartinitaswell（Itrustyoutoknowwhattodowhenthatisthecase），andsometimesit’snobody’sblameatall。It’sjustpeopledon’tseethingsthesameway。However，thatisalsothewonderfulsideofhumans，becausewearesometimesalittle…silly。Ifyou’rehonestenough，thatsillinesswillpushyoutolistentoothers，andindoingso，youwillfindfrictionsandbondsthataremoretruthfulthananythingelse。

Youwillfindfriends，andgoodones。Ihavenodoubtofthis，asyourfatherandIarebothblessedwithit。Trustme，sometimesIamalittlejealousofyourgodfather，buthowmuchjoyandthesupporthebroughthim！ThingsthatIcannotanddonotintendtobetheonetoprovide。Because，Harry，friendsgiveyousomethingthatisalltoospecial。Differentfromus，theywillaccompanyyouasyouworktofindoutwhoyouare，andstaywithyoufortheansweryougivetothat。Theymayunderstandyoumuchbetterthanwedo，andforthatreason，holdontoyourgoodfriends，andtheywillgiveyoupowerinthetimeofneed。AndthoughIknowthatyouwillbeastrongboy，donoteverthinkthatyouwillhavetodoeverythingalone。Becautiousaboutwhoyouaregettingclosewith。Onceyouknowyoucansparethemsometrust，leanonthemjustlikeyouwouldleanonus。