Don’t Say Love Late

Since the moment when we were born， we always tried to express ourselves， including the twittering sound when we started talking， the first “mom” we said， a bright smile， and a warm hug. When we went across the street and saw so many vehicles， we usually did not know what to do and could not help putting our small hands into parents’ hands. Before we had our own room， we always slept with our mother in her bed. We were afraid that she would suddenly disappear， so we often stretched out our small hands to touch her nose and her ears at night. We were able to sleep sound only if she was at our side. When father came back home after a business trip and before he shaved his beard， he often kissed us in our faces. At that time， we tried hard to escape and yelled loudly with knitted brows. We always spoke highly of grandma’s cooking and loved the beautiful sweater knitted by grandma.

However， we gradually did not want to show our personal emotions while growing up. We could say， “Dad， I am back” instead of “Dad， I love you”. Busy work made us spend less time to have meal at home， and we talked less and less at dining table. We still love them， but the deeper we love them， the harder we express ourselves of deep feelings in our heart. We thought the kinship was the important tie that closely linked the family members in daily life， although this tie was invisible. However， we did not understand our parents until we saw their white hair growing； they witnessed every moment of our growth， but we absent-mindlessly missed the details of their life.

By accident， I noticed the book The Regret in Life published by Century Literature Co. in the program of “China Business News --Speed Reading Age”. The book was compiled in stories of kinship by common people. On this platform， many people recalled the warm family relationship in their memories and expressed deep love of their family members. Those simple and soulful words brought us once again the details of life that was neglected by us. Both the vivid description and every word counted much， which revealed us the deep love buried in our memories.

There is a Chinese saying： “If parents are still alive， the child should not travel far away.”

“The children are willing to look after， but their parents are already gone.”

The Regret in life maybe is the words that we have not even said yet， that demonstrate misunderstanding of our family members， or our negligence of getting together with them…The busier we are， the less time we have for family members； although our life quality becomes higher and higher， taking care of our parents becomes less and less. As if we have forgotten that it is really not difficult to take care of those who love you. A phone call， a greeting， a hug， or a gif etc， are the least we can do to show our deep love of them.

The Regret in Life can make people with regret in life recall their ever-lasting memories. And it leads them to face the regret and encourages them to tell more people in positive attitude you should cherish whom you care for before it is too late. What your family members need is what you should do， and it is like when you were young， for example， you may cook a bowl of noodles for you mother， you may tie the shoes for your father， you may help grandma comb her hair， and you may go for a walk with your grandpa…It is just because you are always a little child in their eyes.

As you know， that “I love you” is not exclusive to lovers， just like love is not all of our emotions.

I love you， my parents and family members.

Seize the time to express yourself timely， and may we will not regret anymore.