2.My youngest son Daniel's love for surfing (冲浪) began at the age of 13. He went to practise after school each day.
One day in the afternoon, a doctor called my husband Mike. He said our son's eye was badly hurt by his surfing board. Mike ran to the hospital as quickly as possible.
I was flying home from a meeting while Daniel's eye was being stitched (縫针). Mike drove directly to the airport after they left the doctor's office. Daniel ran to me when he saw me. He cried, "Mum, I'm happy you're home. " I told him how bad I felt about not being there when the doctor called.
"It's OK, Mum, " he said. "I'll be fine. The doctor says I can go back in the water in eight days. " I wanted to tell him not to go near the water again. But instead, I controlled myself, hoping he would forget about surfing.
For the next seven days, he kept persuading (说服) me to let him go back on the board. "Mum, you always teach us never to give up what we love, " he said.
I finally agreed. Back then, Daniel was just a boy with a deep love for surfing. Now he is among the top 25 surfers in the world.