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Foreword：Thesunwasshiningbrightly,andthebirdswerechirpingmerrily.Isatonthegrasswithahe... Foreword：
Thesunwasshiningbrightly,andthebirdswerechirpingmerrily.Isatonthegrasswithaheavyheart,staringatthebluesky.Itwasthedayaftertheentranceexam,andIfeltlikeIhadfailedmiserably.Ididn'tknowwhattodonextorhowtofacemyparentswhohadputsomuchhopeandeffortintomysuccess.Suddenly,myphonebuzzed.Itwasyou,myfriend.Youaskedhowtheexamwent,andIreluctantlytoldyouaboutmydismalperformance.Youlistenedquietlyanddidn'tsayanythingforawhile.Thenyouspokesoftly,"Don'tworrytoomuchaboutit.There'snothingyoucandonowtochangetheresult.Butyoucanpreparebetterforthenextchallengethatcomesyourway."
Yourwordswerelikeabalmtomysoul.Ifeltasenseofcalmwashoverme.Iknewthatnomatterwhathappened,youwouldalwaysbethereforme,cheeringmeon.Itwasn'tthefirsttimeyouhadliftedmyspirits.Infact,youhadbeenaconstantsourceofencouragementandsupportthroughoutmyacademicjourney.IrememberwhenIwasstrugglingwithmath,andyouspenthourshelpingmewithequationsandformulasuntilIfinallyunderstoodthem.OrwhenIwasfeelingoverwhelmedwithschoolwork,andyoucameovertomyhousewithsnacksandmotivationalquotestokeepmegoing.
Youneverjudgedmeformyweaknesses,butinstead,youcelebratedmystrengthsandpushedmetobebetter.Andnow,onthisdaywhenIfeltlikeafailure,youremindedmethatIwasmorethanmyexamresults.Youmademerealizethatmyworthwasn'tdefinedbyanumberonapieceofpaper.Asthedayswentby,Itriedtofollowyouradviceandfocusonthefuture.Istartedtostudyharderandtakeextraclassestoimprovemyskills.ButevenwhenIdoubtedmyself,youneverdid.Youhadawayofseeingthebestinme,evenwhenIcouldn'tseeitmyself.
Andthen,oneday,theresultsfortheentranceexamwerereleased.IwasshockedtoseethatIhadacedit,scoringhigherthanmostofmyclassmates.Icouldn'tbelieveitatfirst,butthenIrealizedthatitwasn'tjustmyhardworkthathadledmetosuccess.Itwasalsoyourunwaveringsupportandencouragementthathadgivenmetheconfidencetodomybest.IknewthatIcouldn'thavedoneitwithoutyou,andIwantedtothankyouforeverythingyouhaddoneforme.SoIcalledyouupandinvitedyoutoapicnicinthepark.Webroughtsandwichesandfruitandspenttheafternoonrelaxingundertheshadeofatree.
Aswechattedandlaughed,ItoldyouhowgratefulIwasforyourhelpandhowmuchithadmeanttome.Yousmiledandsaid,"Ididn'tdoanythingspecial.Ijustwantedtobethereforyouwhenyouneededme."Buttome,itwaseverything.Yourkindnessandcompassionhadwarmedmyheartandgivenmethestrengthtoovercomemyfears.Andfromthatdayon,IknewthatnomatterwhatchallengesIfacedinthefuture,Icouldalwayscountonyoutobebymyside,cheeringmeon.
Becauseyoudidn'tjustusewordstowarmmyheart.Youusedyouractions,yourtime,andyourlovetomakeadifferenceinmylife.AndIwasforevergratefulforthewarmththatyouhadbroughtintomyworld.Sotoanyonewhoisreadingthis,Iwantyoutoknowthatalittlebitofencouragementcangoalongway.Youneverknowhowmuchyourkindnessandsupportcanimpactsomeone'slife.Sobethereforyourfriendsandlovedones,andwarmtheirheartswithyourpresenceandlove.
