White Angel Analysis

My name is Cheng Gong. I was born in Chongqing on Feb. 14, 1980. My father is a worker in a facto, producing clothes and shoes. My mother is a middle school teacher. My brother owns a small bookshop near a college. Most of my family members help him run the bookshop when we have time!

At the age of thirteen, I came to Wanzhou to attend a secondary school. I stayed with my grandmother. For the first time I realized that nowhere is better than home. My grandmother's house is much larger than that of ours and furnished with modern furniture. However, I still miss my parents, brothers and sisters.

One thing I learned in those days (of leaving away from) home alone is that all parents love their children so much that they even sacrifice their own time to take care of their dear children. I hope I will be able to treat my parents well when they grow old.

I owe my knowledge to my teacher Miss Lin who made me study hard, especially in English. During the summer vacation, she gave me free tutoring in her house. I learned to read English newspapers and magazines, and this opened my eyes to a lot of interesting things. I remember my teacher once said that "there is no shortcut in learning anything."

I also learn to write simple letters and exchange correspondence with penpals in foreign countries. Some of them even came to Wanzhou to see me. We read those letters together and had much fun talking to each other. I showed them our happy life and was told about their homelands. I believe that this is a good way to promote friendship on a people-to-people basis.

I began to teach in an institute two years ago, but I soon found that it would not do me much good to continue teaching, because I had little chance to learn more about the wider world. I don't mind working hard every day but I want to learn more and meet more people.