mydearfriends：

　　doyouknowwhatisthemostpreciousandeverlastingthingintheworld?

　　money?youmayloseeverythingyouhaveifyoudonotusemoneycarefullyenough.youth?inone?'slonglifeyouthislikeaflashinthepanandnooneintheworldhasthesecrettokeephisyouthforever.beautifullook?manypeoplepraythattheycangetholdofbeauty,butitdisappearsfarmorequicklythantheycanimagine.andwhentheyareinrealtroublebeautyitselffeelshelpless.agoodjob?asyougrowolderandyourbrainandhandscannotworkasfastasbefore,itwillbecomeotherpeople?'swealth.

　　thenwhatisthemostpreciousandev－erlastingthingintheworld?

　　whenyouarefarawayfromyourfam－ilyandfeelespeciallylonely,whowillyouthinkof?whenyoustandonthecrossroadinyourlifeanddonotknowwhichwaytochoose,whowillyouthinkof?whenyouencountergreaterdifficultiesthaneverandneedother?'sencouragement,whowillyouthinkof?whenyoudecidetomakethegreatestdecisioninyourfavoritecourse,whowillyouthinkof?whogavebirthtoyou?whobroughtyouup?whoshedcheer－fultearswhenseeingyoumakeachieve－ments?whosewholeheartedblessingwillbealwayswithyounomatterhowfaryouwillgo?

　　yes,it'smotherthatyouwillalwaysthinkofandit'smother'slovethatwillbealwaystogetherwithyou.

　　ionceheardamovingstoryaboutamother.twochildrenweredrawnintothefloodandthesituationwasverydangerous.theirmotherjumpedintothewaterwithouttheleasthesitation.butyouknowthemoth－ercouldnotswimatall.jumpingintothewatermeansshemightloseherlife.butatthattimeshehadnotimetothinkaboutherself.shejustwantedtotryallmeanstosaveherchildren.

　　maybehercouragemovedthegod.themiraclehappened.shefinallysucceededinsavingherchildrenonebyone.andshe,ofcourse,feltextremelyex－hausted.

　　myfriends,mother'sloveisthegreatestlove.mother'sloveisthesafestlove.nomatteryouarehappyorsorrowful,richorpoor,mother'slovewillalwaysstaywithyou.

　　thankyouall!

　　母　　爱

　　灵　筠（译）

　　亲爱的朋友：

　　你知道什么是世界上最珍贵、最永恒的事物吗？金钱？不！不是！因为即使你腰缠万贯，但如果挥霍无度的话，你也会有不名一文的时候。青春？也不是！在人漫长的一生中，青春如昙花一现，稍纵即逝，世界上谁也没有永葆青春的秘诀。也许你会说美貌，我觉得也不是。尽管很多人都希望美丽常在，可是往往不如人意，况且我们一旦陷入困境时，即使拥有美貌，那也无能为力。那么，一个好的工作应该是了吧？但是，朋友，你应意识到，随着年龄的逐渐增大，我们一天天在衰老，思维呢，不如以前敏捷；手脚呢，也不如人家灵活。这时，你不能胜任那个工作了，即使它再好，也不得不拱手相让。