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我妈妈的职业故事 - My Mother's Career Story


我妈妈的职业故事
                       
我妈妈教我无论做哪一行,最重要是好好干,找到有意义的工作,就会活得快乐。在她的一生,她做了很多不同的工作。她在高中的时候,真的出人头地。毕业的时候,受到第一的位子。然后,她在一个很尊敬的大学念书,想成为一个医生。但是她认识了我爸爸以后,就放弃了她的梦,毕业以后已经开始生孩子,安家。我们住在芝加哥的时候,她跟我爸爸开一个中国餐馆。两年以后,餐馆关门了,所以妈妈变成了一个房产中介。过了几年,我们搬去香港。在香港,我妈妈当家教教英文。虽然她不太喜欢教小孩子,她继续干这行因为她想独立得赚自己的钱。

一些倒霉的事情以后,我父母离婚了,所以我妈妈令我和我弟弟回去美国。从那个时候以来,我住在加州。一连几年,她在我们的家里教钢琴。为了给客户最好的服务,她每天备课,改学生的钢琴作业,和整理我们的钢琴房间。她不是太严格的,也不是太容易。她不认为学弹钢琴就是不断得练习,背哥,表演。她的要求就是每一天,至少一个小时弹,听,和感谢古典钢琴音乐。

最后,我妈妈决定回去大学,念药剂师的专业。她花三年,一边照顾我和我弟弟,一边读书。为了自己的能力,他成为了一个药剂师。这不是他的理想的职业,可是她喜欢她的办公室环境,跟另外的同事的关系还好,和领固定的薪水。时而,她埋怨他的工作,回家的时候很疲倦。可是她告诉我,什么行业中都有优点,也都有弱点,这她早就意识到了。如果我们干一行怨一行,这山望着那山高,那我们不会享受我们的生活。即使我们对自己的工作不满,或者对自己的生活不满,我们常常有机会改变自己的情况。

由于妈妈的影响,我也觉得每一个职业都是尊敬的,要么是清洁工,要么是美发师,人人的工作都是有意义的。只要我用功得坚持下去读书,就业,我妈妈会支持我的选择。我觉得三百六十行,行行出状元只句中文俗话很适合我妈妈。虽然她当初想成为一个医生,而且有很多困难的经历,可是她坚持下来。每一个工作,每一个行业,我妈妈都很认真得,非常用功得干。





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