May 14th 2017 Week 20th Sunday

A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.

平静的海洋练不出熟练的水手。

A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner, but a violent sea may kill a greenhand.

When we are engaged in a relatively new vacation, the best way may be to follow the principle from easy to difficult, from simple to complex.

If you start a job that may be too difficult for you, you would be frustrated by the slow progress and finally you would begin to doubt your own abilities.

That is terrible.Sometimes, it isn't shameful to start with a simple job, if you can keep learning and improving your abilities, there must be one day that you can sail through the most turbulent ocean.

A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.

母亲的臂膀是用温柔做的，孩子们可以在其中安然入眠。

From Victor Hugo.

That day, May 14th 2017, is this year's mother's day.

It is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds and the huge influence of mothers in our society.

It may be celebrated on various days, most commonly on the second Sunday of May.

It seems this special day has been accepted by the public and become more and more popular in just tens of years in China mainland.

I think in some ways it just serves as a good example of the strong influnence of the western culture.

Certainly, the reason of its popularity also lies in the universal love towards moms.

That morning, soon after I got up, I sent a red envelope to my mother, she was very delighted.

But she didn't spend the money for herslef, she bought a set of cross-stiches to decorate my house.

That is love, the selfless love of mothers.

And I hope I can repay my mother and my father for their love and support, at least I hope I can win more and more self-independence so as to relieve their worries about my life.