佚名/Anonymous
Inthedoorwayofmyhome, Ilookedcloselyatthefaceofmy23-year-oldson, Daniel, .
ItwasatransitionaltimeinDaniel'slife, apassage, , somesignificancebeyondthemoment.
, , Istoodfrozenandquiet, lookingintothesearchingeyesofmyson.
, -ashedidnow.
Whatisitgoingtobelike, Dad?CanIdoit?WillIbeokay?.
Adecadeorsolater, , , hewentoutwithhisnewschoolmates, andwhenhemetusthenextmorning, , .
Inhisroom, , ,“HopeyoufeelbetterDan.”AndIleft.
Now, asIstoodbeforehim, ?Aboygraduatesfromschool, , butwedon'.
, LA.，in1962，slowtowalkandtalk, , buthedevelopedawarm, , andhebecameadeptinsports.
, andeventually, asaseniorinhighschool, madethevarsity, winninghalftheteam', thecoachnamedDanieltheteam'smostvaluableplayer.
Hisfinesthour, though, , especiallycomparedtothefancy, computerized, , Sara, feltembarrassedforhim.
, theyfoundthattheseotherkidscouldn', theygaveittohim.
, butheneverpitchedanotherinning, , butproudthathehadmadesuchamaturedecision.
OnedayItoldDanielthatthegreatfailinginmylifehadbeenthatIdidn', tomywayofthinking, , Ifoundthatthedreamoflivinginanotherculturehadvanished.
', heworkedasawaiteratcollege, , hehadenoughtogotoParis.
Thenightbeforehewastoleave, , Ithought, itwasn'tnecessarytosayanything.
Whatdoesitmatterinthecourseofalife-timeifafathernevertellsasonwhathereallythinksofhim?ButasIstoodbeforeDaniel, , , ?Mymouthturneddry, andIknewIwouldbeabletogetoutonlyafewwordsclearly.
