两年前的秋千，两年后的拥抱_大学英语阅读

两年前的秋千，两年后的拥抱

种善因，得善果。生活中的我们都需要来自他人的关爱，同时也需要去关爱他人。付出就有回报，这在精神世界的范畴，它是最朴素的真理……

It was a warm, sunny, Saturday afternoon some fifteen or sixteen years ago. I had volunteered to take my two older kids to the local playground while my wife put the youngest down for a nap. As soon as we got there my daughter headed for[1] the swings and asked for a push. As I was helping my daughter to go higher and higher, I noticed another little girl trying in vain[2] to get her own swing going. Her elderly grandmother was sitting quietly on a nearby bench and smiled at me.

I gave my daughter one big push and then walked over to the little girl and asked if she could use a push too. She smiled and said “Yes!” I soon had her feet soaring[3] towards the clouds while she laughed happily. For the next two hours I found myself pushing swings and playing tag[4] with my son, daughter, and the other little girl. By the time we headed home, I was physically exhausted, but my spirits was still flying higher than those swings.[5]

Two years later I was exhausted again after a long day’s work. Still, I needed to pick up my kids from the local grade school[6] before heading home. I stood wearily[7] in the parents’ waiting area watching for my children. Suddenly, I felt two tiny arms wrap around my stomach. I looked down and there was the little girl from the playground smiling up at me. She gave me one more big hug before heading off to catch her school bus. As I watched her back, I didn’t feel quite so tired anymore and my spirits were once again soaring in the Heavens.