My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends, such as, “oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can't help falling in love with him!” or “what perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I agree to some degree, though I sometimes do want to ask them how much they know about Beckham, apart from his appearance and how much they know about football apart from scoring goals. It seems funny that we are crazy about things, with which we are unfamiliar or about which we are uncertain, but we all, my friends as well as I, consider this one of life's pleasures.
We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives. But that doesn't amount to craziness or nonsense1. As an old saying goes: “Don't judge a book by its cover.” We should not judge anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one's good character and great contribution that makes one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we'd better say less about Beckham's good looks.
If we close our eyes, falling in deep thought, we can find that the things that move us to be really happy or sad have a clear meaning. If we don't go deeper and just satisfy with superficial2 things, sooner or later we will find that we have not really gained anything because our first impression has blinded and misled us, and we'll remain ignorant3 unless we realize that and make some changes.
My grandfather once gave me an example: When he had just arrived in the USA, he was shocked by what he saw in a restaurant in Harvard. All the waiters there were wearing Qing dynasty4 clothes to welcome some visiting scholars from China. The visitors were very embarrassed by this and could show neither any joy nor any dissatisfaction to the careless but well meaning Americans. They could only ask themselves with a bitter smile, “haven't all the great changes in China been recognized by the world? Why do Americans only remember the backward Qing dynasty?” However, when my grandpa's teacher, who was a man with rich knowledge, appeared together with his wife uninvited at a Spring Festival party held by the Chinese people in Harvard, they were deeply moved. He wore a Zhongshan and his wife wore a silk cheong sam6. They just wanted to show their respect by wearing traditional Chinese clothing. I think this shows how important going deeper is. If you allow yourself to be deceived by what's on the surface and do not go deeper, then maybe you will miss something very important underneath.
It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is a sign of great progress. If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it pains us, we will finally prove how much we have grown up, how much more sensible5, mature, and intelligent we have become.
1． nonsense n． 胡说, 废话
2． superficial adj． 浅薄的
3． ignorant adj．无知的
4． dynasty n． 朝代, 王朝
5． sensible adj． 明智的, 有判断力的
6． cheong sam 旗袍