如今我不再年轻，一些朋友的母亲已经去世。我曾听这些子女们说过，他们从没有向母亲充分表达过他们的谢意，直到为时已晚。
我很幸运，我亲爱的母亲还健在。我对她的感情与日俱增。母亲没有变，而我却变了，随着年岁的增长，我越来越懂事了，我认识道她是个非常了不起的人。这些话在她面前我难以启齿，但在笔下却可以轻易地写出来，这让我感到难过。
一个女儿该怎样开口感谢她的母亲所给予的生命？感谢她在抚养孩子时所付出的爱、耐心以及无私的辛动？感谢她跟在蹒跚学步的孩子身后奔跑，对爱闹情绪的少女的理解，和对一个自以为是的大学生的宽容？感谢她等待女儿认识到她真是一位好母亲的这一天？
一个成年女子该怎样感谢母亲依然如故的角色？感谢在被问到时她会及时提供良言，而在不需要时她会保持沉默？感谢她没有说：“我告诉过你，”而她本来可以说上许多次？感谢她始终不变的爱心、体贴周到、耐心与宽容？
我不知道该怎样来表达，亲爱的上帝，除了请求你好好地保佑她――那时她该得到的――并帮助我朝她作出的榜样看齐。我祈愿在孩子的眼里我会如同母亲在我眼里一般好。
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